Wheels, Flutes and Crowns

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  • čas přidán 18. 01. 2011
  • Jim Henson's 1966 test commercial for General Foods Canada snack products Wheels, Flutes and Crowns.
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  • @Cure-Skywalker
    @Cure-Skywalker Před 6 lety +617

    So while Kermit’s dad was threatening to murder people over coffee Ernie’s was telling as about snack food theft.

    • @Channel-rh7lh
      @Channel-rh7lh Před 6 lety +37

      Takeru Takaishi and Cookie Monster himself was eating wheels. He was originally a wheel stealer, and then ate cookies, which became his favorite food.

    • @Cheeseandwhiskers
      @Cheeseandwhiskers Před 6 lety +9

      He Also Munched An Entire Coffee Machine Whole Not A Bit Of it Left I Checked

    • @DHAdArchivez
      @DHAdArchivez Před 6 lety +11

      Cookie monster had also ate munchos

    • @RoseSupreme
      @RoseSupreme Před 5 lety +11

      And Cookie Monster's dad/grandfather/uncle/cousin/whatever was eating Ernie's dad's wheels.

    • @collegeman1988
      @collegeman1988 Před 5 lety +3

      And what about Bert’s dad? Bert is evil!

  • @CaptainJZH
    @CaptainJZH Před 9 lety +527

    Wheels are a gateway snack to Cookies, apparently.

    • @time_skeleton7535
      @time_skeleton7535 Před 6 lety +12

      do these snacks still exist?

    • @Zoyx
      @Zoyx Před 5 lety +11

      @@time_skeleton7535 - They never existed. They were rebranded and released. Bugles (aka Flutes) still exist today. beachpackagingdesign.com/boxvox/general-mills-and-the-snack-product-trio

    • @ryantheidiot982
      @ryantheidiot982 Před 5 lety +8

      Nope, but it did lead straight to Cookie Monster.

    • @NodDisciple1
      @NodDisciple1 Před 5 lety +8

      Yeah...he seemed to be so much more coherent before he hit the cookies. And still had teeth. :(

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 3 lety +1

      @@NodDisciple1 He also ate a computer.

  • @flavory17
    @flavory17 Před 2 lety +134

    "These wheel-shaped cheese flavored snacks that taste so... cheese flavored"
    The floor here is made out of floor

  • @PRGSPY
    @PRGSPY Před 5 lety +289

    Imagine eating a snack only to witness a monster breaking through your Television to raid your fridge.

    • @King_Kitsune
      @King_Kitsune Před 3 lety +10

      sounds like a bad horror movie

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 3 lety +5

      With that as the commercial, it makes me NOT wanna buy them.

    • @TheAnchorArmsChad
      @TheAnchorArmsChad Před 3 lety +1

      I would drop that monster's ass to the floor if he did that

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 3 lety

      @@TheAnchorArmsChad Oh would you? Why not put your money where your mouth is?

  • @kaitbelll
    @kaitbelll Před 9 lety +378

    "I'm a Wheel-Stealer. Ha ha. Ha ha."
    -Cookie Monster as the Wheel-Stealer in "Wheels, Crowns and Flutes" (1965-66)

  • @modaltib880
    @modaltib880 Před 7 lety +467

    that guy could actually be considered Ernie's father.

  • @Kittenfox_55
    @Kittenfox_55 Před rokem +35

    It's amazing and sad just how much more effective this 1 commercial is from the mid 60's than most advertisements do today. I want wheels flutes and crowns now!

  • @ntcnetwork9934
    @ntcnetwork9934 Před rokem +23

    Why is “THE FLUTE SNATCHER STRIKES AGAIN!” legitimately hilarious. 😂

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman2000 Před 4 lety +49

    Wilkens: Drink my product or die.
    Ernie Sr: Please stop stealing my product.

  • @CWRoederer
    @CWRoederer Před 7 lety +149

    What would be funny is if the humans all had the same voice as their stealer counterpart.

