YouTube's Saddest Stars Get Happy in VW's Super Bowl Teaser

Deutsch/LA has Jimmy Cliff lead them in song

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Volkswagen turns some notorious frowns—those seen by millions on YouTube—upside down in Volkswagen's just-released teaser for its Super Bowl commercial.

The eHarmony cat lady, politician Phil Davison and minor-league baseball manager Phil Wellman are among the notoriously miserable YouTube stars who suddenly get happy in the teaser from Deutsch/LA.

The video shows brief footage of each character's original meltdown, then shifts to a sunny field, where reggae legend Jimmy Cliff welcomes them all by singing a song of happiness.

"Volkswagen and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff join together to infuse much-needed positivity and good vibes into a world that's become awash with freak-outs, meltdowns, and temper tantrums over just about anything.

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