For those not old enough to remember, this wasn't just a great ad, it was a catch phrase that became a cult classic. It even got parodied by Letterman himself ("Top 10 Arnold Schwarzeneggar lines - 'Time to Make the Donuts, You Bastard'") .
Go ahead -- watch it a few times, and tell me you're not dying for a donut.
Now granted, back in 1984, with his poll numbers, Reagan could've basically mooned the camera and still won. That being said, it's hard to look at this ad and not feel pretty damned good about the USA. Putting politics aside, it perfectly evoked the spirit of Reagan's optism. And the narrator (ad man Hal Riney) has a voice that seems like it leapt out of a Norman Rockwell painting.
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