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TMC · 12-17-2019, 05:32 AM

....-- which involved Veep's Timothy Simons

https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history

This fall marks the 10th anniversary of Folgers' "Coming Home" commercial that has become a classic thanks to its incent implication between characters who are supposed to be brother and sister. The ad would go on to inspire everything from parody videos to severely NSFW fan fiction. Veep alum Simons was among those involved in the ad, but not in front of the camera. He worked as a 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," he tells GQ. "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. That’s why we’re talking, right?" The ad featured actor Matthew Alan, who went on to have roles on 13 Reasons Why and Castle Rock.

dakert · 12-17-2019, 11:23 AM

Just watched the commercial, I will bet you the people that think incest are probably the same ones that see phallic symbols everywhere.

DJM77 · 12-17-2019, 04:31 PM

I remember this commercial and it never made me think of incest.

A brother and sister are glad to see each other. Oh, that must mean that they want to have sex with each other.

12-17-2019, 05:32 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,635	Read an oral history of Folgers' infamous "incest ad" ....-- which involved Veep's Timothy Simons https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history This fall marks the 10th anniversary of Folgers' "Coming Home" commercial that has become a classic thanks to its incent implication between characters who are supposed to be brother and sister. The ad would go on to inspire everything from parody videos to severely NSFW fan fiction. Veep alum Simons was among those involved in the ad, but not in front of the camera. He worked as a 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," he tells GQ. "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. That’s why we’re talking, right?" The ad featured actor Matthew Alan, who went on to have roles on 13 Reasons Why and Castle Rock.

12-17-2019, 04:31 PM	#3
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,570	I remember this commercial and it never made me think of incest. A brother and sister are glad to see each other. Oh, that must mean that they want to have sex with each other.
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12-17-2019, 11:23 AM	#2
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Just watched the commercial, I will bet you the people that think incest are probably the same ones that see phallic symbols everywhere.