Sesame Street - Put Down the Duckie (with epilogue)

[jmcproductions3000]

I even made fun of the song because my sister loves cats so in my mind it would say put down the kitty, put down the kitty, if you want to play the guitar.

[JennelleBelle]

that owl freaked me out as a kid...owls still fuk me up

[iluvjustinbieber2298]

i always play this song for my mom when i wanna annoy her lol

[jmcproductions3000]

Interesting that the new York giants appeared In the episode.

[jmcproductions3000]

You know I wanted to make of the song because my sister loves cats, you gotta put down the kitty, PUT DOWN THE KITTY, put down the kitty if you want to play the guitar. Because my sister likes cats not rubber duckies. But I like the song though?

[englanddg]

My sister used to sing this every time she went off to the bath tub. Great song!

[nellie2581]

My fav

[SpeaksTooSoon]

I remember the song, but not the plethora of great celebrity cameos.

[larryharper15]

Like if Chris Moyles brought you here...

[Slowlondon]

MADELINE KAHN <3

[iheartryanstyles]

This is excellent quality

[BonJoviFan96]

all the celebrities who danced were awesome dancers

[mortenpagan]

my music theacher played this to me when i learned the sax lol i was omg your a mad man but i love this tune

[DivineGurl342]

very upset that madeline kahn was only in there once i wanted her to reappear lol

[BlutoUSN]

A John Candy sighting!...Brilliant! We miss you John...

[hotrod347]

my dad actually knew how to pay this on the piano when i was 3. he played the piano, i sang the chorus. i miss them days.

[dannytheref]

Ever since Chris Moyles played this, I can't stop listening to it!

Just love watching this video. The facial expressions and enthusiasm of the drummer just keeps making me laugh, no matter how many times I watch it. So much so that now when I watch this, that's all I can see!

[scag1231]

chris moyles brought me here !

[CoachKristoffersen]

BBC Radio 1 played this yesterday :-)

[manateedolphinwhale]

I was playing this song and my dog was like "is there a squeaky toy in there?" it was hilarious he looked like he was about to eat my phone!

[djgarfield22]

this is a good song

always good to go back in time

[Adarvuli]

hahaha oh my :)

[Willowredraven]

I still Love the song!!!!!!!!!!!!

[raydkidman25]

love all the stars too :D jus awesome

[metorido]

like if you came here, just cause you wanted to hear this song from your childhood :)

[ilovelautner19]

lol watched this in honor band..lol

[mikalovespink4]

CLASSICSS!!!:D

[PeachQueen100]

I have a really good friend who plays the saxophone and he actually learned the opening melody to this song. Now whenever I hear this song I will always think of my friend Andy :). Thanx 4 being so amazing man! Kelly loves u so much 4 all ur awsomeness and friendship :)

[GameStation3]

@KennySherman That's because they were both performed by Jim Henson.

[geobraun]

Danny Devito I love your work!

[star4galaxy]

we saw this in an 8th grade class today :)

[zarina19571]

mi piace il jeremy che canta e balla.

[jochannon]

Goof: 4:08, Ernie has the ducky in his hand, but he already put it down.

[elliewernerful]

Ladysmith Black Mambaso!

[julesfloyd1981]

This was my favorite from Sesame Street! Hoots the owl was AWSOME! I'm sure if they redid this they'd get crappy celebrities to cast in it. They need to bring hoots back!

[TherealRNO]

@julesfloyd1981: hard to when kevin clash--hoot's performer--is also elmo & is director of the show now.

[iheartryanstyles]

@TherealRNO oh god, why did Jim Henson approve of the Elmo character?

[TherealRNO]

@iheartryanstyles: The same reason he had Grover drive both Kermit & Mr. Johnson (Fat Blue) to exasperation/frustration.

[hereafteresq]

7 people didnt want to put down the ducky

[TheSealeboy]

I couldn't handle playing with a duckie in my hand. My busted, old saxophone does enough squeaking on its own.

