Cows and other obscure SS stuff

[SesameKermie]

I have a few more questions:

1. I know that there was Gladys, but werent there a couple of other Muppet cows that were used? I think there was a black and white one and perhaps one other.

2. Was there a song called "Fuzzy and Blue?" I think it was Grover and someone else singing.

3. Is there a sketch where Grover tries to sell Kermit various body parts: ears, teeth, etc?

Its been a while, but I'd like to know I didn't make these up!

Jason

 

[BEAR]

I have a few more questions:

1. I know that there was Gladys, but werent there a couple of other Muppet cows that were used? I think there was a black and white one and perhaps one other.

2. Was there a song called "Fuzzy and Blue?" I think it was Grover and someone else singing.

3. Is there a sketch where Grover tries to sell Kermit various body parts: ears, teeth, etc?

Its been a while, but I'd like to know I didn't make these up!

Jason

I am happy to assure you, Jason, that you did not dream those things up. They actually happened.
Yes, Gladys was the main cow on Sesame Street, but there have been other cow characters such as Cathleen and Natalie.
The song "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)" was sung by Grover along with Herry Monster, Cookie Monster and Frazzle.
There was a scene where Grover is a door to door salesman and he tries to sell Kermit different body parts, resulting in a very odd looking frog.

 

[balana]

Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange) I believe was released on the Sesame Street Platinum CD.

 

[SesameKermie]

Whew!

Thanks Bear! I'm glad I actually remembered something.

BTW

I posted these in the "letter sketches" thread, but does anyone remember an animated sketch about letters falling in love? All I can remember is the line "they're not lonely anymore." I was also wondering about the animated letter sketches where you'd see the monolith and hear the theme from "2001 a space Odessy" and then it would crumble to reveal a letter.

Any help would be appreciated.


Jason

 

[balana]

I don't remember the monolith, but the first sketch you're talking about was an animated lowercase n sitting on a hill, then another n comes along from a rocket ship and keeps it company. The lyrics were something like this:

In an old and far off place
there was a lower case n
Lonely and cold he would stare off into space
and he was known to cry now and then

Lower case n, standing on the hill
the wind is very still for the lower case n

Then one day, a rocketship came racing from the sky
It landed on the hill and it opened up a door and something started coming outside

(another) Lower case n - he's not lonely anymore
Standing on the hill - there are 2 that stand for sure
The wind is very still for the lower case n

 

[Mokeystar]

The monolith clips were actually from Electric Company, and yes, they were real.

As far as the "Fuzzy and Blue" clip is concerned, I KNOW it's on one of the Sesame Street VHS tapes that came out in the early nineties. I can't tell you the name of the tape off hand, but it does exist.... I'll have to research this.

I worked at a toy store at the time and they'd always play this tape over and over and over and over right by the checkstands. But even after seeing it and hearing it a thousand times, I still didn't get sick of it.
I can't get sick of Sesame Street. It would be a sacrilige!

 

[Mickey Moose]

I have a few more questions:

3. Is there a sketch where Grover tries to sell Kermit various body parts: ears, teeth, etc?

Jason

I believe these were a series of sketches. One had Grover trying to sell Kermit earmuffs, and Kermit tried to explain to Grover he was a frog and didn't have ears. Similar one for a nose warmer. In another, Grover thought he had Kermit, as he tried to sell him sunglasses, pointing out he knew for sure that Kermit did have eyes. But then when he pointed out how glasses sit on the face(using ears & nose for support), Kermit once again had to point out what he didn't have. In all instances, I believe Grover ended up putting the missing parts on Kermits face.

I think there were other sketches involving Grover trying to sell something to Kermit that were non-body part related, but I can't remember any right now.

Similar to the salesman sketches, there was one clip I downloaded where Grover wanted to use Kermit to demonstrate how to take care of your teeth. Of course Kermit pointed out he didn't have teeth, so Grover put false teeth in Kermit's mouth(making Kermit's voice sound funny, I don't know how to describe it). As Grover was giving his speech, he got everything wrong(in typical Grover fashion), and Kermit kept correcting him. He said we need to see a tooth checker(dentist), eat crunchy things like bannanas(carrots) and use a tooth comb(toothbrush). When Grover asked for his teeth back, he started chasing Grover like he was going to bite him.