Who else remembers this? (Vol. 1)

Jan Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 04:35 PM EST

Sorry about the 2 posts. I didn't think the first one took. Bad blogging etiquette?

Jan Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 04:32 PM EST

Please let me know when you find the lyrics to "I'm a dog, I'm a working dog, I'm a hard working dog." I used to watch Sesame Street with my son and that's all of the song I can remember. Oh and "working like a doggone dog."

Jan dog. Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 04:30 PM EST

Let me know when you find the lyrics to I'm a dog,I'm a working dog, I'm a hard working dog. That's all I can remember oh and "working like a doggone dog." I used to watch Sesame Street with my son (like your mom). I did find the lyrics to another favorite "Let's go riding in an automoblile, let's take a ride in the car..." on a website with Sesame Street lyrics, but the dog song wasn't there...Bummer

Monica Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 04:06 PM EST

The how crayons are made song is the best song ever written and I need to know who wrote it......Its so amazing!

Dave Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM EST

Here's the pollution video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsPlchiHTpY

beosyfotos.blogspot.com Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 01:57 PM EST

awesome!! thank you thank you for this post. i too have been thinking of this clip for years. thankful to track it down b/c of your link..i'd been looking under orange crayon factory and could never suss it out.
i have just posted about it in my blog.cheers!!

jan Sat, Jun 9, 2007 at 06:12 PM EST

i loved that music in that crayola factory video
does anyone know the name of the song
i want to get a recording of it

laurel Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:14 PM EST

Thank you for this second bit of Sesame nostalgia.

Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 11:34 PM EST

cant be from mr rogers. if u see the last second of this video, a muppet appears to begin a new sketch.

Stephanie Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 11:19 AM EST

I would love to see the pollution video, i.e. "if every kid did it" again.

Any links appreciated!!

Stephanie Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST

I would love to see the pollution video, i.e. "if evey kid did it" again.

Any link would be appreciated!!!

mlr Mon, Mar 5, 2007 at 02:37 PM EST

oh wow, that music as the orange wax starts to swirl - totally brought back so much from my childhood. i heart this clip.

Dulcinea Sun, Mar 4, 2007 at 12:04 PM EST

This is definitely from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, but I've been nostalgic for this for DECADES. Thanks for finding it!

Nicole Sat, Mar 3, 2007 at 03:11 AM EST

Oh god! After seeing this clip for maybe 5 sec I could almost hum all the music. I absolutely remember this one!

*sigh* Nostalgia!

Heather Marie Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 02:04 PM EST

I totally remember the crayon thing, but I thought it was from Mr. Rogers...

thatothrgirl Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 12:40 PM EST

I also still count like the pinball machine when someone starts with "1, 2, 3".
Here is the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=h-YcBVEnLT8

KTS Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 09:47 AM EST

Ladybug's picnic is still my all time favorite from ses... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0

lilly Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 08:57 AM EST

does anyone remember weekend special that used to air on ABC saturdays? Thr red room riddle anyone? I am afraid of red light to this day!

gabulldog Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:57 PM EST

Also, what about the one where they all think that the alphabet is one big word. Something like "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, the most incredible word I've ever seen."

gabulldog Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:54 PM EST

Erik~I totally remember the pinbal machine. In fact, that song sometimes plays in my head for no reason at all. Ahh...Good times!

Vicky Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST

Ahhhh!!! This is probably the one thing I remember the most from Sesame Street!! Just wonderful.

ty Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:14 PM EST

100% genius!

Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:08 PM EST

Oh my God I remember that!

sarah Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:34 PM EST

This video is just as awesome as I remember. There are so many images that I have distinct memories of seeing when I was little. Also, it's somehow fitting that it's grandmas making the crayons.

Josh Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:30 PM EST

Me too!

mee Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 07:25 PM EST

Hey Annie-- I'd like to request a weekly "Random Sesame Street Moment". It's so much fun to remember classic '70s and '80s kid TV!! Although I just watched that llama clip and I want to know what they were smoking when they came up with that one. :)

Stephanie Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 07:14 PM EST

I totally remember this clip with the same fondness that you described.
Thanks! My 2 yr. old son has been driving us nuts with his Elmo videos, so I'm going to show him what all the cool kids were watching in the 80's.

