Wilkins was part of a duo known as Wilkins and Wontkins, which were some of the earliest creations by Jim Henson and his wife and partner Jane Nebel Henson. He is made of soft brown wool flannel with ...

In one of the commercials in the video above, Wontkins actually falls out of a plane. You can also view this video on YouTube. The popularity of the two characters and their escapades led to a ...

Wilkins credited the spots with a 300 percent increase in the home sales of its coffee. In 1958, 25,000 pairs of vinyl Wilkins and Wontkins puppets were sold.

The puppets were named Wilkins and Wontkins and in the 1950s, they were stars. Wilkins is the smiling coffee lover and Wontkins his frowning, much-abused counterpart.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry hosted a puppet forum on the early Jim Henson production “Sam and Friends” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29. ... Some of the most famous of these ...

Henson created two puppet characters to star in the commercials: The cheerful Wilkins who liked the coffee and the grouchy Wontkins (!) who did not like it. Henson produced 179 short spots for the ...