Sesame Street: Pinball Number 4

[biggdaddyhawk]

Yet another reason 70's babies rule

[THATguyLOZA]

haha

[blulaguna18]

I always got sad when this reach the end. After that i walked away from the tv and go do something else lol.

[Bastiano1010]

YES

[PCCphoenix]

I only wish they could have come up with one for, well...one!

[GDMCane305]

For the first 8 years of my life. I would count to 12 in the same rhythm as this song. All I can say was that it was AWESOME!!!!! Even now as an adult, this song is jammin. Sesame Street is the best.

[GLASSNOTMADEINCHINA]

my fav!!!

[MrMorganrector]

Damn, that's funky!

[cwaiggie]

this gets stuck in my head every single time

[tall32guy]

I forgot about this!!! I remember this very well! Saw it MANY times when I used to watch SS as a kid. LOL

[HOTDOLLAZ23]

CLASSIC......

[dp100eboggan]

Psychedelic

[jenirocksotb]

i love 4



[Dannymac82]

I used to love this when I used to watch this 

[Venkman007]

Best steel drumming ever? Best steel drumming ever.

[ebonygentleman79]

That steel pan is on FIRE!!!

[msphocus]

XZaaaa

[msphocus]

Zassss

[banorgaard1442]

Thumbs up if Leon and Korey sent you. Spill.com ftw.

[SHYRODILLAS]

best song ever !!!! hehe

[jessicana77]

This is such such a funky number to go with the animation.

[o0206XingYiQuan0o]

it makes me want to play marble madness(NES)

[DrMarmaladeWhoFace]

Hahaha wow I haven't seen this since I was six. Now Im almost 20 ahhh I miss kids shows back then.

[MrChipotle123]

What is this song called

[bainsey89]

These pinball tunes had absolutely NOTHING to do with the numbers they were featuring. But, who cares? They still rocked.

[zerozebra]

lmao, I came here because some nigga on my twitter said this video was #Fashion, lmfao

[eracism09]

Pointer Sisters singing:)

[richardhutnik]

I always wanted one of those things as an actual pinball machine when I was a kid. I did find the PS2 game Flipnic which is a bit like it.

[blueberrybutterflyyy]

i like it sooooo much.....

[MrHearington]

this is where i got my Style!!!!!!

[knuteboy36]

Ahhh weren't the seventies great?

When psychedelic funk music could be used to teach children to count and no one even batted an eyelid!

[purdman8]

my all time fave sesame st. track haha

[Nekurebirth]

that's an awesome pinball machine :D

[gandydancer72]

this stupid song still plays in my head some 30 odd years latter

[MuzixMon2]

If you have trouble remembering the words to this song you definately got problems!

It's funny how this song stuck in my head ever since I've been 5 years old (1976)! Now that's what I call a catchy tune!

[Zoltrex1978]

I have no idea why, but as a child this song and animation used to frighten me a little bit. No explanation I can think of.

[Progearspec]

Hello stern !?? Just a thought since there doing so many lincense pinball machines these days ^_~ Still it was a catchy song by sesame street for learning.

[MsBlackDeath121110]

I LOVE COUNTING!!!!!!!!

 :)

[theredone999]

Classic throwback..

[DollarTaco]

ahhhh, the good old days when I was young.

This video was surprisingly easy to find again, since all I had to do was type in all the digits counting to 12 into the youtube search bar.

[lcjacobs409]

This use to be my fav!

[allycatbaker]

Hah.. This is still addicting to watch :D

[boofdfast]

Now THIS is true old school goodness, right here. No matter how many times I see this skit... that steel drum is KICKASS. Back when Sesame Street was cool. lol

[Intrafacial86]

0:51 FAHERERERERERER

[skullbatter]

@Intrafacial86 Definitely creepy lol

[chicagoam1]

creepy and GRRRREATTT. 4RRRRRRRRRRR.

[ferfoxakeladdy]

@bookwurmgurl7 Hey sweetie, I remember this from when I was a little kid of 9 or so and I'm 41 now. The good stuff lasts, remember that. Think of all the things that you love now at age 14. What do you think will still be around in 30 years and what will be forgotten? And I'm glad you love this. Good gurl!!!!

[oldschoolbx1970]

OMG!!! I used to love this joint back in the 70's period!!! That's one thing I remember best from the 70's.

[todd291022]

My nephew was here today and I was thinking about the shows I watched when I was a kid. Cool jam on this one. It's awesome that you can actually get this stuff on the internet.

[quincywho]

dude,, watch this on acid..

[MacJARedd]

@quincywho HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! XD

[mcrrocks80]

the family guy one is better!!

[Budweiser519]

@mcrrocks80 no it is not. DUHHHH.

