Vintage Jim Henson Commercials - Claussen's Bread

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  • čas přidán 23. 06. 2020
  • Jim Henson created these ads featuring Mack and Kermit for Claussen's Bread in the mid-1960s.
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  • @jhvids7889
    @jhvids7889 Před 2 lety +2572

    I love how all of Jim Henson’s commercials are just “Buy our products or we’ll murder you.”

  • @patricklee1633
    @patricklee1633 Před 3 lety +3106

    Kermit: I must've been so cruel in a past life to deserve this kind of punishment.

    • @bonelesspiza
      @bonelesspiza Před 2 lety +36

      @D P yep

    • @Pizza-gremlin
      @Pizza-gremlin Před 2 lety +195

      Wilkons coffee ads

    • @Liechtenstein_real
      @Liechtenstein_real Před 2 lety +84

      Somthing in kermits life caused 9/11 in a muppet Christmas it showed a world where kermit does not exist and the twin towers where still standing so something im kermits life caused 9/11 because in the world where kermit does exist the twin towers you know uhhh

    • @brodievernonorsomething
      @brodievernonorsomething Před 2 lety +13

      @@Liechtenstein_real when was that made?

    • @Liechtenstein_real
      @Liechtenstein_real Před 2 lety +15

      @@brodievernonorsomething i think like 2002-2003

  • @sargentsteve7148
    @sargentsteve7148 Před 2 lety +1519

    "I'm eating claussins bread, want a bite?"
    "Sure!"
    *TARGET ACQUIRED*

  • @shirokumaotaku
    @shirokumaotaku Před 2 lety +898

    Nothing like eating a Claussen's sandwich with some good ol' Wilkin's Coffee 🥪☕

  • @meworld3319
    @meworld3319 Před 3 lety +732

    0:43 Perfectly cut scream.

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish Před 2 lety +852

    Lol, this must've been payback for all those Wilkins Coffee commercials. 😂

  • @MantaPlant
    @MantaPlant Před 2 lety +604

    Mack: Did you bring a loaf of Claussen's Bread?
    Kermit: No!
    Mack: *So you have chosen death*

  • @jonshecket3010
    @jonshecket3010 Před 2 lety +418

    I love vintage Jim Henson ads. They were violent and hilarious.

  • @teletubbyboi4207
    @teletubbyboi4207 Před 2 lety +109

    0:31 Kermit's face is priceless

  • @kaijukid1443
    @kaijukid1443 Před 2 lety +153

    Meanwhile, Wontkins in the background is like "Yeah, constantly being in pain over a product isn't very fun when its happening to YOU now, is it?"

  • @Light_9774
    @Light_9774 Před 2 lety +232

    0:04 according to my calculations Kermit fell for about 4 seconds which equals 257 ft. The average height of a building story is about 14 ft so, doing 257/14 he fell from the 18th floor of the apartment building

  • @somedude5518
    @somedude5518 Před 2 lety +85

    As a person who actually got clapped by some cymbals , I can confirm that we DO actually shake and quiver.
    Plus a distorted face.

  • @s.r.a.d.p.l1571
    @s.r.a.d.p.l1571 Před 2 lety +37

    0:43 that scream is priceless

  • @grantcole1898
    @grantcole1898 Před 3 lety +210

    Mack: I have Claussen’s Bread and another kind of bread.
    Kermit: I want the cheap stuff.
    Baby Birds: Cheep cheep cheep!
    Mack: Sorry, but that other bread’s for the birds.

  • @TEMUistheworst
    @TEMUistheworst Před 2 lety +214

    These clips actually make me want to buy some Claussen's bread 🍞

  • @somerandomfan2012
    @somerandomfan2012 Před 4 lety +77

    0:42 ***C R O N C H***
    AHHHHH

  • @bryanarroyo9732
    @bryanarroyo9732 Před 2 lety +63

    Wilkins coffee commercials:"finally, a worthy opponent, are battle will be legendary!"

  • @TheDigDugAndBoscoFan
    @TheDigDugAndBoscoFan Před 4 lety +519

    Excuse me guys, Imma go "Kermit" a crime....

  • @astrocitizen
    @astrocitizen Před 3 lety +528

    Somebody needs to forward this to the Nostalgia Critic... seeing Kermit's prototype Wilkins giving poor Wontkins the business all the time over some coffee kinda freaked him out apparently.

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 Před 3 lety +6

      @Douglas Howe Thank you. He didn't originally have his voice though.

