Like Muppets? Like violence? Like Wilkins Coffee?

 Posted by on 17 June 2009  Vintage/Retro
Jun 172009
 

Keith started us rolling with the pre-violence Muppets-Reservoir Dogs mashup, but I’m here to take you all the way.

In the ’50s, early versions of Jim Henson’s Muppets characters were used to shill for coffee on a D.C. television station. Each of the spots was just 10 seconds long. Here’s a collection:

More info and some links to even more at the blog SuperPunch.

(via BB)

Grant Hamilton

  • http://pennywise-books.blogspot.com/ T. Keith Edmunds

    They’re like bizzaro-world versions of Rowlf and Kermit without brains. Or impulse control. And with guns and clubs adn explosives.

    I like it.

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Grant Hamilton

    Apparently they were known as “Willkins” and “Wontkins” — they sold plush dolls and everything.