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  1. wiley207

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Of course, I loved seeing Julia in the float with her noise-cancelling headset, along with the brief bit of Oscar refusing to sing along. I also liked the song, since I do enjoy the Nutcracker suite. The way they sung "Best Christmas Ever" to the tune of the Nutcracker Overture reminded me of...
  2. wiley207

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    I just saw a quick glimpse of the "Sesame Street" float before the "Back to the Future" performance. It shouldn't be long now! Of course, up until now, I watched much of the parade on CBS, where they focus more on the actual parade and balloons and floats, and then when it's nearly time for the...
  3. wiley207

    Hanna-Barbera

    When I read the stories, I hear Papa Bear's 1980s voice (Brian Cummings) alongside Mama Bear's 2000s voice. They seem to fit the characters the best, to me that is. Funny enough, I seem to have done more YouTube Poops of the 2000s series than the 1980s series. Also, after Southern Star was...
  4. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    This looks to be a rerun from a Season 16 - 19 episode, given the way the "NEWS FLASH" logo zooms in, as was common with reruns of older Sesame Street News segments during those seasons (i.e. segments from the 1970s and early 1980s).
  5. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    This has been officially uploaded; probably my favorite instance of Jerry Nelson doing a female voice... I also like the Kevin Clash-voiced bunny that says "Hi, lady!" and "Bye, lady!"
  6. wiley207

    The Official "I'm looking for/trying to remember a sketch" thread

    I still think that "Fairytale Update" with Rapunzel from the early 90s was originally written in the late 80s as a Sesame Street News segment with Kermit the Frog. But Jim Henson's death led to the script being shelved. But then they dusted it off in Season 24 and re-wrote it without Kermit as a...
  7. wiley207

    What sketches scared you as a kid?

    It was kind of intense, along with the kid falling with his piano (of course since he was a Muppet, he probably only got minor injuries), but it did teach me to recognize the word "DANGER" as a young kid, to the point where even at age four I could read and recognize "DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE" signs...
  8. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    Heh, it's funny seeing and hearing the Count use one of the Amazing Mumford's magic spells and saying "Ala peanut butter sandwiches!" I wonder if there's an episode where Biff says it? It's also a rare instance when the Count's storm cloud produces rain! His thunder spell probably made the...
  9. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    Now how did this slip past my radar, especially since I'm subscribed to this guy? (He's just my age and we're both on the spectrum!) The English song heard here does seem less creepy than what was heard in the Arabic dub, sounding more like a hoedown number here. The hen's animation is a tad...
  10. wiley207

    YouTube Poops

    Recently gave the classic "Toys Gone Wild" an HD remaster...
  11. wiley207

    Does anyone remember this weird bit?

    I will admit that Indian tapestry background the "12" floats around on at the end looks really nice, even if that bit does go on for some time. Yeah, I wasn't expecting THAT much from this segment, not like Episode 847 or something. I figured it wouldn't be super-scary or something, but I...
  12. wiley207

    Does anyone remember this weird bit?

    Yeah, like I said, it goes on for much too long and is pretty slow-paced. I'm betting THAT'S why they eventually stopped airing it in the early 80s.
  13. wiley207

    Does anyone remember this weird bit?

    Here it is! Geez, does it go on for quite a while. It's nearly three minutes long. No wonder many found it so unsettling!
  14. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    This has finally been uploaded! Geez, it does go on for quite a while... nearly three minutes long! I can see why many found it unsettling.
  15. wiley207

    Lloyd Morrisett (1929-2023)

    That's too bad. I read about his story in the "Street Gang" book, and how his little daughter was fascinated by television and he wondered if it could be used to teach preschool-aged children.
  16. wiley207

    HBO Max removes nearly 200 Sesame Street episodes, modern specials, and the Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo

    On a similar note, HBO Max just removed all the "Looney Tunes" cartoon shorts from 1951 to 2004. And that included a lot of their best titles! Of course, David Zaslav is to blame once again, in another one of his signature controversial moves, and I bring that up in this vlog where I also...
  17. wiley207

    Remembering Bob McGrath (June 13, 1932-December 4, 2022)

    Oh, man! It's bad enough that Emilio Delgado (Luis) dies this spring, but now Bob McGrath too? R.I.P. to two prominent male "Sesame Street" figures from my childhood... :cry:
  18. wiley207

    Classic Sesame Clips on YouTube

    Re-uploaded this timely Sesame Street News segment for the holiday season...
  19. wiley207

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    I think they still have that policy with no kids under 12 being allowed on the floats due to the COVID thing. So, no kid dancers. And of course, when announcing the "Sesame Street" float, they kick it off with the instrumental track based on the Season 40-45 arrangements of the opening theme...
  20. wiley207

    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Ahhhh, HERE comes the Sesame Street float on NBC! It came in kind of late this year; then again things were already a little different this year, with them doing the "Let's Have a Parade" countdown right before the Tom Turkey float crosses the Macy's stage. Of course, I loved seeing Julia on...
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