Ralph Nader on Seseme Street 1988

[bryansensei]

@smokey11able you spell like a fucking moron.

[Karpify]

This video is amazing. Was that Diane Sawyer at the end?

[zeewaker]

@Karpify No, its Barbara Walters.

[HalfwayCrusader]

This is so hilarious i can't take it!

[The420blaze69]

Lol he ripped that mans sweatshirt lololololololol

[RXdash78]

I've hated nader ever since he split the vote and allowed Cookie Monster to steal the election.

Now bert and ernie can't get married, Big bird can't get his anti hallucination meds and gordon's hometown was destoryed by katrina.

And oscar has been living out of a trash can!

[HolyCity2012]

@RXdash78 Laugh Out Loud!

[IamDayoldHate]

Ralph is the reason your water is clean from arsenic and you have mandatory seatbelts in cars. Yes. Nader is the face of evil and the reason why American children are "Pussies" now*

*: sarcasm

[margoliesmedia]

@IamDayoldHate I think the key word was "irresponsible." "Pussies" was obviously him expressing his immaturity.

[margoliesmedia]

@IamDayoldHate 

[Conkern65]

Nader/Biafra 2012!

[JasonMC72]

Ralph Nader did the same thing to Al Gore in the 2000 election that he did to Bob's sweater back in 1988.

[desertsoldier22]

This is why our kids are so f%^ked up...raised a whole generation of irresponsible pussies.

[DeusCashew]

It would be funny if he went up to Bill Cosby and did that!

[Wellstone904]

1:18 "I'm not sure what to do with my hands..."

[CarlosIsDown]

I don't understand the "Total Recall" thing. Isn't that a movie?

[madderbass]

HAHAHA! That's brilliant!

[Maxwell1901]

Watch Bob crack up circa 1:20

[Fartingbellybutton]

Why did he Ruin Bob's Sweater?

[Conkern65]

Nader refused to sing the grammatically incorrect line, and so a compromise was reached, resulting in Ralph Nader singing the last line with the modified words: "A person whom you meet each day".

[Smartboy8877]

@Conkern65

What was the grammatically incorrect line?

[Conkern65]

@Smartboy8877 "A Person who you meet each day" is incorrect. Nader, being awesome, pointed this out and refused to sing it without the correction.

[Smartboy8877]

@Conkern65

Now that I have watched the routine again, I can, sort of, see what you mean. Thank you for the response!

[RollingOrmond]

Now all the consumer advocacy allies have abandoned him over his doomed presidential campaigns. A different time...

[hobo8675309]

epic!

[RadioWerewolfFans]

Ralph Nader, he's a Working Class Hero.

[Somethingsisnottaken]

ralph nader i am really hurt that you did this. i used to believe in you and your cause and i told all of my friends about you but that was his sweater and it was important to him and that isn't cool... politicians think they're above the law but they're not, read some hobbes like leviathan ralph nader and maybe you won't be such a gigant deusch

[Sussismatt]

The original lyrics were a "person who you meet each day." Nader refused to sing it until the corrected the grammar and changed the word who to whom

[withmusicalpassions]

I have a question, though. Is this a spoof, or is it serious? Because if it's serious, I'm in love with Sesame Street.

[prlad85]

This real, it's from 1988, back when the future didn't seem so far away. I was 3 in '88.

Have a great day, a great night, a great weekend, a great month and a great spring! Puerto Rican Love from New York City!

[mktarrant]

serious - isn't that awesome?!

[djtrixen]

@withmusicalpassions Nope, it's real. It's Nader before he went fringe political on us.

[withmusicalpassions]

I <3 Ralph Nader... Enough said.

[Jowind]

ralph nader fucked that guy's sweater up.

lesson learned: don't mess with ralph nader.

[cowmasterbob]

go nader! 2012

[vegastar100]

My parents told me this was my all time favorite Sesame Street segment when i was three. I used to watch it over and over again laughing my ass off until the tape wore out.

[SylvanaForrester]

Don't quit your day job, Ralph. LOL j/k i love you.

[HeyThereCecilia24]

Looks like your Aunt myrtle knitted you a lemon. Oh dang...

Nader for president 2012 :) haha

to anyone who likes techno, I have some hardcore techno That I've made on my channel :)"

[Dormog]

As we watch this, we thank god that President bush didnt appear on sesame street.

[snuffydoug]

hahaha i actually lold to that hella funny

[TheOuternationalist]

hahah, ralph definitely is not the best actor, but maybe that's why he should be president!

[savelittleeinstein]

The Greens party wasn't founded untill 1991. Nowadays, they would never put ralph on a children's show

[Metalboy721]

All Ralph Nader does is take the progressive vote. He did so in Florida in 2000, its his fault that Bush became president and caused this fiscal crisis. Nader should do us all a favor and retire, let the real progressive do there jobs in fixing this country.

