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come to think of it, it just hit me now where Telly's name apparently comes from (TV = Telly)...i always wondered why he was called that...LOL, :smirk:

wow, minor muppetz...thanks for that great info on some of those characters...especially telly and elmo. where'd you get your info?...i vaguely remember when Telly first showed up, as i was still watching SS back then, but don't remember his TV obsession at all (or the spiral eyes...creepy...

thanks minor muppetz....one thing to add about Grover, i remember reading where his first appearance was the first or second episode, and it was the famous 'Near/Far' skit....the skit was redone a few years later with the current (and less disturbing) blue version of the muppet.

Yeah, that was circa 1985...it was one of the first where he was operated by Kevin Clash (who continues to voice the muppet today). In his earlier days (1979-84), elmo i think was operated by Brian Meuhl and then Richard Hunt for a few years...don't know what his voice (if he had one) sounded...

I was wondering about the debut circumstances for some of the major SS characters (both past and present)...for instance, does anyone know the details of the debut for Prairie Dawn? (e.g., year, episode, what was the skit?)... In particular I was wondering about how Telly and Elmo first...

test just a test...i've been having problems posting. disregard

impossible to determine at this point....it may be complete episodes, or just street segements of episodes, or a collection of the most famous skits. time will tell. and you're right, complete seasons are unlikely to ever be released...you're talking hundreds of discs, remastering...

well, FWIW, there's an online petition to show interest in a dvd set/collection of classic SS episodes... http://new.petitiononline.com/oscar/petition.html too bad the author can't write or spell (evidently he didn't watch enough ss himself), but at least it puts a numeric pulse on the...

Go here: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/inside_contact.php select "DVD/Home Video" from the drop down menu, write your message, provide your email address, and click 'submit'.....at least that's what i did. other folks may have gone somewhere else, but the responses seem very much alike.

the "legalities", i'm certain, are from all the authors/animators/song-writers that are responsible for the many, many short segments and skits of the show...while CTW may have had rights to show them at the time they were in rotation a few decades ago, that legal period has probably...

Just an fyi, for the hey of it, i sent the sesameworkshop folks an email asking if they had or could/would sell complete episodes of classic sesame street from the 70s-80s. Below is the reply i got: Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, we cannot provide segments, or any video of past...

the early 'big bad wolf' was a huge, blue muppet (nothing like the smaller, purple version the show has now)....i guess the producers felt the blue wolf was a bit too initimdating for the youngsters, which may be somewhat valid...he did scare me a bit when i was watching the show in the 70s.

it was a folksy song, along the lines of the "capital I" ditty...very nicely done, all-time classic SS piece. as for the levitation, there wasn't anything like that...just a lower-case n sitting on a hill, as the song goes....unless you're recalling the rocket ship bringing out another...

anyone notice the mid-80s picture of Gina?...i vaguely remember when she first came on the show (i think around '85), as i had pretty much outgrown the show by that point and only watched from time to time for reminiscing purposes. looks like she came right out of a Facts of Life episode. :D

Haven't seen this posted before, but if it has my apologies. check out this web site with quite a few old photos (some color, some b/w) of the original cast members, retired/forgotten muppets, and early, weird-looking versions of the show's main staples. fascinating to see Bob and Linda as...

part of the hyperlink was blocked out for some reason (as evidenced by the "..." in the middle of the url). if you click on the link's properties, you'll see the full url. i copied it below: http://noisyninja.tripod.com/images/Oscar%20The%20Grouch.jpg but in case the url still shows up...

Getting back to the birthday ape one, I also remember at the very beginning the narrator says, "A". And at the very end a group of people are singing "AAAAAAAAA" real enthusiastically and the narrator says the word, "A" in the midst of it. And I think the letter A was flashing rapidly, right...

not to quibble, because it's not like it affected me or anything (or maybe it did...i'll have to go back and check my first grade report card)...but i was wondering if ss characters should use such improper grammar as often as cookie did. while kids are learning various things from these...

oops, didn't see it the first time i gleemed the thread...but i went back to check. so you think the critter was a man with a red stick or something? my memory of it is just getting fuzzier and fuzzier, but i recall it looking like a weird little animal...a rabbit with horns, and a long...

ok, this one is a bit obtuse...mainly because, even though i recollect much of it, the cartoon seems to make no sense or really teach anything ('cept abstract art maybe). it's a grainy cartoon of dark colors...it shows an apple tree on a green mound or hill against an orangish sky...