letters and numbers that are sponsored on Unpaved

[mikealan]

Hello. I want to ask you a question about Sesame Street Unpaved, the show we got so worried about it when it is almost gone:

What letters and numbers are sponsored on every episode?

 

[ssetta]

Practically every episode was sponsored by the number 2. Which is why the Unpaved series was never all that great in the first place.

Let me just say something about it, so you may not be as upset.

Because almost every show was sponsored by the number 2, the Pinball #2 segment was used in about 5 or 6 episodes. And how many episodes was the #8 version used in? None. And that "Madrigal Alphabet" segment was used way too many times. There were many alphabet segments such as the jazzy color alphabet with the dreamy voice, "Lunchbox Alphabet", a sketch from the 80s where they sing the alphabet song Country, then Urban, then Mexican style. So it's basically that there were too many sketches used over and over, and too many sketches that weren't used at all. It's like I don't remember most of the sketches from when I was little. I mean, I liked them, but I don't remember them from when I was little.

Ok, it's like this. I don't know if you've ever seen those infomercials for CD collections, but there's always an insert that goes like this:

You know, if you tried to put this collection together yourself, you would have to start digging record shops, yard sales, and even the Internet to find all these great songs. And even if you were lucky enough to find one, you would have to buy the whole album, and you would be stuck with lots of songs you really don't want.

That's exactly what Noggin did with the Unpaved series. And when they edited out some of the segments, they could have edited out the ones that were used in other shows, rather than the ones that weren't used anywhere else. That was stupid.

I think that idea for a Classic SS DVD collection would be wonderful. Maybe like each DVD would be for a different character, and maybe they could have a few with various anything muppets, one with all the great songs, letters, numbers, and all that stuff. And of course, one with all the significant episodes.

Does anyone agree with this?

 

[furryfella]

I think that would Be great have some of the Unpaved Shows ON dvd or Vhs!! Like some the shows that weren't seen On noggin from the mid 70's!! like have some dvds or vhs tapes have different Ttitles like some will be monsters ect....

 

[mikealan]

Well, not every Unpaved episode was sposored by the number 2, but I think 2 is sponsored on many episodes: the Premiere from 1969, the second season premiere, the third season premiere, the fourth season premiere, the fifth season premiere, the sixth season premeire, the seventh season premiere, #1186 and #2485, the episode where Maria and Luis get married.

Do you agree that the number 2 is sponsored on these episodes?

 

[ssetta]

Yes, and that's WAY too many. Not just that, but look at letters. I don't think there was one show out of the whole Unpaved series brought to you by the letter X. Which is why we didn't see "X Marks The Spot" or "Cowboy X". See, what they basically did was they were just picking whole shows just to get like one important moment. Like the episode where Mr. Hooper died, I did not think the rest of that episode was all that great at all.

 

[mikealan]

Y'know, the episode that is sponsored by the letter X that features "X Marks the Spot" and "Cowboy X" is originally episode #560. I remember watching that episode in November 2002 at the Museum of Television & Radio, but I think it's never shown on Noggin.

What Unpaved episodes are sponsored by the letter X?