Classic Sesame Street - Charlie looks for a policeman

[Dekobee]

I expected this vid would be from the 70s

[cochranexyz]

I see to remember this from the other angle.  Is this reversed?

[DanDMan16]

if fat blue was a cop, how come he didn't arrest harvey kneeslapper for harrassing him & grover for gettin on his nerves

[hoopersghost]

Because more than one character uses the Fat Blue pattern: Mr. Johnson, Louie the cop, and Harvey Kneeslapper's nameless victim are three different people who happen to look similar.

[0047124]

you mean on the plane when Grover was trying to keep him warm?

[wattamack4]

So Fat Blue is a Policeman AND a Doctor?How many jobs does he have?

[Garrettk41]

Those three aren't the same guy. I know they look and sound pretty similar, but if you look (and listen) carefully, you'll find a few differences. Also, Mr. Johnson's first name is Fred.

We need the policeman version of "People in Your Neighborhood". Muppet Wiki doesn't indicate one, but I have trouble believing they wouldn't write a verse regarding such an important job. So if anyone has one, could you upload it?

Boy. Charlie still doesn't get the picture.

[anjavan]

Isn't he also a restaurant-food tester? ;)

[tiedyebandanachick]

He's what's called an "anything muppet", and has interchangeable eyes, noses and mouths to create a lot of different characters.

[culpit]

"My nephew Charlie's a nice boy, but he gets his cluelessness from his father!"

[raposofan]

Warning, mild criticism of sketch coming up (sorry):

I would have written this with Charlie mistaking different muppets in uniform (post office, milkman) as policemen until he finds one. This sketch could have taught kids how to quickly identify a cop for safety. Instead, at 00:32, it goes off on an odd tangent and seems to be more about "how to recognize your uncle". Not sure why!

[raposofan]

"But I can't find any policeman!"

I know the feeling. Anyone else ever had that problem? /snark

[mstatz]

Boy...Charlie is a very stupid kid! LOL

[DRUMMERMAN77]

is this how michael jackson meets his fans?

[americanaccents]

but you have underwear on, uncle louie! you don't wear underwear at home!

*You can take your underwear off if you like Mr. Policeman!*

oh man the ending was hilarious.

[andirons]

Uncle Louie promoted himself to a plainclothesman.

[ProfessorIgor]

does anyone else think that fat blue (Uncle Louie)looks a bit like Dennis Franz ???

[andirons]

He certainly is NYPD Blue.

[DRUMMERMAN77]

uncle louie looks nothing like charlie

[MeAndMyRC]

Gotta love how at the end the facial expressions of the muppets are always in coordination with the music.

[tpirman1982]

Officer Louie's voice sounds a lot like Mr. Johnson, also known as the customer at Charlie's Restaurant.

All through the magic of Jerry Nelson.

[tpirman1982]

Wait a minute! Officer Louie looks like the same puppet for the customer at Charlie's Restaurant.

[thekingof8]

So that's what he does for a living!

[Marbles471]

I've seen several others refer to that guy as "Mr. Johnson". Where did that name come from? Was he ever called that in the show itself?

[hoopersghost]

Yes; Mr. Johnson admits that's his name when Grover delivers a singing telegram about a lost hat.

[MuppetPro]

I heard that Frank didn't like Jerry at first because Jim was replacing him as his puppeteer partner since he was drafted to fight in Vietnam.