[betterthanbarker]

why doesn't an actual person who would help our country not have an equal right to run? its ignorant to think its completely ralph naders fault for the bush presidency, and not the foul play in florida, replublican dominated congress, crooked electoral college, or the two identical party dominated voting system.

[dustysheeks]

@Metalboy721 Evidence of ignorance.

[Raginscotsman]

I really wish Nader got a shot at the presidency. He'd turn this country around.

[MiKikaIwaShizaru]

He should have said "fire check" and held a lighter to his sweater!

FOOM!!

polyester crap!

"Sorry about the skin grafts you'll be needing!"

[woodstockhippie7]

haha =P

[cotss2012]

Ralph Nader is a gay Communist pussy. Ron Paul is the guy who should be running our country.

[skyflyer900]

Nader isn't gay and he isn't communist, who told you that?

Rush Limbaugh

[jrcasselman]

Ralph Nader has become very critical of Sesame Street because of the recent corporate sponsorship of the show.

[savelittleeinstein]

Yeah. As much as I hate to disagree with Ralph, I doubt that putting General Motors on a children's show is going to hurt anyone. But, Ralph is critical of gramatical errors on seszame street, so even though he's a good, honest leader, he is a little bit paranoid.

[jrcasselman]

I think the sponsorship is firms such as America Online. As for being critical of grammatical errors, well, Ralph Nader is a lawyer and perfectionist, so who can blame him?

[savelittleeinstein]

I never said that I blamed him.

General Motors was just an example of an evil corporation.

Yeah, if I were on a children's show and I was an important guy, I wouldn't want to mess up my grammar. It certainly didn't help Bush!

[jrcasselman]

Well, there are a lot of people (myself included) who are against ANY type of advertising on media aimed at children.

[beaverteeth92]

This is the closest Nader will ever get to a position of national authority.

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

Bob Accidently Calls Ralph Nader "Barbara" at 1:06.

[vgaer]

is that barbara walters in the bottom right?

[FreeGlobalEnergy]

LOL

[lawlers69]

onya Ralph LOL

[evelau]

I watched this video yesterday and I've had that song stuck in my head all day at work today...

[Fattieman2]

Fuck Obama, Nader should have won! Vote Nader in 2012!!!

[rebisdead]

a person WHOM you meet each day - lol the grammatically correct Nader

[JEH78]

I voted for Nader in 2000 but the way he is treating Bob is just wrong and I want my vote back!

I like Nader but he is so boring to listen to and even something like Seseme Street couldn't get him to really be happy and cheerful.

[DefendedHomestand]

nader is BEAST HE DOMINATED THAT SWEATER!!!

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

Imagine if that was Mister Rogers.

[losethegame101]

Well... it wasn't a safe sweater. Bob could have been walking down Sesame Street, caught his sleeve on a snag, and unwound the whole thing, and then what would happen? BAM! smacked with public exposure, having exposed himself to thousands of children! Ralph saved him some real heartbreak and embarassment, you know?

...plus they probably have, like, ten or so similar sweaters backstage...

[Thrice13]

This is awesome!

[TheSpriteMonster]

"I voted for Nader; I hate everyone!"- Simmons from Red vs Blue

[ryanshaunkelly]

The 1992 Presidential Debates with Ross Perot were not dull. His warnings have now come true. Replace John McCain with Ron Paul. Add Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney. Barack Obama must earn his victory, not win by default.

[gardenald]

I dunno, that was kind of a dick move by Nader in that video.

[flledge]

A dick move by Nader in this video? Explain to me how he is being a dick in this video?

[speakXslow]

ripping that snazzy cardigan, perhaps...?

[savelittleeinstein]

Is that really what you think? If you think Ralph was being a dick in this, you should see his appearance on Saturday Night Live! I support Nader's run for presidency, but not his comedy!

[Rodrigoandnietzsche]

Ralph Nader is a person in my neighbourhood. I saw him at the store the other day :)

[Dutchoven08]

Gosh, was that Barbara Walters at the end?

If so, that's the last corporate television allowed Nader to be seen with an influential Television interviewer...

He has my vote, cause he spent 50 years protecting my ass!

[xawesomexelix]

same. i;d rather vote for someone that has the merit and experience and someone i like, rather than the lesser of two evils. even, if that means choosing someone that may not win. that would just make me a slave.... which shows how most americans are too lazy and scared to choose someone they really like.

[savelittleeinstein]

I couldn't agree with you more! Because we've always voted for what we thinkwas the lesser of two evils for 160 years, America has become a two-party dictatorship!

