# Sesame Street Flashback... whoa! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725 "2005-12-02T14:58:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/61 "2005-12-03T15:22:04Z")
“C” is for cookie…that’s good enough for me! One two three… Four five six… Seven eight nine… Ten eleven twelve… Ladybuuuugs At the ladybug picnic! I routinely think about Forgetful Jones, the poor cowboy who could never remember anything. Even as a little kid, I knew the guy had early-onset Alzheimer’s and I thought it was wrong to make fun of him. Remember the pie guy? He would be carrying a tray full of pies and then announce how many he had (TEN STRAWBERRY PIES!) and then something would happen that would make him tumble down the stairs. “W…for Willamina!” Whenever my mother would send me to the corner store, I’d mutter “a load of bread, a containa of milk, and a stick of butta” under my breath. Do you remember this? \*Tiny little super guy! Pops right up before your eyes! He’s no bigger than your thumb! Snap your fingers, here he comes! Don’t look in the sky. Don’t look in the sea. He’s inside of you and me. You can’t tell a hero by his side. He’s just a tiny little super guy. Oh yeah!\* And who could forget that classic song “Wet Paint”. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/62 "2005-12-03T15:49:33Z")
I am not getting the loaf of bread, stick of buttah reference at all, but I distinctly remember Tiny Lil Super Guy! Loved him. Anyone else remember Morgan Freeman on Electric Company? And the way that there would be silhouettes with the one on the left saying “st” and the other one saying “ick”–and then they would say “stick” together? I thought that was way cool. I was more an Electric Co girl than SS. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/63 "2005-12-03T16:23:38Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I am not getting the loaf of bread, stick of buttah reference at all, but I distinctly remember Tiny Lil Super Guy! Loved him. > > Anyone else remember Morgan Freeman on Electric Company? And the way that there would be silhouettes with the one on the left saying “st” and the other one saying “ick”–and then they would say “stick” together? > I thought that was way cool. I was more an Electric Co girl than SS. Yes, I remember Morgan Freeman on the EC. I remember one song he sang, when he was playing a detective, called “Who Dunnit?” In fact, I sing it to myself quite often. Whoooo dunnit? Whoooo dunnit? Whoooo dunnit, was it yoooou? We used to watch the EC after recess in my second grade class. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/64 "2005-12-03T16:31:11Z")
Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader! I remember the first time I saw him in a film, I damn near jumped up in the theater and yelled “Electric Company!” 😃 And remembering “Ladybugs Picnic” “3,6,9” and the other Schoolhouse Rock stuff, I have decided to break out my DVD of all the episodes for my kids. Those shorts _rocked_. I know the Preamble to the United States Constitution by heart because of that show! Still! And I’m 38! ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/65 "2005-12-03T17:10:29Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I was more an Electric Co girl than SS. Die hard SS here, but I can’t play Monopoly, land on a certain utility without singing, “The Electric Companeeeeeeee” ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/66 "2005-12-03T17:11:58Z")
I loved Electric Company and Easy Reader, especially Jennifer of the Jungle. But of course, the best part of that show was Spider-Man. _Spider-Man Where are you comin’ from Spider-Man Nobody knows who you are…_ Capital I was one of the best bits on SS. A few years ago we downloaded a bunch of SS songs, and sadly the only Capital I file was really bad. But I can listen to the Ladybugs’ Picnic anytime I want! ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/67 "2005-12-04T01:25:44Z")
My daughter remembered this one: “Don’t worry if it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear, Just sing, sing a song la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la…” A snippet of my favorite: "I’m an aardvark - fierce and fee I’m an aardvark - standing bravely I’m an aardvark, And I’m tough and smart and strong And always right, And that’s the way I’ll always be … Until I meet another aardvark Who’s bigger than me! " ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/68 "2005-12-04T03:28:44Z")
Oh, what a kickass site! Ooooh, my personal favorite: Why are there so many songs about rainbows And what’s on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, And rainbows have nothing to hide. So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it I know they’re wrong, wait and see. Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection, The lovers, the dreamers and me. (I have the Sarah McLachlan version, but they have original with Kermit!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/69 "2005-12-04T03:56:13Z")
One of these things is not like the other, One of these things just doesn’t belong… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/70 "2005-12-04T04:06:47Z")
“French Toast-this is your life!” Remember Guy Smiley? ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/71 "2005-12-04T04:47:34Z")
