Wilkins and Wontkins - Jim's Red Book - The Jim Henson Company

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
  • Subscribe for more of Jim Henson's Red Book!
    bit.ly/1vBdUZC
    From 1957 to 1969, Jim Henson made hundreds of short commercials featuring the Wilkins and Wontkins characters for an array of products around the country. He reshot the ads originally made for the Wilkins' Coffee Company in the Washington area to sell everything from gasoline to loaves of bread. Here are a few examples.
    For more Wilkins and Wontkins check out these Wilkins and Red Diamond Coffee ads:
    • Jim's Red Book "Red Di...
    • Wilkins Coffee Commerc...
    The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. This channel features popular children's shows including Fraggle Rock, Pajanimals, Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid and more!
    Follow Us On Social Media:
    Facebook: on. 1vBivdm
    Twitter: bit.ly/1sPs6PN
    Website: www.henson.com

Комментарии • 341

  • @TailsFan92
    @TailsFan92 4 года назад +232

    I feel like I’ve stepped into some strange alternate universe. Seeing Wilkins and Wontkins advertise products that aren’t Wilkins Coffee just feels bizarre and not right.

    • @burnslee1164
      @burnslee1164 Год назад +2

      I'm just glad they had an add for Faygo.

  • @og4407
    @og4407 10 лет назад +771

    I thought Wilkins only killed for Wilkins coffee, now it turns out he murders men for any brand that pays.

    • @alexaappel1834
      @alexaappel1834 10 лет назад +88

      Correction: He murders WONTKINS for any brand that pays. Over, and over, and over again. Pray you never get on Wilkins's bad side, for if you are, there is no escape.

    • @andyhaliem8065
      @andyhaliem8065 9 лет назад +3

      Alexa Appel mlcky mouse playdoh

    • @ChristopherSobieniak
      @ChristopherSobieniak 9 лет назад +4

      It's like an Ernest P. Worrell kind of thing.

    • @4a8p9x
      @4a8p9x 9 лет назад +8

      Owen Gallagher I hear he's in politics now

    • @tlebron8426
      @tlebron8426 6 лет назад +10

      Did Wilkins read the fine prints in his contract with the other brands?

  • @theluckiesteh9058
    @theluckiesteh9058 7 лет назад +130

    Can't we all just accept the fact that Wilkins is just plain sadistic?

  • @charleslloydjr6328
    @charleslloydjr6328 10 лет назад +87

    I Love Wilkins & Wontkins.

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan 8 лет назад +166

    this got me thinking, Wilkins and Wontkins were advertising too many coffee brands, this won't work in today's media.....

    • @ebwarg
      @ebwarg 5 лет назад +24

      bpabustan I assume the commercials were regional, like with Ernest P. Worrell.

    • @julianperkins812
      @julianperkins812 5 лет назад +8

      Wilkins and Wontkins
      1. Maxwell House Coffee
      2. Sani Sausage

    • @itukuppoo4280
      @itukuppoo4280 3 года назад +4

      Yeah, they would be enslaved to advertise either cars or all these miracle drugs that you should run to your doctor and ask if you can get a prescription for.

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR 2 года назад +5

      From what I found Community Coffee was a Wilkins product, and the Red Diamond advertising was made after they stopped making ads for WIlkins.
      Apparently Henson didn't even like coffee.

  • @alextavalesthemuppetmaniac5607
    @alextavalesthemuppetmaniac5607 8 лет назад +97

    1. faygo
    2. merita
    3. community coffee
    4. red diamond coffee
    5. la touraine coffee
    6. sohio
    7. giant loaf
    8. community coffee
    9. dugan's bread
    10. nash's coffee
    11. wilkins coffee

  • @dca9143
    @dca9143 4 года назад +23

    @The Jim Henson Company This is so cool to see the early work my Dad did with Jim Henson when they attended University of Maryland together and became friends. Thx for posting! I'm wondering if that's my Dad as the giant that steps into scene @1:22 mark.

