Sesame Street 2620 - Mr. Handford's debut (street scenes) 1/2

[muppetsstoogesfan1]

whatever has happened to leonard jackson and david smyrl

they don't make appearences in public anymore

[lawknoxville]

David seemed younger than Mr Hanford

[Drewit1]

Snuffy and Mr. Handford are like Big Bird and Mr. Hopper. They get the names mixed up.

[afriendofbean]

From 4:09-4:14 if Mr. Handford thinks that nothing will keep him awake and once he falls asleep (that is, if he ever got to go to sleep even though he didn't), and his alarm clock rings, he probably would have slept through the ringing if he thinks that nothing will keep him awake.

[musicbox193]

howcome they got a new actor to play the same character for Mr. Handford but they didn't do that with any of the other human characters?

[pooka5472]

@musicbox193 Actually, they did do it with the other human characters. Gordon has actually been played by three actors since the show began. He was first played by Matt Robinson from 1969-1972, then Hal Miller from 1972-1974, and finally Roscoe Orman from 1974 on.

[musicbox193]

@GJNCA well I think it was because he quit the show before he died

[don77sicily]

i had a crush on gina when she look like this she was cute hot and pretty sexy woot woot!! now i wouldnt touch her with a 10 foot pole

[don77sicily]

I REMEBER HIM!!!!!!!!!! when i was a little lad he was hooper the 1st in my eyes ya i wasnt around when the white guy was there i was born in 1986

[Daybreaq]

It was a difficult situation because Northern Calloway developed serious mental illness. His behavior on set and with other cast members and crew was sometimes disturbing at at least once, physically violent. He was fired and he later died in a mental institution.

[Garrettk41]

Why would they? David didn't die; he just left the show. It wasn't until after leaving that Northern Calloway actually died. I'm sure if he was still on the show at the time, the cast would have paid their respects.

[pmyodb1]

I always loved how Alice laughed.....and it was so cute how she said "Handfoot",lol

[afriendofbean]

That's a very good point. (I'm not sure if that really was true or not that David moved to the farm to be with his grandmother after he noticed about his bad health). I'm sure everyone was sad that David/Northern Calloway passed away but, maybe the reason why they didn't mention him passing away was because, Carroll Spinney (the one who plays as Big Bird) was an extremely close friend to Mr. Hooper/Will Lee, and they wanted the audience to know how sad Big Bird/Carroll Spinney was feeling.

[jerhouck]

sesame street 1:56 2:21 3:30 4:16 4:32 5:32 5:45 6:08 6:35 7:23!

[TJhandford524]

oh wow I didn't know there was a Mr. Handford on TV haha! My last name is Handford!

[shydmples]

Mr. Handfoot was also "Pa" from "The Color Purple"....Oh...Handford...sor­ry...Handford...not Handfoot....lol

[kungfujiapple]

Here, Mr. Handford look like Bill Cosby to me.

[afriendofbean]

Before Mr. Handford took a nap break, I wonder why he wasn't wearing an apron just like Gina was since he's the owner of Hooper's Store and not Gina. Unless maybe, since the pipe was broken, both Mr. Handford and Gina had Hooper's Store closed until the pipe was totally fixed or, until an hour when it was okay to turn the water back on. However, if Hooper's Store really was closed, it probably wasn't necessary for Gina to wear an apron until the store opened.

[NDW85]

"As tired as I am, Nothing's going to keep me awake."

LOL! Think again, buddy!

[afriendofbean]

That's true that, he did say that nothing will keep him awake. However, he must've meant that, as soon as he falls asleep, nothing will wake him up.

[kungfujiapple]

From 1989.

[colojo1984]

ATTENTION: I remember him as Mr. Handford but then another man replaced him, David L. Smyrl. He played Mr. Hanford from 1990 to 1998

[Garrettk41]

Yes. I remember when Smyrl replaced Jackson, I was like "what the heck?" because I was used to Jackson. Soon though, I just thought "well, if you say so" and dropped the whole thing. I was still too young to know about actors.

Incidentally, Leonard Jackson also appeared on what was probably my favorite episode of Mathnet, part of Square One TV.

[afriendofbean]

I know that Leonard Jackson also appeared in a Sesame Street skit as a grocer with Wanda The Word Fairy (this was before he played as Mr. Handford). Also, he was on the show "Shining Time Station" where he played as a train conductor.

[Garrettk41]

I remember him as the grocer who makes sure Wanda pays. But I had trouble keeping up with "Shining Time Station" as a kid so I don't remember him on it at all.

It took me a while to realize that Mr. Handford and Colonel Ashby Wiggins (formerly Wigsdon) were played by the same guy.

[pooka5472]

Funny you should mention that because "Shining Time Station's" theme and the theme to "Sesame Street" were composed by Joe Raposo.