[StreetReach]

I'm a Marching Southerner, and I play saxophone. Had to put down my duckie, but it's all worth it.

[lilblackbelt0001]

i Love this video except the adults are creepy!!!

[zarina19571]

mi piace molto questo video.

[musicrocksmysoul96]

Whoa 2:14...it just got real.

[wtchywmn9]

my very favorite musical number from sesame street!

[kawikatube]

Keith Hernandez & Mookie Wilson, that's so ancient.



[TiffanysK925]

at 0:59 look behind ernie and you can see some smoke rising above his head...hmm...

[stupididiot13]

put down the doogie...if you want to live your life in town...

[MsSoundguy]

I always love it when Mr. Hudson and Rose come on. The utter disdain on his face at the end of their first bit is so wilting. And then he comes back with his own Ducky. God, I love it.!

[wadyano]

love perlman jamming on the violin

[kittyprydex]

3 people are stubborn clucks.

[40bryan]

put down the ducky, pick up the reefer

[ryandenki]

This song has been running through my head for the past few days for some reason.

Now... any ideas on how to get it _out_ of my head??

[A1l2l2e2n4]

@ryandenki

Just put down the ducky.

[ninika76]

3 people hadn't childhood and they don't know real blues

[DragonFire381]

I laughed so hard when I saw Jeremy Irons XD

[galicmar]

Toliko pozitivne energije

[bastlake]

Now I'm torn as to what my next tattoo should be

1) A rubber duckie riding a rocketship through space

2) Jeremy Irons doing a soft-shoe shuffle

[gameshowluvr86]

1988 for... the... WIN!!!

[maxcardun]

I would definitly put down the duckie if Carl Banks were in my face like that LOL

[egogo816]

This S*** I listened to as a kid that inspired me to sing

[DakariKingMykan]

Imagine if just once... JUST ONCE.. every single person in the ENTIRE WORLD sang this song all at the same times.

Now that would be beyond words of cool

[TheMaorBox]

IT  IS COOOL

[blueburry26]

youve gotta put down the saxophone if u wanna squeak ur duckie

[vinceandlilly]

Thumbs up if John sent you here

[cding12]

Wow. So many 80s celebrities. Love it!

[372monkey]

best advice ever...if you want to play the saxophone PUT DOWN THE DUCK

[CodenameJD]

I never realised as a kid...but anyone notice how much Ernie sounds like Kermit?

[TabletopProd]

@CodenameJD That's because Ernie and Kermit were both voiced by the Legendary Jim Henson. The one who created the muppets and sesame street. May he rest in peace.

[professermuchao]

Like if John Green brought you here.

[Quiltfish]

@professermuchao Childhood brought me here.

[icantskip]

@professermuchao lol he didn't but thats kind of awesome

[SuperKabella]

@professermuchao

My granddaughter has a duckie that she does NOT want to part with. Hope she takes this advice.

[MrDundilla]

"Don't be a stubborn cluck!!!!"

Bhahaha

Gangster!!!!!

[jvfunn3000]

At 1:47 MY FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM!

[LISAJOO]

This is the most amazing song after all these years! Started watching Sesame Street in 1971 when I babysat for the neighbors in Colorado. My three girls grew up on Sesame Street. It is the best!

[rainbowcrayon37]

This song never fails to make me smile.

[LizBiz1975]

I liked the part where they told him to put the ducky down.

[pussnboots7705]

"Don't be a stubborn cluck!"

[EdgeyvonKarma]

I demand sheet music!!

[darfunk]

This is just cool beans

[Gungho228]

3:43 Ernie, You Better Listen to Carl Banks... He looks pissed.

[canucktheclown]

Jane Curtin was also on "3rd Rock from the Sun." I was a big Pee Wee Herman fan back in the day. But to see him now is kind of odd and strange. This is AWESOME!

[Fiondra]

WILLIE NELSON!!!

[1RichardHunt]

@Fiondra

No, that's Pete Seeger.

