Sweeping the clouds away

[charliesmum]

I don't remember before Sesame Street, but, at 2 1/2 years old I was the target demographic 40 years ago, and I do know I adored that show with every fiber of my toddler being.

When we were staying at my grandparent's house, I would pretend the door between the kitchen and the dining room was the door to 123 Sesame Street.

One of my most beloved toys was an Oscar The Grouch puppet. Came in his own trash can.

For some reason, I was obsessed with the idea of seeing what Sesame Street was like at night-time, and was thrilled when there was an episode that happened at night.

I liked the muppets better than the animation, but I can still sing 'OneTwoThreeFourFive...SixSevenEightNineTen...eleven twellllelve!' and can still recite 'a loaf of bread, container of milk, and a stick of butter'.

I think Oscar was my favourite muppet, but it was a close race. Kermit the Frog trying to interview fairy tale characters always made me laugh, and The Monster at the End of The book was one of my favourite stories.

By the time Charlie came around, Sesame Street had been hijacked by Elmo changed, but I was really glad it was around for my son's childhood, as it had been for mine. His first birthday was Sesame Street Themed, and for his 2nd Halloween he was dressed as Big Bird.

So happy birthday Seseame Street. Thanks for my childhood.

Comments

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

As a kid, I think I only liked the muppets. My parents say I outgrew Sesame Street really fast, like before I started kindergarten, so I think most of my memories of it are from walking through the room when the younger kids were watching it. I remember getting irritated that Big Bird was so extremely stupid, but I remember laughing a lot at Bert and Ernie. My mom said that when I was a toddler I was terrified of the numbers and used to hide my eyes and say "Don't make the numbers come!"

[amnormand.livejournal.com]

I'll never be able to get that song out of my head now.
OneTwoThreeFourFive...SixSevenEightNineTen...eleven twellllelve!
dodododododo

Also, I totally LOVE Elmo.

Happy Birthday Sesame Street indeed!

Aw yeah.

[king-duncan.livejournal.com]

[http://users.livejournal.com/_geekie_/]

/likes this

'a loaf of bread, container of milk, and a stick of butter'

Okay, embarrassing childhood anecdote time. My mother says that when I heard that line as a wee child, I thought they were saying "sticky butter", which I found hilarious for some reason.

It's not Elmo that bothers me. It's Abby Cadabby.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I just recently gave a friend of mine's daughter "the monster at the end of this book" for a birthday present. She demanded it read to her two times before going to bed that night.

We used to read that book all the time. I think we wore out the poor copy. I had a Big Bird necklace with the number three on it when I was little.

It's changed a lot, yeah, but at least it's still there.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I love Sesame Street! The muppets were always my favorite, especially Ernie and Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover.

I had a lot of Sesame Street albums, but my favorite was "At Home with Ernie and Bert." It had such funny skits and songs. Bert reminds me of my dad in so many ways, it's a little scary!

[robinchristine.livejournal.com]

I went as Big Bird for my 3rd Halloween. :) And I thing Elmo ruined Sesame Street. :(

[jpgr.livejournal.com]

I had the album! I loved it as a kid. I liked Kermit and Grover myself.

[wolfgangmozart.livejournal.com]

I will always love these guys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_trSIBCgF0

[photodiva02.livejournal.com]

I love the onetwothree... I miss those episodes!

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

Woah, it's SS's Bday? XD

I always loved the count, personally.