The dark, disturbing origin of Kermit the Frog...

[Skeptic]

HIhPKgXeFuk

[TragicMonkey]

Never has the phrase "the frogosis of evil" been more truly apparent!

[lopeyschools]

Dark as in black and white films? Disturbing as in terrible advertisements?

[RobRoy]

I'm convinced. Where can I get some Wilkins?

[Mister Earl]

Person one: "Cartoons nowadays are so VIOLENT!"
Person two: "And here's a cartoon of Mickey Mouse smoking a cigarette while trying to figure out a way to blow up Minnie Mouse with Dynamite so he doesn't have to pay spousal support."
Person one: "..."

[madurobob]

This was the late 50s... Henson must have been in his late teens, right? These certainly look teenagery. Not unlike the stick figure death videos my oldest made when he was 15. I sure hope my kid does as well as ol Jim did.

[Emet]

This was the late 50s... Henson must have been in his late teens, right? These certainly look teenagery. Not unlike the stick figure death videos my oldest made when he was 15. I sure hope my kid does as well as ol Jim did.

Henson was born in 1936, and the commercials were made in in 1957 through 1961:

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Wilkins_Coffee

[fuelair]

If it helps any, they sold coffee!!

[CelticRose]

:jaw-dropp

Who would've thought Kermit ran a coffee protection racket in his youth?

[Comrade Raptor]

"Things seem to. . . happen . . . to people who don't drink Wilkins. Just like they seem to . . . happen . . . to people who don't pay their horsetrack debts."

[Comrade Raptor]

This would also go a long way towards explaining Kermit's propensity to flip out and flail his arms. Guy had a serious habit problem.

And judging from those videos, a rap sheet so long he's earned a permanent no-fly and a place on several INTERPOL alert lists.

[madurobob]

Henson was born in 1936, and the commercials were made in in 1957 through 1961:

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Wilkins_Coffee

Ah - OK, so he was in his early 20s. So... ummm... kids grow up faster these days, right? An early 20 something in '56 equates to a 15 yr old in 2006.

Or, something.

[Ron_Tomkins]

HIhPKgXeFuk

Jesus Christ, this is so *********** sick! And it just keeps going on and on!! How many commercials did these sickos make?

[GrouchoMarxist]

Jesus Christ, this is so *********** sick! And it just keeps going on and on!! How many commercials did these sickos make?


179

[Ron_Tomkins]

179

They couldn't just round it up to 180? Geez!

[RobRoy]

They couldn't just round it up to 180? Geez!

At 180 it would have been syndicated, and Wilkins would have had to pay royalties to all the actors. Why do you think Kermit ended up running a dead-end theater?

[TragicMonkey]

Why do you think Kermit ended up running a dead-end theater?

As a front for a Mafia money-laundering operation, of course.

[RobRoy]

As a front for a Mafia money-laundering operation, of course.

And ninja-training centers.

[Piscivore]

Wilkins coffee's instant, and probably tastes like boiled factory sweepings, and I can't have coffee anymore because of acid reflux- but I want some now, those commercials were just that awesome.

[ZirconBlue]

And ninja-training centers.

Ninja-Turtle training centers?

[RobRoy]

Ninja-Turtle training centers?

Mutant Ninja-Turtle training centers.

[LizardmanSpike]

Is that guy he is blowing up supposed to be the cookie monster?

Maybe just the cookie monster's little brother.

[IMST]

Mutant Ninja-Turtle training centers.

For Teenagers.

[RobRoy]

For Teenagers.

Took awhile, but worth the wait! :D

[Delvo]

For Teenagers....who might actually be in their 20s.

Is that guy he is blowing up supposed to be the cookie monster?

Maybe just the cookie monster's little brother.To me it looked like Telly and sounded like Oscar.