Jim Henson's Wilkins Coffee Commercials

[stevensonbak]

I'm totally stealing that, "My friend, this will be the closest shave you've ever hard," line if I end up a serial killer.

[leeaireen]

thats not Kermit! thats his Grandpaaa :0

childhood= restoredddddd

[leeaireen]

childhood = RUINEDDDD!

[nellie2581]

RIP Jim Henson

[MrFraserFilms2009]

So Kermit used to be a homicidal murderer who brutally mutilated people who did not drink Wilkins coffee?

[GORIZARD7]

I hate to tell you, YOU DON'T HAVE A FUTURE!!!! DAAAAMN how BRUTAL is that!

[PsychoJosh]

Drink Wilkin's Instant Coffee.

Or he'll find you.

[blainebrothers]

We've scheduled this as one of our #bingolinks on our Twitter account (@blainebrothers). Our bingo links are things that we think more people should see, and this is one of them.

Many thanks,

The Blaines

[PowerpuffOldandZfan]

Woooow. Evil Muppets.

[kfjw]

This is amazing. I love all the violence.

[SeaweedGypsy]

Its a joy to u that ur not pulling the sled

[SeaweedGypsy]

Well never get rid of that car

[SeaweedGypsy]

Alright lets try it blind folded

[TamaleManandMrFork]

Since they stopped making Wilkin's Coffee, why isn't everyone dead?

[Tenorsax621]

1:38 is where Steven Sondheim got his inspiration for Sweeney Todd :)

[rascalferret]

2:45 the best

[kathconserv]

Awesome.

[sonicscreamingblue]

Kermit's evil twin brother. Did he just stab him @ 3:55? Holy shit.......o.O

[aquagrl63]

Man, Jim Henson was fucked up!

[SeaweedGypsy]

@aquagrl63 Thats mean don't say that

[aquagrl63]

@SeaweedGypsy I didn't mean that in a mean way.I just meant that these commercials are completely insane.

[SeaweedGypsy]

@aquagrl63 Sorry for the misunderstanding Please check out my channel I'm the lion of da internet

[bluemonkjd]

Why does Proto-Kermit keep beating up on Proto-Fozzie? Waaa!

[BDF5K]

Ah, the '50s…the height of political incorrectness.

[brpierce]

1:38 It's Sweeney Kermit!



[MiHiVidz]

Osama Bin laden and Moamar Ghadaffi didn't drink Wilkins Instant Coffee.

[SpamNapkin]

1:37

JESUS!!

[tripdefect87]

They really needs to start doing commercials again

[vincent21212]

1:38. Hands down best.

[voltaman33]

Hell yeah creepy and awesome.

[SlasherV8]

1 person didnt drink wilsons coffe

[Veneroth]

@SlasherV8 Dude, the brand name is right there at the top, how the hell did you miss it?

[SlasherV8]

@Veneroth well i was looking down when i was spelling it

[pressbox1492]

just a stab in the dark? creepy!

[RyanChapmanFilms]

1:31 THATS A FUCKING SNIVY

[TheKingZexion]

@RyanChapmanFilms Looks like a smugleaf to me ;]

[animehunter23]

wow were puppets violent back then

[strangeyoungman]

The guy who won't drink Wilkins coffee is named "Wontkins", lol

[jacoblgames]

You think that guy would eventually learn and just lie to proto-Kermit.

[DustinThePooper]

Throwing knifes, shooting, slicing his throat "close shave".....

These aren't even funny. This is freaking sadistic.

[vikinghelmet99]

My god...MY GOD...this was the very ESSENCE of aggressive advertising...

[Sailorsega]

I almost feel like I want a coffee.

[Demonslayer232]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Throwing daggers at a guy, shooting him with an arrow, stabbing him, pushing him out of a plane, shooting him, running him over with a steamroller, shooting him out of a cannon, blowing him up...holy crap, Kermit used to be evil! *Is suddenly scared for life*

[RocMegamanX]

@Demonslayer232 He also almost went "Sweeney Todd" on that guy.

[swingindoorspro2]

@Demonslayer232

That's not Kermit; It's a completly diffrent puppet created just for these ads, named Wilkins, the other guy is named Wonkins

[thechampion5330]

@Demonslayer232 Don't forget even DROWNING that poor guy. (shudders)

[BlueberryWaffleOs]

These are awesome! Thanks for posting them :)

[DJandManaphy]

1 person didn't drink his/her Wilkins coffee this morning...

