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In 1957, puppeteer Jim Henson was asked by a Washington D.C. coffee company, '''Wilkins Coffee, to make commercials for their company'''. The company only had 10 seconds of screen time, so the ads had to be lightning-speed fast. From 1957 to 1961, Jim Henson created 179 ads for Wilkins Coffee, all of which revolve around the titular characters of Wilkins and Wontkins. In each commercial, Wilkins attempts to promote Wilkins Coffee to Wontkins, who states his distaste for the product before experiencing various slapstick misfortunes-- more often than not by Wilkins's hand-- for his opinion. The popularity of these ads sparked Wilkins and Wontkins to appear in commercials for various companies (Community Coffee, Red Diamond Coffee, Faygo, etc.). The various Wilkins and Wontkins commercials were initially produced in black and white before shifting to | In 1957, puppeteer Jim Henson was asked by a Washington D.C. coffee company, '''Wilkins Coffee, to make commercials for their company'''. The company only had 10 seconds of screen time, so the ads had to be lightning-speed fast. From 1957 to 1961, Jim Henson created 179 ads for Wilkins Coffee, all of which revolve around the titular characters of Wilkins and Wontkins. In each commercial, Wilkins attempts to promote Wilkins Coffee to Wontkins, who states his distaste for the product before experiencing various slapstick misfortunes-- more often than not by Wilkins's hand-- for his opinion. The popularity of these ads sparked Wilkins and Wontkins to appear in commercials for various companies (Community Coffee, Red Diamond Coffee, Faygo, etc.). The various Wilkins and Wontkins commercials were initially produced in black and white before shifting to colour in 1966. The last known Wilkins and Wontkins commercials made were for Community Coffee, made around 1969. | ||
==Companies== | ==Companies== | ||
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|1||Wilkins Coffee||1957-1961||179||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially | |1||Wilkins Coffee||1957-1961||179||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''' | ||
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|2||Community Coffee||1959-1969||37||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |2||Community Coffee||1959-1969||37||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3||Donovan Coffee Company||1961-1966||13||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |3||Donovan Coffee Company||1961-1966||13||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4||Nash's Coffee||1958-1961||20||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |4||Nash's Coffee||1958-1961||20||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5||La Touraine Coffee||1958-1962||15||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |5||La Touraine Coffee||1958-1962||15||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6||Martinson Coffee||1959||15||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |6||Martinson Coffee||1959||15||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7||Faygo||1958-1959||10||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |7||Faygo||1958-1959||10||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8||Calso Water||1961||8||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |8||Calso Water||1961||8||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||Frank's Beverages||1961-1963||7||<span style="color: | |9||Frank's Beverages||1961-1963||7||<span style="color:green;">'''Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10||Kraml Dairy||1962||18||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |10||Kraml Dairy||1962||18||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11||Merita Bread||1963||6||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |11||Merita Bread||1963||6||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12||Taystee Bread||1967||9||<span style="color: | |12||Taystee Bread||1967||9||<span style="color:green;">'''Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13||Dugan's Bread||1962-1963||3||<span style="color: | |13||Dugan's Bread||1962-1963||3||<span style="color:green;">'''Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14||Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio)||1960||Unknown||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | |14||Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio)||1960||Unknown||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15||National City Bank|| | |15||National City Bank||1960s?||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Availability== | |||
There are selected commercials playing in certain exhibitions, including The Center for Puppetry Arts and the Jim Henson exhibition, Imagination Unlimited. | |||
Out of the 179 Wilkins Coffee commercials, only 135 have been released on the internet. It is unknown how many of these commercials Jim Henson made, let alone how many ads The Jim Henson Company has stored in their archives. | |||
Out of the 179 Wilkins Coffee commercials, only | |||
On June 26th, 2020, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/user/KermiClown KermiClown] uploaded a large collection of Wilkins commercials, including all the ads for Taystee Bread and Dugan's Bread. | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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|description2 =Wilkins Coffee commercials. | |description2 =Wilkins Coffee commercials. | ||
|service3 =youtube | |service3 =youtube | ||
|id3 = | |id3 =Xn8zhYnCjtA | ||
|description3 = | |description3 =Large majority of Wilkins Coffee ads (1/2). | ||
