Up and Down - Classic Sesame Street

[jdenicol]

Ooohhh Up, up and down and dowwwwwn!

oooooh up and downnnnn!

and down! 

Gotta love that ending!

Cookie was insane... Gotta love 'em!

[ZNKChannel]

When I heared this on my record player, I thought it was Cookie & a Fat Blue Anything Muppet.

[dangard88]

I love how cookie calls for music, then looks all surprised when it actually starts.

[dangard88]

Who're YOU callin' fuzzy-face?!

[zacandtaylorrule]

I love this one. Brings back great childhood memories.

[kalinamic]

These guys are nuts Gotta love them and poco loco too!!!

[kalinamic]

These two are so cute.

[JGCooney]

I thought Herry was Jerry Nelson.

[Wynaut32]

@JGCooney The Audio for this song came from "The Sesame Street Book & Record." It was credited as two monsters performed by Jim and Frank. hope that help clear things up.

[NYGuy322]

Jim Henson did Herry first before he gave the part to Jerry I believe.

[logalogalog]

I have this on a 45 RPM record.

[HempHoldnOutlaw]

Ias it the original cast record? i just bought that today

[elvischainchomp41]

Is this herry monster's debut

[whatisnode]

I've only ever heard the punk version of this song. ^w^

[schemer1991]

herry monster with a nose

[mponekov]

why did herry called cookie fuzzyface

[MarioZone69]

At the time, Cookie Monster had no name, he was just a reoccurring character, so he was given names like Fuzzy Face, Ugly, Dumb, and Monster.

[dztvtechie]

Wow nice to see the video of this song. I remember listening to this song on vinyl as a kid.

[logalogalog]

Me too. I still have the vinyl!

[tenderheart17]

Oh gawd...Herry's got another really suss lookin' nose.

[SnocksRocks]

Yes, I do recall that at the end, the cookie dropped into Herry's hands, and Herry eats the cookie while Cookie Monster keeps chasing the birdie!

Also, I recall having the 8-track containing this song...and other classic SS songs as Rubber Duckie, I Love Trash, Big Bird's ABC Song (where he sang the alphabet as one entire word), etc...

[elyen1969]

Herry: Don't you know the difference between up and down?

Cookie Monster: Oh, sure.

Herry: I don't think you do...

Cookie Monster: No?

HAHAHAHA. I love the confused way cookie monster looks at the camera when he says that "No?" line.

[Vorhias]

Wow. Herry looks REALLY weird with a long schnoz.

[38MGA]

I remember this song, it's one of my favorite Sesame Street song.

[EliJBrown]

Cookie: Cookie

Herry: You want a cookie?

Cookie: I lost my cookie. I dropped my cookie.

Herry: But you're looking up in the sky. You mean to tell me that you lost your cookie and you're looking up in the sky for it?

Cookie: Thats right

[EliJBrown]

I'm so sad

[simplecoffee]

Cookie refers to himself as 'I'!!! AMAZING!!!

[classicssmfan]

I think I like Jerry Nelson's Herry a lot better than Jim Henson's

[zacandtaylorrule]

I loved this when I was a kid. This must have been in the 70's. Herry looks different. When did they change Herry's looks?

[Turnajon]

I've heard this song on an LP many years ago; but looking at this clip strikes me as odd. Herry sounds different from what I'm used to, and Cookie Monster's dialogue doesn't sound like him: in other words, he uses the words "I" and "my", when he typically uses "me." I wonder if they altered that aspect of him as the seasons went on....

[WaddaWhinner]

I always loved this number. Harry Monster used to scare the crap outta me when I was a little kid though....

[razzie33]

I remember this was on my SS record! Love it

[yaiknowscrewme]

hahahaha i remeber this bigtime..

[JasonSesame]

Was the ending cut off in this version? I seem to remember an ending where the cookie drops from the sky in front of Herry, who then eats it without telling Cookie.