  • @MoonLoonie69
    @MoonLoonie69 Před 3 lety +24

    *"Cookie Monster with teeth doesn't exist. He can't hurt you."*
    This Old Commercial: 👄

  • @peterkaboomitrain242
    @peterkaboomitrain242 Před 5 lety +87

    Top 10 super heroes with depressing backstories

  • @Kitschensyngk
    @Kitschensyngk Před 3 lety +19

    “I’m a Wheel Stealer, and YOU’RE stuck in the middle with ME!”

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan Před 8 lety +104

    so we got Cookie Monster, Snack Frackle and Beautiful Day Monster

  • @crimsondynamo615
    @crimsondynamo615 Před 6 lety +95

    “I’m a Wheel Stealer! Heh heh heh heh”
    Good lord it’s like if you combined the laughter of Bevis and Butt-Head and Seth Rogan. *A TRIFECTA FROM HELL!*

  • @rommix0
    @rommix0 Před 6 lety +85

    W is for Wheels
    that's good enough for me.

  • @grantcole1898
    @grantcole1898 Před 3 lety +9

    Those snacks look so appetizing. I wish they were still around.

  • @sakurashy8492
    @sakurashy8492 Před 7 lety +34

    0:30 corn-flavored crowns. The official royal snack of the Mewman royal family.

  • @isaiahnaegi645
    @isaiahnaegi645 Před 6 lety +44

    Those guys deserve their own show

    • @kylemorello4787
      @kylemorello4787 Před 4 lety +12

      Yeah! Especially the Wheel-Stealer! He might even be perfect for a children's educational show! Except, maybe he shouldn't eat a cheesy snack. Maybe he should eat something else, like....
      🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

    • @pbsp-head-officialchannel6278
      @pbsp-head-officialchannel6278 Před 4 lety +1

      Kyle Morello it already existed how could you predict a future lol

    • @DiagonalTanooki
      @DiagonalTanooki Před 3 lety +2

      @@kylemorello4787 watch out for reddit

    • @Tree_e888
      @Tree_e888 Před 3 lety +2

      The wheel Steeler specifically has a lot of potential, maybe in the future he can lose his teeth and instead eat cookies instead of cheese wheels.

    • @rbrtnewoneforeverandalways
      @rbrtnewoneforeverandalways Před rokem +1

      @@kylemorello4787 COOOOOOOOOOOKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Cookie Monster

  • @bricebricegb
    @bricebricegb Před 11 lety +44

    Who else wants to see these back on the shelves.

  • @Humbledingify
    @Humbledingify Před 7 lety +44

    The Flute Snatcher strikes again!

  • @joseprieto
    @joseprieto Před rokem +7

    Kermit's dad here was waging war and muering people over coffee while Ernie here is ratting out Cookie Monster's dad over some cheese wheels.

  • @chickenvasquez78
    @chickenvasquez78 Před 3 lety +12

    Bless Jim Henson

  • @Memefan
    @Memefan Před 11 měsíci +4

    If wheels, flutes, and crowns still existed, I’d get the wheels

  • @joaquindiaz7848
    @joaquindiaz7848 Před 4 lety +14

    0:15 cookie monster looks scary with that shark teeths

  • @WylieCanAnimate
    @WylieCanAnimate Před 4 lety +13

    0:28 My favorite quote in this commercial.

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman2000 Před 4 lety +3

    I'm glad Ernie and Cookie Monster are on good terms despite their families past relations.

    • @yosefdemby8792
      @yosefdemby8792 Před 3 lety

      Are they? czcams.com/video/yPBNx6eB18w/video.html

  • @masterbondofox8982
    @masterbondofox8982 Před 2 lety +6

    My gawd, I remember Wheels! I used to LOVE those! When Mom told she couldn't get them anymore I was sad ... thanks for posting this!

    • @elwoodjacobs4353
      @elwoodjacobs4353 Před 2 lety +1

      How did they achieve their cheese flavor? Was it powder like Cheetos, or was it baked into them like Goldfish crackers?

  • @spencerworld3167
    @spencerworld3167 Před 3 lety +19

    This better then most commercials we have today.