|service4 =youtube | |service4 =youtube | ||
|id4 = | |id4 =YekqG7w3qWA | ||
|description4 =Wilkins | |description4 =Large majority of Wilkins Coffee ads (2/2). | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Video|perrow = | {{Video|perrow =4 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 = | |id1 =bbEyQJsjpDQ | ||
|description1 =Wilkins | |description1 =Wilkins "Pie" commercial. | ||
|service2 =youtube | |service2 =youtube | ||
|id2 = | |id2 =thBEr14GJgk | ||
|description2 = | |description2 =All ads for Taystee Bread. | ||
|service3 =youtube | |service3 =youtube | ||
|id3 = | |id3 =JXOa0XXiIsE | ||
|description3 = | |description3 =Compilation of ads for Nash's Coffee. | ||
|service4 =youtube | |||
|id4 =HylRESnVEhw | |||
|description4 =Compilation of ads for Merita Bread. | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Video|perrow = | {{Video|perrow =4 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 = | |id1 =PFByOGl0_rE | ||
|description1 = | |description1 =Compilation of ads for Frank's Beverages. | ||
|service2 =youtube | |service2 =youtube | ||
|id2 = | |id2 =d5bo9v99tyY | ||
|description2 = | |description2 =Compilation of random ads, including a rare ad for Frank's Beverages (3:44). | ||
|service3 =youtube | |service3 =youtube | ||
|id3 = | |id3 =MV-_EBnRM6Q | ||
|description3 = | |description3 =Compilation of ads for La Touraine Coffee. | ||
|service4 =youtube | |||
|id4 =yiHuBgctbwM | |||
|description4 =All ads for Dugan's Bread. | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Video|perrow =4 | {{Video|perrow =4 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 = | |id1 =6aDVReGsatM | ||
|description1 = | |description1 =Compilation of ads for Faygo. | ||
|service2 =youtube | |service2 =youtube | ||
|id2 = | |id2 =X7Ko-19l1XQ | ||
|description2 = | |description2 =Red Diamond Coffee commercials featuring Wilkins and Wontkins. | ||
|service3 =youtube | |service3 =youtube | ||
|id3 = | |id3 =PxQvW7NNmno | ||
|description3 = | |description3 =A compilation of various commercials featuring Wilkins and Wontkins. | ||
|service4 =youtube | |service4 =youtube | ||
|id4 = | |id4 =RjgjVMfOjko | ||
|description4 = | |description4 =Compilation of ads for Calso Water. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Video|perrow = | {{Video|perrow =4 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 = | |id1 =8ZtoYYcRIvk | ||
|description1 =A | |description1 =Compilation of Community Coffee commercials. | ||
|service2 =youtube | |||
|id2 =tpHME7nHMgQ | |||
|description2 =Kraml Milk commercials. | |||
|service3 =youtube | |||
|id3 =o5PPK8pJH3M | |||
|description3 =A compilation of outtakes featuring an unknown Wilkins Coffee ad. | |||
|service4 =youtube | |||
|id4 =KelQ3g6rwis | |||
|description4 =Another Kraml Milk advert. | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
''Wilkins and Wontkins commercials that can only be found in images.'' | ''Wilkins and Wontkins commercials that can only be found in images.'' | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
Wilkins Brand X color.jpeg|Unknown remake of Brand X ad. | Wilkins Brand X color.jpeg|Unknown remake of Brand X ad. | ||
Red Diamond Cannon.jpeg|Red Diamond - "Cannon" (Storyboard found) | Red Diamond Cannon.jpeg|Red Diamond - "Cannon" (Storyboard found) | ||
Unknown Faygo Ad.jpeg|Faygo "Jailhouse" ad? | Unknown Faygo Ad.jpeg|Faygo "Jailhouse" ad? | ||
Calso Water Cannon.jpeg|Calso Water - "Cannon" (Clip found from La Choy presentation) | Calso Water Cannon.jpeg|Calso Water - "Cannon" (Clip found from La Choy presentation) | ||
Community Coffee Cigar.jpeg|Community Coffee - "Cigar" (Clip found from La Choy presentation) | Community Coffee Cigar.jpeg|Community Coffee - "Cigar" (Clip found from La Choy presentation) | ||
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Community Coffee Cannon Storyboard 4.jpeg|Community Coffee - "Cannon" (pt. 4) | Community Coffee Cannon Storyboard 4.jpeg|Community Coffee - "Cannon" (pt. 4) | ||
Merita Bread Brand X.jpg|Merita Bread - "Brand X" (Found) | Merita Bread Brand X.jpg|Merita Bread - "Brand X" (Found) | ||
Lolthiswasfrom2020forgotoactuallyputithere.png|A storyboard for Community Coffee ad, "Everybody" | |||
Red Diamond Cheap.jpeg|Red Diamond - “Cheap Coffee.” | |||
Red Diamond Cheap.jpeg|Red Diamond - “Cheap | |||
Tumblr padslhBAaM1wa7o90o1 500.jpg|Community Coffee - "TV Set" (Found) | Tumblr padslhBAaM1wa7o90o1 500.jpg|Community Coffee - "TV Set" (Found) | ||
National City Bank.png|National City Bank - "Cannon" | National City Bank.png|National City Bank - "Cannon." | ||
Unknwn.png|A storyboard of an unknown Wilkins Coffee commercial | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Completely Lost Commericals== | ==Completely Lost Commericals== | ||
''Commercials that are completely lost.'' | ''Commercials that are completely lost.'' | ||
Nash's Coffee - Communist Store | '''Nash's Coffee - Communist Store''' The Wilkins version can easily be found, but the Nash's one is lost. | ||
==Also | ==See Also== | ||
*[[The Muppets' early ads (partially lost series of commercials; 1962-1969)]] | *[[The Muppets' early ads (partially lost series of commercials; 1962-1969)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://fastimages.net/catdv/clip-details.jsp?id=579289 Compilation featuring a newly discovered Wilkins Coffee commercial.] | *[http://fastimages.net/catdv/clip-details.jsp?id=579289 Compilation featuring a newly discovered Wilkins Coffee commercial.] | ||
*[https://mega.nz/#F!C34HQTDD!NwsCRC8Wqkmf1Hc6CetDPA A MEGA folder containing all known commercials (as of July | *[https://mega.nz/#F!C34HQTDD!NwsCRC8Wqkmf1Hc6CetDPA A MEGA folder containing all known commercials and 4 alt takes (as of July 7th, 2020).] | ||