    • @Dim4323
      @Dim4323 Před 2 lety +1

      But you give him claussen bread

    • @G_Gr00v3
      @G_Gr00v3 Před 2 lety +8

      Just so you know, the Wilkins muppet isn't a prototype Kermit. Kermit was already an established character on the show "Sam and Friends" before Jim started making commercials

  • @joliekczyk7299
    @joliekczyk7299 Před 3 lety +84

    Mack: Hey, buddy, you want Claussen’s Bread or Brand X?
    Kermit: Well, what’s so good about Claussen’s Bread? (Brand X explodes)
    Mack: Well, for one thing, it doesn’t blow up!

  • @jareththegoblinking3191
    @jareththegoblinking3191 Před 2 lety +33

    Wilkins: Do you drink Wilkins Coffee?
    Mack: I don't need it
    *Wilkins shoots Mack*
    Kermit: *walks over and turns to the camera* This has been a public service

  • @kingvideogames
    @kingvideogames Před 2 lety +17

    Kermit:So I died? Am I going to Heaven?
    Mack:Do you eat Claussen's bread?
    Kermit:Never touched the stuff.
    *Pushes Kermit off the cloud*
    Mack:People who don't eat Claussen's bread are in for a hell of a time.

  • @G_Gr00v3
    @G_Gr00v3 Před 2 lety +30

    The world would be a lot more fun if Jim was still around, that's for sure

  • @ExtraDexter420
    @ExtraDexter420 Před 4 lety +60

    0:42 that’s gotta hurt.

  • @THawkMedia
    @THawkMedia Před 2 lety +18

    Poor Kermit wanted to actually try the bread the last time

  • @funshine97
    @funshine97 Před 3 lety +145

    Mack: "Want a sandwich made with Claussen's Bread?"
    Kermit: "What'll Mr. Claussen do if I don't?"
    (A foot stomps on Kermit)
    Mack: "Oh, he'll probably put his foot down."

  • @bychrischannel
    @bychrischannel Před 3 lety +25

    These are JUST LIKE the Wilkin's Coffee commercials from Henson!

  • @Sirenhound
    @Sirenhound Před 3 lety +89

    I'd like to see an ad where Mack refuses Wilkins' Coffee and Wilkins refuses Claussen's Bread.

    • @unitedfilmationsinc4385
      @unitedfilmationsinc4385 Před 2 lety +6

      well if that happens the universe god-damn implodes on itself

    • @azazeltheundyingdamienkali5700
      @azazeltheundyingdamienkali5700 Před 2 lety +9

      *Wilkins:* "Would you like some Wilkins' Coffee?"
      *Mack:* "Only if you have some Claussen's Bread."
      *Wilkins:* "I don't want any Claussen's Bread."
      *Mack:* "Then I don't want any Wilkins' Coffee."
      *Wilkins:* "..."
      *Mack:* "..."
      *Wilkins and Mack:* [both pull out rifles] "HAAAAAAAAAH--!!!"

    • @confusedscreaming309
      @confusedscreaming309 Před 2 lety +9

      Plot twist: They find out both their moms are named "Martha" and they refuse Panda cheese

    • @StellarBelt
      @StellarBelt Před 2 lety

      @@ryder4197 Why Would Kermit Kill His Dad And Wontkins Kill His Cousin?

    • @ck-1649
      @ck-1649 Před 2 lety

      You fool! That will cause a full scale war!!

  • @ellerybyrd1360
    @ellerybyrd1360 Před 2 lety +8

    Wilkins: what have I done to deserve such treatment
    Wontkins: smiles evilly

  • @Wildman-lc3ur
    @Wildman-lc3ur Před 2 lety +30

    It's like being in a parallel universe where wontkins is the position of wilkins

    • @waltonsimons12
      @waltonsimons12 Před rokem

      This is Wilkin's purgatory. Only when Wilkins had paid the full price of his sins did the Lord allow him to leave purgatory and be re-born as Kermit.

  • @drakekondrat799
    @drakekondrat799 Před 3 lety +38

    Wontkins: Help!
    Wilkins: Did you bring some Wilkins Coffee?
    Wontkins: No!
    *Wilkins closes the window and Wontkins falls*
    Wilkins: Why don't you drop down to the grocery store for some?

    • @sergiolaurencio7534
      @sergiolaurencio7534 Před 2 lety

      What you are doing?

    • @drakekondrat799
      @drakekondrat799 Před 2 lety +1

      @@sergiolaurencio7534 Making up a commercial for Wilkins Coffee but in the context of one of these Claussen's Bread commericals.

