Unearthing previously "lost" Sesame Street episodes

[dvakman]

A little off topic but I found an episode of a show called The Candy Apple News Company starring Matt after Sesame Street

Nice find. It's now not too hard to imagine an alternate reality in which Matt continued to play Gordon well into the 1980s.

 

[dvakman]

Well, we know Matt was friends with Roscoe Orman and even wrote a play in which Roscoe starred at one point. Miles' (hence Gordon and Susan's) fictional surname was revealed to be Robinson in the later 1980s in tribute to Matt. So he certainly maintained a level of respect from the makers of the show.

 

[Gordon Matt]

Garrett was so forgettable that after filming 5 episodes with him, everyone promptly forgot his name for 40+ years... even his costars Bob and Loretta. To be fair though, I don't think Hal was really that much better.

Speaking of which...

Through much of the show's history, they only showed credits at the end of the show on Fridays, I guess for the entire week. (Speculation alert) Wouldn't the Friday episode have had credits? This gets me wondering if the rest of that week's shows exist. As far as I know, only one has circulated. You'd think the credits would be the first place they would have looked to identify Mr. Saunders, if the Friday episode had credits and still existed.

 

[Gordon Matt]

Also, this reminds me that years ago, I read on the internet that Hal Miller played a character on a Nickelodeon show at some point. Captain Countdown I think was his name. I saved a photo but that was two computers ago. I have otherwise never heard of the show, don't know what year(s) it was, and don't know if it was a series, a one time special (perhaps a New Year's Eve show given the name?) or whatever.

 

[hooperfan]

Also, this reminds me that years ago, I read on the internet that Hal Miller played a character on a Nickelodeon show at some point. Captain Countdown I think was his name. I saved a photo but that was two computers ago. I have otherwise never heard of the show, don't know what year(s) it was, and don't know if it was a series, a one time special (perhaps a New Year's Eve show given the name?) or whatever.

Hal Miller: "Captain Countdown"

Every so often, someone posts something inquiring about Harold "Hal" Miller, the second actor to play "Sesame Street's" Gordon (for two seasons, 1972-1973 and 1973-1974, after Matt Robinson and before Roscoe Orman). A couple of years ago, I looked for some information about him on the...

muppetcentral.com

 

[Gordon Matt]

Hal Miller: "Captain Countdown"

Every so often, someone posts something inquiring about Harold "Hal" Miller, the second actor to play "Sesame Street's" Gordon (for two seasons, 1972-1973 and 1973-1974, after Matt Robinson and before Roscoe Orman). A couple of years ago, I looked for some information about him on the...

muppetcentral.com

Hey, that's me on this forum years ago.

 

[antsamthompson9]

RIP to Muppet Wiki's Episode Guide category. I know nearly episode is guided now, but I don't think there was any reason to get rid of it.

 

[dvakman]

Hey, that's me on this forum years ago.

Mark the Shark! My ole' Unpaved compadre from the early early noughts. I should have known....

 

[LittleJerry92]

RIP to Muppet Wiki's Episode Guide category. I know nearly episode is guided now, but I don't think there was any reason to get rid of it.

Yeah, that seems a little unexpected and too soon. I mean some episodes that are literally lost will not be getting full images for a good while, so that kinda makes things a bit more challenging for those looking for full guides.

 

[Gordon Matt]

Yeah, that seems a little unexpected and too soon. I mean some episodes that are literally lost will not be getting full images for a good while, so that kinda makes things a bit more challenging for those looking for full guides.

Wait, what? I was just on there...