Sesame Street - The 'O' Song

[thornmallow1]

I recall trying to eat soap to this one

[dandydanlevy]

This always had a wistful quality to me that haunted my soul. I never thought I'd see it again. What about Wanda the Witch, though?! Hmmmm? Well?

[dandydanlevy]

Jennyrcobs, I bet you can work your hate into anything you come across. Way to ruin a sweet video with your personal failings!

[rang3r34]

Somebody was HELLA high.....

[ennz]

This was the VERY FIRST thing I ever saw on Sesame Street (back when dinosaurs roamed the backyard)!!! I haven't seen it in decades - it's great to finally see it again! (Although nothing beats the Ladybug Song...)

[DyordsNavatrutu]

Classic! I always wondered why the goat barked... but it's ok!

[Gm000]

what the hell did i just watch!

[cjk247]

wanna see my oh face????

[texasghost]

Makes you wonder if most of these cartoons that Sesame Street did were done by people that were just re-creating the halluncinations they had while doing 8-ball or tar herion.

[DollarandWalker]

Wow! It was interesting to compare the actual lyrics of the song to the way I remember it, not having heard it for 40+ years.... thanks for posting.

[DaveWollenberg]

This WAS OK!

[jannyrcobs]

I've only known one toad who could actually talk on the phone to a goat--but George and Dick are no longer in power.

[jpeavler1975]

Oog

[psykdiva]

(Excuse my spelling--should be B u f f e t t --darn spell check )

[psykdiva]

stevenlennon12: I only know one song by Dan Hicks (a duet with Jimmy Buffet, "Barstool Boogie"-which I love, btw). Based on that, this could be the same guy. It would be interesting to find out.

[psykdiva]

Smartboy8877: You mean the one with lyrics about the seasons, like "School starts and summer birds all fly away, in autumn"?

[yuukisama2001]

Always loved this one.

[SonicSurferBob]

O o o o o

[dahger7]

My favorite letter song

[stevenlennon12]

someone said Dan Hicks but i cant find any info to back that up

[MattHatter]

@stevenlennon12 Oh my gosh....it DOES sound like Dan Hicks, doesn't it?! 

[stevenlennon12]

i cant find who wrote and sang this song? there is no info whatsoever.

[sunnyblonde2118]

I remeber this from the 1974-1975 season the year before I started preschool and still saw in sometime in the early 80's when I was home sick from school. Great memories! Cool Video! SunnyBlonde2118

[hoffenpot]

I always used to like watching this while eating spaghetti-os.

[Trund27]

"OK? ooooooooooooo"

Love this!

I also love the way there are transparent aspects to the animation. So cool

[sps242]

I'm guessing this particular "O" skit was from '70 or '71..I do remember and yes, the EImagination/Queen song was great..didn't know it was Dan Hicks just as I didn't know that Grace Slick sang the jazzy Spies count songs until recently!

[Smartboy8877]

@sps242

It was within the past few months that I learned that it was Lisa Minnelli who sang the "Sesame Street" song "It's Springtime". Facinating!

[120446219]

Holy Cow.....I remember this when I was 14......Thank you for posting this...my best loved SS song next to Wander the Witch story....Bless you my friend...

[BlueFlamingoVlogs]

I wish I had a bulldozer to close up the hole and stop the cold wind here.

[genapruitt]

This is one of my all-time favorite Sesame Street songs. Thanks so much for posting! :o)

[ddnddn]

Absolutely awesome! SS doesn't get any better than this. I was in kindergarten when SS started in '69, and this was my favorite "skit". THANKS FOR POSTING!

[djdavemick]

trippy

[ThoughtTraveler]

Now they probably have a "O is for Obama" song for kids.....MAN I miss the 70s. Things were SO MUCH more laid back and people were not so demonic and crazy as they are now.

Life was better back then I think.

I remember the hardest thing I had to endure as a kid in the 70s is who's house on the block to play at when we got out of school. OR - how many neighborhood kids could we get together for a summer swim party.

Now we all have to be medicated to get through each wretched day....

[thePasko89]

I'm like a kid again when i watch sesame street..

[Smartboy8877]

@thePasko89

I know the feeling!

[superAJ71]

Does anyone have the cartoon where one guy holds up an "O" and the other guy recites a limerick that went:

"A wonderful letter is O,

It looks like a doughnut, you know.

