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Alrighty. Don!

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Why it worked

The video uses a popular song format and a relatable scenario of awkward romantic advances in a service setting to create humor and engagement. The unexpected singing and the eventual agreement to a date provide a satisfying narrative arc.

Summary

In an ice cream shop, a customer tries to ask out an employee by singing a song. The employee initially rejects his advances, but eventually agrees to let him walk her home after work, which the customer interprets as a date.

Structure

1Customer tries to get employee's attention
2Employee warns against tipping
3Customer tips, triggering a song
4Employees and customers join in singing
5The song concludes, and the customer asks the employee out
6Employee agrees to a date after work

On-screen text

Alrighty. Don! Alrighty. Don! Just don't tip me, okay? If you tip me I have to sing. So don't. Well, I gotta hear that. [COINS CLANK] Oh-ho! We got a tip, everybody! [CHUCKLES] [SIGHS] [MANAGER SCATTING] Five, six, seven... Five, six, seven... ALL: ? Tell your brother, your sister And your mama too ? ? 'Cause when it's hot outside You know just what to do ? ? Wave your cone in the air Like you don't care ? ? Double-scoop it too ? ? So they all will stop And stare ? ? Ice cream ? [VOCALIZES] ? It's a code word ? ? No matter what you order You know it will be served ? [VOCALIZING] ? Ice cream ? EMPLOYEES: Ooh! [CUSTOMERS APPLAUDING] Wow, that was amazing. So good. Okay. Have a good day, sir. Goodbye! Really? Sorry! I just-- It was too good. MANAGER: From the top, people! I'm going on a break. [MANAGER SCATTING] WOMAN: Uh-huh. Wait, wait, wait. ? It seems like I made you mad That's not what I wanna do ? ? 'Cause, baby me and you ? ? Could go together Like a double scoop ? ? Your green eyes I'm hypnotized ? ? I need a lemon lime ice cream I emphasize ? ? I need you in my life ? ? I think that we could chill And get a bite together ? ? Please don't walk away 'cause I'll be tipping you forever ? MANAGER: Now that is ice cream. Yeah. [ALL APPLAUDING] EMPLOYEES: ? It's a code word ? ? No matter what you order You know it will be... ? So... Hell no. All right. But you know what makes me feel better after rejection? More music. ISABELLE: Okay, wait. Hold on. Okay, fine. Fine. You can... [SIGHS] You can walk me home after work. Okay. Great. That's fantastic. Okay. I'll be here. What time do you get off? Ten. Ten it is. It's perfect. It's a date. It's not a date. It sounds like a date. That's my man right there. I'll see you then, good times. Dude, that was so sick. Double scoop. KIRAN: You're like James Bond. Can you teach me that?

Original caption

“Life in a Year” (2020) is a romantic drama about a young couple who, after discovering the girl has only one year left to live, decide to cram an entire lifetime of experiences into that short time. It’s a #bittersweet story of #love, #loss, and #transformation.