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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
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Sesame Street debuts on Netflix
Sesame Street Season 56 has premiered on Netflix and PBS. Let us know your thoughts on the anticipated season.
Back to the Rock Season 2
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Sam and Friends Book Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.
Jim Henson Idea Man
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Bear arrives on Disney+ The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
That's not very nice, Geoffrey. :sympathy: We can agree to disagree about my choice of clips to post on YouTube, there's no reason to get nasty about it.
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Nanto
Funny that I didn't remember that, considering what a hardcore Electric Company fan I am. Thanks for the correction, SesameGuy. I wouldn't be surprised if they used that segment for the end of a Friday episode, since TEC often seemed to save the big showstoppers for Fridays.
Getting back on...
Here's a skit I haven't seen in over 30 years. It's a stop motion film about different foods, with lyrics listing all of the different foods that appear, to the tune of "Pomp & Circumstance". The last line of the song is "fresh, creamery butter and blueberry pie", repeated twice.
Usually those type of parodies are let down by shoddy editing (Muppets NWA being the obvious example that comes to mind). Hats off to whomever made that Muppets RickRoll, the editing to match Beaker's lip movements to the song was really well done.
Oddly enough Viewmaster isn't some ancient forgotten toy, they are still being made. I saw brand new viewers going for about $5 at Wal-Mart today, and they had reels devoted to newer shows (e.g. Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer) as well as some "classic" titles such as A Charlie Brown Christmas.
That segment is a great showcase for Frank Oz's comedic acting skills. Cookie Monster is laugh out loud funny in that skit without saying a single word.
I saw an episode of Play With Me Sesame on Noggin in 2005 that featured a rare segment from 1970, with Cookie Monster reciting a poem with Howie the rabbit. Does anyone know if this segment is on any of the Play With Me Sesame DVDs?
I put together a playlist of all the English language RF segments that have been posted to YouTube, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=34FC8D05567B05AB
Even though Roosevelt Franklin was a very popular character, he actually didn't appear in all that many segments. For...
The Old School box sets actually don't provide a very good representation of what you might see in an average episode, because the season premieres tend to showcase a lot of new material.
I think that generally in any given season, sketches from the more recent seasons tend to be repeated more...
I remember watching Telly Monster's first appearance in a street scene. One or two of the human characters (possibly Maria?) came across him watching a television set, and he was unable to turn away from it to fully interact with them, offering the explanation "I'm GLUED". I don't remember him...
Bert's laugh
Somehow it didn't seem fair to me when Bert criticized Steve Schirripa for not doing the "Bert laugh" properly. Eric Jacobson's "Bert laugh" doesn't sound right either! ;)
Great to finally see "Has Anybody Seen My Dog", I listed to that song on vinyl LP so many times as a kid, but I don't think I ever saw the TV version. Howie the Rabbit and the blue fish from Octopus' Garden even had a cameo!
Also, a hint if anyone is looking for clips of Lefty, try searching...
I don't recall ever seeing Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform together on Sesame Street, although they did appear together on Saturday Night Live in 1986, performing the song "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" from Simon's album "Graceland".
I posted a couple of "newer" sketches (1989 and 1991)
Generally I tend to post older clips, from 1969-1978 or so, but here are a few "newer" skits that some of the younger fans may enjoy:
Sesame Street Pageant - We Make a Meal (1986, w/ Leo the Party Monster)
Sesame Street - The Dentist of...
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