So at least some people are thinking about Christmas when they sit down to make their Yuletide nominations and requests, and that helps to keep Folgerscest alive. But as time went on, I love the fact that it's this discussion topic that people laugh about. The agency was Cunningham & Walsh, one of the great agencies (it merged into N.W. plus-circle Add Review. comment. Little did they know, it would go on to inspire everything from parody videos to severely NSFW fan fiction. Matthew Alan – or Matthew Gerbig, as people knew him when he was attending Reitz High School back in the 1990s – has enjoyed a successful acting career. Comedy writer Glenn Boozan was the brains behind the sketch. They show this commercial to often, when the daughter in law enters the bathroom and the father in law is in the shower. Ray Dillman: She, first of all, took it seriously, but just had something that I felt would match Matthew. Just a really lovely person, a really strong actor. I remember experiencing it alone and then eventually I realized, talking to other people or watching TV with other people, that it wasn’t just a “me being sick in the head” thing. Move over Peloton, Folgers has its own awkward holiday commercial… Did you watch Folgers' 2009 Christmas commercial, in which a brother and a sister reunite over a cup of coffee? The reaction to the ad was an example of the internet at its most fun—the phenomenon of collectively realizing that the specific thing that you believed you’ve singularly noticed is actually a widely-held opinion. She opens the front door with a grin stretched across her face. His son had been in the Peace Corps and had done work out of the country and had come home for Christmas. And our client is so wholesome. She had something special and did really good things with whatever adjustment I asked her to do. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Icon Rating. Most importantly of all, it's joyful and lighthearted. Besides the jokes, of which there are plenty, the ad also began to circulate for another reason: as inspiration for fan fiction. Sure enough, that interpretation took off, leading to humorous recuts and articles pointing out the weirdness at hand. Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Encourage the return to a good tasting coffee. Catherine Combs, who played the sister, declined to be interviewed for this article. Little did they know, it would become a classic of its own—for a very different reason. See, the commercial in question has spawned a bizarre second life on the Internet. We did not anticipate the public would see it any other way. Explore Folgers coffee products to find your new favorite. Especially the young woman—she had incredible energy in the room. Jack Stratton: What makes it good for writing is that there are lots of weird questions left unanswered that a writer can use as hooks. Folgers Coffee is the best part of waking up. Folgers Coffee is a brand of coffee produced in the United States, and sold there, in Canada and in Mexico. Jerry Boyle (SVP and executive producer at Saatchi & Saatchi): Doug Pippin came up with the idea early on that the client loved, which was an older brother coming home from West Africa who was working in the Peace Corps and whose sister was a certain age that she grew up quite a bit while he was away, so he barely recognized her in a playful manner. And I just remember immediately critiquing the spot in my head as a marketer. Complaint. dem. It really has relatively little to do with the source material, and everything to do with the meaning we have ascribed to it. We had worked with Ray Dillman before, who we adored. The sister looks at it for a second, rips off the bow and sticks it to her brother’s chest. Smucker Company. The woman who plays the sister – who’s a really good actor! Member. It’s not something I have a lot of memories about, outside of the fact that ultimately the commercial kind of seems like the brother and sister are going to have sex. Ten years ago, Folgers coffee first aired their now-infamous “Coming Home” ad. I remember seeing the ad when it first came out, but I didn’t notice anything strange – probably because I barely pay attention to commercials. Ray Dillman: I've had a handful of spots I've directed over the years be parodied. plus-circle Add Review. The spot is a marked departure of more than 30 years of Folgers holiday commercials, beginning with "Peter Comes Home for Christmas" in 1986 that aired annually for more than 15 years. My two goals were to play out the subtextual incestuous flirtation and get them drinking better coffee. I remember pulling up to this neighborhood in Santa Monica, five minutes from the beach, and wondering how they're going to make this house look so Christmas-y. | Webb, The fascinating life of Evansville's other Oscar nominee | Webb, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Poor taste commercial. In the commercial, you see him exit a taxi and bound toward a perfect, snow-covered home in Nondescript America. Ray Dillman: They had fun with each other. Then comes the pivotal scene – the moment that sparked all this weirdo-online derision. Info: - Just type tag + return - Tags should be in english - Tags should describe what the icon shows or what the icon is commonly used for. He comes home and his sister has gone from a very young girl into a young teenager. Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond. Folgers Coffee Commercial #4. comment. She grins as he lifts a wrapped present out of his backpack. Usage Public Domain. I don't know why you would take yourself seriously with that stuff—it's just funny stuff. Folgers Coffee Commercial #1. However, references to “Coming Home” continue to make their way into popular culture. A red bow blooms from its top. It's wildly creative, absurd, transformative. Someone had the brilliant idea of asking for Folgerscest stories in Yuletide, and the Folgerscest fandom was born. Those three seconds sealed its fate forever. I used to do all my writing in front of the television. Obviously what’s happened since then has been a real ... something that nobody imagined happening. But it only begins to capture the deadly realities of what transpired that day at 29,000 feet. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. Folgers Coffee Commercial #5. It forms part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Food Manufacturers . Aza Azdaema: While the commercial is not even a full minute long, it offers several obvious places to easily graft on more content. . Poor taste. By 2012, The Daily Dot published a piece titled “How to talk to your family about that Folgers incest commercial”; in 2014, BuzzFeed wrote that “In Retrospect, That Commercial From 2009 Is Definitely About Incest”; and in 2015, Uproxx posted a list of “10 reasons that incestuous Folger’s commercial is our modern Christmas classic.” That same year, Above Average made an extended cut parody of the ad in which the siblings confirm that they are, in fact, banging. The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup. Alan's knees almost buckle before it. “Is it just me,” she asked on her now-defunct blog, Cleveland Is a Plum, “Or does Peter want to bang his little sister?”, Alexa Marinos (corporate communications manager): I’m a marketer by trade so I always pay attention to commercials and ads, particularly holiday ones because I’m always curious to see how brands flex and adapt their marketing for the holiday season. As I would come to learn, I was hardly alone. Folger’s Coffee – Misogyny and Bad Brews 1960s , Coffee , Featured Articles , Food October 28, 2009 Adam 0 2253 Back in the 1960’s, there was obviously a lot of pressure for women to perform well in domestic matters. Smucker, Folgers’ parent company): As we think back to 2009, the social media landscape wasn't quite what it is today. “Brought you something from far away,” he says. On Monday, GQ unleashed a 3,000-word oral history of a 2009 Folgers Christmas commercial. It all just has enough to chew on for people looking for subtext or something to make fun of. She looks deep into his eyes. And then this big snow machine comes in. Who cares about a commercial from 10 years ago? “Coming Home” opens with a taxi dropping a young man off outside a snow-covered house bedecked in Christmas decorations early one morning. Addeddate 2003-05-26 11:24:57 Closed captioning no Collectionid folgers_3 Color color Identifier folgers_3 Numeric_id 3497 Run time 0:01:00 Sound sound Type MovingImage. He’s very, very good at casting and filming it in a way that’s very observational and believable and emotional. We struck up this relationship, with him talking about his son and me talking about my son. What people read into it—once that took off—was just insane. In 2009, Folgers released a commercial meant to be a modern reimagining of their classic ad "Peter Comes Home For Christmas." He was so good and so genuine and so sweet, just had that sweetness about him that was perfect for the spot. But one of his earliest gigs was as an unnamed brother who came home for Christmas after a years-long stint in the Peace Corps. http://www.videobash.com It does have a slightly incestuous feel. Watch Some Real Sexist Commercials of Folgers Coffee From the 1960s . Very offensive tv commercial. Folgers was first mentioned on PissedConsumer on Sep 04, 2012 and since then this brand received 236 reviews.. Folgers ranks 264 of 848 in Food Manufacturers category. He hands her a small present, but instead of opening it, she peels off the red bow and sticks it on his shirt. Matthew Alan (actor, played the brother in the ad): I was auditioning for a lot of commercials at the time and I was still pretty green. Addeddate 2003-05-26 11:24:14 Closed captioning no Collectionid folgers_13 Color color Identifier folgers_13 Numeric_id 3495 Run time 0:01:00 Sound sound Type MovingImage. The agency was credited by John Pepper in his What Really Matters: