History YMMV / WilkinsCoffee

* FridgeHorror: Some have wondered how Wilkins himself would react to the fact that the company doesn't even exist anymore. General consensus is that it wouldn't [[DrivenToSuicide be pleasant]].

* JustHereForGodzilla: Wilkins and Wontkins are remembered more fondly than the coffee itself.

** Related to the aformentioned CommonKnowledge, Jim Henson did enlist the actual Kermit in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCO-enxhk_Q commercials for McGarry's Sausages]], but as the ''victim'' of the abuse instead of the perpetrator.

** A Wilkins Tea commercial depicts the Boston Tea Party, albeit PlayedForLaughs, as a mistake, saying that, "This dreadful thing would never have happened if we'd sent them Wilkins Tea."

** In one skit, Wilkins and Wontkins are depicted as [[DirtyCommunists communists]] wearing ushankas, with Wontkins being declared a traitor for selling Wilkins Coffee, which is denounced as "capitalist coffee", before Wilkins asks him to [[NotSoAboveItAll send two pounds through the back door]]. Following the USSR dissolving in 1991, this commercial comes off as dated as a result.

* NightmareFuel: While the commercials are usually hilarious, some end up being genuinely terrifying.
** Wontkins is standing behind a guillotine, while Wilkins is holding the blade up with a rope.
--->'''Wilkins:''' This machine will make you want a cup of Wilkins Coffee.\\
'''Wontkins:''' Not me. I'll--\\
''(Wilkins lets go of the rope and the blade slides down, narrowly missing Wontkins)''\\
'''Wontkins:''' ...take mine with cream and sugar.
** Wontkins is tied up in an electric chair, while Wilkins is next to him holding a switch.
--->'''Wilkins:''' Any last requests, like for a cup of Wilkins Coffee?\\
'''Wontkins:''' No!\\
'''Wilkins:''' You don't drink Wilkins?\\
'''Wontkins:''' No!\\
'''Wilkins:''' How shocking.\\
''(Wilkins throws the switch)''
*** Bonus points for Wontkins being visibly terrified and shaking throughout this conversation.
** "[[https://youtu.be/LmhIizQQol0?t=682 My friend, this is gonna be the closest shave you've ever had!]]"
** In [[https://youtu.be/LmhIizQQol0?t=525 this commercial]], Wilkins ''stabs'' Wontkins to convince him to drink the coffee.
** One commercial showed Wontkins tied with ropes on a ConveyorBeltODoom slowly coming closer to a huge buzzsaw while Wilkins threatens to make him into two-by-fours if he doesn't drink the coffee. However, it's too late as we hear him getting shredded offscreen while Wilkins says "He always was a cut-up!".
** In [[https://youtu.be/LmhIizQQol0?t=161 this one]], Wilkins and Wontkins are fencing with blunts, with Wilkins demanding that Wontkins salute Wilkins Coffee. Wontkins, [[TooDumbToLive as usual]], tells him he doesn't drink Wilkins Coffee. We immediately cut to Wilkins ''cleaning blood'' off of his ''[[ScissorsCutsRock blunt]]'' blade, commenting "[[BondOneLiner Some learn, and some don't!]]"
** Wilkins in general is a pretty disturbing figure. Between his creepy appearance that's indistinct in terms of species, his eerily cheerful and forced sounding midwestern accent and his almost eldritch capability to warp reality in order to annihilate anyone who refuses to drink Wilkin's Coffee.

'''Wontkins:''' Not me. I'll-\\

'''Wontkins:''' -Take mine with cream and sugar.

* FridgeHorror: Some have wondered how Wilkins himself would react to the fact that the company doesn't even exist anymore. General consensus is that [[KillEmAll it wouldn't]] [[DrivenToSuicide be pleasant]].

'''Wontkins:''' Not me. I'll-...\\

'''Wontkins:''' Take mine with cream and sugar.

** One commercial showed Wontkins tied with ropes on a conveyor belt, slowly coming closer to a huge buzzsaw while Wilkins threatens to make him into two by fours if he doesn't drink the coffee. However, it's too late as we hear him getting shredded offscreen while Wilkins says "He always was a cut-up!".

** Wilkins in general is a pretty disturbing figure. Between his UncannyValley appearance that's indistinct in terms of species, his eerily cheerful and forced sounding midwestern accent and his almost eldritch capability to warp reality in order to annihilate anyone who refuses to drink Wilkin's Coffee.

