THIS was the cartoon dude I always thought of!

[Katzi428]

OK @fuzzygobo & anyone born in the stone age of SS.. Just look at the guy in the blue painters' cap holding the number at the VERY
top! https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...est/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20191115011643 (hopefully I have the link right) I checked & I do... he painted the # on there . Afterward he made some kind some kind of weird noise Does anyone remember?

 

[fuzzygobo]

My best educated guess, but I'm not totally positive, would be Cliff Roberts.
He's contributed a lot in the early years, and his design is very clean.
It's definitely not John and Faith Hubley , I can guarantee that.

 

[Katzi428]

My best educated guess, but I'm not totally positive, would be Cliff Roberts.
He's contributed a lot in the early years, and his design is very clean.
It's definitely not John and Faith Hubley , I can guarantee that.

Thank you! I knew I wasn't dreaming (or crazy for that matter) when I saw this! In the early days of SS this guy would hold up a sign w/the number on of the show on Fridays (so the show would end w/ 5 or 0 ...don't ask me how I remember this)

 

[fuzzygobo]

Thank you! I knew I wasn't dreaming (or crazy for that matter) when I saw this! In the early days of SS this guy would hold up a sign w/the number on of the show on Fridays (so the show would end w/ 5 or 0 ...don't ask me how I remember this)

I remember for the first few seasons this occurred. The one I remember the most was a bird pecking "Sesame Street" into a tree.

 

[Katzi428]

I remember for the first few seasons this occurred. The one I remember the most was a bird pecking "Sesame Street" into a tree.

There was one w/a red balloon blowing up & the words Sesame Street on them (Maybe I have a weird memory? )

 

[fuzzygobo]

There was one w/a red balloon blowing up & the words Sesame Street on them (Maybe I have a weird memory? )

Not weird memory. I'm amazed we can still remember things from that far back.