# Children of the 70s . . . what do you remember from Sesame Street? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498 "2003-03-06T15:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498/121 "2003-07-22T01:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auntie em \* > \*\*_What’s. . . that . . . > Small pitter pat? > One! Two! > Two kitty cats! > Two kitty cats > went on a spree > then settled down and > had . . . some . . . teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeea!_ > > 😃 \*\* HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! Wow, that was a memory that hit me like a tons of bricks. I too was born in 1965. I learned my ABCs, numbers and manners from Sesame Street… _sniff sniff_ this thread is makin me all nostalgic I still think of Muppets when I hear “For What its Worth” and who can forget “WendY” by The Association with the Muppet witch flying around… ---
**Author:** ![juji\_mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@juji\_mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juji_mojo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498/122 "2003-07-22T02:16:27Z")
Doesn’t anyone remember … I think it was the “Beetlebugs” performing “Letter B”? I still sing that sometimes when that song by the other Beatles comes on. Also canadian version Sesame Street/ Rue Sesame in the 80’s (babysitting for the summers and spring breaks) had “Where’s the letter L wheres the letter L?” in a lovely Trooper parody. Which I also sing along to… I was lucky, lived in a border town, and got CBC Canadian Sesame Street and the PBS American version. PBS was definitely “Funkier” but Rue Seasame St was more familiar and home grown. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498/123 "2003-07-22T02:40:41Z")
I’m so glad this thread got bumped! I watched it with my daughter, faithfully. You guys have brought back so many memories! I still remember with great wistfulness the lovely little song: Lower case n Standing on a hill The wind is very still For the lower case n… And, has been mentioned before, the MonsterPiece Theater theme, which I still sing, to the great annoyance of my (now-grown) children. No better version of the alphabet song has ever been written! Such lovely memories! I have to admit that after Snuffie became visible, though, the show went downhill rapidly. And today it’s not even worth watching. It’s completely lost its charm! ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498/124 "2003-07-22T03:19:57Z")
Does anyone remember seeing a sketch (and I’m not sure if this was in the actual show, or a Sesame Street special) around the time of Iran-Contra, where McNeil of the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour was interviewing Cookie Monster (as Ollie North), advised by Ernie (as North’s counsel Brendan Sullivan)? **McNeil** : Did you, Cookie Monster, take the cookies? ( **Ernie** whispers into CM’s ear) **Cookie Monster** : No. Me no take cookies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-the-70s-what-do-you-remember-from-sesame-street/159498.md?page=6)