Service, Leadership, People, and Values with making Folgers a household name. Because it's so funny to see, well, number one, to see snow in Santa Monica, but, two, in the middle of August. "Little did they know, it … It's a good commercial." … “It was so early on in my career that when people were teasing about it, first I was like, ‘No, no, you're missing the point. As the ad gained infamy, the people involved processed it in different ways. “Sister,” she replies, a little alien-like. If so, you may have noticed (un)intentional sexual tension when the sister tells her brother, "You're my present this year." Addeddate 2003-05-24 09:22:04 Closed captioning no Collectionid folgers_1 Color color Identifier folgers_1 Numeric_id 3472 Run time 00:01:00 Sound sound Type MovingImage. This is a 2009 tv video commercial from Folgers Coffee and titled "Brother & Sister Home For Christmas". Usage Public Domain. When I first saw the ad, I thought: wait, are they fucking? So when, I’ll call it, “Peter Comes Home for Christmas 2.0” aired I was sitting in front of my laptop. It was called, like, “The Wingmaster Commercial.” So I feel like far too in-depth interpretations of commercials that I’ve been involved in have followed me around a little bit. It was, we thought, emotional. . What’s in the box remains an open question—I’ve seen more than one work posit that it’s a ring, and our boy is about to propose. Seems to want to fuck his sister. Despite how the ad was eventually interpreted, everyone involved insists there was no romantic chemistry on set that day. It's a razor edge, doing this type of work. They show this commercial to often, when the daughter in law enters the bathroom and the father in law is in the shower. To me it was very personal, very special because it was the beginning of my career and one of the first jobs that I had the pleasure of booking. They share a long look that could be seen two ways: 1.) Timothy Simons, the actor best known for playing Jonah on Veep, was new to Los Angeles and worked the camera for the auditions and callbacks. Reviews Reviewer: Victor Von Psychotron - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 29, 2012 Subject: Coffee - Better than … Folgers Commercial reviews: TV commercial in shower. Others are way more explicit, including an “extended version” that screams the supposed subtext aloud. Particularly the casting, the casting seemed off to me. But you do find good people, and Matthew was one of those people. Timothy Simons: I suppose, had I thought at the time, “this is going to be a 10-year incest joke,” I would’ve made some more mental notes. | Webb, More: The fascinating life of Evansville's other Oscar nominee | Webb, Contact columnist Jon Webb at jon.webb@courierpress.com, Impeachment: In Indiana, how do you remove a mayor from office? Memes, articles, and parody videos abounded. Next review Folgers - WHY did you change the commercials? “You’re my present this year,” she responds. 80 views . Here. I was very protective of it at the beginning, but I think that had a lot to do with it being my first job. You can’t watch it and not pick up incestuous vibes. The brevity of the piece is helpful because it introduces a lot of imagery and questions and then doesn't answer any of them. Insulting commercial. Since the early 1990s, it has been the largest-selling ground coffee in the United States. As a wholesome, loving glance between siblings who haven’t seen each other in years or 2.) As KnowYourMeme pointed out, when writer and consultant Nicole James tweeted “nothing gets me in the holiday mood like that incest/Folgers commercial” a few years later, a screengrab of her joke rapidly circulated on Tumblr, garnering over 220,000 notes. March 11, 2020. Reviews Reviewer: IN MY OPINION - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 17, 2011 Subject: What Plant Does Phil Work At? Usage Public Domain. When Jerry sent me an email where he informed me that Doug had passed away, I was just so hurt by it. Addeddate 2003-05-26 11:25:23 Closed captioning no Collectionid folgers_4 Color color Identifier folgers_4 Numeric_id 3498 Run time 0:01:00 Sound sound Type MovingImage. Jerry Boyle: I remember the client came to us and we had a conversation about it. Timothy Simons (cameraman for auditions and callbacks): This was a very long time ago and if you asked me if I would end up being interviewed about this commercial that I worked on, 10 years later, I would not have believed you, because it was altogether pretty unremarkable. All rights reserved. I was trying to see 200 people who had all driven to Santa Monica when they didn’t want to drive to Santa Monica to pretend to be reunited with their brother. Folgers is sufficiently satirical that it’s spared the “if you enjoy [insert thing here] you’re terrible, and I’m going to pick fights with you about it” treatment, which is frustratingly common in fandom. And rather than engaging with misinterpreted conversation about “Coming