What came first, the grilled cheese or the burger?
That debate was the center of a recent Sonic commercial starring Owensboro natives Jamie Rafferty, her daughter Brynna Rafferty, and her brother Matt Daniel. Jamie said she got the opportunity after responding to an NBC casting call for a reality show.
After she applied, Rafferty grabbed her daughter and brother to join her for the filming in the local Sonic to film their audition video.
“It’s all ad-lib. These commercials are completely ad-lib, but they give you a topic and then you just start going from there,” she said.
When Sonic called Rafferty and said they could come to the Nashville set to film, they spent 5 hours filming commercials for two products — the banana milkshake and the grilled cheese burger.
Once the commercial was released, Rafferty started receiving messages from friends and family all over the country. Although she did not get a speaking part on camera, she said her family got to shine with the chemistry between her brother and daughter.