  • @Deejaynerate
    @Deejaynerate 4 года назад +24

    I like how Wontkins just casually eats his pie even though Willkins just slammed it in his face

    • @ddespair
      @ddespair Год назад +1

      I know this is 3 years old, but he’s not eating it. That’s just a character trait of wontkins. He always moves his lower lip in a circular fashion. You can see it in other commercials, particularly in this clip near the end where he starts the commercial and there’s a second or two before the action. It’s a nervous tick that’s supposed to make him look like more of a stooge.

  • @littlemacisunderrated412
    @littlemacisunderrated412 3 года назад +11

    I love how they got rid of all mentions of Wilkins coffee
    But it’s still Wilkins and wontkins

  • @crystanubis
    @crystanubis 2 года назад +41

    What I can never get over is how short these ads are, most around 10 seconds. They're simple skits that simply drop the name brand in (some are repeated for different products), which may be considered a weakness from an advertising perspective. To be fair, for some items (especially food products) there's not much to sell people on. They bank on the comedy and let word of mouth do the rest.
    The advertisements you see most often today easily push past the one minute mark, bore you with muttered legal disclaimers about what they're trying to sell you on, and generally treat you like an idiot.

    • @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785
      @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 2 года назад +4

      For real....you hit the nail on the head. But Wilkins coffee will hit your head with the nail!

    • @abrahamlupis9354
      @abrahamlupis9354 Год назад

      japanese go very far to announce products for 15 seconds

  • @austinreed7343
    @austinreed7343 8 лет назад +140

    Someone make Wilkins for M.U.G.E.N.

  • @bothewolf3466
    @bothewolf3466 5 лет назад +17

    No coffee is safe from the wanton ever changing whims of Wilkins. He is insane I tell you, INSANE!!!!!

  • @neuroairman
    @neuroairman 3 года назад +2

    Wontkins sticks to his convictions. See how easily Wilkins betrays his namesake coffee. For shame, sir.

  • @williamdunbar2449
    @williamdunbar2449 3 года назад +10

    Ya know, if I lived in those days, I wouldve definitely bought some Wilkins because of this, or honestly any brand he advertises

  • @LaDracul
    @LaDracul 10 лет назад +22

    I can see how much Craig McCracken was inspired by Jim's work watching these two...

    • @DetectorCliche
      @DetectorCliche 2 года назад

      In what way?

    • @LaDracul
      @LaDracul 2 года назад +4

      @@DetectorCliche TV Puppet Pals.
      "BONK on the head!"

  • @jonathan_.mov_
    @jonathan_.mov_ 9 лет назад +61

    Wilkins has issues

  • @Miltypooh2001
    @Miltypooh2001 Год назад +3

    Wotkins: it's so cold it's winter
    Wilkins: how about a cup of Wilkins coffee
    Wotkins: no!
    *freezes Wotkins in a fridge*
    Wilkins: people freeze to death when they don't drink Wilkins

  • @Toastymarshmallow80
    @Toastymarshmallow80 6 лет назад +13

    Jim Henson was the first juggalo, promoting Faygo way before ICP

  • @JDHansel
    @JDHansel 10 лет назад +8

    Wilkins may be a bit unkind to Wontkins, but he was nice to the TV viewers by making his commercials really short.

  • @AlextheMLAATRfan
    @AlextheMLAATRfan 4 года назад +6

    I wish commercials today still had Wilkins and Wontkins.

  • @ministryofpuppets
    @ministryofpuppets 10 лет назад +9

    Always a pleasure to watch these early Jim Henson videos.

  • @KeybladeMasterVicky
    @KeybladeMasterVicky 8 лет назад +45

    1:24 titans exist in the real world apparently....