Home” online, we’re focused on showcasing modern mornings in a new and different way for the brand. Bad (0) Report abuse; Add Tag. And more works than not include some sort of jab at the idea that Folgers is "real coffee.". There’s no way to dance around this, so here goes: it’s now known as the “Folgers incest ad.” And according to GQ, it’s inspired countless social media jokes, comedy sketches and even a whole subgene of erotic fan fiction called (sigh) "Folgerscest.". Really bad to put that terrible folgers coffee commercial on during Charlie Brown. I have so much respect for Folgers because of that commercial. Waiting for him at the window is an excited teenage girl. Reviews Reviewer: Marysz - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2012 Subject: "Bad" coffee is just the beginning . It is a perfect jumping-off point. Racist company. 5.00 (1 vote) Stats Downloads: 12724 Browse this Iconset. Tina Meyer-Hawkes (Vice President of Marketing for Coffee Brands at J.M. Folgers Coffee Commercial #3. comment. Because you’re all our present this year. Their parents then spill from the stairs and the family shares a joyous hug. It was kind of his personal story. Jerry Boyle: Everything was completely innocent on the set. The overall rating of the company is 1.6 and consumers are mostly dissatisfied.. Member. 10 years ago, Folgers debuted a holiday-themed ad in which a brother and sister ostensibly reconnect after years apart over a couple cups of good ol’ fashioned java. What’s happening? Saatchi & Saatchi was the ad agency working on the Folgers account at the time. plus-circle Add Review. Some of the spoofs and the different edits that I've seen are pretty hilarious. Matthew Alan: It was a full day, probably a 12-hour day. With multiple coffee roasts, forms of coffee, and flavors Folgers has your perfect cup of coffee. That’s why we’re talking, right? And that was the inspiration for the story. The best part of waking up might be Folgers — or some other type of caffeinated beverage — in your cup. It was pretty surprising when people started talking because this was a brother-sister thing! One of the very first people, if not the first person, to write about the incesteous undertones in the ad was Alexa Marinos. I am really into coffee and Brooklyn coffee culture. We haven't crossed paths since, so I'd be curious to see where she's at and how she's doing now. It was one of the most arresting viral photos of the year: a horde of climbers clogged atop Mount Everest. Ray Dillman: I took my daughter and her friend in their little school uniforms and stood them there and took a picture of them. And why is Peter, like, vibing on his little sister?”. comment. It’s one of the strangest things on the Internet – and boy is that saying a lot. But [during casting] I was just trying to get through the day. It was all very, very innocent. Artists on DeviantArt paid visual tribute to it, while—as Gawker pointed out in 2012—fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has a whole section devoted to the “Folgers ‘Home for the Holidays’ commercial.” Along with standard stories imagining drawn-out sexual scenarios between the brother and sister, some writers subbed in other characters in their places, like Cersei and Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones or Kylo Ren and Rey from Star Wars. So in my story, I tackle the coffee question, because I don't personally like Folgers (or any coffee that isn't freshly roasted and ground right before making it.) Board member Woody Koppel said he thought the request was in “bad faith.” “In my opinion this application is not done in good faith and I feel pretty strongly about this,” Koppel said in a strong opening statement. Ray Dillman (director): I really connected with the writer, Doug Pippin. But when you delve into why, things get even weirder. The internet certainly thought there was (via Vanity Fair). Poor taste. Alixtii O'Krul (writer, author of the fanfic story “Where the Heart Is”): I don't think [the commercial] particularly registered until people began talking about it on my LiveJournal friends list, probably around 2010 or 2011. Company history. “I was very protective of it at the beginning, but I think that had a lot to do with it being my first job. Folgers is highlighting the awkward moments that can happen around the holidays in its new coffee commercials. Oct 31, 2017 1,682 san francisco. Usage Public Domain. He hadn't done anything and I cast him. When casting for the sister she needed to be just becoming a teenager so she’s changed quite a bit since the time he’s been away at the Peace Corps. And then they’re trying to sell us coffee? Ray Dillman: I got a project years ago for the Professional Golfers Association and there was a set of words you don't like to hear as a director: "Oh yeah, and it's going to be non-union talent." Apparently scores of people came to that conclusion years ago. Matthew Alan: It was so early on in my career that when people