Top Shelf

An expected helping hand just when we need it—isn't that what we all hope for? In this upbeat spot entitled "Top Shelf", we see just such a moment giving us a lighthearted reminder to look for spontaneous moments where we, too, can be helpful.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Music: You're not the kind of guy that makes the girls all sigh?Old Lady: “Two for three?!”
Music: And they never turn their heads and look when you walk by. ’Cause it’s the little things that mean a lot it’s what you are…not what you’ve got.
Old Lady: “Oh, thank you.”
Tall Man: “You’re welcome.”
Old Lady: “What a nice young man; my goodness.”
Old Lady: “I better get out of here. Hooey.”
Super/Anncr: A message from the Foundation for a Better Life.

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I saw this commercial and loved it.... IT'S SO GREAT!!! :D

Emily O. from Maryland
March 22, 2024

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful message! Be kind to one another

Mike Oxlong from Wichita
February 25, 2024

Very nice!

Borat Sagdiyev from Kuzcek, Kazakhstan
August 14, 2022

Such a good psa

Neil.A from Area 51
May 7, 2022

Great message! Wish I had someone like that to help me out too! 🍰

Tim from South Dakota
April 21, 2022

great video keep it up guys!

moint pan from nebraska,canada
April 16, 2022

I learned a lot from here.

Azizi Barasa from Nairobi, Kenya
April 10, 2022

Such a nice message, thank you for making this

Hugh Janus
March 13, 2022

Such a heartwarming story! I love this beautiful world:)

Rama Kohkeigner from Israel
November 30, 2021

very thoughtful

mary tymann from charlotte
September 15, 2021

such a touching story will defanatly change lives

rony mixes from london
July 23, 2021

Wow I wanna go help my mom with the dishes now!

Anonymous
June 23, 2021

Cool

Aiden from Canada
May 16, 2021

Inspirational to say the least. Hit me right there!

Jamal Murray from His Film Studio 😏
May 6, 2021

Wow, so inspirational!

James Charles from Tati Westbrook's closet(waiting to strike)
April 21, 2021

PassItOn just got so much free publicity. It blows my mind 🤯

Chip Skylark from Dimmsdale
April 20, 2021

What a good samaritan he is.

Michael Dookieslide from New Jersey
April 19, 2021

who can pass up a deal like that?! Lady a savage

Connor from Chicago
April 19, 2021

Honestly... old lady kinda a savage ngl

Ya Boi
April 19, 2021

old lady savage

Zach from Colorado
April 19, 2021

Old lady: "Uh oh, I knocked over the bottles, BETTER RUN!!!"

El from your closet
April 19, 2021

yo scott

Anonymous
April 19, 2021

2 for 3⁉️⁉️⁉️ oh yeah

Anonymous
April 19, 2021

That's my grandma in this ad

Akihiko Omori from Tokyo
April 18, 2021

I brought Scott Cramer here

You're Welcome from Texarcanico
April 17, 2021

Granny epic time 😳😳😳😳🐟

Anonymous
April 17, 2021

Two for Three? Thank goodness that nice young man was there to help that old lady!

Valentino California from Bacaslava, Armenia
April 17, 2021

A 2 for $3 sale on salad dressing would really make my day

Anonymous
April 17, 2021

Scott Cramer brought me here

marty from mars
April 16, 2021

Old lady is absolutely savage my dude | |I || |_

Jeff from Batman, Turkey
April 16, 2021

Da old lady wid da salad dressing 🥶🥗🥵🤯

Isaac fox from Melbourne
April 16, 2021

Savage Granny? Uhh... I think so

ケビン from New Jersey
April 16, 2021

Anyone else here because of the GOAT, Scott Cramer on YT?

Joel from Scott's Basement
April 16, 2021

Great video! Would have been kinda funny if the guy just grabbed a bottle and walked away.

Alex T from Phoenix
April 16, 2021

Old lady a savage for real

Scott Cramer from Michigan
April 16, 2021

Please approve Scots comment. Thanks.

Anonymous
April 16, 2021

Someone tell the old lady to pick that up

Anonymous
April 16, 2021

why didn't she just ask him to grab another bottle instead of letting him walk away when she knew that she needed two, not just one.

Anonymous
April 16, 2021

She just got up and left! That's not a good thing to do in a video showing how to be a better person.