It has a round shape,

Like a ball or a grape,

Which makes it quite easy to throw."

[WorldChallenge]

Haven't seen this one in years.

[Smartboy8877]

@WorldChallenge

Neither have I!

[mazzern]

O is a retard

[phuckizlam]

@mazzern Ya, I agree. The moslem Obama and the pig Oprah are retarded.

[Smartboy8877]

@mazzern

That is very bad attitude!

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

I think this appeared on the very first episode of "Sesame Street" back in 1969, I think. I remember this.

[pazzensutra]

Wow.....here I am 45 years old, and I still remember this very well. One of the better ones simply because it was so bizarre and fun. Thanks for posting.

[kelime]

This is my favorite Sesame Street song EVER! I still find myself singing it every now and then. Thanx for posting this mstatz.

[stevenlennon12]

@kelime this song has been stuck in my head since 71

[Beanwobble]

Ah One Of my favs O o O o O o O o O

[letseeitplease]

hey i think this is Johnny Preston,,, the same guy that sang,, running bear and little white dove,,,1959 and sang--cradle of love,,,,,,,,,they are on youtube, go have a listen and then come back and tell me if you too think its johnny preston, after hearing those songs,

[jackpilots]

The goat did not vomit ... it blew O-bubbles cuz it ate soap.

[jackpilots]

Thanks ... I almost forgot about this O.

[renaco7000]

The best RAP ever.

Grow and go.Roll over the road..where the goat explodes all the O's and the crow flies low..pass the croaking toad..and the boat floats over the ocean..but the wind did blow..and it started to snow..so the toad went home to the telephone..he spoke to the goat who was eating a bowl of bone potatoes and soap.a rope did float and hook the goat, and the boy climb the stone made of O's ..the O's turned to smoke, and started to float, closer to the bull dozer. Man how beautiful.

[25193]

The best rap? LOL! Now I can't get that out of my head.

[basimpsn]

Funny how things stick to your memory as a child. So be careful what u teaches your kids. I did a search on youtube and there it is THE O SONG LOL

Thank you for posting.

[nucleusanimation]

You can see where bands like They Might be Giants get inspiration. Great vid!!

[doisp2002]

I got an idea this is Doc Watson, but whoever it is, it's so cool

[GoldenOldies60and70s]

This is one of those childhood songs that never could escape my mind!

[frankothemountain]

Thanks for posting!! This song has been bouncing around in my head for many years.

Great to see too.

[ria1313]

This video and E Imagination are two of the most memorable Sesame Street clips for me, thank you for posting these.

[floresarts]

YES! Those animations were also two of my favorites as a kid in the 70's. Looking at them now, they seem kinda... trippy and wild, almost too "out there" to be broadcast today. But when I was a kid, they really transported me to a place of pure imagination and wonder. I love it!

[Historica500]

Is this a Bud Luckey cartoon?

[sortashaman]

According to "Muppet Wiki", this is the work of John and Faith Hubley, along w/ the "Imagination E" cartoon from episode 0001 and on. John was an art director at Disney, working on "Fantasia" and "Bambi", for example. The animation of these cartoons is amazing...

[perfectmonster]

Awesome! Thanks for posting this!

[tenoclocknews]

'The Os turned to smoke and

started to float closer to the bulldozer'

Sounds like a Robert Pollard song.

[38yofrmut]

I love how the goat starts vomitting! It's so funny as a kid & as an adult!

[Sparkina]

@38yofrmut the goat was blowing bubbles, not vomiting

[38yofrmut]

@Sparkina You call it what you like Sparkina darling, & I'll call it what I like.

[ur2sensitive]

...A rope did float and hook the goat,

and the boy climbed the stones made of O's, The o's turned to smoke and

started to float closer to the bulldozer,

who closed up the hole so the cold wind

could not blow.

And the sun did show so the roses could

grow and the whole world would know that

the boat, the bulldozer, the toad and the crow,

the boy and the rope riding the goat were all

OK...OK?

[tvercetti1970]

.........I was once singing this song at

my volunteer job at the ASPCA back

in 1999 and someone remembered

it and started singing along with me.

[seacolt]

Ahhh, what a great memories this was. Thanks for putting this here and I'll remember this forever.

[ur2sensitive]

I miss this stuff...thanx.