[jackass122676]

@mcrrocks80 i agree

[2Beatboxer]

they should bring this back for the newer generation.

[sharms888]

4RRRRRRRRRRRRR  Epic!

[carringtonc79]

kids today don't even know what pinball is but I LOVE this song, I still sing it once and awhile

[MsChocodot]

@HipGuitar /watch?v=3fzCnTg3kkA&feature=c­hannel but this one is 5

[HipGuitar]

Awesome! Remember this as a kid....Someone please help me remember another....There was another counting thing..Was it Sesame Street or Electric Company?......"12 Coconut Cream Pies!" then the chef dude would fall down the stairs?

[SoNotGhettoAISIAN]

I like the part where they sing about the number four.

[ScorpioBornIn69]

Sesame Street version of being a pin ball wizard.

[beakt]

The animation and weirdness reminds me of the movie Fantastic Planet.

[IMediaCorp]

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12!!

[IceSlushi]

0:34 Headshot

[blodachia]

When you r a kid you don't know that this is a junkie's imagination,it's amazing how they make education intertwine with something that's totally negative.

[kravanema]

I'm trippin' pinballs, man.

[Thegr8guitarplayer]

no joke i saw a pop up add that said "meth toke my life away"

[mollyjae83]

Pointer Sisters!

[plemyk]

So everybody!!!!....who are the musicians playing this....band?????....anyone.

[twoheadedgirl]

ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE

[babygfeva]

I loved this so much as a child... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12...

[pompeypirate]

Love this song! Is it a coincidence that in an animation featuring golf, that they keep saying 'Four' ... 'Fore!' or I need to get out more!

[nosuchpersonvideo]

@pompeypirate I think there might be something there. Check the 9 and you'll find baseball and a dog...9 innings and a canine (K9)?. In the 7, there are pyramids and different cultures...7 continents and 7 wonders? Although some I don't get. The 12 is all Americana. The 8 is all animals. Regardless, they rock!

[baldinia]

Where's Stewie?!?!

[boofdfast]

@baldinia He got blown up. lol

[markscudder]

This has got more time signature changes than a fucking Rush song.

[MoskowFreak1111]

doesn't look safe



[st8oftheart]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 !!!

[CerebralCrisis]

'Sesame Street' is the grooviest thing. Ever.

[cathplyr]

I REMEMBER THIS LITTLE DISCO SONG!

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

Awesome melody - those percussive loops are great too.

[AppleOfGlasgow]

My dad always walks about the house singing this lmao. Sesame Street was full of memorable great pieces of television.

[Bardoftoday]

i forgot all about this, does anyone know what episode or season or year this is from?

[HoustonRules]

@Bardoftoday Could have been any episode with four as a number sponsor, somewhere between 1976-1989. Hope that helps. Check out muppet wiki for more info on specific episodes (first appearance, etc).

[otherjoe1234]

so we learned our numbers by basically having them shouted at us. lol

[twilightfreak12121]

lmao "FOOOOOUR"

[djdamageinc1973]

Oh man, I use to LOVE this when I was little!! Great memories!!

[Bardoftoday]

@djdamageinc1973 do you know what episode or season this is from?

[mrlemmon]

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.you're gonna die, doop doop doop doop.

[SheBQueen4eva]

These were made at a time when music had soul....What happened? There is no originality anymore, how sad. I used to love Sesame street and I always saw it's value that's why my babies grew watching it just like me, love it and I guess I still do! :>)

[Annokou]

0:52 lmao

[5o4B0i]

yay for family guy references

[Tehui1974]

This was usually my favourite part of sesame street back in the 80s

[Stuckinthemuck1]

@Tehui1974 Me too, and the cartoon where the boy was lost and had to find his way back home by remembering the order of the things that he had seen backwards. Trippy. Those were the days.

[Maus5000]

can anyone say Family Guy?

[SLSheehan]

Musically, including incidentals..there are 12 playable tones in an octave.

The song we hear is funk jazz which notoriously plays the gambit of notes, esspecially when there are key changes, and this song has one. Those Sesame Street people were actually pretty smart.

[Deathencounter]

@SASheehan, and not to mention the 12 bar blues

[firekind1980]

pure class

[sally665544]

Why do they only teach the little kids up to 12, i think there are more numbers they should learn

[Forthac]

12? They should teach kids the importance of 0.

[pivotmasterKL]

ELMO IS EVIL!

[lalbruiz]

Man, what a way to get us into Da Funk!! Loved Sesame Street, what an awesome show.

[eviltom17]

I loved when this was parodied on an episode of Family Guy.

[entionden]

@eviltom17: the family idiot sucks.

[Vorticistick]

@eviltom17 Yep, that's why I searched for it on UTube! Great memories.