Connor from Arizona
April 16, 2021

Savage

Pj from Texas
April 16, 2021

old lady is savage for real

nancy from utah
April 16, 2021

you better approve my boy scott's comment

Anonymous
April 16, 2021

old lady is honestly somewhat of a, what the kids call it, a "savage" LOL

Arin-Rose from Whittier
April 16, 2021

Very adorable. The old lady was a bit rude in the end when she didn't pick up her mess.

Kyle from Missouri
April 16, 2021

Scott, I don't think your comment got approved.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
April 16, 2021

Old lady bad at grab can! Haha.

Danny Gonzalez from Chicago
April 16, 2021

Old lady a savage for real

Gavin from Ohio
April 16, 2021

This video reminds me so much of my good friend, Scott! (PBS employee) This is great, i'll share it with him! Thanks PassItOn

Jasper Delphos from Indiana
April 16, 2021

Help I can’t remember the name of the boat that sank in the movie Titanic, can anyone tell me?

Tess T. Khuls from North Dakota in scotts basement
April 16, 2021

Old lady savage for real.

Connor Methvin from California
April 16, 2021

This is lit fr fr

Anonymous
April 16, 2021

Granny up and flead the crime

Spah Gaming from Your Mother's house
April 16, 2021

Gotta love it when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar helps you in the grocery store.

Horatio from Minnesota
April 16, 2021

Old Lady was a savage for real

apmcd from North Dakota
April 16, 2021

Kinda feel bad for the poor mininum wage worker that has to spend his lunch break cleaning up after a jerk old lady........................................

Ambrose from Portland OR
April 15, 2021

Loved this PSA as a kid!! Scott Cramer was right, old woman was a savage! <3

Andrew Wells from Kansas City
April 15, 2021

The old lady was kinda bad tho lowkey

DannyLuvGrandma from your ass
April 15, 2021

The old lady was a savage ngl

Scott’s tots from Cleveland
April 15, 2021

Honestly this is a great message that everyone should learn. The old lady should’ve picked up her mess though.

Chris
April 15, 2021

That lady a savage

TheeAndrewAlbert from Madison, Wisconsin
April 15, 2021

Nice

Somny from Syria
April 15, 2021

Hi I’m here from Scott Cramer’s video. This was funny like Scott Cramer

Zach Blackwell from Columbus
April 15, 2021

Cool video

Dood Mcdoodmeister from DOODTOWN
April 15, 2021

lets be real your here cause of scott crammer

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

old lady seems like a jerk. pick up the dressing old lady!

graham
April 15, 2021

Can anyone tell me if Scott's comment got through?

Jeffery E. from The Virgin Islands
April 15, 2021

Damn that old lady bounced

Soda Stevens from North Dakota
April 15, 2021

hehe my comment is going to be in the same comment thing as scott cramers...if you know you know 👀 why didn’t the lady just ask the guy to get another bottle while she had the chance

Olivia from new york
April 15, 2021

Scott Cramer is in the video

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

What a nice lady

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

Old lady a savage for real

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

Old lady savage for real -Scott Cramer 2021

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

Freaking sweet! Hehehhehehehehhe

Peter Griffin from Quahog, Rhode Island
April 15, 2021

That old granny is a bit of a savage

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

Great!!!!

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

Old lady a savage for real

Scott Cramer from North Dakota
April 15, 2021

Who is here because they saw Scott Creamer’s video

M3luv from TX
April 15, 2021

The guy was pretty nice but the lady is kind of a savage for just leaving like that after dropping everything. There would be a lot of strugglers after that.

Vennis from USA
April 15, 2021

Old lady a savage for real

Anonymous
April 15, 2021

I wish there were more people like that when I go out and shop or something like that! NICE people are hard to find when you are out in public! Most of the time, it's RUDE people surrounding you! If you ever see someone struggling, please step in and help them, even if you don't know them! Helping is a sign of friendliness!

Alexa
October 17, 2016

Wow... :) The elderly lady sure was observant there in noticing how nice the man was in helping her out the way he did. :)

NULL from NULL
July 10, 2015

that was kind a jerkyish but still funny

NULL from NULL
February 8, 2015

that old lady was kind of jerk tbh. who doesnt pick up after themselves when they knock over things at a store?!

NULL from NULL
October 27, 2014

Very funny!! I loved it!

NULL from NULL
September 16, 2014

funny yet nice

Lily from cridersville ohio
September 11, 2014

Nice commercial and funny, but she's not very responsible or respectful to make a mess and then run off.

