Sesame Street: J Friends

[garychldress74]

I'm 42 & still sing this.

[MrPman851]

J makes me think of my friend Jen.

[MsPandaRosa]

@MrPman851

"J, Jen, she rates a ten.

We've been hanging out since way back when..."

Couldn't resist.

[DRUMMERMAN77]

anyone know the names mentioned in the song are all people important to sesame workshop- Joe (Raposo), Jane & Jim ( Henson) and Joan( Ganz -Cooney.) Just an observation,.

[bwork66]

...and by the way I'm 44 yrs.old going on 45 so I was 2 going on 3 when Sesame Street debuted in '69!

[bwork66]

The blonde muppet has the best moves...his muppeteer must've been a dancer.

[GuanoLad]

@bwork66 Frank Oz. Not sure if that's an accurate conclusion that can be drawn.

[WaynePrankster]

@GuanoLad

It's gotta be Frank, because the voice is quite clearly him. Anyway, here's another mistake that someone once pointed out to me - after Fat Blue's verse, he goes offscreen for a second, well before that his eye looks loose. He went off screen so they could press his eye back on!

[juniorsenior9]

that bassline is really nice... im trying to sound it out on my 4string electric bass and its tough... watch my bass videos!

[kelb57]

my mom like adores this song

[mkjuggler97]

this song belongs to day9 no madder what anyone says

[JeffK1980]

The Muppet dude who was singing the first verse of that song sounds a little bit like Bob Dylan

[TheLinguaphile]

Jethhhhhro!

[timmyxwvut]

if i ever become famous the first show i want to guest star is on sesame street

[wmacisaac]

I wish I could still do acid.

[11sunnyblonde4evr11]

omg i would totally vote this the most catchy song ever made!!!

[frishangu777]

Most of us they say we are too old for Sesame street but they forget Sesame street is older than us, them, and their parents lol

[MsPandaRosa]

I always thought the last J Friend was "Jones" instead of "Joan", guess I was thinking of the muppets singing the song, three guys and one girl, that the descriptions applied to one another. Of course I've since found out that Jean, Jane, Jim and Joan are the geniuses involved with the Sesame Street muppets, and a mighty fine job they did, too.

[huntclubjoe]

J-joint, that's the point, because that's what the King used to anoint the people. J-joint, I appoint, to be my friend, not for the coin.

[ANGELSNIPER117]

i already added this to my fav loved this song when i was 4

[raggedyanarchist]

This song is such a sweet little tribute to Jeff Moss' real-life "J Friends". Joe Raposo (with his famed sweet-tooth), Jane Henson (I love that Jim Henson sings the verse about his friend Jane), tall slim Jim Henson, and Joan Ganz Cooney (co-founder of the Children's Television Workshop who handled a lot of phone calls). Great stuff!

[jdb97x]

I remember this song I danced to this when I was about 8-10 monts old, I was still in a walker.

[Mermaid1517]

wow, my mom loves this song

[ironhide2006]

this sesame street rocked !!! always been one of my favs.

[jaffacake662]

i used to have this video when i was 3 and i always fast forwarded this bit coz i hated it :L

[2raydog]

i have to watch this bcuz my 22monyh old loves it. and im 22 yrs

[jewelcaseface]

well of course most of you are older because this song came out in 1971

[Eddie62070]

39, compadre :)

[loveflour]

I cant believe that I found this. This is my another of my favorites. Thank you thank you. some one stole my tape with all my favorite songs on it. Thank you thank thank you.

[Jazmin2416]

i HAD this video! i used 2 watch it all the time. i wish i knew what happened to it...lol

[TnseWlms]

It's ironic- J is the fourth least used letter in the alphabet, but about 10-15% of Jeneration X-ers have a name beginning with J.

[Smartboy8877]

@TnseWlms

Where did you get these stitistics from?

[jaypah]

30 years old and was just singing this while cleaning up. checkmate, lol.

[Shishinohono]

OMG! im 17 & i luv it!

[Smartboy8877]

@Shishinohono

I am 41 one and I am crazy about it! Go figure!

[4iamaqt]

What song is this a spoof of? Does any 1 know?

[hoopersghost]

@4iamaqt : There were a lot of popular-song parodies on Sesame Street, but this isn't one of them; it was an original composed specifically for the show, with no other song in mind.

