31 Jan 2011
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January 31, 2011 Nathan

The Muppets say “drink coffee, or else”

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This is a series of coffee adverts from the 1950s. So cool. They were made by Muppet creator Jim Henson, here are some details on the brief he was given…

“In 1957, Jim Henson was approached by a Washington, D.C. coffee company to produce ads for Wilkins Coffee. The local stations only had ten seconds for station identification, so the commercials had to be lightning-fast — essentially, eight seconds for the commercial pitch and a two-second shot of the product.”

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Nathan Nathan is a coffee lover, home roaster, amateur barista and coffee tinkerer. He's married, has two kids, one turtle, and for a day job works for Creek Road Presbyterian Church. He previously worked in PR. This blog is his attempt to make coffee tax deductible.

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  1. maso

    Gold.

    And if I’m not mistaken … you seem to be promoting instant tinned coffee here?! Good to see!

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