NCgal Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 07:11 PM EST

Thanks Little Lamb! I had forgotten that song. Even as a kid it choked me up a little. On a more cynical note, what were our parents thinking when they dressed us in the early '80s???

Bexter Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 06:14 PM EST

I, too, remember the Crayon-making from Mr. Roger's. However, the song that's still in my head after 20-plus years is from Schoolhouse Rock - 'Hanker for a hunk o' cheese'! I hanker for a hunk of, a slab or slice or chunk of, I hanker for a hunk of cheese! Television is magic!

Jessica Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 05:04 PM EST

Thank you thank you thank you for finding this. This has always been one of the most "vivid" memories I had of my old childrens television programming days, some 25 years ago. Though, like another poster, I thought it was Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. I remember I used to take my own crayons and put them in big piles so I could carry them around like the old ladies in the video. Such good memories!

Amber Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 04:41 PM EST

Does anyone remember one that had spanish in it? It sang something like "como se llama, we are brothers"...anyone??

fab Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 04:16 PM EST

Little Lamb - Thank you so much! That is the very song I was trying to remember. Thanks for bringing it back to me.

fab Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 04:15 PM EST

Little Lamb - Thank you so much! That is the very song I was trying to remember. Thanks for bringing it back to me.

Little Lamb Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 04:09 PM EST

fab,

Is it "We All Sing With the Same Voice"?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U1IAVRH-NtQ

Rebekah,

Here's the clip with the girl taking her llama to the dentist:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sgkYHhG18uc

So bizarre. "I'm just walking down the street with my llama."

Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 03:50 PM EST

Does anyone else remember the play that they put on with the girl who played the piano and ernie was a rain cloud and bert was a flower? I cannot find it anywhere - am I crazy?

Gretchen Weiners Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 03:41 PM EST

Ummm Tiny Little Super Guy anyone??

fab Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:59 PM EST

Help - now I am trying to remember my favorite song from Sesame Street. It was pretty and it showed kids of every color and nationality and was I think about how we are all the same even if we look different. Help me remember! Thanks,

fab Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:59 PM EST

Help - now I am trying to remember my favorite song from Sesame Street. It was pretty and it showed kids of every color and nationality and was I think about how we are all the same even if we look different. Help me remember! Thanks,

Char Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:48 PM EST

I only vaguely remember this, but when I saw the one about working in the giant letter I ("Capital I," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vCyupsecJc) it was so cool to feel my brain retrieve the recognition from DEEP within the recesses. What an awesome little song.

The one I'm dying to see is of the lady with the miniskirt and the afro who has to put an "R" into her VW bug to get it to run. Does anyone remember that one? Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

gila Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:38 PM EST

Does anyone remember the cartoon with the fish complaining about pollution? And it ended with them singing something about "if every kid did it, don't you see what a messy, icky, no-good world this would be?"

Sara Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:32 PM EST

I sooo remember this! I think I remember it from Mr. Rogers, though. I loved this. And I also remember Bobby McFerin & Count, and the saxophone thing that someone else remembers...

Joey Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:27 PM EST

Omg, I loved the crayon video, I am so excited to see it again!

Rebekah Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:25 PM EST

I remember it. The weirdest clip from Sesame Street I remember was one called "Me and my Llama." The kid takes his llama to the dentist. Crazy! Anyone remember that?

April Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 02:00 PM EST

I'm 18, and was never a big fan of Sesame Street as a kid, but I do distinctly remember this clip, and it was one of my favorites from any show. Thanks for reminding me of it!

NYCGirl Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:51 PM EST

Couldn't find it... :(

alayna Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:50 PM EST

Thank you for finding this! As soon as I read "How Crayons Are Made" I remembered it vividly. When I was 3 and 4 I wanted to work there because I figured I would get to have all the crayons in the world. I wanted to be the woman who was putting all the different coloured crayons in that machine.

NYCGirl Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:47 PM EST

I don't remember that, but I do remember the trip to the crayon factory on Mr. Rogers'...Me and My Llama! My mother and I occasionally reference the song to this day...though I had no recollection of the 'video.' I have to go look up, "I'm a dog, I'm a dog, I'm a working dog, I'm a hard-working dog..." Another one my mother and I still bring up from time to time...

