Classic Sesame Street - Rube Goldberg alphabet contraption

[sideslide23]

I remeber this black and white cartoon, I just like watching it move to the left ha ha

[themustardrebellion]

The goat, the blimp, and the sped up dancers were always my favorite parts.

[mightyfilm]

Well, here's one we'll never see again, due in part to the smoking. But this was always a favorite!

[Bradyhousetour]

Good times.

[mahler19110]

Is the "v" the van halen logo?

[lfrage]

Who knows, but I like the letter v.

[stevethepocket]

Sweet! I don't know why, but I've always wanted to see this again. Something about it fascinated me to no end.

'Course, it's even better now that I know about the Rube Goldberg diagrams it's based on, that always used letters to define the steps.

Don't suppose anyone knows where I can find the one where they create the letters all in different ways, like one is drawn in the sand and the X is repeated all over a computer screen, do you?

[danenhod]

I don't really understand how this contraption works.

[eam22]

Interesting.. I never noticed this before, but the boy misses the baseball the second time. However, I guess the person who added the sound effect failed to notice this! (or else the baseball crashed into something behind him!)

[lfrage]

He had to miss the baseball, otherwise the alphabet will begin again! ;-D

[DreamDancer82]

Well, there was a radio/movie theater ticket booth, complete with window (K), a fish bowl there (L), a tank of water (T), and some lab equipment (U), so yeah, the baseball coulda hit something around there. But I also agree with lfrage, if he hit the baseball, then this thing would never have ended.

[lfrage]

That goat had to ram the television set revealing the letter "n", otherwise that part would have been boring. :-)

[See918]

Talk about perpetual motion!

[SesameStrut]

Sawing...I know somewhere you have that ape making his getaway..and a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter...

[csgamersuffer]

:D oldstyle

[lfrage]

Classic Sesame Street is THE BEST, and this cartoon featuring the alphabet is one of the reasons why!!!

[midguardz]

that was rude it had a man & woman snogging under an umbrella

[quirpco]

Excellent clip with hilarious voices! Thanks for posting!

[srf1969]

this was neat having all the letters scattered around in the house and them shouting the letters outloud. my father had a set of rubber letters scattered around in the house and he told me he threw the letters away in the trash can.

[heyheyheydude]

I always wondered why te crash at the end didn't wake the parrot back up..LOL

[lovemeg5186]

Too cute :)

[prm1138]

This was my science project in 5th grade...

[MGHSHour2]

what about the one with letter evolving like the l changing from a heart then an m, etc.

[lfrage]

Sesame Street Jazzy Alphabet!

[alwaysan80sgal]

this the only one

[ap2152002]

I liked this one too,it was very well done. I loved the fast sequence when they did the alphabet again and the guy shouting O and W that was hysterical. Another well done classic clip.

[Deanmo19]

I thought it was from the 1970's.

[DarknStormyNight]

Yes! I've been wanting to see this forever now! Thank you so much for posting this, it was one of my favorite alphabet sequences "Sesame Street" ever did---thanks for sharing it!

[cjdunn]

LOL.. I love this cartoon! Oh the memories :)

[jbl1975]

Classic.  Now how about the one where poor Kermit made a version that completely backfired on him.

[4a8p9x]

I rmember that one; the "What Happens Next Machine." Made me laugh as a kid, and still makes me smile when I think of it.

[alberteau]

great.  Love Gertie the dinosaur in there too.

[kevin07979]

Great memory.

[CarCrazy12804]

hi i'm looking for the animated cartoon short achoo don't let your cold get away from you. does anybody have it to post ?

[MacLeaper]

I used to see this one as a kid- it's really very well done- with all the letters of the alphabet- awesome!

[laughingsal]

Beautiful. I wonder who did this. I never saw it before.

[Brinah]

This was my absolute favorite! Thank you doll!

[efil4own1]

Love this! I remember seeing this as a kid, and when the phone rang (just before 'W'), my grandmother ran to grab her phone! I must've had the TV on pretty loud...

[jbl1975]

One today would feature the guy pulling his RAZR out and answering it.

[Lectronimo]

Excellent little cartoon!

[Ian16545]

This comment brought to you tonight by the letters R-O-T-F-L-M-A-O!!!

[ISNorden]

And by the number 5 (as in 5 stars); keep the classics coming, sawing14s!