"Ichi Ni San"

[Mairaen]

Good memories of childhood -and- of the day my Japanese professor turned this on for a college class. <3 Big Bird -and- Hatakeyama-sensei.

[Jaspirita]

I remembered all the lyrics! I sang along and my husband was looking at me like I was a crazy person LOL I'm 25, btw.

[waffocopter]

I rememeber this! I actually have the VHS somewhere! Big Bird trying to eat plastic food...

[patrickmgaddis]

Wow, the actress who plays the bamboo princess appeared on an episode of NCIS once as an extra.

[cml898]

This is why I love YouTube. I saw this once as a kid and the lyric "Ohio means good morning, that's my favorite one" stuck with me ever since. That's at least 20 years, until just now I thought to see if I could find the song on YouTube.

[Donkapus]

we listended to this in jappenese class!!!! thanks ms davis!!!

[TheRainbowMarkers]

I swear the chick on the left is Mexican.

[OkashiiAmerican]

dude, why didn't i get to see these episodes when I was a kid? XD

[RachelRaptor713]

The nostalgia hurts!

[Alimblessmonky]

im 14 and i find this to be the best thing in the world

[blackhorror12]

What is this I don't even.

[izayaisawesome]

How the Hell did I get here from a Lynyrd Skynyrd song?! WTF?

[RavenTwoFive]

@izayaisawesome Haha that's pretty crazy, I'm just studying Japanese and this was the first thing that came up with an "ichi ni san" search. I regret performing such a search now.

[Suriel1981]

LARIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[suewilly1237]

Arigato Big Bird! Arigato!

[SardonicAuthor]

ハハハハーーーⅩD

[mbsjrcc06]

Itchy Nissan

[Ikizami]

The only thing that bothers me is how Big Bird pronounces いち. Aside from that, cute video.

[StephonST]

Big Bird creepy as hell

[gustavaization]

OH NO AN EXAMINATION! Wow that's kinda funny, who says "examination" anymore, its like, test, or something.

[TheArtsyTuber]

So cute i remember watching this as a kid <3

[suewilly1237]

At 0:01 It's so kawaii when they say"Hai".

[suewilly1237]

Goodbye is Sayonara,

[YouCantKillMrGOATSE]

THAT'S NTO A REAL ICHI NI SAN!!!! GET INOKI HERE TO DO IT AND SLAP THE FUCK OUT EVERYONE!!! EVERYONE NEEDS HIS TOUKON TO BE FUCKING EPIC!!!!!!!!1

[patrickmgaddis]

This movie came in very handy for me in school. When I was 7 I spoke the Japanese words I learned from watching this. My teacher was shocked.

[lilkcceleb]

Lol I remember this. My cousin had the video

[kelleyx86]

I love this movie, I still watch it and I'm 24 =] haha.

[just4lizzy]

big bird has an itchy knee >.< yea... pronunciation.. not good... hahah

[witherwings14]

while i am a strong supporter of bilingualism, this shit gave my nightmares.

[bl3achR0ckz]

jesus someone kill this video!

[mikamikamika]

I remember this from my childhood. ;3;

First exposure to Japanese.

[awinx99able]

Hey those girls almost look like their are from Peach Girl! PEACH GIRL???????????????? OH DANG! DO THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE THAT?

[Relesy]

Ugh, Big Bird! It's iiiiichi! Not itchy! The eeee!

[CaitlinBrooksMusic]

Itchy knee Son!

[zachIQ]

who knew it was ossible to make thw japense language sound gay *loses soul*

[bowietisachloser]

Does anybody know where I can download the songs from Big Bird in Japan?

[MyArseForHire]

this is gay

[Solado]

what the fuck is this ?

[bboyblessing]

lol i saw this in my japanese class haha

[pinocchiofan]

@bboyblessing same here

[Relesy]

@bboyblessing i wish my school had a japanese class!

[defense360]

ah sweet nostalgia.

[sailorneptune222]

すごいね！  おねがいします　(onegai shimasu) is also please

[WildHoneyPie4]

Ahaha! I remember this!!!! xD

[NarokiDream]

i have this tape from when i was younger, i just wanted to see this for memories:)

[cHaFaCoRp]

OHAYO is a very informal way to say Good morning... to strangers you have to say it all... OHAYO GOZAIMAS.

[Kewickviper]

どうも is used for thank you a lot of the time as well.

[Disneydanny]

"itchi Nisan" oh i get it if you have itches it means you need a new car! lol

[crazykasumi]

you're an idiot

[stlcyclist]

Big bird you are one big showoff while speaking japanese

[hyoshino09]

how cute! I long my home town.

[veerleke]

this is THE one and only way for me to ever learn japanese. Thank god for sesame street. Arigato!

