Longest non-street scene segment used in Classic Sesame Street?

[YellowYahooey]

I remember viewing many segments that clocked in at just over two minutes, but there have been few that ran longer durations. I know "The Mystery of the Four Dragons" ran for more than four minutes. Many animated segments are relatively short, and same for film segments unless they involve a song.

But I do recall seeing one non-street scene segment that ran for more than seven minutes - that was the "Family Food" sketch with Richard Dawson. My question is, was that the longest non-street scene segment ever aired, or have there been other non-street scene segments that ran for a longer duration than "Family Food"?

 

[Oscarfan]

That bit with Herbie Hancock is like 8 minutes+, I think.

 

[minor muppetz]

I can’t remember if The Magic Apple is seven or eight minutes long.

min the audio commentary for episode 1316, Sonia Manzano refers to Kermit News: The Elves and the Shoemaker as “a long segment by today’s standards”, but it’s really not that long (couldn’t be more than four minutes), and really, today’s segments are a lot longer.

the original cut of the original Imagination, with monsters appearing and scaring Ernie, was ten minutes long.

 

[Oscarfan]

min the audio commentary for episode 1316, Sonia Manzano refers to Kermit News: The Elves and the Shoemaker as “a long segment by today’s standards”, but it’s really not that long (couldn’t be more than four minutes), and really, today’s segments are a lot longer.

Yeah, but it's like three minutes where not very much happens. Compare to the Foodie Truck bits; they may be five minutes, but they don't let a second go by without something happening.

 

[minor muppetz]

Yeah, but it's like three minutes where not very much happens. Compare to the Foodie Truck bits; they may be five minutes, but they don't let a second go by without something happening.

I should watch that one again, I've never really noticed three minutes of not much happening. Or any moments where hardly anything happens.

 

[SesameMike]

The original version of "Hey cow" was over 7 minutes. Later airings edited it to about 3, including a part where cut from a fade-dissolve midstream!

 

[gravy]

The original version of "Hey cow" was over 7 minutes. Later airings edited it to about 3, including a part where cut from a fade-dissolve midstream!

I remember at some point on ebay last year there was a 16mm copy of that insert sold that was supposedly, if I remember correctly, 9 minutes long!