*[https://youtu.be/BVoGf1JTVeI Defunctland's ''DefunctTV'' video covering the commercials along with ''Sam and Friends'' as part of a 6-part retrospective on Jim Henson.] Retrieved 31 Dec '19 | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* http://muppet. | * http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Wilkins_Coffee | ||
* http://muppet. | * http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Wilkins_and_Wontkins | ||
* http://muppet. | * http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_commercials | ||
* https:// | * https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/11/111957/ | ||
* https:// | * https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/03/313-141969/ | ||
* https:// | * https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/12/1213-151966/ | ||
* https:// | * https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/08/8-1967-2/ | ||
* http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison01.htm | * http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison01.htm | ||
* http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison02.htm | * http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison02.htm | ||
* http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison04.htm | * http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison04.htm | ||
[[Category: Lost advertising and interstitial material]] | [[Category:Lost advertising and interstitial material]] | ||
[[Category: Lost puppetry]] | [[Category:Lost puppetry]] | ||
[[Category: Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category: Partially lost media]] | [[Category:Partially lost media]] | ||
[[Category: Historic]] | [[Category:Historic]] |
Revision as of 20:07, 10 August 2022
In 1957, puppeteer Jim Henson was asked by a Washington D.C. coffee company, Wilkins Coffee, to make commercials for their company. The company only had 10 seconds of screen time, so the ads had to be lightning-speed fast. From 1957 to 1961, Jim Henson created 179 ads for Wilkins Coffee, all of which revolve around the titular characters of Wilkins and Wontkins. In each commercial, Wilkins attempts to promote Wilkins Coffee to Wontkins, who states his distaste for the product before experiencing various slapstick misfortunes-- more often than not by Wilkins's hand-- for his opinion. The popularity of these ads sparked Wilkins and Wontkins to appear in commercials for various companies (Community Coffee, Red Diamond Coffee, Faygo, etc.). The various Wilkins and Wontkins commercials were initially produced in black and white before shifting to colour in 1966. The last known Wilkins and Wontkins commercials made were for Community Coffee, made around 1969.
Companies
Companies that Wilkins and Wontkins promoted.
# | Company | Runtime | # of ads made | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilkins Coffee | 1957-1961 | 179 | Partially Lost |
2 | Community Coffee | 1959-1969 | 37 | Partially Found |
3 | Donovan Coffee Company | 1961-1966 | 13 | Partially Found |
4 | Nash's Coffee | 1958-1961 | 20 | Partially Found |
5 | La Touraine Coffee | 1958-1962 | 15 | Partially Found |
6 | Martinson Coffee | 1959 | 15 | Partially Found |
7 | Faygo | 1958-1959 | 10 | Partially Found |
8 | Calso Water | 1961 | 8 | Partially Found |
9 | Frank's Beverages | 1961-1963 | 7 | Found |
10 | Kraml Dairy | 1962 | 18 | Partially Found |
11 | Merita Bread | 1963 | 6 | Partially Found |
12 | Taystee Bread | 1967 | 9 | Found |
13 | Dugan's Bread | 1962-1963 | 3 | Found |
14 | Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio) | 1960 | Unknown | Partially Found |
15 | National City Bank | 1960s? | Unknown | Lost |
Availability
There are selected commercials playing in certain exhibitions, including The Center for Puppetry Arts and the Jim Henson exhibition, Imagination Unlimited.
Out of the 179 Wilkins Coffee commercials, only 135 have been released on the internet. It is unknown how many of these commercials Jim Henson made, let alone how many ads The Jim Henson Company has stored in their archives.
On June 26th, 2020, YouTuber KermiClown uploaded a large collection of Wilkins commercials, including all the ads for Taystee Bread and Dugan's Bread.
Videos
Gallery
Wilkins and Wontkins commercials that can only be found in images.
Completely Lost Commericals
Commercials that are completely lost.
Nash's Coffee - Communist Store The Wilkins version can easily be found, but the Nash's one is lost.
See Also
External Links
- Compilation featuring a newly discovered Wilkins Coffee commercial.
- A MEGA folder containing all known commercials and 4 alt takes (as of July 7th, 2020).
- Defunctland's DefunctTV video covering the commercials along with Sam and Friends as part of a 6-part retrospective on Jim Henson. Retrieved 31 Dec '19
Sources
- http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Wilkins_Coffee
- http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Wilkins_and_Wontkins
- http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_commercials
- https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/11/111957/
- https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/03/313-141969/
- https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/12/1213-151966/
- https://henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/08/8-1967-2/
- http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison01.htm
- http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison02.htm
- http://toughpigs.com//anthmadison04.htm