Cookie Monster - Share It Maybe

I thought this song was really funny.  I love parody songs like "Weird Al" Yankovic.  I also REALLY don't like the original version of this song.  At the same time it also shows how much Sesame Street has gone downhill.  In the classic days they could make music sound similar while still keeping it original like The Sesame Street Beetles or Bruce Stringbean.  What do you guys think???????

Will Will Miss You Sally Ride

Sally Ride the First American woman in space, die yesterday.  She will be greatly missed.  Here is a clip of her on Sesame Street.

The Muppets Sing The Beatles

Here are 2 Beatles Songs On Sesame Street.  The 45 Record with these 2 songs on it is VERY hard to find.  The ending of octopus's garden is cut off.  It is the only video I could find.  Sorry about that.  Enjoy!!!

  

Classic Sesame Street Cover: "Up Goes The Castle"

Normally, a guided meditation on breath control is something adults expect to hear on a New Age yoga CD...not an old Sesame Street album.  Hearing this song, with its kid-friendly imagery and story, might change those people's minds though!  I discovered this fan-made performance while uploading my own clips to YouTube...if anyone can tell me which album the original version was on, I'd appreciate that a lot.  Thank you!

Robin Gibb Of The Bee Gees and Sesame Street Fever Has Died

I am saddened to say that today Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has died.  In the Sesame Street world he performed on the Sesame Street Fever  LP.  He will surely be missed.  Here he is on Sesame Street Fever.

Typewriter Guy

Here is 25 of the 26 Typewriter Guy Segments.  I am missing O for Owl.  If anyone has it please let me know. Thanks!!!!  Enjoy!!!!!!

Miami Mice

A great parody Of Miami Vice.  Enjoy!!!!!  I am missing The Space Center.  If anybody has it please let me know.  Thanks!!!!

Alphabet Chat

Here is another funny Sesame Street segment.  If Anybody has the episodes for H and L please let me know.  Thanks.  Enjoy!!!!

Mysterious Theater

Great parody of the PBS show Mystery! Enjoy!

2 Sesame Street Reggae Songs

Here are the 2 Classic Reggae Songs From Sesame Street I really Love The Playground Map Song. Thanks ISNorden for getting me a copy.  Enjoy!!!!!

Don't Eat The Pictures

Here is the Title Song from the Classic Sesame Street Special.  VERY funny.  Enjoy!!!

Homesick

Her is a great song From Big Bird In China.

Moon, Moon

Here is a Beauitful song from Big Bird In Japan.  Enjoy!!!!

We All Sing With The Same Voice

I have always loved this song.  It is a great message.  The kids are amazing.  Enjoy!!!!

Coconut Counting Man

Here is a Summery clip for you with The Count and Harry Belafonte.  Enjoy!!!!!

  

Who Am I?

This is one of my favorite Sesame Street inserts.  I love the background music and the words are great.  It is performed by Alana Reed Hall who used to play Olivia on the 80s Sesame Street.  RIP Alana.  Enjoy!!!!

Sharing: OK on Sesame Street, not OK online!

If you're wondering where all the album and song downloads have vanished to, BigBirdFan (who co-owns this blog with me) has asked me to delete those links permanently.  Some of the album postings earned him a copyright-violation warning, which would force us to shut down if the Feds took the next step.  If you want to get hold of Sesame Street music legitimately, I urge you to buy from an official site like iTunes or AmazonMP3.  We'll still post links to short video clips on YouTube, since most of them meet fair-use requirements....don't expect whole episodes or feature-length movies here, but at least you can get your nostalgia fix a few minutes at a time.

All About Sesame Street (PDF E-Book)

Here is the first book that talks about how Sesame Street was created. Thanks to HooperFan for making the book available on the web in HTML (Internet) format. The PDF file here I made myself from the HTML files. I thought this way it was all in one file and easier to read. Enjoy!!!!!



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Sesame Street Episode Request

Does anybody have the FULL episode from 1997 where another bird wanted to buy Big Bird's drawing of Mr. Hooper that hangs above Big Bird's Nest and Big Bird explains to the other bird why the drawing means so much to him? Thanks in advance!!!!

Do you feel Luckey, kids?

Ever since Sesame Street changed its format drastically over ten years ago, the producers have been more and more reluctant to include any classic clips in new episodes--rationalizing that children would see them as outdated. For some topics, I can understand that logic; take this clip as an example--





So many technological changes have happened since then, that a newer version of the same film has appeared on Sesame Street--





I see nothing wrong with remakes in situations like that. But Sesame Street occasionally goes too far in trying to update its own classic material. During the early 1970s, Bud Luckey animated a series of musical cartoons for the show--each one using a silly song and unusual characters to teach a number between 2 and 12. Ask the average parent or grandparent of some toddler who watches today's Sesame Street, and chances are good that they'll remember these ditties well enough to sing a few bars:








Now, take a look at these versions of the same song-cartoons. The "Ten Tiny Turtles" remake appeared in the Season 40 finale; the "Ladybugs' Picnic" remake appeared late in Season 41--








Granted, I'm glad to know that some people at Sesame Workshop don't want to see a classic die out. I also appreciate the way that these particular animators tried hard to adapt Bud Luckey's drawings to a 3-D version. But would it have killed the producers to dub in the original music for these remakes? The musical style itself isn't outdated, nor are any details in the lyrics.

Speaking of lyrical details, I winced when the "Ten Tiny Turtles" remake changed "black-eyed peas" to "yummy peas." Did the original sound too racist to somebody on the staff, either because of the vegetable's name or its status as soul food? Either way, I suspect Bud Luckey felt a little upset himself. Come on, Sesame Workshop...you've done a lot to promote tolerance and integration for 41 years, without worrying about what some family thinks of black-eyed peas! If a classic isn't "broken" from details a 21st-century toddler wouldn't understand, don't fix it.