  • @robertmiles1603
    @robertmiles1603 Před 7 lety +21

    Well, at least unlike the proto-Kermit he doesn't try to terrify people into eating his product with guns and such.

    • @Thisisahandle1
      @Thisisahandle1 Před 6 lety +6

      Robert Miles kermit came before wilkins actually, kermit first apeared in sam and friends 2 years before wilkins coffee commercials first started

    • @thesladesterb3vt3co7h
      @thesladesterb3vt3co7h Před 3 lety

      Robert Miles www.toughpigs.com/reminder-kermit-is-not-a-homicidal-coffee-salesman/

  • @thorne9794
    @thorne9794 Před 4 lety +5

    this is actually a pretty funny commercial.
    and its also cool to see where the cookie monster originated from.

  • @alexk8792
    @alexk8792 Před 10 lety +15

    I'd sure would like to have some of these snacks!

  • @Igarappappa
    @Igarappappa Před rokem +2

    These old commercials are strangely relaxing.

  • @shengyinglee4265
    @shengyinglee4265 Před 3 lety +6

    0:15 Wheel Stealer
    0:28 Flute Snatcher
    0:43 Crown Grabber

  • @mikshinee87
    @mikshinee87 Před 2 lety +4

    I would love to see a TV marathon of all these commercials.

  • @ErnieandBert1
    @ErnieandBert1 Před 13 lety +13

    Such great quality! Looks like it was made last week!
    Thank you, Henson Company!

  • @skepolotv4173
    @skepolotv4173 Před 6 lety +15

    I really want to eat those snacks for some odd reason.

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku Před 5 lety +4

    It's like a handsome version of Ernie.

  • @ethanchannel153
    @ethanchannel153 Před rokem +3

    Wheel-Stealer (Cookie Monster)
    Flute-Snatcher (no name)
    Crown-Grabber (Beautiful Day Monster)

  • @valeriegreen9568
    @valeriegreen9568 Před rokem +1

    After this commercial, a very popular cartoon character was born

  • @thettn824
    @thettn824 Před 10 lety +16

    The wheels stealer looks like Cookie Monster

  • @AvoozlPlays
    @AvoozlPlays Před 4 lety +1

    What people don't know is the Wheel Stealer was actually green, it's not the same puppet used for Cookie Monster it's just similar.

  • @tythompson884
    @tythompson884 Před 7 lety +11

    I like these monsters

  • @fruitstar2522
    @fruitstar2522 Před 5 lety +5

    Cookie Monster: ME WHEEL STEALER!!! OM-NOM-NOM-NOM-NOM!

  • @Hiro_Ramone
    @Hiro_Ramone Před 3 lety +3

    It's incredible how i can never avoid getting hungry by watching Muppets eating...

  • @rilyboothe832
    @rilyboothe832 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That puppet seems like a nice guy, I wouldn't mind being friends with him.

  • @pbboyandfriends6407
    @pbboyandfriends6407 Před 2 lety +3

    The wheel stealer is cookie monster. In the first time

  • @LennyWhatever2
    @LennyWhatever2 Před 3 lety +1

    fun fact: the designs of the wheel stealer and the crown grabber were eventually used for the designs of cookie monster and beautiful day monster respectivally.

  • @DeltaOdyssey
    @DeltaOdyssey Před 3 lety +3

    I really want the crown grabber coming out of the tv to become a meme.

  • @Rtkat3
    @Rtkat3 Před 12 lety +2

    Wheel-Stealer is a prototype version of Cookie Monster. Crown-Grabber is an earlier version of Beautiful Day Monster.

  • @Nonamearisto
    @Nonamearisto Před 5 lety +17

    So, these three species evolved just to steal these specific snacks?

    • @Dalton_Boardman2000
      @Dalton_Boardman2000 Před 4 lety +3

      Isn't nature interesting.