[pooka5472]

@afriendofbean Actually, Leonard Jackson's STS character, Harry Cupper, was an engineer, not a conductor. There were two Mr. Conductor characters, but they were played by Ringo Starr and George Carlin.

[afriendofbean]

Oh yes that's right, my mistake.  I remember Leonard Jackson on Shining Time Station and somehow I thought he was one of the train conductors. I remember Ringo Starr and George Carlin as train conductors where they were very small characters (I don't remember too much about Shining Time Station so I'm not sure why they were small) and sometimes they would blow a whistle to tell a story about a certain train, like Thomas the Train. I definitely know Leonard Jackson was never small.

[disneysongtape]

When I saw thi clip at thevery beginning I thought: "When did Thing from 'The Addams Family' visit Sesame Street". LOL.

[Jamiethewookie]

Never mind that, I want to know when Robert Mugabe took over the General store!?!

[disneysongtape]

Who is Robert Mugabe?

[pooka5472]

Robert Mugabe is the president of Zimbabwe, which is a country in Africa.

[updog88]

Meryl Sheep is hilarious!

[bostonscholar]

Meryl SHEEP- Sesame Stret had a great way of reaching out to adults!

[jacobs0954]

hi mr. handfoot

[bostonscholar]

Pitty about David's write off

[afriendofbean]

Yes I agree. It is sad that David left the show, and it's also sad that he passed away. He was a great character.

[Jamiethewookie]

I never knew he had died untill this video. Very sad :(

[acholl980]

Neither did I. Even worse, He died the same year Jim Henson died. There must of been too much tragedy that the media thought no one could handle it. Considering were in the shows 40th the fans deserve the truth about their favorite characters.

[afriendofbean]

That's true. I know David passed away on January 9, 1990 and Jim Henson passed away on May 16, 1990. Also you're right, it might've been too sad for anyone to say that David left the show and it was also sad for them to say that he passed away when he did. However, I know during this skit, David was still alive, so I guess the directors and producers told Gina not to say he had bad health (they probably didn't want to embarrass him while he was still alive) but, that he moved to the farm.

[LincolnHeightsrocks]

I think the episode would have been better if they actually would have included Northen Calloway in it, selling the store to Mr. Handford. And there could have been a big farewell party for him on Sesame Street. What do you think?

[afriendofbean]

Yes, that would have been very nice if they had Northern Calloway on this last Sesame Street episode probably showing him interviewing and selling the store to Mr. Handford instead of just Gina telling the audience at 0:30 that he sold the store to Mr. Handford. Also I agree, they should have made a farewell party for him (just like they did for Alan to welcome him) unless maybe they chose too but, since his health wasn't good, I wonder maybe if he didn't have energy to have a party.

[afriendofbean]

Also, I'm not sure if that really was true in real life if David really did move to the farm to be with his grandmother or, if Gina just said it just to avoid saying that he had bad health which is the reason why he left the show.

[dubs19842008]

Bet they showed the 1972 version of Everybody Sleeps in this episode. Anybody have confirmation of that?

[jonnytbirdzback]

I can certainly say to you that they did not show that clip in this episode.

[Deanmo23]

Episode 2621 actually showed that clip.

[jmmuppetman]

Sesame Street Elmo Kevin Clash Snuffy Snuffleupagus Martin P.Robinson Alce Snuffleupagus Judy Skady Meryl Sheep Camille Bonora 1990s

[oliviagale]

Merrill Sheep!  Yay!

[videoguy100]

LOL when Snuffy and Alice call Mr. Hanford HANDFOOT.

[afriendofbean]

It sure is funny how Snuffy and Alice call him Mr. Handfoot instead of Mr. Handford. It's also funny how Big Bird accidently would call Mr. Hooper as Mr. Looper. I have always wondered why Mr. Handford was gone without any of the Sesame Street characters explaining to the audience why he was gone. I know after Mr. Hooper passed away, they explained that to Big Bird, and after David passed away, Gina here on this skit lied to the audience that he's living on the farm.

[ueberRegenbogen]

I remember Big Bird calling Mr. Hooper "Mister Pooper".

[TVLubber]

Or Looper.

[disneysongtape]

Hooper, TV Lubber, Hooper. Just Kidding .

[Garrettk41]

Gina didn't lie. Northern Calloway left the show a year before he died.

[ndingo]

hoopers store owners

Mr Hooper

David

mr Handford

Alan

[LincolnHeightsrocks]

Hoopers store helpers

David

Gina

Carlo

Petey

Gabi

Miles

[afriendofbean]

Also, one of Alan's newest assistants at Hooper's Store is "Chris Robinson." In case you were not sure who "Chris Robinson" is, "Chris Robinson" is the nephew of Gordon and Susan Robinson where Chris moved to Sesame Street to look for a job. Since he was very unsuccessful in finding a job, "Alan" hired him at Hooper's Store.

