The ad was cast and filmed in Santa Monica, California in the summer of 2009. What people read into it-once that took off-was just insane. something that nobody imagined happening. Obviously what’s happened since then has been a real. Jerry Boyle: You kind of get sucked into the story, which is nice. Those three seconds sealed its fate forever. The camera zooms in on her shy glance, then cuts to his furtive, flirty smile. “You’re my present this year,” she responds. (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.) He hands her a small present, but instead of opening it, she peels off the red bow and sticks it on his shirt. 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.
“Coming Home” opens with a taxi dropping a young man off outside a snow-covered house bedecked in Christmas decorations early one morning. In 2009, Folgers released a commercial meant to be a modern reimagining of their classic ad ' Peter Comes Home For Christmas.' Little did they know, it would become a classic of its own-for a very different reason.