[jl45000019]

ありがとう

[CZMproductions]

THIS IS MY ANIME CLUB'S THEME SONG!!!!!!!!!! Yes... we have a theme song... and a club sport... extreme patty-cake

[Llahmachan]

XD thats awesome ^^

[Winter1012]

That sounds like the most amazing anime club in existence. Extreme patty-cake...I swoon at the thought!

[CZMproductions]

thanks and cheyah it is!!!! 3 sponsors, a theme song, a sport, and we won an award and a party for having the most creative float for the homecoming parade!!!! =)

[pierrebouvier518]

@CZMproductions

[Relesy]

@CZMproductions lol!

[sjm757]

@CZMproductions Obviously I'm not one of the cool kids since I have to ask. What makes extreme patty-cake, extreme? Patty-cake patty-cake baker's man, Falcon Punch the other guy as hard as you can?

[dreadedskullet]

sounds like they "arinato's" thank you.

[roxygurl94568]

i <3 THIS SONG!

but i have 2 questions...... dont the girls say "sayonana" not "sayonara?"

and doesnt arigato mean goodbye?

[Wafflesan]

No you fucking retard.  Go the fuck away

[FieryV]

. . . Didn't Big Bird teach you anything?

[theagelesswonder]

arigato means thank you.

[jamagurl31]

@roxygurl94568 no. sayonara is goodbye and like they said arigatou is thank you. listen to big bird he knows what he's saying ^^

[miladynana]

love this song !

[shinkokami]

Lol, poor Big Bird, his accent is not so good....

[musicaltrees]

I think I fell in love with Japan when I watched this movie as a child, I still have the vhs that we taped it on. :)

[Miyavisgirl1540]

Kawaii-desu, ne????? ^^! i loved this sesame street movie!

[XxXxEmoxCookiexXxX]

so cute.

big bird is mispronouncing ichi,though.

[windscar62]

1..2..3

[xxLylchanxx]

lool so cute x]

[roxygurl94568]

so educational!!!!!

hahaha

i actually have this video still

[miladynana]

I have it too, my brother's kid loves it ! (and I do too !)

[percussionprincess]

That's so cute lol. It made me smile.

[duckduckgoose4]

That is such a cute song

[jojoalexg]

Backwards! San Ni Ichi is 3, 2, 1!

[Giratina493]

I love this song! I wish I could watch the movie...

[evilelmo778]

Haha ! lol we watchd tha whole movie in japanese class !

[frozenpandaman]

Same with us!

[Phrygian12]

lol i wish we had a Japanese class

at lest i would enjoy =D

Japanese Class and Music/guitar =D

[omgalreadyinuse]

dozo (sp) is only used when you are offering a gift isnt it? more like "please accept this?"

please should be onegai or onegaishimasu?

[jazzyhouse8]

No and yes.

The paradigm is slightly different but in general `dozo` is the same as`here you go\take this`. `Onegai/Onegai shimasu` is closer to `please give(do for) me`.

Depending on the situation `dozo` could be the equivalent of `please` as in `please take this = dozo, tote kudasai` or if a subordinate offers to do a favor/task for you you might respond `dozo`, (the hidden implication being your giving your inferior the honor of doing said task.)

[LadyJynjr]

Thank you for clearing that up! I was wondering about that too.

[amnosluv]

i love it!!

[srhbr02]

I remember watching this in third grade. Ohayou forever!

[frozenpandaman]

same! :B

[frozenpandaman]

LYRICS:

1 2 3 is ichi ni san Ichi ni san? Ichi ni san Ohio means good morning that's my favorite one! but 123 is ichi ni san please is dozo yes is hai sayonara means goodbye arigato thank you now we're nearly done but san ni ichi is 3 2 1!

[samixwhami]

It's Ohayou, not Ohio. XD

[frozenpandaman]

That's the joke :D

[samixwhami]

Er.. oh. xD;

[frozenpandaman]

­­­­­­:P

[frozenpandaman]

We watched this in school ;)

[frozenpandaman]

same :D

[mfuji0001]

very lucky -_-

[capitalc21]

I remember this from so long ago! I loved this special! Thanks so much for posting!

[Bosikade]

goodbye means?

[NESFAN001]

sayonara

[Relesy]

@NESFAN001 No it's sayounara. You forgot the u.

[KjinAboii]

@Bosikade 左様なら

[just4lizzy]

@Bosikade さようなら

[cvfdfdfdf]

Ichi- one

Ni-two

San- three

Ohayo- Good morning

Doozo- Please/Here you are

Hai- Yes

Iie- No

Arigato- Thank you

[gametime000]

i <3 this song!!! we just watched it in social studies! it keeps getting stuck in my head! 123 is itchy ni sung!!!!!

[therecipebox]

1,2,3 is ichi ni san! But good try. I remember this..It took me 3 years to forget the song...NO!!!! IT's STUCK IN MY FREAKIN HEAD NOW!!

[fobjoe]

wow. I haven't seen this in So long! I remember these girls being old. haha. good video. Now i just have to get the song out of my head.