The greatness of Sesame Street

Herbert Anchovy · Aug 12, 2009

Grover made it cool to be a spaz. Love that crazy SOB.

dooley_womack1 · Aug 12, 2009

Huggy said:

"12

Double J said:

I love this skit about "the Golden An."

And my favourites were the number series bits where the baker always fell down the staircase, carrying the featured number's worth of pastries or baked goods.
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"12 pizza piiiiiieeeeesssss"!!!!!
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I can imagine a stoned Chevy Chase watching this and getting an inspiration.

UPChip · Aug 13, 2009

Some Guy said:

Rockbottom said:

Not to mention, EStreet, that the entire script is virtually the same from one Elmo's World to the next. It gets maddening.
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I asked this on another board, but ... What's the deal with Mr. Noodle, and his brother, Mr. Noodle?

Are they supposed to be mentally ill?
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I believe the Mr. Noodle business is to cover for the fact that the original Mr. Noodle left the show. One of the Mr. Noodles is the guy who got zapped in "The Green Mile."

93Devil · Aug 13, 2009

From Wiki...

Initially, the Noodle family member(s) will, in a vaudevillian manner, ineptly demonstrate how to perform a task, play with a toy, etc. in a clueless yet playful fashion until eventually the correct demonstration of the topic is achieved. In episode #1840, for example, Mr. Noodle is asked to jump over an object. He initially crawls under it, and the audience tells him he has made an error. He then 'uses his noodle' and the advice to come to an epiphany of what jumping is and then jumps over the object in a wild fashion. In many Elmo's World episodes, the Mr. Noodle (or whichever Noodle is outside the window) is revisited during the segment, and is again seen during the segment's closing song.
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I have a feeling SS knows what they are doing with this guy. I am think doing rudimentary explanations of how something is done (or telling someone if something is wrong) is a very important step in a child's developmental process. I think Noodle also shows a child how to use prepositions like under, over, next, after, before. That step in language development, I think, is important.

I hate the segment, too. I love Elmo, but I hate Elmo's Room.

But then again, the show is for Lil 93 and not me, and she has not complained yet.

Rockbottom · Aug 13, 2009

The juxstaposition of what is in Elmo's imagination (the room and it's furnishings) vs. what appears "real" (Dorothy the Goldfish, Mr. Noodle, the episode's guest baby, etc.) would be worth a doctoral thesis for someone.

RB

Mizzougrad96 · Aug 13, 2009

My favorite Muppet Show skit ever was the first one... Mahna Mahma. To this day, I laugh my ass off whenever I see it...

Apparently, and there is You Tube evidence to back it up, a slightly less funny and much less produced version of that skit originated on Sesame Street.

kingcreole · Aug 13, 2009

I gotta give props to whoever mentioned Guy Smiley.

Some other classic Sesame Street moments:

Letter B:

Hey Food:

Richard Dawson doing the Family Food with the Hungry family:

And if anyone can find a greater Sesame Street song than this, I would be impressed:

Mizzougrad96 · Aug 13, 2009

Didn't Mr. Noodle die of AIDS?

EStreetJoe · Aug 13, 2009

another classic.... old-style singing...
Fuzzy & Blue

93Devil · Aug 13, 2009

Mizzougrad96 said:

Didn't Mr. Noodle die of AIDS?
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I guess this was their way of passing the baton.

93Devil · Aug 13, 2009

OK, Mizzou, here comes the dust.

From wiki...

Death of Mr. Hooper
When Lee died of a heart attack on December 7, 1982, it left the producers of Sesame Street, the Children's Television Workshop, with questions about how to acknowledge the death of one of the series' most visible actors. After considering a number of options, CTW decided to have the character of Mr. Hooper die as well, and use the episode to teach its young viewers about death as a natural part of life and that it is OK for everyone—children and adults alike—to grieve when someone they love dies. The cause of Mr. Hooper's death is not announced. Euphemisms to soften the blow of his absence (e.g., "passed away") are not used; the issue is dealt with directly.

The "Farewell, Mr. Hooper" episode (ep #1839) aired November 24, 1983 (Thanksgiving Day), so that parents and children could discuss the content while watching, and was quickly selected by the Daytime Emmys as being one of the 10 most influential moments in daytime television history.

The scene where the adults explain to Big Bird about Mr. Hooper's death was done in one take.[citation needed]

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Early in the episode, Big Bird—one of the starring Muppet characters in the series, with an innocence that identifies him as childlike to the show's young viewers—makes a silly entrance onto the set, walking backwards with his head between his legs. When Gordon asks why he is walking like that, Big Bird gives the childishly inscrutable reason, "Because. Just because."

Later in the episode, Big Bird presents each adult on the show with a gift—a drawing he has made of each of them. The last drawing he has is of Mr. Hooper, and Big Bird is eager to give it to him. When Big Bird asks his adult friends to help find Mr. Hooper, they gently remind Big Bird that Mr. Hooper has died. Not understanding, Big Bird announces he will just wait for him to come back.

The adults pause, looking uncomfortable and sad. They then tearfully explain that when someone dies, they do not come back physically. Big Bird is dismayed, and the adults (all genuinely emotional) comfort him, explaining that they were lucky to have known and loved Mr. Hooper, and that they will always have their memories of him. It will never be the same without him, they say, but they will all help take care of Big Bird and life will continue on as normal.

Big Bird angrily demands to know why Mr. Hooper had to die, and no one has a ready answer. Finally Gordon figures out what to say: "Because. Just because." This is perhaps the only answer that could make sense to Big Bird, at least for now, and he sadly accepts it. He then—as he constantly has throughout the years—humorously, but glumly mispronounces Mr. Hooper's name once again, even in death ("Mr. Looper"), then Maria said, "That's Hooper, Big Bird. Hooper." And the adults and Big Bird embrace.

Big Bird's drawing of Mr. Hooper (in reality drawn by Big Bird's puppeteer, Caroll Spinney) hangs above his nest to this day, as was seen in the 2007 "Learn Along with Sesame Street" episode "You Can Ask." The segment in which the portrait is seen also deals with loss, as Big Bird had just "lost" a pet turtle (which had probably wandered back to the park from which it came).

Initially, the producers had considered using flashbacks of Mr. Hooper in the episode. This was ultimately rejected because they thought that—given that most children are unable to comprehend the difference between flashbacks and new footage—it would give the impression that Mr. Hooper was actually still alive and thus confuse the intended audience.[1]

The episode was later made into a book called "I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper" by Norman Stiles, et al.

Also, a street skit made about a year later featured Big Bird, Maria, and David all reminiscing about him in good spirits. Big Bird showed off his drawing of him, and shots of him were shown as they continued to talk about him.
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EStreetJoe · Aug 13, 2009

Celebs sing the alphabet...

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