Donald Glover is known for his performance as Troy on the show โCommunityโ as well as his work as a standup comedian. Since branching out into the world of music, heโs also become known in his musical persona as Childish Gambino, with hits like Redbone, This is America, and Sweatpants. In his 20s, Glover also wrote for 30 Rock.
But now heโs also become an unofficial spokesperson for Girl Scout cookies.
Okay, not exactly. But back in Feb. 2018, a little girl named Charity Joy Harrison used a parody of Childish Gambinoโs Redbone to spread the word about her cookie sales.
Selling cookies isnโt as easy as you might think.
Charityโs dad Seymour Harrison Jr. filmed the little girl in the car and posted it on his Facebook page to raise awareness. They did a little bit more than just catch the attention of local family and friends โ instead, they went viral.
Even Glover himself became aware of the video after several people forwarded it to him.
He spoke about it during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
โChildish Gambinoโs for the children, man,โ Glover joked. โItโs beautiful, but itโs also crazy to me โฆI was never like, โIโll make this and then one day a little girl will sell Girl Scout cookies to it.โ
He was especially interested in Charity after learning she was from Atlanta.
Glover himself grew up in Stone Mountain, Georiga, a suburb of the capital.
โItโs pretty great,โ said Glover. โA lot of people sent that to me. I was really touched. I would actually really like to buy some from her.โ
Of course, Colbert was quick to respond to that. As it turned out, Charity and her dad were special guests for the evening. They joined the pair onstage, Charity wearing her Girl Scout uniform. She passed Glover a cookie brochure, which he immediately opened.
Charity was sweet, shy, and tiny, perched on her dadโs lap.
As she sat down, there was an audible chorus of โAweโsโ from the audience.
There are plenty of choices for Girl Scout cookies, but Glover was quick to choose a favorite. When he found out that Charity was 113 boxes short of her goal of selling 5,000 cookies, he put in a bulk order.
โThis says โMy cookie goal is 113,โโ said Glover. โYeah, Iโll take โem all. You guys want cookies? Obviously Thin Mints, those are the best โ you can put them in the refrigerator.โ
And Glover wasnโt the only one whoโd be getting cookies.
Colbert had come prepared with a basket full of Thin Mints, which he and Charity began to distribute.
โCharity, we actually have Thin Mints right here,โ said Colbert. โWould you like to give them out to the audience? Come on, letโs make some people happy.โ
They did make some people happy that night, but it was Gloverโs own generosity that made a little Girl Scout happy, too!
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