  • @belleroseelizabethsmith8148

    No wonder Kermit so angry all the time

    • @shingai5694
      @shingai5694 Před 2 lety +1

      His wife is the one who's angry all the time though. Or maybe she just has a rage problem. Kermit is a pretty chill dude.

    • @belleroseelizabethsmith8148
      @belleroseelizabethsmith8148 Před 2 lety

      @@shingai5694 I mean when he pushed over the edge

  • @Alienboi2005vidsandstuff
    @Alienboi2005vidsandstuff Před 2 lety +6

    Wilkin's coffee: Wontkins being abused
    Claussen's bread: Kermit being abused

  • @andrewjustice4135
    @andrewjustice4135 Před 2 lety +7

    For anyone thinking that Mack was a jerk for slamming the window on Kermit's fingers, Kermit wouldn't be in that situation if he didn't plan on breaking in Mack's house.

  • @CcMusicAndMore
    @CcMusicAndMore Před 3 lety +23

    I never want to hear kermit scream like that ever again.

    • @flapjack0925
      @flapjack0925 Před 3 lety +7

      That’s the funniest scream I ever heard

    • @angelcat2865
      @angelcat2865 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@flapjack0925Don't forget the Wilkins

  • @superkneppirdk7149
    @superkneppirdk7149 Před 3 lety +16

    Years Kermit stud up for himself and became an icon

  • @katebobperskypants2330
    @katebobperskypants2330 Před 3 lety +28

    One of those rare times where Kermit was the antagonist

  • @danielmontalvo6185
    @danielmontalvo6185 Před 2 lety +7

    0:26 I love Kermit a little expression change

  • @amandastill5124
    @amandastill5124 Před 3 lety +9

    0:03 RIP Kermit the Frog

  • @MoltoRubato88
    @MoltoRubato88 Před 2 lety +8

    If you slow down Kermit's scream to 0.25x at 0:43, it sounds like it belongs in a horror movie.

  • @user-fe6uu4fw2o
    @user-fe6uu4fw2o Před 2 lety +3

    Mack: Ever tried Claussen's bread?
    Kermit: No.
    *Shoots Kermit*
    Mack: Why not give it a shot?

  • @clutchpowers4977
    @clutchpowers4977 Před 3 lety +6

    0:42 Was that the bite of 87?

  • @agcdeadlydaysgo9307
    @agcdeadlydaysgo9307 Před 2 lety +1

    These ads are og memes they where very ahead of their time

  • @blonde_birdav7685
    @blonde_birdav7685 Před rokem +4

    Nothing like a slice of Claussen’s bread and a hot cup Wilkin’s Coffee to start your day

  • @LilNachoo
    @LilNachoo Před 2 lety +6

    "I'm eating a sandwich with claussens bread!" Want a bite? "Sure!" CHOMP AHHHHH

  • @joshuaplotkin8826
    @joshuaplotkin8826 Před 3 lety +12

    In the first clip he kermitted murder

  • @ooeygooeygoodra3068
    @ooeygooeygoodra3068 Před rokem +8

    These commercials never fail to make me smile!

  • @danieljohnson5094
    @danieljohnson5094 Před rokem +5

    For some reason the silent zoom in to a loaf of bread gets me every time

  • @hickorydickoryproductions4165

    Are we not gonna talk about how that bite sounded visceral

  • @phyreboi_studios
    @phyreboi_studios Před měsícem +3

    Kermit:”what are the symbols for?”
    *proceeds to get fucking murdered*

  • @cosmobane6995
    @cosmobane6995 Před 2 lety +2

    If you can see it, they both have reversed characteristics of Wilkins and Wontkins.

  • @atsmithson
    @atsmithson Před 3 lety +4

    Claussen's bread is like music to my ears.

    • @atsmithson
      @atsmithson Před 3 lety +2

      @Sesame Street Sonic Fan Forever(Mack bangs the cymbols on Kermit) This is a very symbolic commercial.

  • @parker-boy98
    @parker-boy98 Před 3 lety +14

    Mack: I love my Claussen's bread.
    Kermit: You oughta see a psychiatrist.
    Mack: I did! That's who told me about it! I used to love my raincoat.

  • @fredthefish2867
    @fredthefish2867 Před 2 lety +9

    I like how he just straight up murders Kermit in the first commercial lmao

  • @marvelgeek9577
    @marvelgeek9577 Před 2 lety +6

    Kermit: Give me a close shave.
    Mack: Do you eat Sandwiches with Clausen’s Bread?
    Kermit: No.
    Mack: My friend this will be the *closest* shave you’ll ever have.

