You’ve probably seen the commercial if you watch much TV.  I’ll admit it’s kind of cute.  Dad is packing for a business trip and his daughter sneaks a stuffed monkey into his suitcase.  The outcome is predictable.  Dad gets mauled by drug-sniffing dogs at the airport because the monkey is filled with heroin the daughter planted on him because he refused to buy her an iPhone.

Not really.

What actually happens is that while on the business trip Dad takes heartwarming digital photos of the monkey on various adventures to send back to his delighted daughter.  For example, the monkey is seen standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, eating lunch in a fancy restaurant, arguing before the Supreme Court, etc.  I think the commercial is for a cell phone or some internet thing.  Or maybe Geico.

At the end of the commercial we see the daughter open up the last picture on the family computer.  The monkey is sitting on a suitcase in front of the house.  Dad’s home! Yay!  (I like to imagine he’s actually been sitting outside for two hours waiting for the daughter to finish watching Dora the Explorer and check her email so he can finally come inside).  She runs outside for a tender hug, which Dad really needs right now because he just got fired for spending all his time on the business trip with a stuffed monkey instead of meeting with important clients.

Just kidding again.  Dad didn’t get fired.  He has one of those rare jobs where he can do ridiculous things and waste company money so long as he musters sufficient indignation when anybody points out that that he did anything wrong.  He’s a Congressman!