[geminiangel6870]

Finally! I've been looking for this song forever! I had the Sesame Street Close 'n Play record player and this was one of the 45's that came with it! I miss the part at the end where Cookie Monster explains that the reason he was looking up was because a bird flew away with his cookie.

[IasminiBaby]

lmao!!!!

[regency98us]

Me tooo. I remember Herry saying how good Cookie sang, and asked him why he was looking up in the sky.. then we hear the bird squeeking and cookie chased him, while the cookie dropped and Herry ate it!! I miss that fun part

[d72jjpilc]

Ah, yes, the upbeat tune sung by the two monsters brings back memories hard to forget! Just wondering - in this song, Herry calls Cookie 'Fuzzyface.' If this song is from 1970, Sesame Street's 1st or 2nd season, was Cookie Monster still technically 'nameless' (like he was in 'Bacon and X,' when he was just called 'Monster'?) If so, when did Cookie Monster start being named 'Cookie Monster'? @nd, 3rd season? Just wondering.

[ronambrey]

omg what memories i too had this record and remember cookie saying a bird tok his cookie thats why6 he was looking up to find it

[dadogster]

the other day I went to a grage sale, I had found a 45 of this song. What was so uniqe is that this 45 is a radio station demo sent from colombia to promote the first Album.

[NicksMySon]

my mom bought me that record as part of the "Sesame Street Record Set" .... OMG ... I heard these songs over and over again. Im 37 now and still recite this and others to my 2 yr old son Nicholas. I wish I could find "5 people in my family" Thanks for the post!!!!

[Pooleman96]

Anyone notice how the early Cookie was speaking proper English in this skit? "No,I lost my cookie. I dropped my cookie!" He didn't say it like "Me dropped me cookie" or anything like that! Also,he sounds like a mix of Grover and Scooby Doo! LoL

[Wendy313]

I too had a record album that had this song on it when I was a kid. (I'm 31 now) I loved this song.. Still do.. I remember thinking the 1st few times I heard this especially in the beginning when Cookie Monster's crying that it was Grover.. It was the only time I ever noted that the characters voices were shared. AWESOME post! Thanks! I can't wait to share this one with my kids.

[brightbite]

I had "Just the Two of Us," with Grover and Cookie, and this was on it. My humble music loving beginnings.

[wiley207]

This wasn't Herry's first appearance, for those who are curious. He appeared in a few episodes before this, performed by Jerry Nelson.

[JasonSesame]

I didn't know Jerry Nelson was part of the cast in the first season, but I could be wrong.

[dadogster]

he joined in between the first and second season.

[presto35]

For those of you wondering what happened: Cookie dropped his cookie ... and then some bird picked it up and flew away with it up in the sky ... Thanks for this long-lost 1970 posting!

[voidy]

i always thought dr. frank wrote this. -_-

[trill42]

I like to think of that version as a forceful, yet beautiful re-imagineering. ;) Awesome to have the original on YouTube (thanks), hope at some point, some kind person will post the video for The Mr. T Experience's cover.

[foxxyloxx]

I had this on a record too, growing up. There are various home movies of my sister and I playing or whatnot with this bad boy in the background. I never knew it was an actual skit though. It's weird to actually *see* Cookie and Harry singing. Get it? See?

Wow. Harry's nose was distracting. It was like an entity all by itself, a 3rd charachter in the skit!

[jkygogo]

I used to have I think in 1970 the Sesame Street 45 with a read alot or story book. I think there were colored records to go along with it. And I think they came in a set of them together. Does anyone remember?

Thanks.

[tidesox28]

I'm glad they changed Herry's nose. It kind of creeps me out.

[fenfer87j]

Cookie sounds like Grover. Are they the same person? I've always heard Harry with kinda a soft voice.

[tidesox28]

yeah, cookie, grover and even bert were the same guy, Frank Oz. He doesn't do the voices anymore. The only orginal voice is Oscar the grouch.

