#Wilkins and Wontkins

[mattciav]

I love these commercials

Have a great Fall!

[jimhenson-themuppetmaster]

The early days of the Muppets.....Jane and Jim Henson performing Wilkins and Wontkins early 1960s.

[robotkid]

[puppetdaily]

Wilkins and Wontkins, early Henson puppets used in advertising

[incorrecthsrquotes]

The Homestar Runner: Would ya like some Polymascotfoamalate to go with your dinner?

Rumble Red: I’ll just have water, please.

(The Homestar Runner sprays Rumble Red with a full-blast firehose)

The Homestar Runner: People like that need brainwashin’!

[ab-studios]

Wilkins and Wontkins

[itzbluecl0udd]

I did these last month and idk why I didn’t post them before 🧍‍♂️

heheh look at these ones

[therealteslathedog]

Okay, okay. If anyone is looking for an idea for a Sam and Max animatic, I got just the thing for ya!

Sam and Max animatics using the audio of the Wilkins Coffee commercials! Sam as Wontkins, Max as Wilkins! (Max definitely fits the part considering how well he’s known for being cartoonishly violent and he definitely has a caffeine addiction!)

Also, a few of the commercials have moments where the puppets crossdress, one even being Wilkins as Wontkins’s “wife” no less!

This too good of an idea NOT to use! Please, take it! I’m not confident enough to be a youtuber!

[astronoglow]

[radarsteddybear]

And, of course, no Jim Henson exhibit is complete without Muppets from The Muppet Show! This year, I got to see three different Kermit the Frogs, including the original; Rowlf; Statler and Waldorf; a family of Koozbanians; the Swedish Chef; the original Java puppets; Bunsen and Beaker; the Country Trio; Miss Piggy (in her wedding dress from The Muppets Take Manhattan); Zoot; and Scooter. Aside from all the Kermits, I think the Country Trio were my favorites. If they look familiar, you're not mistaken--they're made in the likenesses of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Jerry Nelson.

Bonus puppets under the cut include the Beautiful Day monster; a Snowth; You Are My Sunshine; Nigel (The Muppet Show's orchestra conductor); and Wilkins and Wontkins from the Henson-produced series of Wilkins Coffee commercials.

[baebeylik]

Before he was famous for the Muppets or Sesame Street Jim Henson created puppets for coffee, tea, and bread commercials. Wilkins and Wontkins were a duo of puppets who appeared in various American ads from 1957 to 1969. Wilkins often bullied Wontkins for refusing to drink his coffee in comedic ways.

Also noteworthy is the superficial resemblance that Wilkins had to Kermit the Frog. So too does Wontkins resemble future characters from Henson’s Sesame Street. These character’s designs set a precedence for Henson’s later work.

[gifs-of-puppets]

Wilkins Coffee Commercials (1957-1961)

[jimhenson-themuppetmaster]

Jim Henson filming a commercial for Jomar Instant, an espresso coffee produced by Martinson Coffee. In 1958, Wilkins and Wontkins starred in a series of 15 ten-second ads for Jomar Instant.

[horror-lady00]

Enid: I can't believe this!

Wednesday: Enid, calm yourself down.

Enid: You HATE Muppets!

Wednesday: Don't twist my words, Sinclair.

Enid: Miss Piggy is a feminist icon! She an ICON, Wednesday! How can you...!

Wednesday: LISTEN! They humor picked at "Wilkins and Wontkins"! You know it's true,so stop your useless denial!

[september172013]

I was thinking about the old Wilkins Coffee commercials Jim Henson did with his old Wilkins and Wontkins Muppets after being reminded of them on the Muppets subreddit.

I was like “what if the Koskelas did a Wilkins and Wontkins commercial?” And then I was like “wait, that’s already their commercials.”

[rowlfthedog]

Don’t hmu (irl friend asked why Wilkins looks like a penis)