  • @brettshanahan173
    @brettshanahan173 3 года назад +5

    0:38 Wilkins: Want some Red Diamond coffee with your pie?
    Wontkins: No, just gimme the pie!
    (splat)
    Wilkins: Sure you wouldn't like a cup of Red Diamond to wash it down?

  • @kevinmulderrig8781
    @kevinmulderrig8781 7 лет назад +24

    when you first see the video: cool! the muppets!
    after the video: wow. I didn't know Kermit was a sycopath

    • @Thisisahandle1
      @Thisisahandle1 7 лет назад +7

      Kevin TV
      Actually Kermit was before this , search Sam and friends , it aired 1955-1961

    • @joshuaproductions2347
      @joshuaproductions2347 6 лет назад +2

      HIS NAME IS WILKINS! READ THE TITLE!

    • @julianperkins812
      @julianperkins812 5 лет назад +1

      Wilkins and Wontkins 1957-1969!!!

    • @mrmjb1960
      @mrmjb1960 4 года назад

      @TheDarkerBerrian It is Kermit's Double Dummy a Protype! Get it straight..

  • @disneyfan85
    @disneyfan85 10 лет назад +71

    You could never get away with stuff like this nowadays!

    • @Videogamer-555
      @Videogamer-555 7 месяцев назад

      I've heard that even modern reruns of the Tom and Jerry cartoon were censored for violence.

  • @525Lines
    @525Lines 4 года назад +5

    0:21 Jim's head is in the shot, for crying out loud.

  • @electricz5524
    @electricz5524 4 года назад +7

    0:12 my favorite

  • @sanderkoekkoek9866
    @sanderkoekkoek9866 2 года назад +2

    If Wilkens tells me to drink coffee i will drink it.

  • @StoicVeR
    @StoicVeR 6 лет назад +47

    1:48 wtf was that?

    • @fromthesidelines
      @fromthesidelines 6 лет назад +9

      Typical Muppet "monster" with an appetite. ;)

    • @julianperkins812
      @julianperkins812 5 лет назад +8

      1:47 Nash Coffee - Monster,

    • @Beavis-ej3ny
      @Beavis-ej3ny 4 года назад +5

      Cthulhu

    • @joaquindiaz7848
      @joaquindiaz7848 4 года назад +1

      Julian perkins the taystee bread version is lost

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 4 года назад +1

      It looked like a *very* hairy spider to me.

  • @undynetheundying874
    @undynetheundying874 9 лет назад +15

    seems like bad things happen to people who don't drink coffee, i don't, so wilkins will probably find some way to finnish me off.

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan 8 лет назад +44

    Wilkins and Wontkins, Will and Won't ok I get it Hehehehehehehe....

  • @InkNimations
    @InkNimations 5 лет назад +3

    1. Faygo Redpop
    2. Merita Bread
    3. Community Coffee
    4. Red Diamond Coffee
    5. La Touraine Coffee
    6. Sohio Gas Stations
    7. Taystee Giant Bread
    8. Community Coffee (again)
    9. Dugan's Bread
    10. Nash's Coffee
    11. Wilkins Coffee

  • @dosesofbim4994
    @dosesofbim4994 6 лет назад +9

    Wilkins named his very own coffee after him!

    • @dosesofbim4994
      @dosesofbim4994 6 лет назад +1

      Since Wilkins always murders Wontkins for not drinking his coffee, I will totally murder Wilkins.

  • @supergannon1887
    @supergannon1887 6 месяцев назад

    I like how in some of the commercials, Wilkins opens his mouth and shakes his head as if he's laughing

  • @irishshakespeare7373
    @irishshakespeare7373 3 года назад +2

    Wilkins and Wontkins they make us laugh when we're in quarantine

  • @jasongrape4920
    @jasongrape4920 2 года назад +1

    List of commercials:
    Swimming Pool (Faygo Strawberry)
    Rocket Ship (Marita Bread)
    Snow Storm (Community Coffee)
    Pie (Red Diamond Coffee)
    Trainload (LaTouraine Coffee)
    Easy As Pie (SOHIO)
    15 Giants (Taystee Bread)
    Death Defying Dive (Community Coffee)
    Cheep Cheep (Dugan’s Bread)
    Monster (Nash’s Coffee)
    Best Coffee Is… (Wilkins Coffee)

  • @skylanderslybentleyautobot2932
    @skylanderslybentleyautobot2932 Год назад +2

    0:04 help I'm drowning!