[Fiondra]

The awesome african guys just look like they're enjoying themselves SO much!

[FrancileneFonseca]

I can't believe it! I find this song! I love it! Largue seu patinho! (largue seu patinho) Largue seu patinho,deixe o patinho em paz!

I Love Ernie!

Minha parte favorita é quando o Ernie não quer largar o patinho e então o cara diz que ele pode pegá-lo de volta depois e então o Ernie joga o patinho! heeheehee

I'm sorry,my translation failed and I write in Portuguese,the language I really know!

[mikeyiztha1]

2:04-2:31 my favorite part of the song!

[80swrestling]

You gotta put down the ducky,if you want to give me a thumb up.

[shad0wfir3]

Love <3

[Angie2343]

Let's give Pee-wee a round of applause for appearing in this sketch! =D

[lilyturquoise]

The one person who didn't like this was obvioiusly trying to provoke comments like this one.

[lovemyman1103]

This made my 7 month old stop crying :)

[Kabman89]

R.I.P. John Candy

[choirgirl171]

@Kabman89 R.I.P. Madeline Kahn, too. :(

[Kabman89]

@choirgirl171 Agreed.Madeline Kahn was very talented. So was John Candy, and he was in Follow That Bird, too, you know.

[TheOfficialRoseEmran]

My mom recorded the Sesame Street Jam for me when I was younger, back in 1997. God, it's been so long since I've watched this segment of it, it's like a huge rush of memories coming back to me. Thank you for posting this. (:

[QueenBeatlesWings]

Tv used to be good when good musicians actually existed and had no egos. Today's music is crap for all ears and not family friendly at all it seems

[MsSoundguy]

This is one heck of a time capsule.

[devinemrsg]

My grandson and I would watch this over and over when he was a baby. Now he is about to graduate H.S. and head off to college. Just wondering where the time has gone

[Gungho228]

3:37 you better listen to Carl Banks

[HisEmptyHouse]

Put down the duckie.

[louiskeyzer12]

catchy

[gameshowluvr86]

OMG, this was (IS) AMAZING!!!! God, I miss my childhood!

[Trinitus231]

If any one clicks dislike (even by accident) i swear iill come to your house and chop of yur big toe!!!!!

[KapoodleNoodle]

I like sing 'You're gonna put down the ducky' about 24 years ago

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

ROFL! "you gotta put down the saxophone if you wanna squeak your duckie" (throaty cackle.)

[thecoolestbro]

Rhea Perlman dances just like my mom.

[BuckWilliams17]

Best Kevin Clash bit, ever. PERIOD!

[elleng0523]

@BuckWilliams17

Which was Kevin Clash?

[BuckWilliams17]

@elleng0523 Hoots the Owl.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

@GangstaBigBirdd: No problem. :-)

[TelephoneRock4ever]

@GangstaBigBirdd: You mean Celia Cruz, right? The lady speaking Spanish?

[LookRealty]

Very Cool!

[gtz1975]

Actually Put Down The Duckie is actually slang for dropping acid...

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Favorite childhood memory. Ernie was born to wail.

And Celia Cruz's "Suelta el patito" is still funny. :-D God bless her.

[cvikalekceyr]

Wow. Ernie can wail!

[lunakarkadam]

I used to love this song so much, but I didnt saw it with all these stars.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo!

"suelta el paticooo" XD Celia Cruz!!

[smoothpants]

Damn...there's something in here for EVERYBODY!!! :-)

[hardcorebadass1982]

That Owl on the sax is the same voice as one of the guys in Labyrinth "Chilly Down"

[jono546]

Was that Hudson and Rose,from Upstairs Downstairs?

[loughlin14]

I still got that song stuck in my head, yikes!

[sehr56]

There is some great theology here!

[sehr56]

There is some great theology here!

[TheRaindropsKeepFall]

Oh, such lovely memories!!!!

