The Babble List: The 50 Best Sesame Street Moments
Video of the show's greatest hits!
by Gwynne Watkins
April 25, 2008
#10
My Name is You
It's "I'd Like to Teach the World To Sing" without the cheesy corporate overtones. And did you catch the part about having two dads?
#9
Mr. Hooper Isn't Coming Back
Possibly the most heartbreaking five minutes of television ever aired.
#8
Kermit and Joey sing the Alphabet Song
Kids on Sesame Street always seemed like real kids, not over-coached child actors. Here's the giggly little girl who can't stop saying "Cookie Monster."
#7
U Really Got a Hold on Me
In which Smokey Robinson is sexually harassed by a letter U.
#6
Richard Pryor's Alphabet
No one's ever done the ABCs with more attitude. He actually makes U and Z sound like dirty words.
#5
An Orange Sings Carmen
Jim Henson had a genius for turning everyday objects into characters. Here's Exhibit A.
#4
Bert and Ernie Go Fishing
"Heeeeeere, fishy fishy fishy!"
#3
Pinball Number Count
The vocals are by the Pointer Sisters, the animation is by Jeff Hale's Imagination, Inc. — and you can sing it in your sleep. In fact, you probably do.
#1
Rubber Ducky
The song reached #16 on the Billboard charts in 1970, and has since been recorded in French, Spanish, Dutch, and German. (There's a techno remix of the German version.) This is the inanimate-object love song heard 'round the world, and if you had to define Sesame Street with a single clip, this might well be the one.
©2008 Gwynne Watkins and Nerve Media
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Gwynne Watkins was Babble's founding Senior Editor. She has written for a variety of web and print publications, and her theatrical work has been produced throughout the New York area. Her new family musical, Tea with Chachaji, will premiere in early 2010. |
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