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Persuasive advertising, 1950s style

Jim Henson banged out these rather bizarre commercials – featuring a murdering psychopathic Kermit The Frog lookalike and a Cookie Monsteresque grump – before sharpening his act up and creating The Muppets.

See (a lot) more of the series here, and ponder why Wilkins Coffee is not a household name.

(Hat tip – Larvatus Prodeo)

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