Janice from CA
July 12, 2013

luv it!

sofia from discovery public school
May 8, 2013

Very sweet.

DC from NC
April 9, 2013

Haha! The funniest and nicest video of the day!

Ozzy from Nc
March 27, 2013

"Oh, I better get out of here" also very nice of the man who help her.

Nick from Bethlehem
November 4, 2012

It was really funny but also nice.

Gabby from school
September 6, 2012

Hahaha thats kinda funny

Sarah from Connecticut
April 10, 2012

Awwwwwww that's nice!

Rachel Boettcher from Arizona
April 6, 2012

Can someone please tell me who the current band singing the old Sonny and Cher song is on this video. Many thanks!

bruce f from elgin, il.
November 9, 2011

Very sweet commercial, I saw it on KSN TV in Joplin and It was awesome!

Daniel L. from Steelville, MO
September 4, 2011

Very sweet commerical, saw it on AFN. I'm from North Carolina and the tall guy is former NC State basketball player Thurl Bailey. GO WOLFPACK!!!

Tonya P. from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
August 19, 2011

This lady played in Halloween 6 as Mrs.Blankenship :) I absolutely love this video :)

Matthew from North Carolina
July 5, 2011

This makes me want to help old people with their groceries.

Ashtain Oneal from Alabama
June 13, 2011

I'm not as tall as this guy but taller than most. I love it when I've been able to help like that. This is a good example of being aware of others, not just yourself, and being ready and willing to help someone who shouldn't have to ask. Very nice!

Steve S. from California
June 5, 2011

I love this video!!!!

Bre from Columbia
May 31, 2011

This is so funny, my mom goes through this every time and I'm short too, so we always have to call someone. : )

Jeanette C, from Pompano Beach, Florida
April 17, 2011

Being a 4'11, I really know how it feels not to reach the top shelf even after stepping on the bottom shelf!!! So I am thankful to all tall compassionate humans who were so kind to reach for me. Anyway, I made sure to solve that problem by marrying a wonderful, loving, 6'2 man - my Gummy Bear Tom

Febsky from Los Angeles
April 14, 2011

Such a cute commercial!

Sarah from Minnesota
February 18, 2011

This is my favorite one!

Juan Rodriguez from Baytown, TX
February 7, 2011

That's funny.

Ashley G. from Victorvill Ca
January 7, 2011

That was really cute and funny.

sabrina p from victorville,ca
January 7, 2011

James from Rockford, I am happy to see you feel the same as I about the " Top Shelf" version of the Sonny and Cher song. I will be greatly pleased when the performers on this are discovered. Your neighbor from Elgin, Bruce

Bruce, F from Elgin, IL
December 5, 2010

Sonny and Cher did the original. I've tried to find who recorded this awesome version. Perhaps we could all let them know for us to download?? It's great!

James Cram from Rockford, Illinois
November 24, 2010

Who is the band playing on the video "Top Shelf". Someone said it was a Sonny and Cher song: "It's the Little Things" but it sounds like a more contemporary version?

Bruce F. from Elgin,Il.
August 19, 2010

The man who helps the lady is Thurl Bailey. He played basketball for the Utah Jazz. He is 6'11'' and is a great guy!

Jennie V. from Seattle, WA
July 5, 2010

The song on this video is "It's the Little Things," originally recorded by Sonny & Cher.

Sarah from Colorado
June 28, 2010

What's the name of that song?

Tawanda B. from Florida
June 27, 2010

Fantastic Work. This is what our world needs to teach the next generation morality and values. Keep up the great work.

Robyn J. from Oregon
March 18, 2010

They help you so much.

Sofia from LA
February 17, 2010

Please i will like to share this videos on my facebook page. Is there a link that i copy for this?

eze from victor
September 15, 2009

this is a gret commerical. Who is the man that helps the lady? He looks like a famous sports person.

Connie S from Michigan
September 2, 2009

Too cute! After watching so many that made me cry, this was fun and lighthearted, but with that same positive message. I love it!

Mary Rose M. from Mooresville, NC
August 29, 2009

I love the, "I better get out of here."

Mark K. from CA
July 25, 2009

I say that it's a good thing to do many things like that. I have done thing like that like; I helped my cuz last night.

Kayla W. from School
July 16, 2009

I love the old lady. Ha ha ha!

ABZ
June 29, 2009

I saw this commercial and loved it.... IT'S SO GREAT!!! :D

Emily O. from Maryland
June 15, 2009

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