    • @XxDeadEndHawkxX
      @XxDeadEndHawkxX Před 4 lety +4

      Although, the wheel stealer continued to evolve, lost his teeth and went after cookies in general

    • @bjjackson7895
      @bjjackson7895 Před 3 lety +1

      @@XxDeadEndHawkxX their cheese wheels

  • @e-mananimates2274
    @e-mananimates2274 Před 7 lety +20

    It's a good thing they made some adjustments to the Cookie Monster puppet because I'm not sure if most people would be comfortable with those sharp teeth.
    By the way, any chance that those snacks are sold today?

  • @WackyMajor
    @WackyMajor Před 3 lety +5

    0:43 Sounds Like He's Saying REALMS

  • @ImperatorPenguin
    @ImperatorPenguin Před 2 lety +3

    Sid was weird before he got hooked on cookies.

  • @Turnislefthome
    @Turnislefthome Před 13 lety

    best thing in the whole wide world. thanks for posting!

  • @soodwah
    @soodwah Před 6 lety

    With an ad like that......I'd by it everyday!!!!

  • @WigWagProduction
    @WigWagProduction Před rokem +1

    Im laughing so hard when the wheelstealer laughed "HAHA, HAHA!"

  • @stormgirl09
    @stormgirl09 Před 10 lety +6

    The cookie monster has a really interesting family! Hide yo snacks!

  • @the_real_drwhoroblox1935
    @the_real_drwhoroblox1935 Před 4 lety +8

    0:15 "oh no! how can my car move now?!?"

  • @ethanchannel153
    @ethanchannel153 Před rokem +1

    Flute-Snatcher: The Flute-Snatcher strikes again!

  • @spy4863
    @spy4863 Před 6 lety

    How many freakin' corn snacks HAS General Mills created over the years! Bugles! Wheels! Crowns! Flutes! Daisies! Buttons! Bows! Whistles! The list goes on and on and on and on........

  • @Acrobatdog99
    @Acrobatdog99 Před 13 lety +5

    I Am A Wheel Stealer! (Laughing)
    The Flute Snatcher strikes again!
    CROWNS!
    Those are funny.

  • @ethanchannel153
    @ethanchannel153 Před rokem +1

    Man and Wheel-Stealer, Flute-Snatcher, and Crown-Grabber

  • @tamikarangel7835
    @tamikarangel7835 Před rokem +1

    Great now I want some Wheels

  • @OofusTwillip
    @OofusTwillip Před rokem +2

    This 1969 commercial was made for the Canadian market. Note the bilingual English/French labels on the boxes. In 1969, Canada became *officially* bilingual.

  • @Dhakadice
    @Dhakadice Před 2 lety +1

    0:58

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
    @nicholaslienandjaja1815 Před 3 lety +1

    Wheel Stealer: Cookie Monster (now he's eating cookies and other kinds of food, but remember, he's NOT the Veggie Monster!)
    Flute Snatcher: Modified into the Snake Frackle
    Crown Grabber: Beautiful Day Monster (formerly on Sesame Street, now a character in The Muppets)

  • @steamie98
    @steamie98 Před 3 lety

    This is surprisingly good quality

  • @instaksaj7631
    @instaksaj7631 Před 9 lety +11

    He sounds like Ernie and the wheel grabber is Cookie Monster

  • @shellos10
    @shellos10 Před 12 lety +1

    Best comercial ever

  • @user-vt8kz1ll7b
    @user-vt8kz1ll7b Před rokem +1

    These treats look so delicious and I wish I could go and get them.

  • @Alexs23743
    @Alexs23743 Před 6 měsíci +1

    0:18: "And this Cookie Monster, before me found cookies! Me had to deal with tough times back then, but me eventually pulled through!"

  • @654zns
    @654zns Před 13 lety

    I made a post on the Henson channel asking if they would post this. Thank you very much Henson.

  • @seanwilkinson3975
    @seanwilkinson3975 Před 8 lety +39

    The poor, neurotic guy who has his snacks ganked repeatedly looks and sounds like an adult version of Sesame Street's Ernie...which is strange, considering Ernie IS an adult. If you briefly ignore that and think of Ernie as a mischievous child, the likeness is striking.