Melissa Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:45 PM EST

The one that always sticks with me: "a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter."

jru Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:40 PM EST

Oh I remember this. It's the best thing that ever happened on Sesame Street ever. Except for that time when everyone found out that Snuffleupagus was real.

Meier Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:33 PM EST

A few things I ALSO remember from Sesame Street that few of my peers do:

"Honk Around the Clock" featuring the Honkers

The Yip-Yip Aliens with the ringing phone

Bobby McFerrin and the Count singing about coconuts on an island (hope you found that one!)

Guy Smiley

Forgetful Jones

Harry the Monster

And of course, the first (and in my opinion, ONLY) Sesame Street motion picture, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. Where's the Special Edition DVD?!?

Viva Henson!

Erik Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:32 PM EST

I totally remember this! My sister and I also always start singing 1,2,3,4,5 6,7,8,9,10....11,12 to each other whenever someone says 1,2,3. Does anyone else remember this with the pinball machine? Such good memories.

Vicky Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:31 PM EST

Yeah, totally remember this from Mr Rogers, probably Sesame Street too. God bless YouTube for bringing back weird memories of my childhood. Don't remmeber the music being so tinny and strange, but that butterfly she's coloring, the whirlpool of orangeness, the lines of crayons marching down into the boxes... it's all been in my head for a good 20 years.
But why not orange? What else are you going to color a monarch butterfly?

Melissa Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:08 PM EST

I have a 2 year old that is obsessed with Sesame Street, so I see a lot of it. Believe it or not, they are STILL airing this clip...it was on just a few days ago.

NCgal Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:08 PM EST

I'd also love to see that one with the crazy little machine that rolled a red marble all the way down until it popped out and turned into a cherry on this little kid's sundae. I always wanted to have that machine!

nik Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:07 PM EST

Thank You for that!!!!!!!
Its great to see clipst that remind you of exactaly what you were doing and where you were when it happened. I know I was sitting in front of the TV playing with my barbie and my two sisters who loved it just as much as I did. Does anyone remember the alphabet clip for the letter O where it was chasing this guy and the guy couldnt get away from it. I am haunted by the letter O till this day!!!!!

NCgal Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 01:06 PM EST

When I was a kid in the early '80s, they used to actually take us to the Camel cigarette factory here in Winston-Salem to see the cigs being made. Nice, huh. (We also got to see a 4-foot-tall camel made entirely out of tobacco, but that was just gravy. ) I remember thinking, this is cool, but not as cool as that orange crayon factory! Thanks for the memories...

Rachael Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 12:29 PM EST

>>It was produced at some point in the '70s but recurred on the show well through the mid-'80s<<

As I am 22 and definitely remember this clip (thanks so much for bringing me back!) it must have run at least to the end of the 80s and possibly even early 90s. Maybe the networks need to learn a little something from Sesame Street...

Jenn Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 12:20 PM EST

I was just telling my husband about the Sesame Street segment about how tofu is made! Those images of tofu being stamped into bricks will be in my head forever.

Q.J. Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 12:13 PM EST

Awesome. It's moments like this that let me know how amazing the internet is and how it can be used for preserving memories like this!!!! I hope Sesame Street still shows the clip.

lilly Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST

I think its because we watched clips like this that I now am so into shows like Unwrapped and Made in America

Ashley Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:58 AM EST

Who doesn't remember this video?!?! My sisters and I talk about it all the time because she says I made it up! Now if only I could find the "Stones on the Street" video (two crows singing about how rocks don't know what it means to be alive) my sister would no longer think I am making things up.

Charlotte Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:55 AM EST

I totally remember this! I think I saw it on Mr. Rodgers too. I was just telling a friend about how cool it was when I was a kid to see how things were made (it's still cool now too!). The example I gave was the crayon video!

lilly Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:24 AM EST

"Beet Beet sugar beet beet sugar beet sugar Beeeeet"
still in my head after 26 years....

Annie Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:13 AM EST

It had to have aired well into the early 90s at least. Those were my Sesame Street years and I totally remember this clip! Very awesome. I sorta kinda favorited it.

McGee Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:11 AM EST

mh--I thought it was from Mr. Rogers too. Maybe he ran a similar one, because I KNOW I saw a crayon video on his show.