[savelittleeinstein]

See the full Episode- Sesame Street- People in your Neighborhood 1988

[blondetrumpetboy]

It's a shame that this guy doesn't get any press. He has done a lot of good things.

[paul8kangas]

Today Nader came in third in a poll of all the people at an Open Source Convention in SF. He beat 5 other candidates and got almost as many votes as McCain. At the Google Debates debates he will expose the pro-war positions of Obama & McCain. Both want war in Afghanistan. Most Obama supporters have no idea BO wants to sent 10,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Defeat BO. Stop the war wagons.

[duh991]

Vote nader '08

[bigchuck333]

Nader flat out refused to appear on this show until the producers allowed him to fix the grammatical error in the song: "A person who/m you meet each day."

Nader rocks hard.

[TashaPapaya]

cool!

[GoChokeOn1]

HA, thats good ol' Nader

Nader/Gonzalez 08!

[Cooman456]

Lol! I never saw this before. I hate his politics, but he's a likable and funny guy.

[TashaPapaya]

what do you dislike about his politics? that he's trying to empower you?

[Cooman456]

His big government principles. I'm a Barr guy. But I have great respect for Nader.

[erroxmysox]

LMFAO.

[d3p3ch3mod3]

LOL how come no one is commenting on that "button check" esp what with the awkward auro of gayness around that guy with the pink shirt?

[beltar]

I guess they let anyone on the Street these days!!!

[savelittleeinstein]

These days? Remember, this was in the 80's

[TheStallion3]

I'd like to recall that joke! Too good.

[LemonPie17]

lol, how often do you see politicans like Obama, McCain or Clinton doing stuff like this?? Ralph Nader is one of a kind!

[noun12345]

because six year olds cant vote and nader has no chance in hell to become president.

[TomSwervo1]

LOL that's awesome!

Ralph Nader: Training the new patriots from day one :P

[tupelohoney77]

Holy crap! Thanks so much for posting this. What a treasure. Ralph is the ultimate American. Nader/Gonzalez 08! Ralph is so young in the video, and we've definitely never heard him sing before. So cute.

[thewomandirector]

Ralph sang "Happy birthday" to me a few years ago. Good singing voice!

BTW He is one of the funniest people I've ever met.

[evelau]

He's 54 in the video!! Not that young! :)

[savelittleeinstein]

Um... he was 55.

But there was a time when Ralph was young.

[andyp12162]

tht is the funniest video i have ever seen haha your aunt mergle knitted you a lemon !!!! hahaha i just cant stop laughing

[jeffhegarty]

Nerds know how to get things done

[datimmerman]

Yes, what would we all do without Ralph Nader protecting us all.

[biped19]

Nader is pretty much the real deal. The worthless democrats call him a spoiler in an attempt to justify Gore's abysmal campaign performance in 2000. He will NEVER be elected because he doesn't look a certain way, or whisper nonsensical sentimentality to an american public that can be likened to a desperate woman in need of attention. hillary and obama tell people what they want to her and everyone jumps into the sack.

[jasonvoigt]

Thanks for posting this on here. Nader for president!!! Make sure you check out the video I posted where I ask him about today's youth and Facebook. Sorry for plugging, but I thought it's something everyone should check out

[AutisticPsycho]

His face looks so different back then and even without the glasses. I mean the hair is the same, but the face has a different look to it.

[liambf]

for some reason this feels like they are saying ralph nader ruins things for people even though he's trying to help them. oh well, it's still pretty damn cool.

[ISNorden]

No wonder Ralph lashed out at Sesame Street on a right-wing news program several years later: the producers cast him in a bad light here! (For the record, I'm neutral towards him politically...)

[TomSwervo1]

It was probably accidental. They're trying to appeal to little kids, after all.

[chavaleah81]

so i met ralph nader a few years ago and told him this was my 1st memory of him.. and he sang this song to me! :)

[octoberapple]

omg how cute! :D

[truthout911]

This funny, and dont talk about Bob like that myronidiot, I grew up watching this show.

[Salvatrucho213]

Ralph Nader reminds me of Mr. Bean I wish he could win an election how sad for third parties. I would prefer him over Hillary ANY DAY!

[savelittleeinstein]

Yeah. People will say that Ralph would get assisanated as president, but look at the estimated rates for Hillary! Ralph is the only thing needed to turn the American crisis, depression, war in iraq, and everything else that went wrong around! Of course, people won't vote for him because they think he'll never win, but that's only because they won't vote for him.

[thewomandirector]

Can't sing, can't act...I love Ralph!

[wittyvegan]

I like Nader. But this sounds just stupid. (I know it's a children show.)