  • @commentator9134
    @commentator9134 4 года назад +2

    0:53 Holy moly. I’ve never seen that many scratches on a film. 😮

    • @muppetcommercialsandmore4356
      @muppetcommercialsandmore4356 4 года назад

      Commentator 91 probably just how it is or it might be damaged
      Just Kidding, it’s how it is (I guess)

    • @twitsrandomizerer456
      @twitsrandomizerer456 3 года назад

      ​@@muppetcommercialsandmore4356 no it's probably because the film was exposed to too much light
      or maybe it was just played too much or something idk

  • @TheDeathmail
    @TheDeathmail 8 лет назад +25

    ... did Jim Henson reuse a bunch of scenes and lines for many different products?

    • @sethwright7739
      @sethwright7739 7 лет назад

      TheDeathmail

    • @DHAdArchivez
      @DHAdArchivez 7 лет назад

      TheDeathmail I don't know and I don't care 👿

    • @TheDeathmail
      @TheDeathmail 7 лет назад +7

      Daniel Hogan Well, cause I just noticed that many companies used the same commercials...

    • @115Ironwolf
      @115Ironwolf 7 лет назад +2

      if it not broken, don't fix it

    • @TheDeathmail
      @TheDeathmail 7 лет назад +5

      ***** But that's not about being "broken" and "fixing it".
      It's just reusing the same ad for different products...

  • @ghoetzinjal2660
    @ghoetzinjal2660 Год назад

    I feel so, safe with the voicing, like I’m at peace, or feeling nostalgic

  • @tyhillbroussard4924
    @tyhillbroussard4924 5 лет назад +5

    You miss a lot when you don't buy any of these food brands

  • @DexterYesMandarkNo
    @DexterYesMandarkNo 4 года назад +1

    "I got friends." - Wilkins

  • @PrimeStoneToons
    @PrimeStoneToons 7 лет назад +5

    These commercials are funny 😝

  • @_anthrax101_5
    @_anthrax101_5 4 года назад +1

    This whole video is just a series of terrifying threats.

  • @GirafaStev
    @GirafaStev 5 лет назад +2

    It’s weird seeing one of these commercials in color.

  • @theepicslayer1641
    @theepicslayer1641 5 лет назад +2

    0:24 give me a cup of coffee, Community, no any old coffee, step right this way.( wontikns goes to snow and the Wilkins just slam the door and wontkins says HELP HELP! and that’s it.)

    • @julianperkins812
      @julianperkins812 5 лет назад

      Wontkins: Give me a cup of coffee,
      Wilkins: Wilkins?
      Wontkins: No any old coffee,
      Wilkins: Step right this way.

  • @CinnamonGrrlErin1
    @CinnamonGrrlErin1 4 года назад +7

    1:22 I'm curious who the giant is...

  • @slashbash1347
    @slashbash1347 4 года назад +3

    0:03 Juggalos: **heavy breathing**

  • @itukuppoo4280
    @itukuppoo4280 3 года назад +2

    I dont see why you cant get away with these things. Its just a day in the life in America (especially in Chicago). In Chicago, you can find real life Wilkins and Wontkins on any street doing these things for less.

  • @skylanderslybentleyautobot2932
    @skylanderslybentleyautobot2932 6 месяцев назад +1

    1:41 birds: cheep cheep cheep.