were teasing about it, first I was like, "No, no, you're missing the point. Jerry Boyle: You kind of get sucked into the story, which is nice. Timothy Simons: They didn’t audition together but I remember both of their performances being the best performances that anybody saw that day. Jack Stratton: I love coffee. Ad Choices, “You’re My Present This Year”: An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad. Jack Stratton (writer of writingdirty.com, author of the fanfic story “Waking Up”): There is a Hallmark movie sappiness to it where you are sort of expecting bad acting and milquetoast dialog. (Then, every time after that: okay, they’re definitely fucking.) Parodies of the ad – several of which you can find on YouTube – zero-in on that glance. Then you see these two young attractive actors have an oddly palpable sexual chemistry, even though they are playing siblings. Yuletide is a fan fiction exchange for small and rare fandoms whose reveals happen on December 25. He said he still gets recognized for it, he says, and he loves Folgers for giving a young actor a chance. Jerry Boyle: You’re looking for a brother who you would assume is the right age that could’ve gone off to the Peace Corps and then come home. He currently stars on the second season of the Stephen King-inspired Hulu Series “Castle Rock" (in which his character sleeps with his adopted sister, no less) and has nabbed roles on “13 Reasons Why,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “Lost,” among many others. Timothy Simons: Here’s one thing: I was in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial when I was in Chicago that was somehow interpreted as—and I don’t know what the best way to say this is—a celebration of men going down on women while they’re menstruating. “I must have the wrong house,” Alan says, implying he’s been gone a long time and that his sister has grown up in the interim. Folders Black Folder Icon. GQ reporter Gabriella Paiella tracks down dozens of them, as well as the director of the original ad and even a surprise celebrity appearance from “Veep” star Timothy Simons, who worked the camera during auditions back then. They hug and retire to the kitchen, where a fresh pot of Folgers waits. plus-circle Add Review. Glenn Boozan (comedian and writer): There was some vibe to the ad where I was like “is this a dog whistle for something?” Okay, this brother’s coming home from West Africa. Good thing Mom & Dad interrupted at the end. This fandom is collectively known as “Folgercest” or “Folgerscest.” The most popular of these works is a nearly 10,000-word, incredibly involved story titled “A Home For All Seasons” in which—spoiler—the brother dies. And then when we started to cast the Folgers spot, I requested that he come in. Everyone seems to be able to laugh about it, and that is very rare in the age of the internet. On Monday, GQ unleashed a 3,000-word oral history of a 2009 Folgers Christmas commercial. Folgers/Youtube Folgers’ new holiday commercial makes fun of the awkwardness of hosting family during the holiday season. And obviously you cast them so they look like they’re brother and sister. Our goal in creating “Coming Home” was to develop a heartwarming family homecoming story. I didn't see anything that would've indicated that it could be interpreted any other way. Oct 27, 2017 3,894. Though the commercial officially stopped airing after the 2012 holiday season, it lives on forever in our hearts and in our internet-addled brains. Member. Addeddate 2003-05-26 11:25:37 Closed captioning no Collectionid folgers_5 Color color Identifier folgers_5 Numeric_id 3499 Run time 0:01:00 Sound sound Type MovingImage. comment. Matthew Alan: It was a very magical, surreal experience. Bad Commercial. They shot the Folgers commercial in 1986. Nov 19, 2018 #21 Given how much people seem to enjoy incest porn I can't blame Folgers for leaning in a bit. But in light of all the hoopla, it’s impossible to see the ad in any other way. Everyone knows the famous Folgers jingle, “The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup.” There’s a chance you’ve heard the jingle, watched the commercials, or seen a big red Folgers tin in your fridge, but do you know why?Here’s the 411 on one of America’s most successful coffee brands (Slideshow)Taste is only the beginning when it comes to Folgers’ undeniable success. (In some versions he even says "ah, real coffee," as if he didn't just come from where some of the best coffee in the world is produced.) Folgers Coffee Commercial #13. It even inspired a genre of vividly-rendered fan fiction known as “Folgerscest.”