Sesame Street - Animation "5"

[speeta]

An old favorite produced and animated by Jim Henson.

[iwantoldschool]

Holy God, I miss the Sixties.

[kevinlestes]

For YEARS, whenever I had to count to five or more, this song would be playing in my head. Thanks a bunch, FINALLY I can get it out of my head!

[DaveWollenberg]

Does anybody have the clip where 5s run into a wall, and come out as 5 objects, then, an M comes along, and breaks apart? It you've got it, go on and post it. Thanx!

[toastichedu]

That's me on the drums

[Cheessa]

This song brought to you by the numbers 6, 7 and 8

[sidewaydriver]

1, 2, 3, 4, 6...

FUCK

[MIKECNW]

The song's dumb but the animation is great.

[ProfessorIgor]

might be "The New Christie Minstrels" singing this...

[HHH100]

one of many masterpiece clips from the sesame street of the 70's

[tchetta]

Thank you for posting this. Now I can go back to sleep.

[stegatops]

For some crazy reason, this cartoon made me hungry!  Perhaps it was because some of the patterns looked like cakes.

[Struckgold]

Where can I get the lyrics to this song?

[joni2691]

Nice screen saver, heh!

[TheTallMan35]

Oh wow man! The colors are really trippy. I gotta get help.

[jazzbrrrd]

Thanks so much for posting this!! I swear it's how I learned syncopation.

[Pocockable]

I remember this sketch from when I was around 4 or 5 years old. I haven't seen it since I was five, and now I'm 40!

[sheepwolf2004]

this has pretty colors in it

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

Now its back in my head again - thx I think - awesome

[RangerGordon]

Good description, ronson232 (Mamas & Papas / Brady Kids)

I'm of the "pre-Elmo" generation myself -- the old, psychedelic 'Street is best -- so I was surprised this one didn't ring many bells for me! I like it, though.

The ones that always hit a deep memory chord for me are the "jazzy spies" segments, or the ones that end with Jim Henson dressed as a chef falling down stairs ("... and that's the song of 8!")

That chef series has animated numbers that look almost just like this one ...

[RangerGordon]

Hm ... now that I've looked at 'em again, the "baker" (not chef) series probably didn't have Jim Henson like I thought ... but I think Henson's son is the kid who says "three peas?!" and "seven nickels" ...

[ronson232]

Studio singers....

Somewhere between The Mamas and Papas and the Brady Kids ;-)

I loved this when I saw it for the first time as a toddler in '69 or '70... I haven't seen it since then until now (thanks for posting!)

I always remembered this as perhaps ther "grooviest" Sesame Street songs. Hearing that bassline and tribal drum break, the harmonies, and seeing that Monterey-Pop-esque artwork... All I can say is... still groovy!

[Groudon128]

this is awesome! :)

[Jasonpkring]

Awesome drums and a catchy tune. My daughter loves this one.

[kll510]

I loved this clip and song so much as a kid. I would walk around the house singing it. When they painted the pictures I always thought they looked like flowers and I remembered it instantly when I saw it again. The images and words are so simple yet unforgettable and I love the jazzy beat of the song too.

[elkioskomagazine]

I was looking for this song!!!

I would love to hear it in spanish!

it was so cool!!!

I was beginning to belive it was only a dream! hehehe :Op

[jsbach15]

Gotta love the drummer!

[cwegers]

Could almost be a Belle and sebastian track

[cwegers]

Pure bliss for a 67'er

[zacandtaylorrule]

I definitely remember this! It brings back such great memories. This is one I ued to dance to when it would come on. The band sounds a little like the cowsills. Could it be them?

[love2register]

They had a "cel" from this on display at the Smithsonian Henson exhibit. Makes you realize the degree of dedication when you see for yourself & consider how much time went into painting just one image.

The music is great too, I especially love the long drum rolls on this and the "11 cheer" film. Sweet flashback.

[QBCNetwork]

As Mr. Alberto of the hair care company would sing, 1-2-V-0-5! (LOL)

[rxqueen22]

i like it

[38yofrmut]

I havent seen this in ages! Most likely another Jim Henson creation! Besides the baker segments also similar to roller coaster 3, animation 4, queen of 6, king of 8, 7 mice, rubberband-mouth 10, & 11 blocks(same numerical figures-most likely Mr. Henson's handwriting, similar animation, etc)

[rocknroller111]

This is going on the playlist. Good to see it back up again.

[d72jjpilc]

Ah, yes - the upbeat, groovy sound that lifts one's spirits. It is clips like this one and 'Do You Know What Backwards Means?' that have music that makes one feeling nothing but happy!

[jsbach15]

I've been looking for this "song" for ages! I agree with you that it lifts one's spirits! This is way too cool! THANKS FOR THE POSTING!

[trmjr]

So have I, I've had the music in my head for years, good to know that it still exists.

[subulion]

I have loved this for 30 years and i still do!Drumming is probably pretty complex but great

[guidothekp]

@trmjr hn

[love2register]

absolute classic!

[OofusTwillip]

Gotta love that animation by Jim Henson himself!

[mokeystar]

This was always one of my faves as a kid. I was distressed when the copy that was originally posted was taken down. Thanks for bringing it back, Hugic.

[culpit]

I love this cartoon so much when I was a kid. :) All they needed for the lyrics were just 5 simple numbers. :)

[subulion]

Harmonies on this song are just beautiful!Remind me of the Carpenters a bit!But I just love the drummimg!Really funky and great fills!Thanks again Hugic!

[subulion]

Thanks for posting!Love this song!

[jaydude28]

it was 5 bat night who sang this song on the LP of The Count Counts back in 1977.

[CGAWLEY]

This clip was one of my favorites (stil is)!

I absolutely love the harmonies at time indexes 00:31 & 00:52!

[CGAWLEY]

Does anyone know if the singers were a group that was poular at the time this was releasde, or simply a buch of studio singers?

[CGAWLEY]

Oops, I meant "released".

[PandaMishima]

I'm with you, ISNorden! This is such a fun, trippy video, the bit with all the dots changing color maybe the most intriguing. Glad it's back!

[coffeegirlbelinda]

Another long lost memory -- thanx Hugic !

[ISNorden]

This has got to be *the* number clip I couldn't get out of my head as a kid. 1-2-3...4-5 stars! :-)