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I recently presented a list of ten 'snippets' from Sesame Street (late 70's-early 80's in particular) that do not involve muppets. Well, here are ten more. Does anybody remember these?
1. Pizza is being made with Italian music being played in the background. The music starts out slow as the dough is being tossed, but then reaches a frantic pace as the cheese and sauce are added, as well as during the baking and slicing of the pizza.
2. A man dribbles a basketball and walks to the top of a flight of stairs. When he reaches the top, he attempts a finger-twirl, but gets clumsy, loses the ball, and watches it fall back down the stairs. The camera is then 'sped up' as he goes down to retrieve the ball and go back up the stairs. The 'key words' in this clip are 'up' and 'down.'
3. Three 'snippets' featuring a scuba diver. In one, he finds five shells while underwater then returns to the shore to count them, only to be surprised by a crab. In another, he swims through the 'underwater world,' going over, under, and through various objects before finishing up by repeatedly swimming around some object (a rock?). Directional words are the subject of this clip. In a third, someone says 'Boo!' and he responds by swimming 'away from' (yes, that's the key word) the camera.
4. The hip tune about how the post office delivers mail from one place to another. One of the key lines I remember is 'to the post office where it will stay...for just one day.' The sketch ends up with someone opening up a letter that he/she has just received.
5. A clip about a boxer demonstrating the letter 'B' with punchdrunk-slurred speech. This is a cartoon that ends up with the boxer being nailed by a much bigger boxer, and then saying something like 'unless you get hit in the head.'
6. Another cartoon, featuring the letter 'F' and involving a football player. He starts out bombastically, but then gets trampled by a bunch of other football players, after which he mutters something like 'until you're tackled.'
7. A series of people and other animals running, falling, or sliding down something. The announcer says 'down' each time and piano-like music plays in the background. The only instance in this clip that I really remember is the last one, namely an ice skater falling on his deriere.
8. A song about 'five' featuring penguins swimming and walking around. One of the lines in the song, if I remember correctly, is 'playing basketball.'
9. A clip involving Beetle Bailey that demonstrates 'first' and 'last.' He is late for breakfast (or some meal), and figures out how he can go to the front of the line. He digs a ditch under everybody, but when he's done, his shovel hits the meal cart, making it roll to the other end of the line, after which everyone turns around 180 degrees. His 'cleverness' has backfired as he is still last in line!
10. A clip featuring a girl and a blanket. Haunting music (or so I thought back then) plays in the background as she is shown lying on, being rolled up in, and hiding under the blanket. The key terms - 'on,' 'in,' and 'under' - are reinforced throughout the clip through repetition.
Well, there you have it - ten more that I remember. Who knows - one day I might throw another ten at you! Then again, while it may seem tiring, nothing (or very little) beats bringing back fond memories from childhood!
I recently presented a list of ten 'snippets' from Sesame Street (late 70's-early 80's in particular) that do not involve muppets. Well, here are ten more. Does anybody remember these?
1. Pizza is being made with Italian music being played in the background. The music starts out slow as the dough is being tossed, but then reaches a frantic pace as the cheese and sauce are added, as well as during the baking and slicing of the pizza.
2. A man dribbles a basketball and walks to the top of a flight of stairs. When he reaches the top, he attempts a finger-twirl, but gets clumsy, loses the ball, and watches it fall back down the stairs. The camera is then 'sped up' as he goes down to retrieve the ball and go back up the stairs. The 'key words' in this clip are 'up' and 'down.'
3. Three 'snippets' featuring a scuba diver. In one, he finds five shells while underwater then returns to the shore to count them, only to be surprised by a crab. In another, he swims through the 'underwater world,' going over, under, and through various objects before finishing up by repeatedly swimming around some object (a rock?). Directional words are the subject of this clip. In a third, someone says 'Boo!' and he responds by swimming 'away from' (yes, that's the key word) the camera.
4. The hip tune about how the post office delivers mail from one place to another. One of the key lines I remember is 'to the post office where it will stay...for just one day.' The sketch ends up with someone opening up a letter that he/she has just received.
5. A clip about a boxer demonstrating the letter 'B' with punchdrunk-slurred speech. This is a cartoon that ends up with the boxer being nailed by a much bigger boxer, and then saying something like 'unless you get hit in the head.'
6. Another cartoon, featuring the letter 'F' and involving a football player. He starts out bombastically, but then gets trampled by a bunch of other football players, after which he mutters something like 'until you're tackled.'
7. A series of people and other animals running, falling, or sliding down something. The announcer says 'down' each time and piano-like music plays in the background. The only instance in this clip that I really remember is the last one, namely an ice skater falling on his deriere.
8. A song about 'five' featuring penguins swimming and walking around. One of the lines in the song, if I remember correctly, is 'playing basketball.'
9. A clip involving Beetle Bailey that demonstrates 'first' and 'last.' He is late for breakfast (or some meal), and figures out how he can go to the front of the line. He digs a ditch under everybody, but when he's done, his shovel hits the meal cart, making it roll to the other end of the line, after which everyone turns around 180 degrees. His 'cleverness' has backfired as he is still last in line!
10. A clip featuring a girl and a blanket. Haunting music (or so I thought back then) plays in the background as she is shown lying on, being rolled up in, and hiding under the blanket. The key terms - 'on,' 'in,' and 'under' - are reinforced throughout the clip through repetition.
Well, there you have it - ten more that I remember. Who knows - one day I might throw another ten at you! Then again, while it may seem tiring, nothing (or very little) beats bringing back fond memories from childhood!
