The Story is a Little Different But the End is the Same

Happy Birthday, Big Bird!

Sesame Street Turns 40!

1969-2009

I love you, Sesame Street.

Here's a pic of the original Gordon and original (orange) Oscar singing "I Love Trash."

1969

Dear "Old" Gordon, You Can Google That Shiz Now

You never see the Gordon!

Sesame Street, What's the Name of That Song, Circa 1970

Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap it Out

Clap, Clap, Clap. From Sesame Street, 1970's

Say, Doctor, Ain't There Nothin' I Can Take?

Muppets*. 'Nuff said.



*Incidentally, Jim Henson died of a virusy flu-like thing. Not that this has anything to do with that, but you should know that I just recovered from the flu. So, you know. Just something to think about. You know, the people dear to you. Ahem.

Kooky and Adorable

kermit and joey sing their ABCs. sort of.
sesame street ~ 1974

This Man Needs No Introduction

But I'll introdue him anyway: The Great Stevie Wonder and Superstition, live on Sesame Street, 1973. This is A-MA-Zing. Do yourself a favor and jam out to this sometime today or whenever you're feeling blue. The kid on the top of the stairs is out. of. his. MIND!

After you've watched Superstition, check out Stevie and Grover, doin' a few ditties:



Grover doesn't f around either, yo.

Big Bird: Still Under Suspicion

I got my sister the first year of Sesame Street (1969) on DVD for Christmas. She called me this morning.


Whipcreamy: So we watched another epsidode of Sesame Street the other night.

Me: Oh, yeah? Which one.

Whipcreamy: It's the one where they introduce Snufalupagus--and he looks nothing like the regular Snuffy--this one has crazy eyes and stuff, anyway, at this point nobody else can see Snuffy he's still Big Bird's imaginary friend. So Snuffy has a conversation with him and then he turns around and nobody else sees Snuffy.

Me: Wait, did you just say he?

Whipcreamy: Ha ha ha ha! Yeah.

Me: Big Bird's a boy? You can't assume Big Bird's a boy! I thought they left him unisex to be all PC and open minded about people's sexuality or something. They don't call him "he" in the show do they?

Whipcreamy: No, I think Big Bird's a boy.

Me: How do you know?

Whipcreamy: Because in Big Bird Goes to China he wears a tie.

Me: Ha ha ha ha ha!

Whipcreamy: Ha ha ha ha ha!

Me: You know who else wears a tie?

Whipcreamy: Who?

Me: k.d. lang

Whipcreamy: Ha ha ha ha!

Me: So they just decided Big Bird's sexuality all of a sudden? When did Big Bird Goes to China come out, like ten years ago?

Whipcreamy: 1984.

Me: Oh.

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY DOODLE!

lE'tS cElEbRaTe bLoWgAnZa sTyle!



I love you, Doodle.

Where Were You In 1972?

Sure, Count will remind you of an Armenian priest, and Cookie of a frat boy, but their meeting for the very first time was memorable, to say the least. Don't get distracted; it's really all about the cookies.