Sesame Street - City Alphabet

[geor67]

I remember this one very well. I loved the music and how the camera focused on the letters. And from that license plate,this was from 1970. Love the music-very jazzy! Classic! Thank you for posting this!

[quirpco]

Do you think the artists of "AC + AW", "JOHN" and "FRANK" ever saw this and thought "Hey!"

[JuanMamaril]

For the folks living in New York, are all the letters in this clip still around? That is can you still spot them if you looked for them? :)

[jfpinell]

I can't help but wonder how many of these signs are still there. A did someone saw that tree down by now? B is that still in business? C, is that manhole cover still there? D, did they ever change the street to go all the way through, etc.? I'm doubting T is still there. -Anyone know what a phone booth is today anymore? :) Obviously Y is gone -a license plate from 1970!

[jfpinell]

@jfpinell Sorry....E was the dead end street. But I wonder if that D-drug store is still in business too.

[POTRADS]

Huge Swing Out Sister influence!

[whitewitchoz]

That mellow jazzy music really gives you that late 60s Urban city street feel to it.

[dominoboy08]

Is is just me, or did a ghost fly by in the X scene?

[MrSouthernman73]

I need Sesame Workshop to issue ALL of Joe Raposo's music works for Sesame Street on cd.Its too important to lose over time.Especially now that the newer episodes dont use his original works anymore.

[Pocockable]

@MrSouthernman73

The newer episodes and sketches aren't very ground-breaking anymore, either, and I'm pretty distraught about that.

[culpit]

I just loved the trumpet music when they got to "L".

[stevedogan]

I wonder if anyone can make a clip of this backwards. I LOVVVVVVVE to rattle the alphabet off backwards to people to see what response I get. It'id be neat to see it on here!

ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA. Then, to REALLY get people's heads spinning, I'll alternate back and forth: AZBYCXDWEVFUGTHSIRJQKPLOMN :)

[Pocockable]

This sketch can really teach kids about how text can be written different ways. If this were shown on Sesame Street today, they would really be getting this message and a very small minority of irate parents would write to Sesame Workshop about vandalism. This should have been on Old School - it might give teachers second thoughts about telling students to write their text a certain style even after they know how to write.

[spy4863]

@Pocockable I agree. I love the music in this clip, but I also love how they show kids that letters and learning can be found everywhere, even in graffitti. Don't get me wrong-I'm not against graffitti-I think it can be a beautiful art form, as long as it's not ugly or destructive.

[jfpinell]

@Pocockable "....irate parents....vandalism" Exactly. These darn P.C. activists today are to put it bluntly, just plain idiots who have nothing better to do than cry, whine, complain, and worry! And what's worse is they pass that attitude onto their kids.

[CGAWLEY]

I always wanted to know who the kid was that did the voice-over of this sketch. Was it one of the executive's kids, or just soe mrandom child?

[CGAWLEY]

@CGAWLEY I meant "some random".

[jfpinell]

I've always wondered everytime I've seen this....what is under that "F"? Don't ask me why, but as a kid I used to have this envision it was a hole with fish in it.

[MIKECNW]

Noice in th X piece you see some of the cameraman.

[philomelha]

This TERRIFIED me as a kid. I don't know why... my heart was racing when I watched it for the first time in fifteen years lol

[Pocockable]

@philomelha

When I was a little kid, I didn't like the Baker # 4 film, because the root beer all over the chef's clothes terrified me.

[openroad88]

I like the 3/4 groove and then it switches to 4/4. Cool combo.

[rockintetster]

@openroad88

Check it out, it's actually 3/4,3/4,2/4 then switches to 4/4

[openroad88]

@rockintetster You're right!

[microbusss]

I'll bet 90% of the alphabet don't even exist today Someone needs to do a vid of where they all were!

[jfpinell]

@microbusss Well I'm willing to bet the "T" doesn't! :) Unless they have actual phone booths somewhere in the Country yet. I'm logically guessing this was all in N.Y. (look close at "Y" once).

[TheSuperdog19]

for D it said DRUG!!! XD 0:14

[YYZSkinhead]

The drums are hard to top, the flute is awesome but the vibraphone rules this killer song.

[Zacman123]

I love the music

[markshazam]

I've always loved this.

This was my favorite alphabet skit.

[vaultboy123]

I love this clip to death. Thanks for putting this up again and keeping our memories alive.

[ajlposh]

God this brings back memories

[brthdan]

I swear I'm going to strangle the SOB that recently killed off this old clip from youtube! I nearly had a heart attack when it was removed from my Favorites folder. Not a day goes by that I don't play it at least once. This is my absolute favorite Sesame Street clip.....ever!!

[quirpco]

@brthdan I'm totally with you on this. This clip brings back great memories for me and Raposo's jazz score is absolutely beautiful, it even helps relieve stress on some days! I'm glad I found it again. Enjoy!

[redfox409]

@brthdan I know what you mean I like this clip too.

[AlbieGray]

@brthdan Indeed! I would have been just as angered, and I WAS when they yanked this clip. But it's back now, and we LOVE it.

AlbieGray

[thedeadcellist]

@brthdan this is my favorite comment on YouTube, ever.

[d72jjpilc]

Yes, yes, yes! Groovy, upbeat Raposo score that puts me back in the 1970's in...virtually no time!