  • @omgman5745
    @omgman5745 Před 3 lety

    I'm going back in time to have these

  • @Anton-de5vu
    @Anton-de5vu Před 2 lety +2

    Dude looks like Ernie’s dad, and all the monsters look like cookie monsters extended family

  • @PabloToonimations
    @PabloToonimations Před 4 lety

    This is a lot better than ads today.

  • @smileysmilefan7879
    @smileysmilefan7879 Před 2 lety +1

    These sound like the best snacks ever

  • @andrewmorrice9139
    @andrewmorrice9139 Před 2 lety +3

    0:15 pure terror.

  • @ScootZMedia
    @ScootZMedia Před 8 lety +34

    All that junk food no wonder Cookie monster doesn't have any teeth. Poor hygiene poor hygeine

  • @hudsonknight7040
    @hudsonknight7040 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Therapist: calm down mr. Jim Henson, when did this all start?
    Jim Henson: it all started when I discovered wheels…

  • @woonping4782
    @woonping4782 Před rokem +1

    Man, Wheel-Stealer, Flute-Snatcher, and Crown-Grabber

  • @MarleyDavidson69
    @MarleyDavidson69 Před 2 lety +1

    I hope they bring back this commercial

  • @patricklee1633
    @patricklee1633 Před 3 lety

    Cookie Monster: Thank you Mr. Henson. Those sharp teeth were too scary.

  • @MG2013summer
    @MG2013summer Před 5 lety +1

    Pretty sure I'm not the only one who would want these snacks... right?

  • @rarehalfling3536
    @rarehalfling3536 Před 6 lety

    Amazing for 1966

  • @matthunterross
    @matthunterross Před rokem +1

    Brilliant

  • @MiggyStyx
    @MiggyStyx Před 6 lety

    Wow... I think this Jim Henson guy is on to something here!

  • @mckicks
    @mckicks Před 4 lety +2

    I A M A W H E E L S T E A L E R

  • @bigg34691
    @bigg34691 Před 12 lety +3

    OMG The Wheel Snatcher looks like Cookie Monster BUT WITH TEETH!!!!!

    • @ritaandrunt5767
      @ritaandrunt5767 Před 3 lety

      Early version of cookie that's why he looks like the final version of the actual cookie monster puppet

  • @Recordable2000
    @Recordable2000 Před 3 lety

    I think this is a very clever commercial

  • @noreenmontetna7113
    @noreenmontetna7113 Před 5 lety

    If this aired, this probably scared kids for life

  • @avremirine8986
    @avremirine8986 Před 24 dny

    The Flute Snatcher would reappear a few times in Season 1 of Sesame Street. And had a cameo in The Muppets Take Manhattan as one of the attendees of Kermit and Miss Piggy's Wedding scene!

  • @KaseyLeitch
    @KaseyLeitch Před 3 lety +1

    0:28: The Flute-Snatcher strikes again!

    • @KaseyLeitch
      @KaseyLeitch Před 3 lety

      I really think it’s actually his first time striking at a guy’s house. Unless he’s been somewhere else in the making of the advert and said “Strikes again”.

  • @ethanchannel153
    @ethanchannel153 Před rokem +1

    Cookie Monster: I'm a Wheel-Stealer! Ha-ha, ha-ha!
    Flute-Snatcher: The Flute-Snatcher strikes again!
    Beautiful Day Monster: Crowns!

  • @onixm
    @onixm Před 5 lety +1

    i need wheels flutes and crowns

  • @Spectahman2.0
    @Spectahman2.0 Před 3 lety

    I want Wheels and Flutes now!! I need to find some!!

  • @taicoleman6832
    @taicoleman6832 Před 2 lety +3

    0:28 Tai Coleman strikes again!!!!!

  • @rebeccamichael626
    @rebeccamichael626 Před 2 lety +1

    Fun Fact - The "wheel stealer" is the original Cookie Monster.

  • @wonderland695
    @wonderland695 Před měsícem

    The Flute Snachter looks like the Muppet who says “Something Peculiar” in Comedy Tonight