Early Muppets Wilkins Coffee

[Allen]

How many of you remember the old Wilkins coffee commercials from 1957--1961? This was Jim Henson's introduction to the Muppet's. I don't think Kermit was ever mentioned by name back then and did look a little different.

These commercials were shown around the DC area and gained so much popularity that other coffee companies started using them. Here, I remember them as Red Diamond coffee commercials with most captions stating: "Things seem to happen to people who don't drink Red Diamond coffee."

Guess this type humor of a murderous Kermit wouldn't fly today. Harmless humor but my how things have changed. Now days you have to spell it out to children: "rolling a cannon in front of someone and blowing their head off is a no-no."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K33mMjsjbdA

[PWC]

Never saw these before ! Had to be a regional thing, like southern accent, y'all. And you are right, we've lost a little civility because we can't recognize humor for what it is. We've lost Popeye and Bluto, Tom and Jerry, and Road Runner and Coyote because of their "violence".

[Allen]

But riots, smashing windows, shooting cops, running over people, politicians fighting each other is aye OK.

[lyman]

Never saw these before ! Had to be a regional thing, like southern accent, y'all. And you are right, we've lost a little civility because we can't recognize humor for what it is. We've lost Popeye and Bluto, Tom and Jerry, and Road Runner and Coyote because of their "violence".

Pepe le pew is a No no due to date rape and harassment

Speedy Gonzales and the other similar cartoon characters due to cultural stereotypes


I think Buga is allowed only because he is a cross dresser