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Sam and Friends BookI just got this at Costco, and it really groovy man, and I can dig it. Going from 1974-1979, the street continues to dance to it’s own rhythm and beat. There are a few noticeable changes and evolution of the appearance of the muppets. Big Bird now has a fuller set of head feathers, Oscar remains green, and the human cast expands and looks great. Even after all these years, I still have a major crush on Sonia Manzano, and the way she looked back then (WHOAH) there were a few good things that I’ve seen within this DVD. One was that it had a few more of the induced speed segments, where some of the cast members attempt to assemble the letter H, and demonstrate in, on, and under. I was shocked upon seeing that segment, for I had memories of the car that Maria was washing, but I didn’t know what kind of car it was. Maybe it was a Buggy from the 1960’s. She looked like she was having fun in that segment.
They do have the classic pinball animated segments, which reminded me of the video arcades, and my days of playing a game of pinball or two, but none of them were like that. Other segments they had that I liked was when you see a little red ball traveling down a track activating various machines that took it to the next part of the track. At the end, the ball was tossed into a box and changed into a few cherries that topped a few large hot fudge sundaes. They looked good enough to eat. I envied that little girl that got to eat them. Unbelievable that they included the pilot episode that started the show, and it looked soo much different back then, but you can tell that it was going to launch a very successful TV show. Even with the educational films they’ve shown to teach you about common things that are round, in one scene they show a young boy who is playing pool. He must’ve been under ten years of age. They also have the classic sketch where a few kids are playing jacks and one of the jacks’ falls off the step and a little girl retrieve it with a magnet on a string.
And believe it or not. Mr. Hooper is still running his store, and it’s unbelievable on the prices that were charged for various things, nothing was over 50 cents. What caught my eye was how the street had changed in appearance, since the colorful drums are no longer piled in Big Bird’s home, and still nobody had known about Snuffy or believed in it. Yes, Grover still was the waiter at Charlie’s restaurant, and poor fat, round blue’s orders were never filled right. For action and fun, Guy Smiley hosts his game shows “Beat the Time.” And “here is Your Life.” Everyone has fun, and prizes are awarded to the winners.
One of my personal favorite songs from the DVD is the nighttime version of the Sesame Street theme song. It sounds like it’s being played on a music box, and it’s very soothing and relaxing to me. But it was very rare that they played it during the closing credits at the end of the show. The dog Woof Woof was given his new permanent name Barkley, and to me he’s not only a big dog, but he’s a monster. He could probably consume a whole box of dog treats easily and give you a run for your life upon playing fetch with him with a giant sized ball. One of the rare skits I’ve seen was when two guys were in a park having a picnic and decide to go for a ride on a rowboat. As they are on the water, a large brown mixed poodle comes sniffing around and discovers the food and helps himself. Just then the two guys in the boat notice the dog and have a hard time attempting to row the boat to the shore. However after learning the proper way to row the boat, they get to shore and chase the dog away and tell him to get lost. I thought it was funny.
Personally, I admit that I got lost in my childhood, and at times actually felt that I had gone back into time seeing the things the way they were, and boy were they different. Going back 30 years is a long time, and since I was growing up in the early 1970’s, it was something from my time and something I can understand and relate to. Boy it was shock to me to return to the present time after taking a trip down memory lane. It’s a definitely go and buy DVD for any Sesame Street Fan.
They do have the classic pinball animated segments, which reminded me of the video arcades, and my days of playing a game of pinball or two, but none of them were like that. Other segments they had that I liked was when you see a little red ball traveling down a track activating various machines that took it to the next part of the track. At the end, the ball was tossed into a box and changed into a few cherries that topped a few large hot fudge sundaes. They looked good enough to eat. I envied that little girl that got to eat them. Unbelievable that they included the pilot episode that started the show, and it looked soo much different back then, but you can tell that it was going to launch a very successful TV show. Even with the educational films they’ve shown to teach you about common things that are round, in one scene they show a young boy who is playing pool. He must’ve been under ten years of age. They also have the classic sketch where a few kids are playing jacks and one of the jacks’ falls off the step and a little girl retrieve it with a magnet on a string.
And believe it or not. Mr. Hooper is still running his store, and it’s unbelievable on the prices that were charged for various things, nothing was over 50 cents. What caught my eye was how the street had changed in appearance, since the colorful drums are no longer piled in Big Bird’s home, and still nobody had known about Snuffy or believed in it. Yes, Grover still was the waiter at Charlie’s restaurant, and poor fat, round blue’s orders were never filled right. For action and fun, Guy Smiley hosts his game shows “Beat the Time.” And “here is Your Life.” Everyone has fun, and prizes are awarded to the winners.
One of my personal favorite songs from the DVD is the nighttime version of the Sesame Street theme song. It sounds like it’s being played on a music box, and it’s very soothing and relaxing to me. But it was very rare that they played it during the closing credits at the end of the show. The dog Woof Woof was given his new permanent name Barkley, and to me he’s not only a big dog, but he’s a monster. He could probably consume a whole box of dog treats easily and give you a run for your life upon playing fetch with him with a giant sized ball. One of the rare skits I’ve seen was when two guys were in a park having a picnic and decide to go for a ride on a rowboat. As they are on the water, a large brown mixed poodle comes sniffing around and discovers the food and helps himself. Just then the two guys in the boat notice the dog and have a hard time attempting to row the boat to the shore. However after learning the proper way to row the boat, they get to shore and chase the dog away and tell him to get lost. I thought it was funny.
Personally, I admit that I got lost in my childhood, and at times actually felt that I had gone back into time seeing the things the way they were, and boy were they different. Going back 30 years is a long time, and since I was growing up in the early 1970’s, it was something from my time and something I can understand and relate to. Boy it was shock to me to return to the present time after taking a trip down memory lane. It’s a definitely go and buy DVD for any Sesame Street Fan.
At least they've released a handful of them, but for all 3,000 or so, we're probably going to have to wait until some day in the future when "downloading" all that stuff is actually possible. For now, we can enjoy what is available, and maybe do video trades with other collectors. Plus we can watch selected clips on the Sesame St. video player! 