[peecee1384]

Cute. Brand X is my favorite :-)

[legomadness1]

Did anybody else notice "The Humin Ball" at 4:30-4:38?

[legomadness1]

Like my comment if you think Wilkins Coffee was really that good

[Haurko01]

Wilkins must be Kermit's southern cousin.

[njduran]

"Bad things happen to people who don't drink Wilkins!"

I think Wilkins and Kermit run their own coffee mafia.

[MrBr0seph]

God fucking dammit I want to fuck Kermit in his moist asshole.

[Yggdrasill4]

@MrBr0seph

HOW'D YOU KNOW MY FETISH!?

[MrBr0seph]

@Yggdrasill4 Let's form a Kermit Fucking club together

[pinkstrawberrypuding]

@MrBr0seph

I guess someone left your cage door unlocked. You also somehow managed to scale the 10 foot wall, got to an internet cafe and started spewing whats on your filthy, sick unmedicated depraved mind.

[MrBr0seph]

@pinkstrawberrypuding YOU'RE NEXT

[pinkstrawberrypuding]

@MrBr0seph

oh my,whatever shall I do?

[MrBr0seph]

@pinkstrawberrypuding GO TO SLEEP.

[pinkstrawberrypuding]

@MrBr0seph

take your meds first.

[MrBr0seph]

@pinkstrawberrypuding I DON'T NEED MEDS, DON'T BE CRAZY

[wootboy4201]

Wilkins coffee or GET THE FUCK OUT!!!!

[nightowl1000a]

haha

[animehunter23]

like I said before violent for the 50's



[batmanrules16]

These commercials are kinda disturbing. Drink Wilkins or this crazy Muppet will kill you.

[TheLuckyPickle]

1:50 brand x lol

[fromthesidelines]

These 1957-'58 spots for Wilkins (a regional coffee available only in the Washington D.C. area) always featured the same approach- like this:

WILLKINS: Is it true people live longer drinking Wilkins Coffee?

WONTKINS: I don't know...

{a "giant hand" suddenly appears over Wontkins, making a fist which smashes him flat}

WILLKINS: If he had Wilkins more often, he'd have lived another fifteen seconds!

[close-up of Wilkins can]

And only Jim Henson could have gotten away with these kind of ads.

[Madams1977]

Ah yes, the 50's, when you could murder people for not buying your product. I miss those days.

[Launchpad05]

Wilkins Coffee. wiping out individual freedom faster than The Democrats in Congress.

[jaikwillis]

and its even better when mixed with boiling water

[NaiTaiDai]

1:10 Wontkins sounds suspciously like a Kevin Clash character there, doesn't he?

[littleaprilroses]

Wow, either we drink their instant coffee... or they kill us. For the era that sprang shows like Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy and Lassie, they sure were a passive-agressivley violent bunch, weren't they? Lol.

[thommieboy89]

Well never get rid of that car!

Im actually in the mood for coffee now :D

[ReijiThePhantom]

Drink Wilkins Coffee..... or Kermit the Frog will kill you.

[ranchranchiloveranch]

Most people are saying Wontkins sounds like Rolf. I say he sounds more like Sweetums.

[Astrithor]

funny stuff, man

[statusisaway]

1:30

Did they have facepalms in the 50's?

[nepomusik]

1:24

He finally gets his revenge!

[edkwon]

Do not speak ill of Wilkins coffee, lest proto Kermit will pay you a visit while you sleep, seriously German fairy tales and the Silent Hill series couldn't dream up someone scarier

[Madnessonman]

Is it fair trade?

Is it organic?

No?

Fuck Wilkins.

[blumbino]

@Madnessonman

You fool! Be quiet or Proto-Kermit will hear you! You've seen what he's capable of!

[egdeltur666]

holy crap, I'll drink the fucking coffee, calm down, proto-kermit.

[Hallzach]

It is utterly terrifying how often these commercials fade to black right before it is implied that Kermit will brutally murder Wontkins...

[FunkyFrank10]

I refused to drink Wilknins Coffee years ago, and I'm still living under an assumed name and I'm still afraid to sleep with the lights off. He said he'd find me one day. He promised he would.