[ShangoJamal]

@externalbleeding100 Well i'm 42... so there. 8^)

[NCsupercade]

I'm not sure, but I think they may be referring to the "Sesame Street" creative staff, many of whom had names that begin with J. Joe could be Joe Raposo, Joan could be Joan Cooney, Jim would obviously be Jim Henson (who was tall and slim). I'm not sure about Jane, but Jane Henson, Jim's wife, was occasionaly doing puppets, I think.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

You are absolutely right. Joe is Joe Raposo (who was Sesame Street's songwriter); Jane was Jim Henson's wife; Jim is, obviously, Jim Henson, as he's tall and slim; and Joan is Joan Ganz Cooney (though I doubt she talked on the phone all the time, as mentioned in the song).

By the way, they were inside jokes. ;-)

[hoopersghost]

@TelephoneRock4ever : From what I read in "Street Gang: a Complete History of Sesame Street", Joan Ganz Cooney *did* have to take a lot of phone calls in CTW's early days, mostly from people looking for work or for merchandising tie-ins. Sounds as if that "jawing on the phone" described her accurately, after all.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

@hoopersghost: Oh, okay! That makes a lot of sense. Thanks. :-)

[AnimationDiana]

They should have done J for Jerry (meaning Jerry Nelson).

[AnimationDiana]

...or J for Jeff (Jeff Moss).

[efil4own1]

Don't forget Jerry Juhl either. Although he wrote primarily for "The Muppet Show" and "Fraggle Rock", he was also involved with "Sesame Street" in its early phases.

[hoopersghost]

@efil4own1 : With two Jerrys to choose from, Jeff Moss would've kept the other friends (not to mention millions of viewers) guessing who he really had in mind. :-)

[hoopersghost]

@AnimationDiana : Jeff actually wrote this song himself, as a light-hearted tribute to his "J friends" at work. (I'm guessing that one or more of them joked about the gang sharing a common initial, and the rest was history...)

[JustKita]

I need a download link. This is amazing.

[PixieSpells]

omg! This so reminds me of the old days! Now I want to write a verse about my friend Jaime! hehe

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I'm not being competitive here, but I'm 18 and I watch this.

[mateoamani27]

umm I'm 28 and this is my jam...something i always remember "j joe jeans and his jelly beans"

[drethe47]

@TelephoneRock4ever Well..........really trying not to be competitive, but I am 49 and I still like this. But I started when I was 16.

[iShoesLike]

@TelephoneRock4ever i used to watch this when i was young I wish I could go back to those days I really miss them

[BGPOND30]

Dude at :34 is that a blue Erny

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Is he? Because Frank Oz is performing the blue J friend.

[efil4own1]

Actually, JIm's performing the blue J friend. Frank is performing the green one.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Really? The green J Friend didn't sound like Frank Oz to me.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I've always thought the Pumpkin J friend was the cutest! :-)

[efil4own1]

And he has the same voice as my all-time favorite Muppet, Sgt. Floyd Pepper!

[TelephoneRock4ever]

This is a cute little song. Love it very much. I can't really say much about it. :-)

[dubs19842009]

Joe= Joe Raposo

Jane= Jane Henson

Jim= Jim Henson

Joan= Joan Ganz Cooney

[darkamethystprincess]

Oh my god, I TOTALLY remember watching this song on TV as a kid!

[iamprominent]

this is my favorite sesame street song! and the d song with earney too

[DippedInSouce510]

MY FAVORITE, the J jam...

[deniadav]

This is my prefer song of Sesame Street, and i´m looking the Spanish version of this song.

[louweez8]

I've been searching for this one for a while, thanks for posting! :)

[CelesteK]

This always puts a smile on my face. :)

[ajmusic11271]

am a 37 year old man ,ive been shot twice,a bit rough around the edges,,an i think this is great,,must be mad,,lol

[MuppetPro]

Classic :)

[MuppetPro]

1:35 You can see Fran Brill's Head (on the bottom)

[MuppetPro]

I mean 1:34

[CR100692]

The blue J, sounds too much like Oscar. All well.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

What, the blue J friend sounds like Oscar? I didn't think so. :-/

[zacandtaylorrule]

I love this one!

[trk327]

this, the pinball song and the old intro/closong credits are the funkiest grooves to ever make it on TV. OH and night court!!

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I heard the Pinball Number Count song on PBS Sprout! God, that was some groovy 70's!

[catbyte911]

omg i'm 14 and i still watch this

[Chel093086]

darlin' I'm 22...keep on watching

[catbyte911]

lol thanx i guess because i'm confussed

[redbeard1307]

One of my favorites when I was 4.

[nicoletyus9]

I love this on Do the Alphabet.

[Kevbox2008]

LOVE IT!!! :^)

[scgbean]

i remember this song!

[ywain1991nl]

First.