Napoleon Dynamite Stars Reunite in Burger King's Stupidly Charming Ad for Cheesy Tots

Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez, like the product, are back for a limited time

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If you're going to talk about tater tots, you might as well get the stars of Napoleon Dynamite to do it.

Yes, the cult film debuted over a decade ago (2004, to be exact) but there probably hasn't been another piece of pop culture that has embraced—and celebrated—tater tots. So, Burger King has gotten Jon Heder (the titular Napoleon) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro) to help sell Cheesy Tots, back at BK for a limited time. 

The 30-second spot, from agency Code and Theory, employs the same kind of dumb yet charming delivery that made the film a hit. 

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