Sesame Street - Letter X lecture

[orchidtender]

I had an instructor in the army who was exactly like that guy. Even looked like him a bit. Not so much the hair, but everything else. He would even forget what he was talking about and revisit the first thing he was talking about "did I show you... when... yeah, I showed you that." was a recurring theme.

[micmac99]

The original Rick Perry "oops" moment.

There is nothing new under the sun.

[kadangkaler]

sex

[uofmrules1]

@kadangkaler Yeah I could see him banging a chick suddenly, getting his rocks off, and she runs off. lol

[TheJediCharles]

His hair looks like the Hawaiian Punch guy.

[ShadesBelow03]

God bless Jim Thurman!

[hamsteradorable]

the generation x ers lol

[joni2691]

Even sideways is an X. Better yet, turn it from behind.. is an X. Oh that X!!

[richardsonl91]

XYLOPHONE

[moatguy]

He also forgot to say that X can also be useful on it's own like X marks the spot.

[DanaAbel30]

Exactly, and other things like a warning for poison, a railroad crossing, and a warning of danger.

[DanaAbel30]

And even a sign for pirates.

[kmav81]

letter x how about letter z NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT ASSHOLES

[redfox409]

There are some animals that begin with x they are hard to find but look hard enough you will find some.

[Hondo20132]

I think the fox said something like, 'I came running around. Can you hold?' Or something like that.

[BordelloBabe]

HAHAHAHAHAAA! The fox DOES sound like he's saying that. Hilarious!

[jaydude28]

that sounds close to what the fox says, yeah we would need a voice pattern machine to figure it out, lol.

[werewolfantipaladin]

don't forget Xerox. I still can't figure out what the fox mumbled.

[Trund27]

That was the first time I undestood the word "exit"

[mygirlfriendisback]

Words that end with The Letter X were

Fox

Box

Lox

Hex

Sex

[mygirlfriendisback]

What about X Marks the spot

[StoogeAtHeart]

Axe can be spelled "ax" as well. What about names, like Xerxes and Xavier?

[moatguy]

Well thanks for saying that. Most of the time when I have seen the word axe writen down it has always been spelt with a silent e.

[moatguy]

Axe does not end with x. That guy did not know about silent e's.

[DanaAbel30]

It can be spelled either way -- with an "X" or an "E".

[moatguy]

Never found it spelled like that anywhere. It's always been with a sillent e.

[DanaAbel30]

Check the dictionary. It'll tell you that it can be spelled w/o the silent "E".

[moatguy]

Which one? There's lots of dictionaries in the world.

[DanaAbel30]

ANY dictionary, even online.  Why should that matter??

[moatguy]

Okay found it now. Thanks.

[ProfessorIgor]

@moatguy he musn't of heard Tom Lehrer's song yet !!

[sweetcherrypie88]

@moatguy it's not axe, it's ox what he says... Spanish is my native tongue and even I knew that!

[moatguy]

He said both axe and ox.

[deoxy999]

@moatguy Axe can be spelled "ax".

[moatguy]

Alright no need to remind me again. I found that out already.

[deoxy999]

@moatguy That was six months ago...

[moatguy]

I know but my computer was out of action during that time.

[See918]

This guy could use a course in public speaking.

[moatguy]

The only words I know of that begin with X are X-ray,Xylaphone and Xmas.(Short for Christmas.)

[LanakilaIesu]

True, moatguy...I mean, there's always x for xenophobia...but given the audience Sesame Street is geared toward I guess that's not a very useful example either. (eXample)!

[moatguy]

Thanks for telling me,Lanakilalesu. Until you told me I only knew 3.

[DanaAbel30]

BTW, there's no "A" in the word "xylophone". It's spelled with an "O".

[moatguy]

Please forgive me. My spelling is not good.

[DanaAbel30]

It's okay.

[trppey66]

I use to like the part where the fox whispers in his ear...pardon me?

[Trund27]

love that too: "rewyrw, rweat-tagh!" is what it sounds like...sort of

[SnowbirdFlock]

I always thought the fox wanted an ice creme cone, because he says "I kee un wy ree un a ena creme cone."

[TnseWlms]

Grover and Jean Marsh once hosted a prime-time compilation of SS cartoons. When this segment came on, Grover covered up his eyes and said, "My mother does not let me watch X-rated films!" He asks Jean Marsh to tell him when the segment is over so he can uncover his eyes.

[Garrettk41]

I read about that on Muppet Wiki. 'Twas called the Grover Monster- Jean Marsh cartoon special. Sounds interesting. Wish it were up on youtube.

[jonnytbirdzback]

@TnseWlms I never knew about it. Thanks TnseWlms and Garrettk41.

[Garrettk41]

I didn't know about it myself until reading this comment. So I looked for it on the Wiki. I understand it shows a lot of cartoons by Chuck Jones and the Hubleys.

[DragonLord1975]

I recognize that voice anywhere. Jim Thurman, if I'm not mistaken.

[happy7117]

He probably exited because he felt embarrased for not knowing enough X words/

[werewolfantipaladin]

This is a pretty clever cartoon with the poor host stymied for words with "x"

[WillWatchAnything]

This is one of the original Season 1 clips. It was also featured on a NBC special "This Way To Sesame Street", a week before SS went national in 1969.

[hoopersghost]

Considering who sponsored that special (Xerox), the guy not knowing any X-words feels a little ironic when I see this clip now. Of course, using brand names or showing trademark logos used to be a BIG no-no on Sesame Street!

[jaydude28]

cool