[Danskoe]

David went to live on a farm? Man, that's harsh. That's the same excuse parents give their children when they have the family dog put down.

[afriendofbean]

Yes you're right. It does sound harsh but, maybe the reason why some of the Sesame Street cast lied that David is living on the farm because, they probably didn't want to embarass him while he was still alive saying that he was told to leave the show because of his health reasons which were contagious. Also, those Sesame Street cast members probably didn't want to also embarass David saying that he had bad health since he was still alive at this time.

[classicssmfan]

Not that you have to put it up here, but where's the scene in which Elmo shows the letter to Gordon?

[afriendofbean]

At 3:53, Mr. Handford looked like he was angry at Gina when he said "wait a minute, I just remembered something, I'm supposed to be taking a nap!" If he was angry, that wasn't a very nice thing for him to say, even if he is her boss when he could've said, "excuse me but I need rest." Also, even if he did speak to her in a rude way, maybe he didn't mean it because since his alarm was set he wanted to get enough sleep, and also, since he was very tired being up all night, he was feeling cranky.

[bellybutton4]

Why Did Alan take over?

[afriendofbean]

It was unknown why Alan took over. Before Alan came on the show, the last episode was about Slimey returning back from the moon, and the next episode Alan came on the show and Mr. Handford was gone with no reason why. On the first episode that Alan was on, the beginning of the episode showed Big Bird with his birdkeeter's, and Big Bird said to the audience pointing to Alan from a distance saying "look over there, that's Alan, the new Hooper's Store manager, come with me I'll introduce you."

[jonnytbirdzback]

Season 30.

[MDRomback]

wasn't this the 2nd street scene in this episode right after elmo told gordon we got a letter from david?

[jonnytbirdzback]

Yes.

[ginaandsavionfan39]

David Died after season 20 on 1/9/90. soon after season 21, Savion came in at season 22.

[SenhorBundy]

Mr. Handford sounds a little like Telly

[lcirej71]

"Went to the farm!" or "Bought the farm" Code for he died. I'm just glad the kids who watched this for the first time on TV did not made the connection/

[VaultMasterDBT]

Northern Caolloway hadn't died yet when this season started. He just left the show at the end of season 20 because of his declining health. The producers held out hope that he would eventualy recover, so they just wrote David out as moving away to take care of his grandmother on her farm.

[Deanmo23]

Well, what other segments are shown on episode 2620 besides "Ernie & Bert make their beds", "Detective Grover", "Kermit directs Forgetful Jones to go through the door", and "Sinister Sam looks for Doc Holiday"?

[mrsgreen2007]

yes he did, when David Died of natural causes

Savion came in months after Mr. Handford Debuts.

A season later.

[moatguy]

He did not die of natural causes. He died from stomach cancer.

[mrsgreen2007]

I mean David from sesame street.

[jonnytbirdzback]

On Sesame Street, he moved to the country and before he left, he gave the store to Mr. Handford. In real life, David retired from the show due to health concerns, eventually he died. Does that explain it all?

[ginaandsavionfan39]

yes what happen if Savion came in

[don77sicily]

@jonnytbirdzback man poor dave he was cool

[mrsgreen2007]

Where's David?

[jonnytbirdzback]

Next time, read my vid descriptions before you ask stupid and obvious questions.

[declanappleseed]

@mrsgreen2007 Haven't you heard? He moved to a farm to live with his grandmother, according to Gina and Gordon.

[dd1985]

It is Harry from STS!

[blockheadman]

David last episode was when maria gave birth to Gabriel. after David died that tap dancer came in

[ginaandsavionfan39]

The Tap dancer was Savion.

[Jennennett]

yes he did.

[rmumusicalrob]

Well, he was still alive at this point, but because of bad health, he left the show, and Gina did at least say "David's not here anymore."

[lizzykat2]

I love Gina

[lizzykat2]

Wow I love Gina

[Figure2006]

boy did i forget the stuff that i saw back in the day, but what a great clip.

[jonnytbirdzback]

I usually don't accept that kind of language in my video comments. Just to give you a heads up.

[CalvinMcFarland]

He's actually only portrayed as grumpy here. Later, they changed him to a much nicer and more cheerful character.

[TVLubber]

I presume Leonard Jackson was replaced by someone else so that he could pursue Shining Time Station?

[Daffyfan2006]

Oh. I forgot that Mr. Hanford was played by two people. Uh, hee. Now I can do some comparisons between him and David L. Smyrl.

[TVLubber]

Mr. Handford was played by Leonard Jackson, who played as Harry Cupper from Shining Time Station?!

[moatguy]

I loved Mr Handford. I was too young to know about David back then because he died the day after my third birthday. I'm turning 21 next year.