Recent content by Mark The Shark

...or I'll smash their heads in?

I've noticed that too. And hold on to your seats for this one: First, a disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. But... As I understand it, if I am understanding the law correctly, then... *As long as a film or show is from 1976 or earlier*... ...then, if there is no copyright notice on it, or if...

Yes. That wasn't actually a physical part of the shows. It was on a separate tape, or reel, or disk, or whatever. I have a recording of an "Electric Company" episode where that intro was run by accident. I suppose they could call it "Unpaved" if they wanted to. It doesn't matter.

Yeah, I felt there was too much 80s material and not enough of the early stuff. But I'm glad to have *any* of it. A lot of shows I enjoyed in my youth will never be shown again anywhere, like local Chicago shows such as "Bozo" and "Garfield Goose," because 99% of the tapes were *erased years...

...or I'll kick their heads in?

It was *a lot less* than midway. Season 1 (1969-1970): 5 episodes (1-8-43-54-83) Season 2 (1970-1971): 4 episodes (131-158-162-198) Season 3 (1971-1972): 2 episodes (276-355) Season 4 (1972-1973): 2 episodes (406-514) Season 5 (1973-1974): 1 episode (536) Season 6 (1974-1975): 1 episode...

Okay...having read this a couple of times, here is my interpretation of this: Comcast is *working* on a deal with SW and HIT (which could fall through or could work out just fine; two words: Disney/Henson). Nothing is final yet. If they get it together and work out a deal, then the plan is...

I haven't followed it since early last year, but my understanding is that Elmo's World is exactly the emphasis of what they are showing now. Someone like ssetta would know better than I would, but "123 Sesame Street" (called "Sesame Too" in TV listings) originally consisted of 1993-1994 shows...

I don't have it, but I think I might possibly have a vague memory of it. Just as an off-topic aside, I love that song. It came out when I was about 2 years old. I remember hearing it a lot in my youth. One of my childhood heroes is Bill Jackson, a Chicago TV guy who created "BJ & Dirty...

The obervation that SS seems to be copying things done on "hipper" and "more contemporary" shows indicates that the producers are trying (I'm not going to say "grasping at straws") to keep their show in step with "the times" in order to stay relevant and stay on the air. There *is* a lot more...

"Sesame Street" was intended as an experiment. In fact, originally, it wasn't even known if there would be more than one season. My mother tells a story about a neighbor of ours telling her that she was upset about a rumor she'd heard that one of her kids' favorite shows was being taken off the...

Generally, there were 130 each year from 1969 into the early 1990s (with the odd exeption of the 1970-1971 season, which had 145 episodes; I have no idea why). At some point (early 1990s?), the more recent seasons were cut down to (I believe) 65 shows, and since then (last couple years?)...

Recently, I managed to get hold of a copy of TV Guide dated July 10-16, 1971. This is the issue with the often-reproduced cover illustration of Cookie Monster (then called "The Cookie Monster" and drawn by Mad magazine artist Jack Davis) behind the familiar Muppet brick wall, taking a bite out...

Yes, that actually sounds like the *opening,* not the closing. That footage (with Big Bird on the hayride) was first seen at the top of show beginning with show #406 (the first show of the 1972-1973 season), and far as I can tell, that footage continued to be used at least through the 1980s. It...

One other thing I meant to mention above: Prejudice is a learned behavior. People aren't born with it. I grew up in a middle class suburban town and didn't have a whole lot of exposure to racial and ethnic diversity until I was in college. To relate this to SS, I must have been aware that Gordon...