  • @michaelsticksdelaughter
    @michaelsticksdelaughter Před 2 měsíci +1

    0:26 Mack: Claussen's bread is like music to my ears.

  • @the7569
    @the7569 Před 2 lety +3

    These commercials are so ahead of their time, there weren't many funny jokey commercials especially at this period in time. The fact that these are so short and so funny I would honestly not be surprised seeing an ad just like this for product today

  • @LightningNerd
    @LightningNerd Před 2 lety +6

    Claussen's Bread would go great with a cup of Wilkins Coffee

  • @alexmabey7791
    @alexmabey7791 Před 2 lety +19

    Well, Jim Henson was the master of dark comedy...

  • @flair541
    @flair541 Před 2 lety +2

    It's like the revenge of Wontkins' son on Wilkins' son.

  • @garthdavis4320
    @garthdavis4320 Před 2 lety +7

    Kermit must've been paid well to go through all that.

  • @PeiceofNick
    @PeiceofNick Před 2 lety +3

    Kermit: ".. So you see, thats why Ive had this strange phobia of bread for most of my life. You understand now?"
    Gonzo: "All I wanted to know is if your wanted some toast for breakfast or not, jeez."
    Fozzie: " Well Kermit, I guess you could say that your past trumas have made you a bit somewhat *soft and doughy?" Waka Waka!"*
    Gonzo: "You know what, this is the last time I'm ever inviteing either of you over to my place for breakfast ever again."

  • @spartana1116
    @spartana1116 Před 2 lety +2

    for a guy who was hesitant to partake in the first tmnt movie and do kid friendly shows he can turn out some sadistic commercials

  • @TheBlueBuurFan
    @TheBlueBuurFan Před 3 lety +10

    That bite sound on his arm tho BRUH THIS MAN'S BITE IS MORE STRONGER THAN GODZILLA

    • @IAmSteven1835
      @IAmSteven1835 Před 2 lety

      But, Kermit says keep your sharp Salesmen

    • @StellarBelt
      @StellarBelt Před 2 lety

      @@IAmSteven1835 He said “He’s A Sharp Salesman!”

  • @VampireFan-rf5kb
    @VampireFan-rf5kb Před 3 lety +10

    Mack: I love these Claussen's bread commercials, don't you? 😃😃😃
    Kermit: I'm tired of them. 🙄🙄🙄
    (An explosion then happens which destroys the set and almost kills Mack and Kermit. 💥💥💥)
    Kermit: Just kidding, Mr. Claussen! 😨😨😨

  • @nathanishungryanimations7206

    Wow! I’ve never ever seen these before! Thank you!

  • @mattkuzminski8035
    @mattkuzminski8035 Před rokem +1

    Holy fuck, that crunch and scream combo are fucking raw

  • @LUGG824
    @LUGG824 Před 2 lety +2

    The way the camera just ominously focuses on the bread at the end of every commercial

  • @user-bm2gv1wu7s
    @user-bm2gv1wu7s Před 3 lety +3

    Poor Kermit

  • @funshine97
    @funshine97 Před 3 lety +5

    Look out! Here comes my train load of Claussen's Bread!

    • @funshine97
      @funshine97 Před 3 lety +3

      @luke bruce1225252 I like Claussen's!

    • @muppetsandpvzfan
      @muppetsandpvzfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@funshine97 Okay, buddy, what do you think of Claussen's bread?

    • @funshine97
      @funshine97 Před 3 lety +2

      @@muppetsandpvzfan I never tasted it.

    • @muppetsandpvzfan
      @muppetsandpvzfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@funshine97 (boom) Now what do you think of Claussen's bread?

    • @muppetsandpvzfan
      @muppetsandpvzfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@funshine97 Got any Claussen's bread in your house?

  • @3f4gs4s
    @3f4gs4s Před 2 lety

    These commercials were way ahead of their time

  • @MurasakiBunny
    @MurasakiBunny Před 2 lety +2

    Just gotta love the hard zoom cut of the product at the end of each.

  • @Dogewow2012
    @Dogewow2012 Před 2 lety +3

    0:42 the funniest part

  • @DaffyTaffy93
    @DaffyTaffy93 Před 2 lety +8

    00:43 This was hilarious and terrifying🥲

  • @mk19_117
    @mk19_117 Před rokem +1

    Claussens Bread is just the "I don't like coffee" creatures' son's revenge on the Wilkin's bloodline for what he did during Wilkin's Coffee

  • @kildaver
    @kildaver Před rokem +1

    "Buy our stuff if you want to see tomorrow" seems to be the running theme with these commercials.

