Sesame Street turns 40!

Linus · 11-09-2009, 08:21 PM

If you use Google or have read the news, you'd probably know about the fact that Sesame Street is turning 40. How times have changed! I remember when the Cookie Monster lived up to his name, eating any cookie he found (and everything else for that matter) with great abandon. I remember counting with the Count (A-HA-HA-HA! 8-8-bats!). I remember Oscar the Grouch and his less than pleasant demeanor. And, one of my favourites, Snuffle-up-a-Guess (how do you spell that, anyways??) I remember Ernie (Hey Rubber Duckie!) and Bert (I never knew how intelligent pigeons were).

Ah.. how it's changed over the years and become more clean (I remember reading an editorial recently about the upcoming 40th and the commentator mentioned this -- and he was right!). No longer does it seem like a street from the inner city but rather a street from the 'burbs. I never quite got Elmo (and apparently he did not so nice things to kids language skills).

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IfCSnYPYo"]YouTube- Vintage Sesame Street-Rubber Ducky (Ernie)[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BovQyphS8kA"]YouTube- c is for cookie[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7hTkzEwFZ0"]YouTube- The Count meets Cookie Monster - Classic Sesame Street[/ame]

So what do you remember the most about Sesame Street?

Selenay · 11-09-2009, 08:27 PM

One thing I remember most is that everyone who was anyone was on it. I had a discussion with my mother, about two years ago--about the song Chris Brown did for the show (before the whole Chris Brown scandal) and she commented that, "You know you're a big deal when you're on Sesame Street."

From Maya Angelou to India.Arie, to the Backstreet Boys, Elton John, Tyra Banks, the Goo Goo Dolls, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Nina Simone...

Everyone's been on the Street and I think it's fabulous.

Edit: I remember this video by the Pointer Sisters [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-YcBVEnLT8"]YouTube- Pinball Number Count[/nomedia]

The_Lady_Snow · 11-09-2009, 08:47 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfXOHElPV84"]YouTube- Sesame Street - Maya Angelou plays pat-a-cake with Elmo[/ame]

The_Lady_Snow · 11-09-2009, 08:52 PM

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmuvPr0BlxE"]YouTube down for maintenance[/nomedia]

The_Lady_Snow · 11-09-2009, 08:53 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmuvPr0BlxE"]YouTube- Sesame Street: Anderson Cooper Reports[/ame]

PapaC · 11-09-2009, 10:18 PM

I just wanted to say that...

The letter C has always been good enough for me.

cara · 11-09-2009, 10:26 PM

Our family did not have a television until I was in Kindergarten so I missed out on a lot of Sesame Street. However, I love Jim Henson and I <3 <3 <3 so many of his muppet creations. Some of my favorites are in Labrynth and Dark Crystal. The Muppet Show was a Sunday evening staple in our household for a number of years. They had an exhibit at EMP in Seattle last spring/summer called, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World." It was SO COOL!

Enchantress · 05-04-2010, 04:23 PM

Bump.

Because who doesn't need a little Sesame Street happiness during the day?

Not too mention this would work in June's 'Chickens a Fowl Topic' thread as well (well it would)...

*blink*

The_Lady_Snow · 05-04-2010, 04:40 PM

UofMfan · 05-04-2010, 04:46 PM

TickledPink · 05-04-2010, 05:49 PM

OMG, I'm older than Sesame Street!

Enchantress · 05-05-2010, 11:35 PM

Love this!

Enchantress · 05-31-2010, 08:11 PM

A vintage Sesame Street episode that was taken off air after Cookie Monster and Grover became established with specific voices and personality.

blush · 05-31-2010, 09:24 PM

UofMfan · 05-31-2010, 09:57 PM

Kätzchen · 06-23-2010, 11:55 PM

I didn't become a huge fan of Sesame Street until my boys came along...
no day was complete without watching SS together - whether it was early morning, afternoon or on the weekends!

My boys loved....

Kermit the Frog - all his antics as a news reporter!
Cookie Monster - gotta have cookies!
Ernie and Bert -

<~ Ernie drove Bert nuts with his ducky!!!
Miss Piggy was my favorite! *hehe*
Big Bird and Snuffalufagus - who could resist such adorable creatures?

Sesame Street = Good Times!

PS/ loved all the music artists that came to sing on the show!

storyofmylife · 06-24-2010, 06:35 AM

my daughter loved Bert and Ernie ..... what great memories of her childhood!

Kätzchen · 06-24-2010, 06:40 AM

I swear, this is how my youngest son fell in love with ZZ TOP

morningstar55 · 06-24-2010, 06:56 AM

i LOVEEE ELMO

morningstar55 · 06-24-2010, 07:01 AM

and what about ....... Bob ?? ............

whats ... Bob ... doing now???

11-09-2009, 08:21 PM	#1
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