  • @BlamoStramo
    @BlamoStramo 6 лет назад +1

    there was this kind of humor back then

  • @nataliehurst193
    @nataliehurst193 3 года назад +2

    Help I'm Drowning 0:05

  • @Getcha-Pull
    @Getcha-Pull 5 лет назад +6

    0:00 my dad likes faygo!

  • @Pimsleurable
    @Pimsleurable 8 лет назад +17

    Kermit before his reform.

    • @KevyNova
      @KevyNova 6 лет назад +2

      Kermit was on Sam And Friends two years before the first Wilkins commercial.

    • @julianperkins812
      @julianperkins812 5 лет назад +1

      Oh Ready to Wilkins and Wontkins.

    • @RafDiaz0EC
      @RafDiaz0EC 4 года назад

      Well Wilkins is more like, the psycophath cousing or brother of Kermit

  • @nickmontoya3001
    @nickmontoya3001 Год назад

    Me: Whats Wilkin's Coffee?
    (Bonk)
    Wilkins: you lose your memory when you don't drink Wilkins Coffee

  • @sha11235
    @sha11235 8 месяцев назад

    Interesting how they adapted some of the Wilkins ads for similar ads.

  • @BigTiger_99
    @BigTiger_99 4 года назад +3

    0:12
    2019 remake:
    Marita’s gonna be the first bread on mars
    *explosion*
    Now what
    Well Marita’s still the best bread in earth

  • @bigmuscleguy9694
    @bigmuscleguy9694 3 года назад +1

    Kermit must really love coffee!

    • @kinghobothe4th837
      @kinghobothe4th837 3 года назад

      @abraham WCE that’s not Kermit that is Willkins

  • @shawninniss6761
    @shawninniss6761 3 года назад +3

    Classic Jim Henson.

  • @MeStirRyanYTP
    @MeStirRyanYTP 5 лет назад +3

    Wilkins could easily defeat Thanos

  • @briana2352
    @briana2352 4 года назад +1

    Yeah.

  • @kinghobothe4th837
    @kinghobothe4th837 3 года назад +7

    Commercials don’t have the balls to do something like this anymore.

  • @divinebey7015
    @divinebey7015 5 лет назад +2

    I love Wilkins coffee

  • @pauldistefano912
    @pauldistefano912 10 лет назад +4

    0:59 I like La Touraine

  • @mrmjb1960
    @mrmjb1960 5 лет назад +3

    Most of theae reappear as Wilkins Products.

  • @Lolcat21
    @Lolcat21 4 года назад +1

    Every ad is the same but different

  • @barrywoodward76
    @barrywoodward76 3 года назад +1

    0:49 WBRC TV Channel 6 Birmingham ABC
    1:01 WBZ-TV Westinghouse Boston 4 NBC

  • @ellareed1965
    @ellareed1965 5 лет назад +2

    0:15 Wilkin's face like When i see a Witch

  • @captainpalegg2860
    @captainpalegg2860 3 года назад

    That one that was in color just completely blindsided me.

  • @Nickcheezy
    @Nickcheezy 4 года назад +2

    0:03 wontkins fall in the pool

  • @ozzie2.040
    @ozzie2.040 4 года назад +1

    Nice faygo ad

  • @PlamazaPlaysCoolYT
    @PlamazaPlaysCoolYT Год назад

    🍟:I have Kfc and another kind
    🍕:I want the cheap stuff
    🦜4:Cheap Cheap
    🍟:that other meals for the birds

  • @McFlingleson
    @McFlingleson 3 года назад +2

    Seems like he's shilled for a lot of brands before he ended up in Wilkins' pocket.

  • @rarehalfling3536
    @rarehalfling3536 6 лет назад +3

    I thought Wilkins only liked Wilkins coffee lmao

  • @jasonadams5971
    @jasonadams5971 3 года назад +1

    1:46 Do you drink Nash’s Coffee?
    No!
    SLURP!
    Things seem to happen to people who don’t drink Nash’s.

