Let’s break it down. The boy is heartbroken. The friendless lovable dog is trying to cheer him up. He pulls out all the stops…hand walking, burlesque dance moves, fake ear, this dog–he’s HILARIOUS. But then a girl comes along. And the boy kicks the dog to the curb. Poor dog. That final look on its face is priceless. I’ve literally watched this commercial 50+ times. If I’m having a stressful day, I’ll be clicking my heels seconds after watching this. I can lose my job and have my car stolen, but with a click of the play button — two thumbs will be up with a huge smile on my face.

Over the past few months, there have been some ridiculous ideas greenlit: Overboard remake, Look Who’s Talking reboot, E*Trade Babies Movie, another He-Man movie, Real Genius…no joke.  Why NOT adapt this brilliant 30 second Japanese commercial?! Everything from a successful film is here: Heartbreak. Comedy. Romance. Redemption.

Put it in the hands of Quentin Tarantino and that chump kid will get what’s comin’ to him. I can see tagline now: “Man’s Best Friend – All that and a bag of chips.”

Enjoy the clip and save the link. Something bad might happen to you today. I want to see you go Fonzie on that negativity. Not one thumb. TWO thumbs up.  And just think: What would cheer-up dog do?

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