#jim wilkins

[jimhenson-themuppetmaster]

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

[robotkid]

[gifs-of-puppets]

Wilkins Coffee Commercials (1957-1961)

[puppetdaily]

Wilkins and Wontkins, early Henson puppets used in advertising

[belowfreezingpoint]

[mister-a-z-fell]

You might already have seen this videograph elsewhere, but I was rather excited to add this particular book to my collection! One of only twenty-four copies, I feel deeply privileged to be able to share it with you all.

Not only is the story itself very special to me (and worryingly accurate in many respects), it is most gloriously and skilfully bound, and contained in a burr oak box with brass fittings, lined with hand-marbled paper of celestial blue, and illustrated by that marvel of portraiture, Mister Paul Kidby.

Within the box are an assortment of ephemera, some of which are pictured below.

(And yes, I can read the alien ‘penalty notice’.)

[ab-studios]

Wilkins and Wontkins

[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]

[n-eptunia]

i love outbreaks so much omg:(

[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.

[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.

[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)

[geckosoddysee]

Trying To Draw Every Muppet By The End Of This Year No. #3: Wilkins & Wontkins.

"It's autumn & the nuts are beginning to fall."

Ko-Fi Post:

[caecaesclubhouse]

I'm starting to realize that Wontkins was actually a beta version of Beaker. He's modeled with a drawbridge mouth a cucumber- ish nose. He also has the tendency to get maimed and tortured for silly reasons.