. For example, it’s almost universally agreed that the reason the brother joined the Peace Corps was to get as far away from home as possible, trying to outrun his incestuous feelings. But Paiella did talk to Alan who, to his credit, takes the whole thing in stride. plus-circle Add Review. There was nothing while we were filming it or editing it that anybody ever felt that way. “You’re my present this year,” she replies. Aza Azdaema (writer, author of the fanfic story Returned Present): I really think Folgercest is a peak example of fandom at its best. hordak. The ad was cast and filmed in Santa Monica, California in the summer of 2009. – declined to take part. He was one of those kinds of outwardly curmudgeonly guys, but really, at his heart, a very sweet guy. Folgers 234. Review #1847211 . Matthew Alan: To be honest, that is probably still the job that I get recognized for the most. Matthew Alan: We met the very first day on set, and she was really lovely to work with. My favorite subtly stretches out the glance and allows the swelling music to curdle into something more ominous. Mar 31 . Nov 19, 2018 #20 ILikeFeet said: wholesome commercial Click to expand... Click to shrink... Now someone add the brazzers logo. “But as time went on, I love the fact that it’s this discussion topic that people laugh about. The role of the brother went to Matthew Alan, who has since gone on to star in the series Castle Rock and 13 Reasons Why. Usage Public Domain. There has also been a lot of long-lasting positive sentiment and adoration for this ad. And one of the actors at the center of it all is from Evansville. Shower commerical. I had worked with the director before—he was such a lovely guy. “What are you doing?” he asks. Then the vagueness of "you're my present" at the end. Alixtii O'Krul: The commercial has all the right ingredients for 'cesters to glom onto it: two attractive, twenty-something leads, palpable (although presumably unintentional) incestuous subtext, and just the right mixture of sentimentality and “wtf.” Even if read as just a story about platonic siblings, it's still overtly romantic in the older sense of the word: it provides a fantasy of loving and being cherished, of two people who love each other very, very much being reunited after a separation. Little did they know, it … Wein Cruz. In 2009, Folgers released a commercial meant to be a modern reimagining of their classic ad "Peter Comes Home For Christmas. As a forbidden, romantic longing. The camera zooms in on her shy glance, then cuts to his furtive, flirty smile. Some of the spoofs and the different edits that I've seen are pretty hilarious.”, More: Impeachment: In Indiana, how do you remove a mayor from office? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. We were trying to come up with Christmas content, which is a bad phrase but … I think we said “the Folgers commercial” [in the writers’ room] and everyone knew what we were talking about without even saying “the incest commercial.”. Learn about our different types of coffee today. And until somebody makes it a point to bring it some place that it was never intended to be then obviously you see it in hindsight. That sounds ridiculous in and of itself. Ayer, and it is now called Publicis). It’s one of the strangest things on the Internet – and boy is that saying a lot. GQ may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. A young woman excitedly opens the door and establishes that she’s his sister by pointing at herself and saying “sister!” He’s weary, having just returned from volunteering in “West Africa,” and the two share a cup of freshly-brewed Folgers coffee while their parents are still asleep. Commercial is OFFENSIVE. The year was 2009, and Folgers released what was surely meant to be a heartwarming Christmas commercial about a brother being welcomed home by his little sister. She points at herself and laughs. So for the ad’s 10th anniversary, GQ spoke to the people involved in creating it and those who propelled it forwards online to bring you the definitive Folgers Incest Ad oral history. Jerry Boyle: When you look at it as a father and from an honest perspective and you understand the backstory through the whole thing, it’s all perfectly innocent. There have been a number of tweets, memes and parody videos over the years. Matthew Alan: It was purely brother and sister at the time. By Gabriella Paiell a December 16, 2019 In 2009, Folgers released a commercial meant to be a modern reimagining of their classic ad " Peter Comes Home For Christmas." Bring back some good or bad memories. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-ready videos to electric live events, GQ meets millions of modern men where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. Folgers reviews (www.folgerscoffee.com): TV Commercial. We were used to using our shipping goggles to look for the barest hint of incestuous subtext, and so the Folgers commercial registered in a big way. © 2020 Condé Nast. It's a good commercial,’” he said. Folgers bad taste bad smell. The late Doug Pippin wrote it, Jerry Boyle produced it, and the two brought on Ray Dillman to direct. Most anything out there can be misconstrued in a certain way. But it's definitely there. I was like “why is Peter’s little sister 22 instead of four? 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