[randomguy10011]

oh i know this ahh good memories =D

[linkman6400]

the squirl droped its ball

[casinobowling]

The girls singing in this clip are called The Pointer Sisters!

[bawain]

omggg this was my faaaaavvvv from sesame street clip

n i like bert n ernie n grover :D

[quizmaster85]

Now THIS is what I call a Sesame Street song at its best

[bustitution]

the 12 animation is way better.

[trinisun85]

This friggin ROCKS!!!

[ticketdog]

i love watching all the old seseme street clips.

[tearfulsarrow]

always scared me as a child !

[sigu655]

I know .. me too. Just a little right?

[lbjgh1]

stupid

[proclaimer500]

does anyone know if you can actually download this song?

[joshpick18]

I have the song. If you want send me a personal message and ill well exchange emails and ill give it to ya.

[TheTumboos]

Oh my friggin gosh! We don't get Sesame Street on tv here in NZ. I'm 27 and I sing this all the time. This was my fave snippet from when i was little! My 4 year old has caught on and sings it all the time too! Amazing!

[prac2]

0:51

FOURRRRRRRR!

I used to watch the whole show hoping to see these animations

[okeim]

Why do Pointer Sisters sometime sound like a man?

[KaitainCPS]

Best song ever.

[jjlucash]

This was the JAM when I was a kid!

[goback3spaces]

It's unclear how the trajectory of the pinball illustrates the concept of "4."

[frotz661]

What does one shout before hitting a golf ball?

[goback3spaces]

Naw, naw, naw, it's "fore!" that they yell in golf. Not "four." Tiger Woods told me that.

[NE5Freak]

i agree, what where kids supposed to learn of this?

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still a funky vid however

[BizzarreProductions]

Um, how to count?

[regaltipz]

lol

[FrenchieJakeHandsome]

this music is so zappa

[JesusKrispies]

Go check out Funkadelic- you'll thank me.

[KPizzle1000]

Would you believe The Pointer Sisters?

It's them!

[SgtZima]

I JUST read this, hehe. Damn, I'm SOO sure I've heard that vocal riff in a Sly song too. Listening to the album now....

[SgtZima]

Isn't it Sly & The Family Stone?

[TinyDancer500]

No, it's definitely The Pointer Sisters, Sly and the Family Stone did not appear on any music used on the show. Very popular series of songs, though, so maybe they stole their riff from here :-)

[valsadie]

@TinyDancer500 Bob Marley did borrow that riff from the Banana Splits theme song...

[xapplimatic]

I don't know how many times I've thought of this animation, but you will never ever forget it.. it just has a ring to it.. 123456789 10 11 12! love it! Don't remember the #4 specifically, but it was never my favorite # either.. !

[kumquatsta]

such a throwback!

[Christofferu]

hahah!! perfectly executed pun... fore!

...oh, and i lurve this song... :D

[fellowsr]

great memories!

[RET80]

Absolutely classic.

It has the essence of school house rock.

Back in the day before shows decided to dilute themselves into seneless repetitive drivel. Namely Nickelodeon shows for children.

[RCast]

I don't remember seeing "Pinball Number 4" when I was a kid. Either that or I've rarely saw it when it aired.

[shooterboss]

That must have been one huge and accurate pinball coarse.

[tomwewac69]

classic classic

[anaaniinja]

*twitches*

O_O

[Foeley]

As an 80's child that riff is burned into my brain. 4 rocks!

[IndianaBoiii]

HA! this was on family guy xD

[TelinaQzGirl]

i know lol

[stickshaka]

I pretty sure it's the Pointer Sisters singing.

[Davidt33]

Yes it is the Pointer Sisters singing.

[GlowingMe]

wonderful... its was fun watching and learning :)

[CyberPirate83]

Oh wow- that's a classic!

[hellmuth26]

thats some TIGHT music for a kids show!

[humanvynil]

yeah at the time they still contracted real musicians to make music in any show... the muppet show was also full of funk-n-roll music (electric mayhem!) :)

[esotericgal5]

this always brings back happy childhood memories... :D

[Quixotic1018]

And so begins a child's love affair with funk and counting

[OtherBrother09]

Perfect timing for me. I'm creating a playlist with letters and numbers.

[Cor44vette]

:(

elmo isnt in this one

[adrainville]

Thankfully.

[quizmaster85]

Made a few years before Elmo actually came into being on the show

[Tikka40]

haha, I love old-school seame street too! Is just me, or do these old clips have a tinge of creepiness to them?

[Colortiniz]

Tikka40: funky yes; creepy, no.

[kll510]

Sorry Tikka40 I don't see anything creepy about this clip but some other clips were to me. This one just made me want to get up and dance. I would walk around the house singing it.

[hatemeproductions]

I love the animations from old school Sesame street.

[TheL1ttleGuy]

Yay for sesame street!