Sesame Street - Psychedelic Countdown 10 to 1

[TrainmasterCurt]

Hmmmm, i wonder if Pink Floyd and Yes had a hand in making things for Sesame Street

[MIKECNW]

@TrainmasterCurt Doubt it.

[zacandtaylorrule]

Sounds like Zoe.

[CanadaFamilyMan]

Are you saying that sardonically? :) Either way, it IS Zoe, aka Fran Brill. Amazing how many years she has been with SSt. Her unique voice has always worked well for it.

[zacandtaylorrule]

No I was being serious. I figured it was the same person who does Zoe. Yeah I think she has been there since the beginning hasn't she?

[CanadaFamilyMan]

Since the beginning yes, that being 1969. I find it neat that there I was in the 70s being entertained by Ms. Brill & here way after 2000 my daughters are too!

[zacandtaylorrule]

Yeah that is really cool. Sesame Street has entertained generatios of children. I prefer the old clips to the new ones though.

[CanadaFamilyMan]

Totally agree!

[whitewitchoz]

Reminds me of that movie The Trip.

[wilywonka100]

i learned how to count thanks dude

[valorik]

Far out man!

[CanadaFamilyMan]

4 & 7 are scary #'s!

[moonfire41]

Those piano notes during the sudden slowed down intervals still creep me out, lol! Like something ominous is coming. So psychadelic

[d72jjpilc]

I think I might remember this - does this go back to 1969 (or an early 70's year)? The background music sort of reminds me of a mystery show from the 1970's when the cop or detective was trying to find where the villain was and hunt him/her down. Again, just my opinion.

[HootsytheOwl]

yup, sounds sort of like something off 1960's Batman cartoons

[SnowbirdFlock]

@HootsytheOwl And those spooky piano parts sound like someone has woken up from a bad dream at about 3 in the morning.

[MIKECNW]

@SnowbirdFlock Think those were bells of some sort.

[MIKECNW]

Woner what was with the bells and short time lapses in between the numbers?

Still it makes it more interesting.

[EnigmaticDaredevilV1]

wow i just learned something new!!!

[BruDiggity]

How thoughtful for all the parents watching who just wanted some clear liquid with their Ovaltine.

[Bauhausor]

But some says that Boards of canada use a line from a movie... but not this countdown

[mdiidm]

the childish sound in Gyroscope is from a number station.

[Mannex17]

Boards of Canada used this on Gyroscope. :)

[Beck436]

News Flash! heh

[cheech41]

i feel like i need a joint

[harrystrongwood]

LOL

[cjdunn]

Fran Brill who voiced Little Bird did this countdown

[DrFishstix2]

10,9,8...7,6,5...4,3,2,1.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

[raposofan]

I bet I could animate this!

[laurabarr]

After that creapy music the girls says 7 and it just kind of gives me the chills. Weird. But I love old school sesamee street.

[brianfurry13]

I must agree..I use 2 believe it was Velma from Scooby Doo narrating the count down too!(lol)

[dorourke105]

Jinkies! It sure sounds like her.

[MIKECNW]

Notice how the lighter colors numbers seem to disappear when the darker colored one just become dim.

[lfrage]

There are two more like this. They go from one to ten and then from ten to one. Find them!

[PandaMishima]

It's the odd bits stuck after 8 and 4 that stick with me. What was the point of them?

[mstatz]

That's the funny part! It doesn't mean anything but tha fact that the creator was on acid.

[PandaMishima]

Okay, but the Odd Bits were still cool.

[stirrinitup]

This reminds me of the Yellow Submarine movie when they sing When I'm 64 and they count from 1 to 64.

[70s80s]

I can't believe that I'm not the only one who remembers this! Thanks.

[MIKECNW]

Why is that hard to bekieve?

[dorourke105]

Sounds like Velma from scooby-doo.

[grecomic]

I remember Fran Brill did another counting segment. The numbers shifted over coloured light patterns (kind of like a magic lantern) while a little waltz played. I remember finding the combination little too precious, even for Sesame Street!

[StaceSesame]

they must have been on some drugs when they did this! :D

[Tigerboy83]

Yeah, but kids don't think in those terms. They just think it's cool, which is what I thought, as I vaguely remember this.

[cjdunn]

I remember this cartoon, love it! And yes that is Fran Brill.

[mstatz]

That's from "Carlin on Campus". I'm a big George Carlin fan too.

[DiAnno13]

"The Nobel Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to a California professor who claims he has discovered a new number. The number is Bleen, which he says belongs between six and seven." --- George Carlin

[Brinah]

Gosh i cant go anywhere without seeing you and your jokes! lmao!!!

[DiAnno13]

I got a million of 'em! Hachachachachachachacha!!!

[Brinah]

lemme guess; ur a sesame street fan and a comic? I think it's both!

[celticepona]

Is that Fran Brill narrating this?

[nantosuichoken]

That was my guess, it definitely sounds like Fran Brill.

[StaceSesame]

yeah it sounds like her

[phatalbert73]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!! I've been waiting to see this one again, mainly for the weird piano sounds on the visual.

[ISNorden]

"These are your numbers on drugs...any questions?" A classic like this deserves 1, 2...[insert weird visual here]...3, 4...[insert another here]...5 stars!

P.S. I'm pretty sure that another video existed with the same psychedelic numbers, except that the counting went up as usual. Could you or another fan confirm that, please?