Welcome to The MuppetCast! This week we present Part 1 of a multi-part tribute celebrating 40 years of Sesame Street. In this episode we relive some fan-favorite (and even some very obscure) moments from the first ten seasons. Listed here is the “playlist” for this very special tribute.
Theme song and first scenes from episode #1
Kermit’s lecture on the word “in” (with a very early version of Grover)
Listen My Brother – Count to 20
Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?
Bill Cosby and Bill Cosby recite the alphabet
Oscar the Grouch – I Love Trash
Bert & Ernie – Banana in Ernie’s Ear
Little Jerry & the Monotones – Mad
Over, Under, Around, and Through
The first time Big Bird meets Mr. Snuffleupagus
Bert & Ernie – String on Ernie’s Finger
Doll House
A Loaf of Bread, a Container of Milk, and a Stick of Butter
Steve Wonder – 123 Sesame Street
A-B-C-Cookie Monster!
A Very Simple Dance
Herry Monster and John-John count to 20
Sesame Street Pageant: A Flower Grows
Richard Pryor recites the alphabet
Headline Howie has the story with Big Bird and Snuffy
Roosevelt Franklin: Loud and Soft
The National Association of W Lovers
Buffy Sainte-Marie sings Cripple Creek
Grover the Weather Machine Salesman
Cookie Monster channels Isaac Hayes
Madeline Kahn and Grover sing an “echo song”
Guy Smiley hosts “This is Your Life”
David thinks he hears Big Bird’s “imaginary friend” Mr. Snuffleupagus
The Count and Oscar bid us farewell
This is a close (but not precise) chronology of the songs and skits as they appeared in the show’s first ten years. Tune in or DVR the new episodes of the show’s landmark 40th season starting Tuesday, November 10! Twenty-six new episodes (one for each letter) hold lots of surprises for viewers of all ages.
These tribute episodes are meant to serve as a “thank you” to the people behind the show that so many of us grew up with. So many wonderful moments transcended the screen and have stayed with us, many of us will attest, even to today as we have children of our own. I hope you enjoy reliving many of those moments in this and future episodes of the podcast.
Thank You Sesame Street.
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Have a great week!
-Steve
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