Wilkin's is a demon of peer pressure who sells his mercenary services to the highest bidder (I base this off the fact that Jim Henson , who was not a cofee drinker, said that when making these commercials he asked himself what it would take to get him to drink coffee). Also Wilkins has also done other products.
Wotkins: it's so cold here Wilkins: how about a cup of Wilkins coffee Wotkins: no! *locks Wotkins in a fridge* Wilkins: people freeze to death when they don't drink Wilkins.
Gabi Magic: Put your money In here and you get a sandwich made with claussen's bread. Wontkins: I didn't want any. Gabi Magic: Then push that button. (Wontkins pushes button and gets hit by a boxing glove) Gabi Magic: How about a sandwich made with claussen? Gabi Magic: With this camera I shoot pictures of people who don't drink claussen's bread. Wontkins: I'm ready shoot! (Get shot) Gabi Magic: Anybody else? Gabi Magic: You'II like this new car! Wontkins: Yeah? Gabi Magic: It's got a built-in maker for Claussen's Thin Sliced Bread! Wontkins: Who needs It? [front closes on him] Gabi Magic: Well, ya can't sell 'em all! Gabi Magic: Got your parachute? Wontkins: I forgot It. Gabi Magic: How about the Claussen's bread? Wontkins: I forgot that too. (Gabi Magic drives the biplane upside down causing wontkins to fall out) Gabi Magic: He'll never forget this. Gabi Magic: Any last requests like for a sandwich made with claussen's bread? Wontkins: No! Gabi Magic: You don't drink claussen? Wontkins: No! No! I got an thin sliced dead body! Gabi Magic: How shocking! (Turn on electric chair) Gabi Magic: (hold a sandwich made with wontkins) Want a sandwich made with claussen's bread? Wontkins: What will Mr. Claussen do If I don't? (Gabi Magic Mr. Claussen high heeled platform ankle boot stomps on Wontkins.) Gabi Magic: Ah he'll put his foot down.
My mother was a copywriter and producer at an ad agency (Henderson, in Greenville) in South Carolina at the time. She tried to persuade the agency and a client to buy a package of Muppet ads that were available, but they didn't. I can't recall who her employer's client was ... but i clearly remember that the Muppet ads were picked up by Claussen Bakeries: "Trees fall on people who don't like Claussen's Bread!"
Yes, Jim produced variations of the "Wilkins" spots for other clients- including the "tree falling" routine: WILLKINS: "Do you drink Wilkins Coffee?" WONTKINS: "NO!!!!" **a tree next to him (bearing a "Wilkins Coffee" sign) falls in half, hitting him across the nose** WONTKINS: "OOOOH!!!!" WILLKINS: "Things just seem to happen to people who don't drink Wilkins!"
(in 2019) Wilkins: you wanna give us the nuclear launch codes? Hostage: No Wilkins: You want a cup of Wilkins coffee? Hostage: No Wilkins: Well you missed your shot *gunshot* some people just don't like coffee
One of the characters is named Wilkins, and in one commercial, Wontkins actually acknowledges Mr. Wilkins. I wonder if he ever noticed this or the fact that his "friend" has the same name as the coffee he hates. Though I wonder if the two were ever referred to by name in any commercials.
Wilkins was a real loathsome bastard. Sadism aside, no caring soul would want someone to drink the revolting filth that is instant coffee. Nostalgia Critic team had the right idea: the frog knows it's poison, and he'll stop at nothing to force that poison down our gullets.
0:10: Wilkins: With this camera i shoot pictures of people who don't drink Wilkins Coffee. Wontkins: Im ready... SHOOT! (Wilkins shoot Wontkins) Wilkins: Anybody else?
Got your parachute? I forgot it. How about the Wilkins Coffee? I forgot that too! (Wilkins turns the plane upside down and Wontkins falls out.) He’ll never forget this.
Wilkins: Want to get a good deal on this Wilkins Coffee out here? Wontkins: No! Not even in a wasteland like this. Wilkins: Ooooaaa- ATATATATATTATATATATATATATATATATATATA-AAA-TA!!! Wontkins: That was your worst effort yet! Wilkins: Omae wa mo shindeiru. Wontkins: NANI!?!?! (Wontkins starts glowing and bulging) Wontkins: HIDEBU!! (Wontkins bursts) Wilkins: People who don’t like Wilkins just blow up sometimes!
Kermit and Wilkins are brothers Elmo and Wontkins are brothers aswell Kermit and Elmo are friends and Wilkins and Wontkins are friends aswell Some serious lore
Fun Fact! Sponsored by Wilkins Coffee! (circa 1959) * Although the Wilkins puppet may seem like a prototype of Kermit the Frog, Kermit was already created and used in Jim Henson's Sam and Friends! This has been a Fun Fact! Sponsored by Wilkins Coffee. *Rich Rich, Double Rich*
One of Jim Henson's first use of muppet technology is a series of commercials for Wilkins Coffee, where a Kermit looking muppet kills his friend for not drink Wilkins Coffee.
