Oh, yah. The old Wilkins/Wontkins characters were vicious! When I worked the Henson exhibit at the museum, they had tons of clips and storyboards featuring violent things they would do. Because of this, though, Jim Henson made his name.
Gosh, I guess that was in the 60s? I think they were based in the South, mostly, since Henson was from Mississippi and did some work with local stations. I know he did a series of commercials for Community Coffee, which is a Louisiana brand, and some of the people who came through the exhibit said they remembered seeing the ads.
posted on Wednesday, Jun 17th by bluefish
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Oh, yah. The old Wilkins/Wontkins characters were vicious! When I worked the Henson exhibit at the museum, they had tons of clips and storyboards featuring violent things they would do. Because of this, though, Jim Henson made his name.
wow. any idea where they aired? and what year?
Gosh, I guess that was in the 60s? I think they were based in the South, mostly, since Henson was from Mississippi and did some work with local stations. I know he did a series of commercials for Community Coffee, which is a Louisiana brand, and some of the people who came through the exhibit said they remembered seeing the ads.
Wow, these are fantastic. Wikipedia says they aired in DC in the 60's.
thanks. they are pretty damn great.