But then there's the little fact that the commercial was based on the late scriptwriter's real experience missing his son, who at one time worked overseas with the Peace Corps. “I really connected with the writer, Doug Pippin,” recalled the commercial's director, Ray Dillman.

Leslie Pearl Originally created in 1984 by Bill Vernick, Susan Spiegel Solovay (who is maybe a “life coach and medical hypnotist” now), and Leslie Pearl, a singer-songwriter who has penned songs for the likes of Kenny Rogers and Karen Carpenter, “The Best Part of Wakin' Up” is inarguably the best thing Folgers has ever put out.

“The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.” This iconic jingle has been percolating in our brains for nearly 40 years, and now will come to mind at least three times today (you're welcome).

Alan's character, while nameless, was also inspired by one of the set producers' sons, who had joined the Peace Corps that year. He and Catherine Combs, the actress playing the sister from the commercial, didn't meet until the first day of filming on set in a house covered with fake snow in Santa Monica.

In the 1850s, company founder James Folger traveled from Massachusetts to California. He hoped to get rich from gold mining but instead partnered with a coffee roaster. By the end of the Civil War, Folger had taken over the company and renamed it J.A. Folger & Co.

Folgers Coffee is a brand of ground, instant, and single-use pod coffee produced and sold in the United States, with additional distribution in Asia, Canada and Mexico. It forms part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Smucker Company. Folgers roasts its coffee in New Orleans.

Instead of using a new spokesperson, we created the slogan, "The Best Part of Wakin' Up Is Folgers in Your Cup®". The jingle went on to become one of the most recognizable pieces of advertising in American culture.

1984 The jingle was written in 1984 by Leslie Pearl, a Pennsylvania-born singer-songwriter who had a semi-hit two years earlier with her song "If The Love Fits Wear It." That song made it to #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and to #7 on the Adult-Contemporary chart.

Instead of using a new spokesperson, we created the slogan, "The Best Part of Wakin' Up Is Folgers in Your Cup®". The jingle went on to become one of the most recognizable pieces of advertising in American culture.

Coffee is the ultimate stress reliever.

• Life is too short for bad coffee.
• Good friends and great coffee make the perfect blend.
• Happiness is a warm cup of coffee.
• Life without coffee is like a broken pencil – pointless.
• The best coffees are the ones that taste like a conversation.
• Coffee is the universal language.

Virginia Christine, 76, a character actress who had appeared in more than 400 movies but is best known for portraying the helpful and kindhearted Mrs. Olson in TV commercials for Folgers Coffee, died July 24 at her home here. She had a heart ailment.