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Animated sketch with the letter U. A man is standing near a large letter U, and says it's for small/short words, big/long words like University (somehow sounded like he struggled to say that). Then he jumps into the center of the U and says its for "in-between words" such as "Ukelele" (did...

Does the same kid do "5 ice cream sodas" and "7 straws"? From what I remember, he said "5 ice cream sodas" with an edge of excitement, and "7 straws" (stuck fan-like in a lone soda glass) with an air of disappointment. I thought the latter reaction was because he thought he was expected to...

About 7 years ago, on the Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.sesame-street (which has been hampered these last few years by a low signal-to-noise ratio) I posted a short frequently-asked questions list, since so many people were asking the same questions. I have pasted it below...

Birthday party with a piñata In yet another installment from what seems to and endless repository of films (amazing how Sesame Street managed to produce so many in a short time), does anyone remember a film of a kid's birthday party that featured a piñata? I think 1974 was the year. The film...

One thing to look for in those older books is the two-toned, red and blue mailbox on the street. The real mailboxes at the time had "U.S. MAIL" painted on the side in white block letters. When the U.S. Postal Service suddenly turned all its letter collection boxes solid blue (1972?), the box...

Way back in the 70s, as the original Star Trek series reruns were waxing in cult-like popularity, my sister and I made up our own version of the above ditty (the last verse I added years later): "Starship Enterprises... have tribbles. Captain Kirks... have Mr. Spocks. Dr. McCoys... have...

Cookie Monster PSA I seem to recall there were two versions of that commercial: a 30 second and a 60 second. I seem to recall that it was fairly common, in the 1970s at least, for ad campaigns to have 30 and 60 second versions of the same commercial. The 60 second film was exactly as you...

This particular film was shown for a season or two after the first episode, but some later runs were shortened. Here's how to determine if you have an edited copy: Towards the end of the clip, you see a shot of a cow pasture with a transparent overlay of a string of milk cartons coming at you...

After he swallowed the air, "...and got an ache." "...and lived to a ripe old, age." The background showed the two animals walking by (behind a large A?) as the narrator concluded "Now that's what I call, 'A' story." Of course, being one to take everything literally, I was a bit confused...

W lover Note that Bert was elected president of the local chapter of the National Association of W Lovers. Can you imagine Oscar being elected to such a post? Sergeant-at-arms maybe, but I doubt he'd even be a member in the first place -- how many things does Oscar actually "love" that aren't...

The Story of the Beans (and other farm films) Does anyone remember a film which showed how green beans are grown and get to market? The film had a musical soundtrack with a woman describing each scene in song. The woman sounded a little like Linda Rondstadt (but I doubt it was her). First...

Me and Mrs. Wilson Does anyone remember a film in which a little girl visits a woman named "Mrs. Wilson" who has a vegetable garden? In the film, a lady takes a little girl out to a large garden she has in her backyard. The girl did most of the narrating about the different kinds of...

Boy fetching water from a lake? Does anyone remember a somewhat speeded-up film of a boy fetching water from a lake? If I remember correctly, and I'm not sure I do since this is from circa 1972, there was this film in which a boy and a girl were making something in or around a house. One...

Old stop-motion film Remember this old stop-motion film about some crazy guy who saws his table and chair down until they're just the right size? To a soundtrack of nothing but wild and crazy music on kazoo and what sounded like a cross between a banjo and steel drum, you have this man (in...

I think I may know when Slimey first debuted. Back in the early to mid 1970's, there were a number of episodes which focused Oscar tried to isolate himself from the others in one way or another, or in some cases, silence those around him. In one such episode from maybe 1972, Oscar decided to...

Sesame Street - The Complete First Season Yeah, I know. But we can fantasize, can't we? If such a box set were released, what would it be like to slip that long-awaited DVD into the player? First, we would hear the metal-plastic sound of the drive door closing. Then we'd hear a subdued...

Walk/Don't Walk segment The way the Walk/Don't Walk segment ended: Kermit got so frustrated with the sign reverting to DONT WALK every time he tried to cross, that he just gave up and left. Once kermit was out of the picture, the sign stayed on WALK, AND the whole stanchion pole assembly...

In that nine segment, as the street-sweeping vehicles were approaching, the Mad painter was standing waving his arms in a "STOP" gesture. He even let out at least one desperate "NO!", but the attendant kept waving him away. Of course the street cleaners won out in the end. The digit was still...

D Building One more point about that "D Building" animation. There's an error in it that actually bothered me as a kid. As the sequence opens, the two men are on the elevator/girder/letter talking about the building, how it has "everything in the world that begins with D". As they're...

In the opening sequence to Laverne and Shirley, there's a scene at the "Pizza Bowl" in which the guy tosses a pizza crust up in the air, then plants a lingering kiss on the lady there (his wife?). The pizza dough lands on their noses! You may need the DVD to see this, though, since some if not...