Muppet related bits on Non-Henson DVDs

[Lemonzinger]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, and I apologize if it has, but I recently purchased a 2 DVD set from Madacy Entertainment called "TV Favorites: Classic Commercials".

It features over 3-1/2 hours of commercials from the 40's to the 70's.

Now, the quality of these spots is not always mind-blowing, but the list price (about 10-12 bucks) makes it quite the steal, especially considering it has muppet ties.

First and most obviously muppet-related is the Wilkins coffee commercial which is on disc one. When I first watched this DVD, I was totally in shock when I saw that one.

The second disc has a Cool Whip commercial featuring Loretta Long from Sesame Street.

I would recommend this set to anyone interested in TV history. It's really a fun set at a good price. Plus, you get to see Barney Rubble and Fred Flinstone as spokesmen for Winston cigarettes!

Anyway, I'm getting off track here, but I though you'd like to know...


Rich

 

[sarah_yzma]

coooooooooooooooooooooooool....I want one!

 

[Phillip]

Wow, that does sound nice. Any other good animation bits?

 

[mupvisiongirl]

Very awesome! Muppet Central can be so educational!

 

[Lemonzinger]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...247/sr=2-2/102-2821841-6329764?v=glance&s=dvd

I don't know how to do links, so just copy and paste this into your browsers.

Rich

 

[Lemonzinger]

Phil,

To respond to your question, there is a lot of classic animation on this set.

Some of the more famous characters making appearances:
The Flintstones
Quisp and Quake
Marky Maypo
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote
Franken Berry, Count Chocula, Boo Berry
a mid-seventies Tony the Tiger
plus many more!

I must stress again that the video quality is not always great, but I still think there are many many things on this set that make it well worth the price of admission.

Rich

 

[Phillip]

I've heard about the Flintstone commercials for years but never seen them. Nice. Thanks for the list.

 

[jediX]

This spotting is from a different DVD set, The Ultimate [Johnny] Carson Collection. On the final episode of Johnny's Tonight Show (which is in the set), there is a montage of his fave guests (about 5 seconds of each). Jim, holding Dr. Teeth is part of the montage and was one of the few people to get a studio audience applause.

 

[Ryan]

This spotting is from a different DVD set, The Ultimate [Johnny] Carson Collection. On the final episode of Johnny's Tonight Show (which is in the set), there is a montage of his fave guests (about 5 seconds of each). Jim, holding Dr. Teeth is part of the montage and was one of the few people to get a studio audience applause.

How long is this clip? I'd love to see it. Is there any clips in the video set of The Muppets guest hosting the show? That's a terrific appearance.

 

[jediX]

No, its just a 5 second clip (w/o sound) of Jim & Dr. Teeth. I searched the Carson videos site and none of their other tapes have the guest host (although the Celebration of 30 years does feature part of this, and I know of people who have the complete appearance).