  • @Dogewow2012
    @Dogewow2012 Před 2 lety +4

    These ads are actually memes

  • @mayonnaisevibes
    @mayonnaisevibes Před 2 lety +6

    There is finally justice in this world

  • @Ctrooper2011
    @Ctrooper2011 Před 3 lety +2

    This has been a very cymbalic commercial.

  • @adampellett4917
    @adampellett4917 Před 11 měsíci +2

    KERMIT: Why commercials do us now?
    ADVERTISEMENT: Do that before you'll die.
    (Kermit jumps over the cliff)
    ADVERTISEMENT: Guess we'll end that in a cliffhanger.
    LMAO!
    P.S. These old ads with Jim are practically hilarious.

  • @Radman126
    @Radman126 Před rokem +3

    You don't really make someone's fall because they didn't bring something that you like 0:05

  • @MrKenichi22
    @MrKenichi22 Před 3 lety +6

    Interesting, looks like a redo of the Wilkins coffee ads

  • @lewis9s
    @lewis9s Před rokem +2

    “Why do you have soo much Claussen’s bread and Wilkins coffee?”
    **points at Jim Henson**
    “Should I-?”
    _”Don’t”_

  • @miwhitty8316
    @miwhitty8316 Před 2 lety +2

    Oh my god that last one scared the crap outta me😱🤣🤣

  • @davizera5015
    @davizera5015 Před 3 lety +4

    0:43 When you step on Lego

  • @jordanfstudios7549
    @jordanfstudios7549 Před 3 lety +8

    Some of these Jim Henson Commericals Always uses the same gags over and over again.

  • @FullOnRhinosaur
    @FullOnRhinosaur Před 2 lety +1

    Claussen's Bread: exists
    Kermit: is punished

    • @StellarBelt
      @StellarBelt Před 2 lety +1

      Wilkins Coffee: Exists
      Wontkins: Is Punished

  • @DaveTheUseless
    @DaveTheUseless Před 2 lety +1

    This is right up there with those Wilkins Coffee gems

  • @luiscolin8383
    @luiscolin8383 Před 3 lety +4

    0:42 **bites** *AAAAAAA*

  • @andrewgaming5165
    @andrewgaming5165 Před 2 lety +3

    0:42 Was that the bite of 87!?

  • @Walt_Xander94
    @Walt_Xander94 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I couldve sworn I commented here once but to Kermit, "Payback's a mofo, aint it?". Seriously, look at what proto-Kermit did in those Wilkins Coffee commercials.

  • @Mr.BeastFacts
    @Mr.BeastFacts Před 2 lety +1

    How fitting that I got an ad featuring Jim Henson’s voice before this!

  • @Mr_Cast
    @Mr_Cast Před 2 lety +5

    0:38 should be in a perfectly cut scream compilation

    • @gara518
      @gara518 Před 2 lety +1

      Im pretty sure it was

  • @classicsonichedgehog7162
    @classicsonichedgehog7162 Před 3 lety +4

    Kermits voice is Wilkins

  • @sammerz50
    @sammerz50 Před 3 lety +1

    This was a few years before the formation of the Children’s Television Workshop in 1968 and Sesame Street’s premiere in 1969.

  • @alexsacchetti9720
    @alexsacchetti9720 Před 2 lety

    Love how this is pretty much the same basic gag as the Wilkins commercials.

  • @funshine97
    @funshine97 Před 3 lety +4

    People who don't eat Claussen's Bread just blow up sometimes.

    • @atsmithson
      @atsmithson Před 3 lety +1

      Aw that's a lotta!

    • @funshine97
      @funshine97 Před 3 lety +2

      @@atsmithson (BOOM!)
      See what I mean?

    • @muppetsandpvzfan
      @muppetsandpvzfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@funshine97 I wouldn't admit this if I wasn't alone, but I really DO LIKE Claussen's bread

    • @funshine97
      @funshine97 Před 3 lety +2

      @@muppetsandpvzfan Did you call?

    • @muppetsandpvzfan
      @muppetsandpvzfan Před 3 lety +2

      @@funshine97 (groans)

  • @gallinule973
    @gallinule973 Před 2 lety +5

    0:04 laughed hard af.

  • @Imsogoodatfh5
    @Imsogoodatfh5 Před 9 měsíci +1

    0:43 that scream though

  • @funshine97
    @funshine97 Před 19 dny +1

    I love my Claussen's Bread.