TVSquad

Before The Muppet Show came along, a few of Jim Henson's puppet creations appeared in a series of commercials. Several very funny (and very violent) ads were made for Wilkins Coffee that featured a sorta Kermit-like figure trying to convince a squat, rather shapeless puppet how great Wilkins is. The puppet always refuses, and the other puppet responds by shooting him, or blowing him up, or electrocuting him, or whatever. It's like a more sadistic version of Green Eggs and Ham. What I like about these old commercials is that they're actually really funny, and other than the image of the Wilkins Coffee can at the end, absolutely nothing is said whatsoever about the coffee or why it's worth buying. There's a montage clip after the jump, but I also invite you to check out a bunch more of these commercials here.