[fenfer87j]

makes sense!

[DonPantini]

Of Course Frank does still does voices. He did Yoda on all of the Star Wars movies

[briansgirl107]

i remember sometimes Harry had a harry nose like here but sometimes didnt

[toastichedu]

Who is Harry to call Cookie Monster fuzzy face, look at him for Pete's sake!

[McLarenMercedes]

Man those are some catchy tunes.They should have a Sesame street greatest hits or something. There probably is but I haven't seen it.

[speeta]

I have the Original Cast LP "Sesame Street 1", CTW 22064, found in a thrift store. (Originally $3.99 at Alexander's department store, according to the original price sticker!) Cover art is a publicity photo of the full cast and set from no earlier than 1972; the album is dated 1974. "Up and Down" is credited to Jeffrey Moss.

[kll510]

I wonder if that's the one we had as kids. It has "I Love Trash", "Somebody Come and Play.", The Seseme Street Theme song, This up and down song and lots of others. We loved it. We played it until we wore it out.

[Lasmith66]

OMG I just found my I Love Trash record, lol

[7plug1]

Yep, that would be the one. There's also "One of these things (is not like the others)", "Rubber Ducky" and "Goin' for a Ride".

Mine is scrached to heII, but it still plays.

[jbl1975]

What about the punchline, which is Cookie explaining that his dropped cookie was picked up by a bird?

[drippingyellowmadnes]

Herry sounds like Dr. Teeth! God, Jim Henson was awesome.

[Hyena141992]

cookie is sobbing fuuny =D

[murcury]

Hey fuzzy face!

[CygnusRoc]

I don't know if I ever actually saw this skit until now, it might have been a little before my time. I remember the song being on a Sesame Street record though.

[jeopardy60611]

This really IS old-school with Jim doing Herry's voice. I seem to remember having a 45 record of this song, but I don't remember if it was the same version of it.

[kll510]

I used to have a Seseme Street record and this was one of the songs on it. Cool to see this again. Thanks

[annea1b]

They don't write--or sing-'em like that any more!! LOVE IT!!! COOOKIES FOREVER!

[Daffyfan2006]

That was good. I didn't know that Henson performed Herry before Jerry Nelson. He sounded more like Rowlf. I really liked it though.

[33chiliken]

This is OLD SCHOOL. And what is the skit before it, the one with Bert? Thanks for posting.

[MuppetPro]

I beleave that this song was remade with Jerry instead of Jim. And They later replaced Harry's blue harry noes with a long Purple one.

[JasonSesame]

I have this on my very first Sesame Street Album with the original cast. It lists the singers of the song as "Two Monsters" because they did not even have their names yet when this was made! Plus, Herry did not have his usual voice because it was Jim Henson instead of Jerry Nelson.

[ChryslerTNCFan]

I had that album too Jason! I think this was made around 1969 - 70 and my folks told me that album was one of my birthday presents when I turned one!

[emcgo]

I don't remember seeing this on TV, but I did hear it from a record I had. It explains why Cookie Monster is looking up in the sky. A bird took his cookie and flew away with it,

[nantoseiken]

Excellent, thanks for posting! I remember listening to this song on a vinyl LP at my local library, but I'd forgotten that it was the proto-Herry that was singing with Cookie Monster.

[StaceSesame]

Herry looks weird in this skit! :O

[Ringoschel]

This is great - I've never seen this before!! But why did Herry refer to Cookie as Fuzzyface? Wasn't the first season version of Grover (the green Grover) called Fuzzyface? Also, I can see why Herry eventually got a purple nose... that floppy furry one looks weird.

[StaceSesame]

lol yeah that furry floppy nose does look weird, i am glad they changed his nose. :D

[MacLeaper]

That was awesome! A VERY early Herry Monster and definitely early Cookie Monster! And a catchy song! Cool!

[sodapop81]

Wow! Thanks for posting this great stuff.