Later in life, Henson never mentioned these sociopathic commercials. By 1969, he had a kid-friendly image, and he would've had to answer a lot of uncomfortable questions. He should've. Most of these commercials are horrendous.
Apparently Wilkins Coffee is now Maxwell House, but at the time these were made they also were partnered with Community Coffee (which is still a brand today.)
"How shocking."
Wilkins you just murdered your friend over coffee this is not the time for puns
That other puppet is a Psychopath.
Am I the only one who got reminded of the Nuka Cola Commercial?
I don't think that's his friend...
That psychopath puppet....is early Kermit the frog
That is the perfect time for puns!
If someone brought Wilkin's Coffee back, I have a feeling it would be a huge hit if they just used these commercials.
Yes, the tortured muppet is priceless
Better than ads that might as well be budget beer commercials.
And to think such a soft spoken, gentle and friendly man made these commercials. These are great! XD
Pssst....I don't drink coffee. It tastes awful! * hides *
Its always the soft spoken gentle ones...
Pastelz FTW same! 🤫
Some dogs bark. Some dogs bite.
They'll come for him like they came for Dr Seuss
the one with the electric chair, don't think you can pull that off in a comercial today.
pascal koppens I don't think you pull off any of these commercials today
Yep nowadays people are so butthurt over anything
1950s Kermit: *murders another muppet because he doesn't like Wilkins Coffee*
2010s Kermit: That's none of my business *sips Lipton Tea*
It's a different puppet named Wilkins
LOL!
Not Kermit.
Kermit is actually my brother
@@wilkinscoffee7166 what’s all this? You keep murdering your friend because of coffee, this is ridiculous!
But... but I cannot find any place that sell Wilkin Coffee now. Oh no, I am going to be murdered by a puppet.
Wait! There's still hope! Just look for WilkinS Coffee!
SniperPIKACHU maxwell house owns the brand so just buy maxwell house and you should be good
Too late Ult Dev, SniperPIKACHU is ded.
SniperPIKACHU *grabs a defibrillator* COME BACK MAN COME BACK *shocks you*
i don't drink coffee
0:47 I love it when he tilts his head like he’s coming after us
0:47 How Shocking, 😄😄😄😄
Ironically, Jim Henson never liked Wilkins coffee
Which is why he created "Wontkins", as that was HIS personal opinion of Wilkins Coffee....... ;)
How shocking
No wonder he’s dead
A Lonely Weeaboo yeah but he liked getting paid.
@@bachrocktheamericahatersan5799 In the name of Wilkins Coffee!
(so that Puppet he created doesn't torment him)
I love how just because I watched Nostalgia Critic's video of commercials, suddenly, these Wilkin's Coffee Commercials are in my Suggestions box
He follows you now, Wilkins follows us all
Wilkins controls the RUclips algorithm. None of us are safe!
Those Wilkins people were serious about their coffee, thank goodness they didn't go the Starbuck's route
Which is?
the king of idiot which is what?
This is premium dark humor - just like a cup of Wilkins' Coffee
I LITERALLY CHOKED ON MY GREEN TEA OMFG HAHAHAHAHHAHA
JaxBlade you need Wilkins 🔫
Was it Wilkins brand Green tea?
*Intruder alert back door*
We need a workout routine to survive not drinking Wilkin's!
It was Wilkins coffee
Wilkin's is a demon of peer pressure who sells his mercenary services to the highest bidder (I base this off the fact that Jim Henson , who was not a cofee drinker, said that when making these commercials he asked himself what it would take to get him to drink coffee). Also Wilkins has also done other products.
Wotkins: it's so cold here
Wilkins: how about a cup of Wilkins coffee
Wotkins: no!
*locks Wotkins in a fridge*
Wilkins: people freeze to death when they don't drink Wilkins.
Gabi Magic: Put your money In here and you get a sandwich made with claussen's bread.
Wontkins: I didn't want any.
Gabi Magic: Then push that button.
(Wontkins pushes button and gets hit by a boxing glove)
Gabi Magic: How about a sandwich made with claussen?
Gabi Magic: With this camera I shoot pictures of people who don't drink claussen's bread.
Wontkins: I'm ready shoot! (Get shot)
Gabi Magic: Anybody else?
Gabi Magic: You'II like this new car!
Wontkins: Yeah?
Gabi Magic: It's got a built-in maker for Claussen's Thin Sliced Bread!
Wontkins: Who needs It? [front closes on him]
Gabi Magic: Well, ya can't sell 'em all!
Gabi Magic: Got your parachute?
