Sesame Street - Building a log cabin

[nicko978]

thanks for uploading

[MrMig14]

I was three when i first saw this! I can't believe i still remember it!!!

[DanaAbel30]

I think this skit took place in Delaware. It would make sense, b/c log cabins were 1st constructed by the Swedes in 1638, near the state's largest city: Wilmington.

[ilmsff7]

Saw this and I was instantly six years old again.....

[tseward]

Another one of my favorites. Notice how they all work together? Yeah, lets show this to congress and perhaps we can get something accomplished.

[jenzeppelin]

fantastic clip...these are the ones i love...all of the mountain life ones...

[Trund27]

Trolls must have so few brain cells that disliking a harmless little segment gives them pleasure. WHY???

Great video

[thebigskynow]

i saw this when i was younger, and it left it's mark on my impressionable young mind. I loved reading books like "hatchet" and "my side of the mountain" now as an adult living in a major city, i dream of going out into the woods and do just what i saw when i watched this segment from sesame street some 25 odd years ago.. I'll never get the sound of the bird chirping out of my head... watching this, makes me yearn for a place and a time i've never known....

[scott59235]

I wish I knew what kind of bird that was chirping away.

[kurydebarcelona]

nice nice nice!

[70Kenny]

Ah, the days when we showed children how to get 'er done! You want a house or a barn? Roll up your sleeves and BUILD ONE! Don't be afraid of a little hard work!

[Smartboy8877]

@70Kenny

Very well put buddy!

[geoduct]

almost looks like the guys smashes his fingers with the hammer but keeps on nailing

[hastiin]

aahhh!!! How sweet, Old man builds a house for his two brides. Hahaha... just kidding.

[greenteen85]

whoa that old guy made his own shakes with a hatchet. way to go old dude!

[nvydvr81]

@greenteen85 that called a "froe" lol

[valueoftruth]

Wait, what's all the space between the logs?

[dmbfan1912]

After a log cabin is built, they used to mix up a type of concrete, or else a clay and mud mortar and do what it is called "chinking." It's simply stuffing the mud in between the logs to seal them up. usually done after the wood has dried down. they still do it with modern log cabins, only it's more of a caulk than a mortar.

[valueoftruth]

sounds ugly

[greenteen85]

some techniques u dont have to do that

[nvydvr81]

@valueoftruth thats how a "mud dauber"log cabin is built. They can come in later and fill the areas in with straw and clay. -saves wood.

[crowamonghens]

an angry young Dan Aykroyd at 1:14.

[1RichardHunt]

I saw this film clip, it was in the DVD Sesame Street old school on show 666 from 1974.

[Syrinx77]

The music from this film short stayed with me all these years. That bird-like whistling & banjo.

Wow!

[thebigskynow]

i remember this from sesame street!!! i always wanted my own little cabin as a kid, and still i dream of one.. the music is wonderful and haunting, but i dont really remember it like i remember those guys making shingles for the roof. thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[chessbruno]

This impacted me as a kid- I am building one now, with hand tools. I love it!

[dirtTdude]

i remember that... when i was a kid i did not notice that their saddle notches were up side down

[TwinMountain]

Yet another thing I always wanted to do and never did.

[johnbourbon]

ehh i think it looks easier than it is. dont sweat it!

[TheGreatDoon]

Wow.....YEARS flash back

[jeopardy60611]

Did anyone ever play with Lincoln Logs? It had these little wooden "logs" with notches in them and little green flat pieces for the roof shingles, and you could build little log cabins like that.

[revacohen]

I agree with the comments about the music. It's beautiful, not like a lot of the music Sesame Street used for sketches. A lot of that music was annoying. And the fact that regular, as opposed to fast or trick photography, was used, too. Fast photography made things difficult to see.

[CherJovi]

This jogged my memory...even the birds are almost in sync with the banjo, just amazing....TYVM

[ReginaMac]

I was hoping this was that cool clip with the girl (hillbilly?) making a stool using just a log and a hatchet.

[wattamack4]

Hey,this is on the new Old School set!

[nyyterp]

Now THIS is a classic vignette. The beauty of the piece is that it requires no dialog. I loved the sounds of chopping, hammering, and the crackling of the timber. The terrific music also carries you through the narrative. The bird chirping is also one of my favorite aspects of the piece. It made it seem like a very idyllic place to hang out.

But it's sure a lot of work just so a couple of horses can have shelter. :)

[Spartreeman]

Hey that was great! where was this place built?

[soneratia]

Cool cabin, but can you say 'squeel like a pig'?

[citarasa]

And They Live

Happily

Ever After

! (;

[Maestrojosh87]

OHHHHH I remember this one. I have this on tape. I loved this, and I loved the raw pickin' music underneath.

[See918]

Work like thst would probably give an old guy like that a heart attack.

[bearcattony]

It's called retirement. Too old to build.

[quirpco]

Wow, this really takes me back! I LOVE the music, especially that "chirping" every 3 seconds. It is SO great...Thanks for posting!!

[toastichedu]

You know what really bothered me about this clip when I was kid? Why wasn't the old man with the horses helping build the cabin if he was going to store his horses in there??

[quirpco]

Maybe he's a lousy builder, so he either hired a crew, or paid some friends & relatives with cases of beer! lol

[robyn1975]

wow..this is awesome! I sooo remember these old clips. I want to see more, more more!!!! Anyone remember that one with the letter "I" going through the blast furnaces, and the Saxaphone Factory? I would like to see someone post those on here.

[wattamack4]

I'm guessing the music was done by either done by Joe Raposo?

[wattamack4]

Woops,sorry about the "Either" in the senctance.

[cdkscully]

I loved this segment on Sesame Street! Thank you for posting!

[bearcattony]

yes it is Sesame Street, remember this one

[bronyraurstomp]

darn this isn't what i was looking for...can anyone tell me the name of the old documentary (possibly the first documentary ever) made by an old man living in the wilderness alone, building a log cabin, and surviving off of raspberries, storing food in and above ground, etc.,etc...PLEASE tell if you know

[bronyraurstomp]

Hi, never mind my last comment, i found that documentary and will actually recommend anyone to see it: Alone in the Wilderness - Richard Proenneke

[mstatz]

Was it a Sesame Street old film clip?

[bronyraurstomp]

No, it's a documentary that PBS has advertised i think...

[entmage]

I saw a "Alone in the Wilderness" on PBS once. The old guy in Alaska I think.

[kll510]

I almost forgot about this one but yes I do remember it now. Good to see it again.

[nightstalkersasslt]

got too love the old way of doing things.they are a dieing art

[tpirman1982]

I haven't seen this one in years! Thanks for posting!

[mstatz]

With an old segment like this that is very entertaining with great music, I'm shocked you're the only one in the last 2 and a half weeks that has left a comment!