Amber Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:08 AM EST

Here is the llama one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgkYHhG18uc

Jyoti Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 11:07 AM EST

Here's the link to Me and my Llama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgkYHhG18uc

Man, the memories. Thanks so much for starting this up Annie.

Laurie Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST

Yea Annie!!! I completely remember this!!! Whenever I am home sick I watch Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow. If only 3-2-1 Contact reruns were still on I could rock out like its 1982. I loved Mr Rogers as a kid too, but now for some reason the puppets creep me out.

Amber Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:53 AM EST

I totally remember this! My brothers and I loved all of the Sesame Street clips. They were the best.

Gretchen Weiners Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:40 AM EST

Wow. I haven't seen that in at least 15 years and I remember it like I saw it yesterday! Awesome. I was always fascinated by how many crayons they could pick up at one time. Damn I want to color now.

DP Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:39 AM EST

Of course I remember the crayon factory video! I think the best part is the old woman smiling as the sheet of labels runs through the machine. It's like she's thinking, "I'm making crayons! Whee!!"

Stephanie Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:36 AM EST

I remember this one, and the milk one too. I also remember the "letter I" one. The letter I think was in a hot oven, then chiseled into its shape.

Dave Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:18 AM EST

This was still on in 1993. And it was still cool.

keiren Smith Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:51 AM EST

Now, can you find the one of the kid singing "Me and My LLama" as he takes the llama to the vet? I sing that to this day...

Dominique L. Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:49 AM EST

Oh my God, I had totally forgotten about the crayons, and the sax... Wow! They are now etched in my brain forever!

Winona Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:48 AM EST

I've recently begun watching Sesame Street with my daughter and I'm amazed that there are still animated clips that I remember from my childhood. When something works, it's timeless.

annie Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:44 AM EST

i watched sesame street after school until i was 11. i swear to god it's why i love books so much and am so articulate ;)
i had forgotten completely about this video...but of course, it's a staple in some long lost memory of mine. thanks!!

Frances Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:31 AM EST

I can't believe you found this!! I had thought about this a while back. It was one of my favorite clips (the other was the one about noodles). I wonder if they have that one on YouTube...

Jyoti Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:29 AM EST

I remember that. I loved that clip. My favorite Sesame Street vid though, is this Milk one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O-Q5vJ-GHk

I was obsessed with it as a kid and every time I see it now it brings those great memories back and sometimes a tear.

Blair Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:15 AM EST

I can't believe it. I haven't seen that clip in years...I remember thinking how advanced it was...all the cool technology.

carolinagirl5132 Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:11 AM EST

As a parent of 3 year old twins Sesame Street is in heavy rotation at our house and they still play this clip on the show believe it or not. I just saw it again the other day. I also remember it very well from when I was a child and was amazed that they are still playing it.

furry_tom Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:03 AM EST

I bet you those old people have been replaced by machines.

step Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:49 AM EST

oh my god, this was one of my favorite sesame street moments of all time. so great. it's like the time on reading rainbow where they went behind the scenes of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. i'll never forget it.

step Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:48 AM EST

oh my god, this was one of my favorite sesame street moments of all time. so great. it's like the time on reading rainbow where they went behind the scenes of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. i'll never forget it.

Dee Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:45 AM EST

I have never forgotten this video- amazing, the power of television. Most of my knowledge of how things are made comes from Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow & Polka Dot Door. Sigh. Good times.

mh Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:44 AM EST

I always thought the crayons were associated with Mister Rogers Neighborhood. The crayons have always been my favorite part and I've had a few nostalgia moments with my friends who have agreed. It's funny how they are universally remembered after 15-20 years! So pretty!!

Pete Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:35 AM EST

I remember the sax and the crayons! Until I was 9, I seriously wanted to work at a crayon factory after I saw this.

marykate Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:34 AM EST

LOVE THIS VIDEO!!

I would stop what I was doing when I saw that little girl hold up her orange crayon.

Stella Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:33 AM EST

Call me crazy, but this exact clip crossed my mind literally 2 or 3 days ago. I'm seriously weirded out right now.

Matt Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 07:30 AM EST

I remember this video and the sax one too! I hadn't seen this in about 15 years.

Ben Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 06:59 AM EST

Heck yes I do! Even better, I remember the one about making a saxophone that started by showing large sheets of brass being stamped out, all accompanied by a hardcore funk saxophone solo. Awesome.