[SeaweedGypsy]

@FunkyFrank10 What is Wilkins coffee

[rambadibow]

No such thing as a creepy assfuck. If you do it right.

[zeldafanful]

Wilkins=kermit

Wontkins=Fozzy bear?

[Madnessonman]

@zeldafanful

I dunno...

Maybe Rowlf the dog? Sounds more like him than Fozzy.

[TwiIight0ne]

Now imagine your barber suddenly asking you during a shave if you like Wilkings Coffee.

[CardgamesonYoshi]

4:13 I see an arm in the left-bottom corner

[magmos]

Poor Goofo.

[UberMetallMaschine]

1:38 new horror movie

[Darkstar1484]

Ah, extortionist coffee.

[CalyxAsgard]

As I cannot find any evidence that Wilkins Coffee is still in business, I can assume that these ads failed big time.

[blumbino]

@CalyxAsgard

That's just what Wilkins Coffee wants you to think...the greatest trick Wilkins ever pulled is convincing the world it doesn't exist!

[TheSlickAndroid]

I never knew Kermit was a psychopath.

[Koolkitties]

Closest shave you ever had

[predatorx687]

This is terrifying!

[monkeybrain4413]

These commercials are weirdly threatening.

[rambadibow]

2:07 creepy as fuck

[TheProtronic]

Another cracked in the house!

[simplecoffee]

Wontkins wearing antlers is the most adorable thing ever. XD

[kornetbeef]

Hello cracked mania!!!

[GoldenCenturion]

So, Kermit the frog started out as a strongman for the Wilkins Coffee Mafia? What a perfect role model for kids!

[mikkiamboree]

Why can't commercials still be like this? Hahaha!

[MrBubba1800]

These are very funny. I wonder if the "violence" would be allowed on television today.

I have both of those two hand puppets; Wilkins and Wonkins. They are in mint condition; I wonder what they would sell for.

The Smithsonian did a Jim Henson display; are they in there? This is his first commercial use of his great talent.

[Cornbinks]

Wilkins, Sweeney Todd fanboy.

[nazaxprime]

HAHAH, Jim, you freaking wierdo bad ass.

[EwingOil]

Damn I better go buy some Wilkins, I don't want that crazy ass puppet guy to find out and run me over with a steamroller! hahaha!

[spfccsmft]

Henson's way of giving Wilkins Coffee the finger.

[Madams1977]

Holy Crap these were pretty sick, lmao, but funny as hell. Classic Henson. The "stab in the dark" one had me laughing my ass off while going "wow, he got away with that in the 50's? Sweet."

[RetroVideoFan]

We'll never get rid of that car!

LOL.

[Pikachu4352]

You'll never be Dead in our Hearts Jim Henson!

[KeswickPinhead]

Wilkins coffee makes you a psychopathic puppet. My name is Craig Wilkins, and I endorse this message.

[Juliaflo]

The Wilkins Coffee commercials were my introduction to The Muppets.

(I still won't tell my age,LOLOLOL).

[chrisanthemum7]

the 50's?  How old is Jim Henson?

[RetroVideoFan]

@1RichardHunt He would have been 75 this coming September.

[Herrmannmann]

"I see, you don't drink Wilkons Instant Coffee?"

"What's about my future?"

"I hate to tell you, but" *baeng* "you don't have a future!"

Great guys .. great job

[MrTabby5000]

Is wilkins instant still around?

[iLovecatsandPokemon]

@MrTabby5000 No, i'm sorry, but i am afraid not

But, cheer up, pal you'll be feeling right at home at mah channel

;)

[kataisa3]

2:47 Rotfl! "Doesn't that coffee taste kinda flat?" Hensen had a very warped mind.

[glowworm2]

But setting explosions and hitting Muppets is STILL funny!

I love the barber one!

[blastedblue42]

"this is the closest shave you'll ever get"

"you don't have a future"

D:

[MarioZone69]

Wontkins: "Yum yum, this Wilkin's Instant Coffee is delicious!"

Caption: "You're listening to music on the intelligence"

[dadogster]

love it

[TheTinapino]

Muppets on caffeine... scary stuff

[RazorWindPikachu]

xD this is funny

[sailorvenussun]

Jim Henson made coffee commercials.