[woodrailking]

The goat was eating bone, potatoes, and soap?!

[ccrowley2000]

yup!

[MysteriousGeoff]

I could be wrong, but I didn't hear "bone."  Perhaps it's "bowl"? Not that it would any less bizarre.

[444kingtuts]

Sure miss this stuff

[CelesteK]

Yes it sure hasn't been the same since Jim Henson died.

[syhbu98]

Anyone has the lyrics for this one?

[38yofrmut]

fun to watch for adults too! brings back memories! first few seasons obviously, created by same person who did the psychidelic e segment w/the eagle, queen, easter egg, etc. i do have to say the toad is freaky & drawn & animated just like the real thing! i say this b/c there were lots of toads & frogs around my house when i was a kid that looked just like this one!

[dooovde]

haha

[kll510]

Wow what a great flashback. I can still remember all the words and sang along while watching this. LOL It makes me feel like I'm 3 or 4 years old all over again.

[hippojuice23]

Wow I forgot this...until now! Thank you!

[PatGleeson123]

Great memories, thanks for posting !

[d72jjpilc]

Thanks for reposting this! The goat, boy, rope, bulldozer, and oooh, those memories!

[lake40]

ohhhhhhhhhh yeah

[Trund27]

O,o, o, o,o,o,o,oh.......

[warminator]

"and they were aaaaaaaaaall ok o o o o Ok? ooohhhh....."

Fabulous, and somehow weird as i still hum this song as an adult. .)

[wmbrown6]

Just curious . . . who would've sung this? The voice sounds a bit like Bob Dorough, though I know it isn't. . . .

[musettesf]

It's Dan Hicks singing "The O Song"

and Dan is a Dorough fan himself....will be appearing with him next month at Yoshi's SF.

[wmbrown6]

Dan Hicks . . . as in Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks?  If so, it does seem that "Sesame Street" in its early years used a good amount of San Francisco-based music acts for some of its segments (i.e. Grace Slick on the 1969 number bits, The Pointer Sisters with the pinball number sections).

[musettesf]

Yes, as in DH&THL. ("His" referring to the 70s band and "The" referring to the current Hot Licks). I know there is another SS film he does vocals on but can't remember it right now. Will post as soon as it comes to mind. I want to say something about a cowboy, but not sure.

[Whoozinga]

I absolutely love seeing these! I'm 36 now yet the memories come back crystal clear when I see and hear these songs, amazing! I'm suddenly back in my polyester overalls pulling my Fisher price chatter phone behind me...

[kellyv70]

Oh how true! I know what you mean. Been searching these vids for days now, and I can remember the toys I played with while watching these as a kid. I wish I was a kid again:)

[mdumas43073]

O.K.!!

[renaco7000]

You missed one..Ocean.

[MIKECNW]

So odd how all the words had O in the middle and no O words in the beginning.

[renaco7000]

Finally i can answer the question when I'ts asked to me now. Oh,this was the best time in my life.

[mattyp3400]

Its funny you never forget certain things in your life

i love this one

[werewolfantipaladin]

wonderful watercolor animation on this clip. Back when Sesame street actually bothered to care about quality

[SidJustice1]

I'm glad you reposted this...

[zacandtaylorrule]

Thanks for posting this. I remembered it right away.

[aldiakaroofus]

My favorite Sesame street animation clip ever! Thanks for the upgraded version!

[hoopersghost]

Right on...this clip definitely beats Prairie Dawn trying to talk Cookie Monster out of eating a letter for the umpteenth time. Five stars...OK? :)

[wdln]

Yeah, the bandwidth available for linear-track audio on 6-hour speed VHS tape was virtually nothing, so not only do you get bad levels but you also get a lot of hiss and very little high end. This sounds better than the old post, especially considering what you had to work with. I really enjoy the old SS skits and films... keep up the good work!

[mstatz]

You guessed it! I videotaped this in 1986 on the slowest speed WITHOUT cable. If I were only more interested in quality rather then quantity, the picture AND sound would be a lot better. Unfortunately, the mixer I have is a rather simple one. I can only increase the volume, not change the treble, base or get rid if the tape hiss!

[hoopersghost]

I'd be happy to help clean up those parts of the audio on your clips, since I've got professional-quality editing software here. Drop me a private message if you're interested, please!