* HilariousInHindsight: Of all the products Wilkins promoted, Faygo has come to make the most sense... perhaps [[Music/InsaneClownPosse too much sense]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Wilkins was SeriousBusiness in pitching Wilkins Coffee on Wontkins....[[OpinionFlipFlop and then several other brands of coffee afterwards]]. [[{{Troll}} Maybe he just likes finding things to maim Wontkins over.]]

''[Wilkins lets go of the rope and the blade slides down, narrowly missing Wontkins.]''\\

''[Wilkins throws the switch.]''

* SpecialEffectFailure: During the mountain climbing commercial, after Wilkins lets go of the rope adorned to Wontkins, Jim Henson can be seen stepping out slightly from behind the set, as well as putting his hand on his hip when Wilkins says, "When you come back up, don't forget the Wilkins!"

* ArtifactTitle: The character is still mostly referred to as Wilkins by fans, even when they transitioned to color and advertised a lot of other coffee brands. Even Muppet Wiki refers to him by that name.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During the mountain climbing commercial, after Wilkins lets go of the rope adorned to Wontkins, Jim Henson can be seen stepping out slightly from behind the set, as well as putting his hand on his hip when Wilkins says, "When you come back up, don't forget the Wilkins!"

** Related to the aformentioned CommonKnowledge, Jim Henson did enlist the actual Kermit in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCO-enxhk_Q commercials for McGarry's Sausage]], but as the ''victim'' of the abuse instead of the perpetrator.

** Related to the aformentioned Common Knowledge, Jim Henson did enlist the actual Kermit in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCO-enxhk_Q commercials for McGarry's Sausage]], but as the ''victim'' of the abuse instead of the perpetrator.
* HoYay: [[https://youtu.be/Xn8zhYnCjtA?t=213 A few commercials]] ship Wontkins with a [[{{Crossdresser}} crossdressing]] Wilkins.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During the mountain climbing commercial, after Wilkins lets go of the rope adorned to Wontkins, Jim Henson can be seen stepping out slightly from behind the set, as well as putting his hand on his hip when Wilkins says, "When you come back up, don't forget the Wilkins!"
* WhatAnIdiot: Almost always PlayedForLaughs.
** Between a brand new car or a single case of Wilkins Instant Coffee, what does Wilkins pick as his game show prize? ...Wilkins Instant, of course.
** When flying coach, Wontkins says he'll get off at the next town if the plane he's on only serves Wilkins Coffee. [[GilliganCut Cut to him getting chucked out of the plane.]]
** Wontkins' lunch rounds out to 75¢, [[BrutalHonesty but he admits to not have drank the Wilkins Coffee he was given]], resulting in his tab [[ArtisticLicenseLaw getting bumped up to $1.00]].
** Wilkins is getting ready to push [[CartoonBomb a bomb]] into Wontkins' house, asking him if his house has any Wilkins Coffee in it. Wontkins says no, despite this being akin to a HostageSituation.

** Wontkins' lunch rounds out to 75¢, [[BrutalHonestly but he admits to not have drank the Wilkins Coffee he was given]], resulting in his tab [[ArtisticLicenseLaw getting bumped up to $1.00]].

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During the mountain climbing commercial, after Wilkins lets go of the rope adorned to Wontkins, Jim Henson can be seen stepping out slightly from behind the set, as well as putting his hand on his hip when Wilkins says, "When you come back up, don't forget the Wilkins!"

** In [[https://youtu.be/LmhIizQQol0?t=161 this one]], Wilkins and Wontkins are fencing with blunts, with Wilkins demanding that Wontkins salute Wilkins Coffee. Wontkins, [[TooDumbToLive as usual]], tells him he doesn't drink Wilkins Coffee. We immediately cut to Wilkins ''cleaning blood'' off of his ''[[ScissorsCutsRock blunt]]'' blade, commenting "[[BondOneLiner Some learn, and some don't!]]"

** In [[https://youtu.be/LmhIizQQol0?t=161 this one]], Wilkins and Wontkins are fencing with blunts, with Wilkins demanding that Wontkins salute Wilkins Coffee. Wontkins, [[TooDumbToLive as usual]], tells him he doesn't drink Wilkins Coffee. We immediately cut to Wilkins ''cleaning blood'' off of his ''[[ScissorsCutsRock blunt]]'' blade, commenting "[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Some learn, and some don't!]]"

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The things that Wontkins goes through. Some are so extremely violent that you can't help but [[Funny/WilkinsCoffee laugh]]. Also, the casual way that Wilkins tortures the poor guy (i.e., having him [[ConveyorBeltODoom cut up by a conveyor belt]] and saying, [[{{Pun}} "He always was a cutup."]]