Monday, January 28, 2008

Muppets, Inc. Commercials & Rarities


I recently had the pleasure of attending a presentation on Jim Henson's early work at The Cleveland Museum of Art, hosted by Miss Piggy's creator, Bonnie Erickson, and couldn't have been more mesmerized by the clips I saw. It struck me as if Jim Henson somehow branded a kind of universally understandable do-it-yourself creativity under the title MUPPETS, INC.

I've put together a list of links to the rare Henson commercials, presentations and short films that can be found on Youtube, and I highly recommend each and every one. The Wilkins Coffee ads in particular pack the maximum possible entertainment into eight seconds of airtime.

Corporate Presentations:
Wilsons Meats Meeting Film 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w282YjrFIGE
Wilsons Meats Meeting Film 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAOQM8o5kJ4

La Choy Presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNg8vEStwQ

Commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ky7g1lgTwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZfJDC3tANA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM8eSYyp8mY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtId1k-sYfo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7ge1nc_-U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhbz4Rtup3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWc0-WGBUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVDkkmxu_Bk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4hZfrtzyCg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSC3ZjuuqlE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaUeRcYNfaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyqAj6CbDgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dWeMJMh1wI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2L6dUR9rFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUItjAmRSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5kliaz1ePY

1st Muppet Toy Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHGPxfpyFzA

Experimental Short Films:
Time Piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrAVgYTTMbQ

Ripples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtxkgrKWkd4

You can find out more about these early Muppet videos on the Muppet Wiki

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