"Coming Home" (commonly referred to by unofficial titles such as the Folgers Incest Ad or the Folgers "Brother and Sister" Commercial) is a 2009

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for

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. The commercial was created by the

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with the intention of emulating Folgers's 1980s commercial " Peter Comes Home For Christmas." The commercial became infamous after many viewers perceived that the brother-sister main characters were either engaged in or desired an

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uous relationship. The commercial inspired multiple works of fan fiction (collectively referred to as "Folgercest" or "Folgerscest"), including an entire section on the website

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;

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; and

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Plot

Writing for GQ, Gabriella Paiella described the plot as follows: Their parents then enter the kitchen and greet the brother as the

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"The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup" plays.

Background

In 1985, Folgers released a long-running commercial called " Peter Comes Home For Christmas". In that commercial, a man named "Peter" comes home and his greeted by his younger sister, who is a little girl (as opposed to a teenager). An additional inspiration was that writer Doug Pippin's son had recently joined the

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and came home for Christmas.

Legacy

For the ad's tenth anniversary in 2019, GQ interviewed people involved in creating the ad.

References

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