[Katzi]

@Rockport269 He guest starred on "The Cosby Show" as Claire's father a few times.

[MrHaddonfield]

How can you even think of calling yourself a good american if you don't love "put down the duckie!?"

[ravengurl92]

I have a request for you. Can you post the "Rainy Day Wishes" song? It was on a VhS tape called Imagine That. Thanks!

[GuardianR105]

@ravengurl92 Imagine That! Aww man I loved that song! Shame I can only remember bits and pieces of it.

[zoltan902]

A piece of televisual art.

[evilpanda92]

@zoltan902 i remember watching this on a tape when i was like four ^.^ it sadens me to watch this though because i dont have the tape anymore=[

[gizmogal89]

Love this oldie... :)

[jenns555]

This is a legitimately good arrangement. There I said it.

[GeorgeFromNY]

Well, this is just five minutes and forty-five seconds of industrial-strength happiness right here.

[Garrettk41]

You gotta put down the saxophone, put down the saxophone

Put down the saxophone and then maybe you'll be lucky

Put down the saxophone, put down the saxophone

Put down the saxophone if you wanna squak your rubber duckie.

[mtsn]

This is probably one of the best anti-drug songs ever.

[cyberjar88]

22 years old. I used to love this song!! Thanks for the reminder YouTube!!!!!

[RexFromDefgab]

20 year old here. Sang this everyday when I was 4-5. It was the best thing the music world had back then.

Thanks for reminding me, YouTube.

[gtz1975]

I don't think Zoot ever has that problem when he plays the saxaphone!

[Kitsa1]

My daughter loved this from the day we brought her home from the hospital! It continues to be the only song that will stop her from crying.

[lovemyman1103]

My 6 year old loved this when she was smaller. I found it to see what my 10 week old thinks of it, and he loves it! His eyes are huge. He won't take them off the screen, lol.

[jono546]

Is that Hudson and Rose,from Upstairs, Downstairs?

[watanurse]

Amazingly great! All the celebrities are GREAT!

[AnonymousSingersBack]

I LOVED this when i was a kid, can't believe i found this!

[4evernate28]

Ladysmith KILLED It. :D

But seeing Wynton right afterwards...ew.

[cynnilynn]

Put down the duckie!! I watched this with my nephew as he grew up! I still have the video! And I am 38yrs old!!!!!!!!!!!

[CherryGanz]

John Candy & Madeline Kahn!

[gtz1975]

@CherryGanz MAY THEY BOTH REST IN PEACE

[TelephoneRock4ever]

@gtz1975: Amen. Miss Kahn was hilarious in Blazing Saddles.

[LolMzBieber]

awesome

[TakShadoWing]

Thank you for posting the ENTIRE video with such great quality!

[thekiktones]

it is the golden rule for whatever the instrument you choose, PUT DOWN THE DUCKIE!!! it is really cool!!

[BuckWilliams17]

@thekiktones unless the duckie IS the instrument.

[thekiktones]

@BuckWilliams17 great man!

[Garrettk41]

Has anyone got the scene where Hoots and Ruby Monster are out on the street listening to the rhythms of the rain?

[quizmaster85]

3:45 - You heard what the guy on the right said!!!

[zacandtaylorrule]

ANother classic. Love it when they add celebrites into songs.

[Garrettk41]

Well, it's cool if you're right. I have lately been rather curious who did the musicians. But I can't really make out a firm voice from any of them. What we need is an audio remover.

Anyone notice the blooper at 4:09?

[ROBOTASSHOLE]

who ever owns the muppet showv and sesame street guest star apperances needs to do a dvd collection set  of skits, segments jokes of celebratries on muppet show, muppets tonight and sesame street in stead of taking down videos on copyright infringment they should ask about what unreleased classic cartoons, animes other stuff we would like to see or product survey online

[MarshalGrover]

That the wild set of assumptions I've ever read.

[DianaDiazSinger]

At 2:10 is Ladysmith Black Mambazo. So funny!