Classic Sesame Street - Hunt for Happiness

[EssenceOfTruth]

I have been trying to find this for ages! We had this on tape! LOL! Thank you for this!

[sweetlife031]

I love it when Frank Oz does his "Miss Piggy" voice :)

And of course, the genius of Jimmy makes any clip enjoyable <3

[east215]

I always figured that the title was a spoof of "Search for Tomorrow". The announcer of "Search" used to say "This is Search.......for Tomorrow".

[HoneyNutTheAlleyCat]

if this were my family i would be a runaway and live with kermit

[SethBlizzard]

This skit proves the versatility of the brilliance of Sesame Street. First time I saw this, I couldn't stop laughing.

[jeffkahl]

LOL "you ding-a-lings!"

[kungfujiapple]

This sketch appears on:

"Sesame Street" episode 0112 (April 14, 1970)

"Sesame Street" episode 0158 (December 16, 1970)

[kungfujiapple]

From 1969.

[wattamack4]

From 1970, actually.

[PhiltheValiant]

Helen Happy: "Oh...Oh, Harold! I am SO unhappy?"

Me: "Why be unhappy? You could knock spots off the Miss Piggy Impersonation Contest contestants!"

LOL!

[spy4863]

I always love the Sesame Street "soap operas"! They were always so hilarious!! Does anyone remember the three-part story of "The Boy, The Girl, and The Jelly Beans"?

[east215]

@spy4863 I remember that! I was about 6, and I wondered why they didn't call it "The Boy, The Girl, The Jelly Beans, and The Monster". What Muppet character was the Monster?

[TsWade2]

I love this sketch. It's o silly. I guess the Happy family wasn't very happy at all. LOL!

[geor67]

1969 was a very creative year for Sesame Street! Soap operas like Hunt For Happiness are really cool! It is sad when the Happy family is so miserable. I do like the grandma because she gives a voice for reason and solution. Very cool and creative clip! Thank you for posting this!

[DiAnno13]

If some burglar set fire to my ping-pong ball factory, I'd give him a good paddling.

[MarshalGrover]

*groan* Oy

[raposofan]

ROFL 1:02

[raposofan]

I believe that's Jon Stone as the announcer at the top.

[MeAndMyRC]

Now this skit I DO NOT recall..what year was this??

[MarshalGrover]

From the first season.

[MeAndMyRC]

Wow! Pretty cool, why the heck this wasn't included in the DVD DOES show what 'ding-a-lings' they are

[MarshalGrover]

There were plenty of segments people wanted to be on the DVD, but what they gave us was still cool. I wasn't around that early, so seeing that stuff was a treat for me.

[tree2417]

This is very silly!!! I love it!

[grecomic]

Richard Hunt?

I'm sure he would have wanted happiness!

[MarshalGrover]

What's hard to understand about that?

[jonnytbirdzback]

Nice choice! Congrats by the way. The main characters were just Frank and Jim. Unless the announcer is Carrol.

[MarshalGrover]

Well, I assume Carrol is one of the performers, judging by the poor job he does.

[Garrettk41]

What do you mean by that?

[teenangel93]

Congratz!! :OD

[datmancalledwhw]

Why don't they put good classic stuff like this on the Old School DVD's - the ding-a-lings?"

[GroverKent]

"Why don't you wipe the mud OFF your sneaker ya ding-a-ling?"

Way to go on your milestone MG!

BTW, did you know "soap" is ALSO a four-lettered word? ;P

[MarshalGrover]

Does mean it's not real, or that Steve hasn't seen it?

[GroverKent]

Lol, actually that time I was making another un-necessary M*A*S*H reference. -_-

But Steve's all too familiar with it, after all, he DID have it in his mouth that time he tried to call me you-know-what.

[culpit]

I loved hearing Jim Henson as the Grandma. :)

[Colbynfriends]

100 posts, thats awesome, nice job MarshalGrover

[MarshalGrover]

Thank you. When I first started, I never thought I'd make it, what with lack of capturing technology.