  • @f0rbidden_cheeto
    @f0rbidden_cheeto 5 лет назад +1

    Kermit looks cute 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @itukuppoo4280
    @itukuppoo4280 3 года назад

    Wontkins should have asked for Wilkins coffee on so many occasions. Poor Wontkins.

  • @ericsamuelson5656
    @ericsamuelson5656 Год назад

    Since Wilkins Coffee hasn't been made in 50 years, what would Wilkins Muppet do to everyone who don't drink Wilkins?

  • @retrovideofestival
    @retrovideofestival 10 лет назад +1

    These prove 10 second commercial can be very effective!

  • @Shimenjii
    @Shimenjii Год назад

    1:24 I gotta get my mind out of the gutter…

  • @retroentertainment1340
    @retroentertainment1340 Год назад

    1:06 Wilkins: Have you checked this week’s jackpot winners list at Sohio?
    Wontkins: Is it hard to do?
    Wilkins pies Wontkins in the face.
    Wilkins: No, it’s easy as pie.

  • @cineplexuk-fabian7976
    @cineplexuk-fabian7976 3 года назад +1

    0:38 red diamond coffee not in color test, wait, I thought it's in color

    • @cineplexuk-fabian7976
      @cineplexuk-fabian7976 3 года назад

      Actually community coffee has a color adverts, some of them are in the exhibit. My alt channel is coming soon, and my alt is gonna Noncam the community coffee and red diamond coffee commercials in color

  • @willhaddix8955
    @willhaddix8955 8 лет назад +2

    So funny

  • @XunZiReturn
    @XunZiReturn 3 года назад +1

    Wilkins were like Morty become furious and overpower like Pickle Rick, and then turn into the muppets.

  • @taubennett
    @taubennett 10 лет назад +1

    Nice

  • @aegontan686
    @aegontan686 4 года назад +2

    0:13 Look below Wontkins. Can you see an arm?

  • @aleczhor1479
    @aleczhor1479 2 года назад

    I just filled my whole swimming pool with Kraml milk.

    • @gocartoongirl2352
      @gocartoongirl2352 2 года назад

      Re: Are you sure?
      Do: Try it!
      (Re jumps in and enjoys it)
      Re: Thank you even though I hate Kraml Milk but I get used to it.

    • @gocartoongirl2352
      @gocartoongirl2352 2 года назад

      Rocket

  • @seansmith6255
    @seansmith6255 Год назад

    Add treachery to Wilkins list of sins

  • @burnslee1164
    @burnslee1164 Год назад

    0:08 put Rock 'n Rye in the next pool.

  • @juliaray714
    @juliaray714 5 лет назад +1

    A long time ago!!!!!!!!!!!☕☕☕☕

  • @michelleaquino8441
    @michelleaquino8441 4 года назад +2

    0:38

  • @damienfanstudios6782
    @damienfanstudios6782 5 лет назад

    "Have You Checked This Week Jackpot Winners List It's Sohio?"

  • @elizapadilla8286
    @elizapadilla8286 4 года назад +1

    Dugan's Bread

  • @yahirpuga3513
    @yahirpuga3513 5 лет назад +1

    I just filled my whole swimming pool with Faygo Strawberry.

  • @julianperkins812
    @julianperkins812 5 лет назад +1

    I Likes the Wilkins and Wontkins!

  • @tealmacfarlane
    @tealmacfarlane Год назад

    How many different brands of coffee did Wilkins and Wontkins advertise?!

  • @glorinaparong2444
    @glorinaparong2444 6 лет назад

    If only these guys would appeare in a movie

  • @inkyjonin5341
    @inkyjonin5341 Год назад

    0:00 I didn't know Kermit was a juggalo

  • @55twintv39
    @55twintv39 Год назад +1

    1:11
    Wontkins didn’t even do anything wrong

  • @aflhabalafhabab
    @aflhabalafhabab 5 лет назад +1

    And he made the commercials while he was still in college, or just the two puppet fellows?