Wontkins: I forgot It.
Gabi Magic: How about the Claussen's bread?
Wontkins: I forgot that too.
(Gabi Magic drives the biplane upside down causing wontkins to fall out)
Gabi Magic: He'll never forget this.
Gabi Magic: Any last requests like for a sandwich made with claussen's bread?
Wontkins: No!
Gabi Magic: You don't drink claussen?
Wontkins: No! No! I got an thin sliced dead body!
Gabi Magic: How shocking! (Turn on electric chair)
Gabi Magic: (hold a sandwich made with wontkins) Want a sandwich made with claussen's bread?
Wontkins: What will Mr. Claussen do If I don't? (Gabi Magic Mr. Claussen high heeled platform ankle boot stomps on Wontkins.)
Gabi Magic: Ah he'll put his foot down.
Nostalgia Critic brought me here as i never see or heard of this commercial until now.
Not me.
Even though he is sadistic, I want to give Wilkins and Wontkins a hug.
jeez this is brutal
That's was not Kermit. The happy one is Wilkins. The grumpy one is Wonkins.
Dammit Wilkins, no means no!
Whattttttt! for Wilkins and Wontkins?
Like the extreme prototype to Punchy from the Hawaiian Punch ads.
Inb4 the influx of "Nostalgia Critic bought me here" comments.
"These are the eyes of a psychopath." -Dr. Samuel Loomis, Halloween (2007)
Who’s here after the nostalgia critic?
My mother was a copywriter and producer at an ad agency (Henderson, in Greenville) in South Carolina at the time. She tried to persuade the agency and a client to buy a package of Muppet ads that were available, but they didn't.
I can't recall who her employer's client was ... but i clearly remember that the Muppet ads were picked up by Claussen Bakeries: "Trees fall on people who don't like Claussen's Bread!"
Yes, Jim produced variations of the "Wilkins" spots for other clients- including the "tree falling" routine:
WILLKINS: "Do you drink Wilkins Coffee?"
WONTKINS: "NO!!!!"
**a tree next to him (bearing a "Wilkins Coffee" sign) falls in half, hitting him across the nose**
WONTKINS: "OOOOH!!!!"
WILLKINS: "Things just seem to happen to people who don't drink Wilkins!"
This is hilarious
OK I Drink Wilkin Coffee Please Don Hurt Me
I especially like how there's absolutely no incentive to buy the coffee other than "Kermit will fucking murk you"
"How shocking"
EXCELLENT
Me: What's Wilkin's coffee...?
Puppet: So you choose death.
(in 2019)
Wilkins: you wanna give us the nuclear launch codes?
Hostage: No
Wilkins: You want a cup of Wilkins coffee?
Hostage: No
Wilkins: Well you missed your shot *gunshot* some people just don't like coffee
One of the characters is named Wilkins, and in one commercial, Wontkins actually acknowledges Mr. Wilkins. I wonder if he ever noticed this or the fact that his "friend" has the same name as the coffee he hates. Though I wonder if the two were ever referred to by name in any commercials.
10 years
Sadly Wilkins coffee was sold to another company
Nostalgia Critic made these adds popular again. That being said these are hilarious.
I had no idea commercials used to be so dark o.o
it's amazing, kek
Story Mode Cartoons used to be dark as well and aimed more for the adults than these days.
0:44 Wontkins: No!
Well, it was a different time back then.
@@julianperkins812 your version: nOo
If only this were Elmo!
Dont mind me only here because of channel awesome 🤣
Can't sleep, drinking too much Wilkins, too scared to stop....
These commercials helped to make Wilkins coffee the company it is today.
Never heard of it
Who came here cause of the nostalgia critic?
Not me.
Meanwhile Kermit is sipping some tea somewhere, but that's none of my business.
Wilkins was a real loathsome bastard. Sadism aside, no caring soul would want someone to drink the revolting filth that is instant coffee.
Nostalgia Critic team had the right idea: the frog knows it's poison, and he'll stop at nothing to force that poison down our gullets.
Not all of their coffee was instant; there was even a commercial that basically showed that they had regular AND instant.
The first four were videotaped [preserved on kinescope film]- the rest are filmed (and Henson produced the majority of these 10 second spots on film).
Most violent commercials in history 😂😂😂😂
“I’m ready. Shoot!”
Bang!
Well he asked for it lol.
Who’s here because of nostalgia Critic? 😀
me
I am
Who’s here from Nostalgia Critic?
I am
Me
Me
Ditto
Me
can we bring this guy back. I miss him
The beginning of Hit & Run comedy. My favorite kind!😂
The 50s were a VERY different time.
Kermit really mellowed out when he switched to tea
Kermit was a real delinquent when he was a tadpole.
THIS... IS... NOT... KERMIT!!!
