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Yeah, that was pretty intense. I remember after that skit, we see Crank in his apartment holding a globe. He was telling us not to worry, for that skit was just meant to be funny. The Earth is actually round like a globe and there is no edge to fall off of. Then Christopher Columbus steps into...

LEMON AND LIME: Does anyone remember this skit? We see an ice cream parlor run by Jim Boyd. Then Lee Chamberlain comes in and asks for a lemon and lime cone. Jim scoops out a lime cone and hands it to Lee saying, "Here's your lime." Then Jim scoops out a lemon cone and gives it to Lee saying...

Another popular cartoon series on TEC was the monolith series. Where we see constant monoliths in space, and they crumble revealing the sound of the day.

I remember there was also a cartoon version of this. A man goes to a restaurant and sees a sign that says, "WATCH YOUR HAT!" It even whispered it to the man. The man hung his hat on a hook under the sign. Then sat down at a table while the waiter brought him some soup. Then the man saw the hat...

DON'T BRING THOSE THINGS: We see a classroom with students and Rita Moreno playing the teacher and she noticed all the stuff in the room like a chimney, a parrot, a and a phone. She was telling her students about bringing crazy stuff to school. Rita opened the door and it showed a big live...

I remember those ones. Actually, in the "Me Scared," clip, Jim was dressed as a hairy caveman holding a bone. But he was still in the haunter house. And there was another skit with the spooky hand. We see the haunted house and Lee Chamberlain's voice going, "It's so scary in here!" Then it...

I really loved this animation by Carmen D'Avino. About beautiful fire hydrants.

You're welcome. Besides Sesame Street, The Electric Company was the next show that brought me joy as a kid. And I love how Sesame Street animators like Cliff Roberts, Fred Garbers, John Korty, John and Faith Hubley, and many more also did stuff for TEC.

Does anyone remember this Electric Company cartoon? It was made by John Korty and it showed a stage where a short mustached man with a derby and checkered suit appeared, introducing his trained letter Y's. The curtain opened and there appeared a huge lowercase y covered with orange and black...

There was another skit featuring Morgan and Hattie as the geezer and the waitress. Geezer: "I'd like a sandwich." Waitress: "One sandwich. But what kind?" Geezer: "A big sandwich." Waitress: "One big sandwich. But what kind?" Geezer: "A yummy sandwich." Waitress: "One big yummy sandwich. But...

There was another restaurant episode where Spellbinder was a table shouting for a waiter. A waiter arrives and SB shouts, "Waiter, I want some waiter, no, I mean water!" Then that gives SB an idea. He takes away the I in WAITER, turning the waiter into a giant glass of WATER. The Spellbinder...

Here's the dessert into desert episode.

I remember those episodes. When Spellbinder changes the custard into mustard, he goes, "There's going to be a hot time in the old mouth tonight!!" The wife's face turns red and the husband puffs out smoke. Letterman didn't have any letters with him, so he grabs a candle holder on the table...

Does anyone remember this classic Letterman episode? The Spellbinder is in a restaurant and he sees a man at a table enjoying some soup. So SB decides to change the SOUP into SOAP. And the man finds himself eating soap and getting covered with soap suds. Spellbinder laughs, "That's right...

I remember in the "GO LEFT," skit. When it first started, we see a close up of a flower. At first, I thought it was going to take place in a garden. Until, I heard Jim's voice going, "Hey, Mister!" Then we see it was actually Jim in a barrel and the flower was in his derby.

When it looked like the Spellbinder might be reforming.

Does anyone remember this skit? We see a copyright office run by Bill Cosby. Rita Moreno comes in and says she's a manager of a new rock band and they needed a name. Bill offered her the name, THE SENSATIONS. Rita didn't think that sounded right. Next Bill offered THE INVENTIONS. And Rita...

Here's a cartoon by Jim Simon from Wantu Studios about a Copy Cat.

Does anyone remember this skit? We see a king played by Morgan Freeman lying in bed. And his servants, played by Jim Boyd and Luis Avalos were in the kitchen preparing the king's breakfast. Until they spotted a note from the king saying, "Bring me my breakfast in bed." The servants couldn't read...

I can't find the Oscar guest spot either. But here's the one with Big Bird in it.