Clearly I am; \*A long time ago, In a far off place, There lived a lower case n. Standing on a hill, and staring into space, and it was know that she would cry now and then. A lower case n, standing on a hill. The wind is very still, for the lower case nnnnnnnnnnnn. And then one day, a rocket ship, came screaming from the sky. It landed on the hill, and opened up a door, and something started coming outside. A lower case n! Standing on the hill. The wind is very still, for the lower case nnnnnnnnnn.\* Even at the age of 4 I was struck by how poignant this short was. If there was a crying face smiley I would certainly use it here —\> ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/72 "2005-12-04T06:11:37Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > “French Toast-this is your life!” Hahahaha! I’d forgotten all about that part. My personal favorite was Monsterpiece Theater with Cookie Monster as the host. “The Taming of the Shoe” and “The Old Man and the C” were classics. Does anyone remember a song about breathing from Seasame Street? \*Hoo, breathe in, Hoo, breath out. Hoo, breathe in, Hoo, breath out. I’m alive Yes I’m alive I’m ali-ay-ay-ay-ive I’m aliiiiiiiiiiiiive\* ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/73 "2005-12-04T06:13:50Z")
Nitpick: It was “Alistair Cookie” as the host 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/74 "2005-12-04T06:22:07Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > (I have the Sarah McLachlan version, but they have original with Kermit!!!) My husband does one of the best Kermit impressions I’ve ever heard. He can sing that whole song as Kermit. I figured that was a pretty good reason to marry him. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/75 "2005-12-04T06:25:47Z")
I looked for ages to find a decent mp3 of the Capital I song… We all live in a capital I In the middle of the desert In the center of the sky And all day long we polish on the I To keep it clean and shiny So it brightens up the sky Rubbing it here And scrubbing it there Polishing the I So high in the air As we work we sing a lively tune “It is great to be so happy on a busy afternoon.” And when we’re through with the day’s only chore We go into the I And we close the door Capital I, capital I, capital I, capital I I never could find one of good quality, though. ☹ The other one that haunts me was just an a capella choral piece played while colored circles rotated around the screen. I’ve **never** found out what that song was. I actually watched old reruns on Noggin for a month hoping to get it recorded. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/76 "2005-12-04T06:33:47Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > “Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz” is actually on my MP3 player… > > Anyone remember “I love trash! Anything dirty or dingy or dusty! Anything ragged or rotten or rusty! Yes, I love trash!” And I have the mp3 of _that_ on my computer! When my roommate went to the Museum of Science and Industry here in Chicago, she came back excited about the [Jollyball](http://www.morgan-art.ch/sculp7.htm). She described it as “a really big marble maze, like one two three FOUR FIVE six seven eight NINE TEN eleven twelve”. I knew exactly what she meant. (I want a Jollyball.) ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/77 "2005-12-04T06:35:14Z")
> [@Xixox](#): > > The other one that haunts me was just an a capella choral piece played while colored circles rotated around the screen. I’ve **never** found out what that song was. I actually watched old reruns on Noggin for a month hoping to get it recorded. OH!! That was one of my all-time favorite bits ever! The circles got lines drawn across dividing them into changing geometric patterns, right? I remember that music very well. I just loved that bit, and can credit it with my interest in circley patterns… ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/78 "2005-12-04T06:38:57Z")
> [@dangermom](#): > > OH!! That was one of my all-time favorite bits ever! The circles got lines drawn across dividing them into changing geometric patterns, right? I remember that music very well. I just loved that bit, and can credit it with my interest in circley patterns… Yep, that’s the one! I credit it with my interest in Philip Glass’s music 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/79 "2005-12-04T07:12:34Z")
> [@Xixox](#): > > I looked for ages to find a decent mp3 of the Capital I song… > > I never could find one of good quality, though. ☹ Well, there’s one on the page I linked to last night, right [here](http://members.tripod.com/Tiny_Dancer/capital1.mp3), but it’s not GREAT quality. It may be better than what you’ve managed to find so far, though, so I’m bringing it to your attention. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725/80 "2005-12-04T07:14:01Z")
The one that always made me sad was Kermit singing “It’s Not Easy Being Green”. Damn, poor Kermit. What about “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street”? That’s my all time favorite Xmas special-it’s just not Xmas without it. “Douglas fir is okay, but Scotch pine gives me heartburn!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-flashback-whoa/333725.md?page=5)