@@baybvgo2.058 REEE NOT KERMIT REEE NOT KERMIT
Nostalgia Critic brought me here.
he'll never forget this!!!
0:30 "Got your parachute?"
"I forgot it."
"How about the Wilkins Coffee?"
"I forgot that, too!"
"You'll never forget This!"
This is like... 5secondFilms except as coffee advertisements.
Wilkins: Check out my giant cup, I've filled it right to the brim.
Wontkins: Is it Franks?
*Wilkins pushes Wontkins in*
Wilkins: Is it Wilkins?
Shocking
I'm fairly confident these were shot at Rodel Studio in DC.
Oh. My.
Fav quote: "You'll never forget this!"
yo the electric chair goes crazy tho lol
Must’ve been a great time to be a puppeteer XD .
😂 Pawn Stars Sent me here and boy I'm glad they did! 😂😂😂
0:10: Wilkins: With this camera i shoot pictures of people who don't drink Wilkins Coffee.
Wontkins: Im ready... SHOOT!
(Wilkins shoot Wontkins)
Wilkins: Anybody else?
0:10 I Died instantly
the best commercials ive ever seen
"Do you like Wilkins Coffee?"
"No."
*"DEATH"*
GIMME THE EGGS AND WILKINS COFFEE!
Give him the eggs boys! (Splat) A meal without Wilkins is a mess!
Yes I Wilkins Coffee 1961!
Got your parachute?
I forgot it.
How about the Wilkins Coffee?
I forgot that too!
(Wilkins turns the plane upside down and Wontkins falls out.)
He’ll never forget this.
Perfected bruh. Love these commercials ahahaha
0:36. He'll never forget this!
0:36
"Do you like Wilkins Coffee?"
"No."
*"DEATH*
All Hail Jim Henson
Wilkins: Want to get a good deal on this Wilkins Coffee out here?
Wontkins: No! Not even in a wasteland like this.
Wilkins: Ooooaaa- ATATATATATTATATATATATATATATATATATATA-AAA-TA!!!
Wontkins: That was your worst effort yet!
Wilkins: Omae wa mo shindeiru.
Wontkins: NANI!?!?!
(Wontkins starts glowing and bulging)
Wontkins: HIDEBU!!
(Wontkins bursts)
Wilkins: People who don’t like Wilkins just blow up sometimes!
It’s like RUclips short ads.
Kermit's twisted demented cousin
Kermit and Wilkins are brothers
Elmo and Wontkins are brothers aswell
Kermit and Elmo are friends and Wilkins and Wontkins are friends aswell
Some serious lore
Fun Fact! Sponsored by Wilkins Coffee! (circa 1959)
* Although the Wilkins puppet may seem like a prototype of Kermit the Frog, Kermit was already created and used in Jim Henson's Sam and Friends!
This has been a Fun Fact! Sponsored by Wilkins Coffee.
*Rich Rich, Double Rich*
Those were 100% wonderful!
One of Jim Henson's first use of muppet technology is a series of commercials for Wilkins Coffee, where a Kermit looking muppet kills his friend for not drink Wilkins Coffee.
Dang, these are pretty brutal considering they aired in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The electric chair gag especially.
0:40 Wilkins has all the leverage here. Poor Wontkins. :P
That it!!
@Mr Tommyg024 Has all the Leverage because Wontkins didn't buy the Beverage :)
Later in life, Henson never mentioned these sociopathic commercials. By 1969, he had a kid-friendly image, and he would've had to answer a lot of uncomfortable questions. He should've. Most of these commercials are horrendous.
Anybody come to this video because of "Pawn Stars"?
i did
Anybody come to Wilkins Coffee Washington D.C. Yeah I see!
RIP Jim Henson.
R.I.P. Jim Henson (1936-1990)
These commercials are short enough to be on Vine and yet they’re better than any Vine
0:13 ok the guy on the right. Kinda looks like Elmo.
I miss the days of honest capitalism. When they used intimidation instead of flattery.
Pawn stars brought me here
Top 10 villians on commercials
#1 Wilkins Puppet
0:14 I ready shoot!
If you all think this series of commercials is weird and disturbing try watching the compilation reanimated with Bob and Larry from VeggieTales.
I love how this entire brand was built around "Drink our coffee or we'll literally just Fucking Kill You"
No?
0:15 🤣
This video is a riot! Love it!
the electric chair one is actually kinda horrifying like omg we would not have that today man
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0:30 you can see the invisible sting a bit on wontkins to pull him off.
"things just seem to happen to people who don't drink Wilkins Coffee"
Apparently Wilkins Coffee is now Maxwell House, but at the time these were made they also were partnered with Community Coffee (which is still a brand today.)
HOW SHOCKING
Yes How Shocking!
0:46 How Shocking,