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The Count was at least partly inspired by horror-fiction vampires, who don't age... ;-) We'll have to take his word, errr, number for the exact total!

I'd say that Cookie's hard to place in terms of age: he's got an adult's vocabulary and above-average problem-solving skills, but a child's emotional life and obsession with cookies. (The weird grammar--his use of "incorrect" pronouns and verbs--I'd blame on his species instead of his age. Alien...

I know; that's what puzzled me at first. I'll see if I can find that Dragnet "W" clip someplace, though!

The guy who posted it probably got his account axed (and all his clips deleted) after Viacom cracked down on YouTube. (A lot of the older Sesame clips people posted came from recordings of the shows on Noggin...which is owned by Viacom and has broadcasting rights to those episodes, even if they...

I agree, although that was the reason going around the rumor mill at the time; by the late 80s, a lot of other characters were retired (or at least had their sketches edited) because of parents' complaints. Even one Bert & Ernie skit from that time looked like Sesame Street's backhanded answer...

If Sesame Workshop is planning to emphasize "healthy habits for life", then they shouldn't stop at diet, exercise and sleep. What about problems like sun exposure (which can cause skin cancer), or misuse of drugs (even a 3-year-old can get into Mom's pills if he's curious and determined...

*nods* I know a guy who edits video and audio as part of his advertising business; he and I thought of replacing the Noggin logo with the "Classic Sesame Fan Club" logo you might have seen in a few submissions. (Something that looked professional wouldn't attract as much suspicion, we...

You're probably right about the difficulty problem. Recognizing 1 as a digit (and remembering its name) is different from knowing about 1 as a number of countable things. The earliest consultants who worked with CTW probably thought that even a preschooler wouldn't see much of a point in...

No "Jazz #1" (the official version of those clips' titles) was ever made; I'm guessing that the animators thought it was pointless to include a number that never sponsored an episode for years. Ironically, the first episode to have 1 as an official sponsor--not just teach it in the occasional...

I forget the sponsors of that episode, but I'm positive that it had the usual two letters/one number (usual for that time, at least). Only direct-to-video releases that teach nothing BUT letters have ever been sponsored by the whole alphabet; no regular episode has.

If you mean "included the whole alphabet as part of the street story", I've personally seen two such episodes (both of which predate "Elmo's World", let alone the format change): * The Season 4 premiere had various residents (humans and Muppets) introduce themselves by name, in alphabetical...

I've personally seen segments for "Planet H" and "Planet SH", too. Hunt's death probably wasn't the only reason for discontinuing them, though: I think the younger viewing audience (who'd have problems with advanced phonics) was partly responsible.

Looks as if Vincent Twice Vincent Twice just replied...(just kidding, muppetdude!)

I'd have to vote for the early to mid-90s; back then, Sesame Street still had episodes with real plots and memorable material. After that, the show started feeling less natural, less spontaneous: one-note Muppets, fewer humans, preachier and more dumbed-down lessons.

It's hard to pick one least favorite change, so here are my top five: 5. Rearranging and shortening the theme song. 4. Shortening the "street scene" to 10 or 15 minutes. 3. Focusing on the same three or four characters in most episodes. 2. Forcing the show into the same predictable format...

In the words of Snuffy: "Oh, dear!" I'm praying that this deal with Genius doesn't put the kibosh on any future "Old School" DVD releases. :concern:

I've been looking for a copy of this episode, since it has a lot of my favorite songs and cartoons in it (most of which got yanked from YouTube). Unfortunately, since I don't own a VCR, I could trade only online material (including my Sesame Street downloads) in return; I'd also need to know...

In alphabetical order, my favorite for each letter: A is for "The Ape & 'A'" B is for the "'B' is for Bubble" song C is for Cookie Monster's game with Cousin Monster D is for the "Dee-Dee-Dee" song (Ernie and Cookie's softshoe number) E is for "'E' Imagination" (the psychedelic cartoon from...

Oh, what the hey... HUGSABCDEFIJKLMNOPQRTVWXYZ :)

I caught the Sesame Street reference, but those sketches were called "Alphabet Chat" (please excuse the nitpicking!). As for rearranging, I'm pretty much happy with the way the letters are; then again, I've always been a language geek who dabbles in foreign scripts when she wants something new.