# Looking for a specific video involving Muppets, Sesame Street. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824 "2011-01-08T02:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/1 "2011-01-08T02:15:44Z")
I’ve seen this once in my entire life: A short show, commercial style, about Sesame Street. It was produced prior to the first broadcast of SS, so pre-November 1969. It showed a bunch of Muppets in business clothes discussing a new educational show for kids. They are trying to come up with a name for the show. One of the Muppets says: {to the effect of] “The show is for kids that can’t read or write?” Then suggest the show be called “ **HEY, STUPID!** ”. It’s funny. This has to be somewhere on the web. I’m also looking for non-Sesame Street/Muppet Show videos of Muppets like Rowlf and such being used in old 50’s/60’s commercials. Any help is appreciated.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/2 "2011-01-08T02:20:09Z")
Google Search-[Wilkins Coffee Muppets](http://www.google.com/search?q=muppets&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=xW4&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbs=vid:1&q=wilkins+coffee+muppets&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=3546717b9b9556d9) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/3 "2011-01-08T02:26:34Z")
Second version of the pitch-[How Sesame Street got it’s name.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn-adBTgnAc) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/4 "2011-01-08T02:53:19Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Second version of the pitch-[How Sesame Street got it’s name.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn-adBTgnAc) Thanks!🙂 > [@runner pat](#): > > Google Search-[Wilkins Coffee Muppets](http://www.google.com/search?q=muppets&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=xW4&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbs=vid:1&q=wilkins+coffee+muppets&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=3546717b9b9556d9) Thanks. Excellent video(s). Could you imagine a commercial today using a handgun to shoot even a fictional character? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/5 "2011-01-08T05:09:27Z")
Man, Kermit’s voice just sounds…off in that pitch video. Wondered if maybe Henson had given Kermit to someone else while he did Rowlf, but…nope, looked it up and he did both voices (Oz did the puppeteering for Rowlf). Guess Kermit’s voice just evolved a whole lot more than Rowlf’s did. (Which, I suppose makes perfect sense, since Rowlf’s closer to Henson’s natural voice.) ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/6 "2011-01-08T05:18:45Z")
That’s some funny stuff. I love you tube. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/7 "2011-01-08T05:33:25Z")
Did that pitch take place before or after Sesame Street was already established? Because it’s a lot funnier when you already know what Sesame Street already is… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/8 "2011-01-09T01:29:02Z")
Before. [It really _was_ a pitch reel](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Pitch_Reel), trying to sell the show to the proto-PBS. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-video-involving-muppets-sesame-street/566824/9 "2011-01-09T02:10:19Z")
Ah, okay. Guess it’s just one of those things that’s pretty awesome to see in retrospect. Also, the “Hey Stupid” thing made me giggle more than I’d like to admit! 😃