It is really wonderful that this clip has given a positive message and great memories to so many people. The day we filmed this clip will always be a very special day in my life. I never saw the little boy and older man again. The clip was filmed and directed by just one man, on a very beautiful day in Malibu. I do not know the name of the music but it was perfect for the clip.
I haven't seen this in 35 years or more, but the music was my primary inspiration for taking up guitar (recently!). This was and is the one piece I really wanted to play. Incredible now to discover how accurately I remembered it.
this tune and the images as well as the messages are some of the few things that i never forget. thanks..... am reminded of my childhood when i spent my afternoons watching "sesame street".
Now folks, tell me something. Why isnt this the sesame street being shown to our kids instead of that ADHD addled nonsense that they call sesame street now?
Two reasons as I see it. One is the over-reliance on parental "focus teams" which neutered the revolutionary nature of the original SS vision. SS originally relied on child-experts (who knew that children are not naturally stupid or fragile) for help. Now the focus seems to be on keeping things from being too stimulating or complicated (which naturally makes them boring).
Second is SS Workshops excessive reliance on marketable characters (like, ugh, Elmo).
you know its amzing how Seseme Street can use a film by just having music in the background with no dialoug, words or music, kids can learn the subtle messages without being talked down to. It is something that Mr. Rodgers and Captain Kangaroo can not do if they were still on. It is one of the things that makes the old school Seseme Street special and very unique.
I love this so much, I was a small child when I first saw this in the early 80s the boy of the bike reminds me so much of my neighbour Sean.....thanks for posting this
Reginald- just wanted to let you know that this is one of my earliest memories as a kid- watching this clip in the 70s. I have never forgotten it even though I hadn't seen it for at least 25 years. Thanks for the memory!
My name is Reginald and I'm the boy on the bike. We filmed this in 1971, when I was 11 years old, in Malibu, CA. The man and the little boy were fun to work with. This was my one and only acting job. I have not seen this film since the early 70's and found it here today on You Tube.
I have not seen the man and little boy, since this was filmed. I'm glad that you enjoyed the clip. I have been looking for this clip for many years and was very happy to find it here on youtube.
I'm glad Reginald. In one short clip that lasts no longer than two minutes, the three of you deliver a positive, important message to children that people can help each other and have a great time. You're all part of a mission in educational television that flourishes to this day. Thanks ever so much.
i must say, you had an awesome bike there- was it the murray or huffy one made to look like a krate? and i always wanted a kite like that after i saw this...i love to show my 2 year old these as well- much better than most programming nowadays....they should release a dvd or such of all these neat clips...who did the music? its stuck in my mind all these years...great clip....
@risktaker1960 Hello Reginald. Thank you for posting this message and letting us all know who you are. That clip gave me a lot of pleasure as a little boy and watching it after so many years gives me a wonderful nostalgic feeling. It made me happy then and still makes me happy now. It's just a very smart and emotional video. Can you tell us who the other little boy and the elderly man were? Do you remember that day? Looks like you had fun!
I find it very interesting to read your posts and learn about your background Reginald! Now before signing off, I would like to offer you one little piece of food for thought. Your one and only acting job took place the same year that "All in the Family" made its debut!
@jfpinell ...My father had connections in the entertainment industry and arranged for me to be in this clip. I was not a child actor. The clip was shot in a large field overlooking some ocean front homes in Malibu California. I do not know who owned the field.
I know that this sounds like a strange question but, from 0:23-0:27, what was the reason doing a close up on the boy who was on the bike? I'm sure the audience was able to see him coming on screen and standing in the back behind the man. If I were to take a guess why they did a close up on him, maybe it was because they wanted the audience to see his smiling face to show that he's a person who is going to be very helpful to the boy with the kite.
Thats funny you say that b/c i saw it totally differently as a kid: I thought they closed in on the boy b/c he was wishing he could fly the kite too, but he didn't know the little boy. I thought he was sad and felt left out. But he smiled b/c he was content to watch. Until he noticed the boy needed help.
nah man, i feel ya. i use to sob too. maybe cos i was real happy for the black kid who could play with the white kid and his kite.... i'll never know lol
Great background music! I also heard it on Chicago's WGN old "Garfield Goose" early morning show for children. Frazier Thomas; the shows host, used this same song as background music for his railroad documentary.
I think the other kid was Asian, his kite was a Chinese design, and the old man painting pictures, probably his granddad, was Asian as well. So it's more international than you think!
That's true. That kid was very helpful in helping the other kid trying to help him fly his kite. At first, I thought he was not very polite just to be looking at the kid and the man non stop but probably, if it wasn't for him, the other kid with the kite would have a lot of trouble trying to get his kite to fly.
The music is just a great as the video. I'm not sure but I think that song was also played on an old "Odd Couple" episode. When some old European musican came to visit Felix and Oscar. He played it so well on his guitar you could see his finger play well.
If anyone recalls Via Alegre, there was some film about making chairs and the music in this film was used for it.
MIKECNW 5 days ago in playlist Liked videos
whats this song called
is there longer version
who it by
cootmaster 6 months ago
I never even noticed races when I watched this. To me it was two kids trying to get that darn kite in the air.
dementedfurbie 6 months ago
@dementedfurbie Me too. To young to have thought such a thing but certainly not a bad point.
I don't think SS was ahead of its time because throughout most of the 60's many were trying to do that but still an interesting thought.
MIKECNW 2 months ago in playlist watch later
where is the boy on the bike? I want him to come to the zoo with me. Jake from tow and a half men where is he? I want him to come too.
binturong1000 8 months ago
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risktaker1960 10 months ago
WOW! I've just been transported back in time. I haven't seen this in about 35 years.
macreds 11 months ago
It is really wonderful that this clip has given a positive message and great memories to so many people. The day we filmed this clip will always be a very special day in my life. I never saw the little boy and older man again. The clip was filmed and directed by just one man, on a very beautiful day in Malibu. I do not know the name of the music but it was perfect for the clip.
risktaker1960 1 year ago
I haven't seen this in 35 years or more, but the music was my primary inspiration for taking up guitar (recently!). This was and is the one piece I really wanted to play. Incredible now to discover how accurately I remembered it.
AskMrScience 1 year ago
this tune and the images as well as the messages are some of the few things that i never forget. thanks..... am reminded of my childhood when i spent my afternoons watching "sesame street".
sw00p99 1 year ago
Now folks, tell me something. Why isnt this the sesame street being shown to our kids instead of that ADHD addled nonsense that they call sesame street now?
Amithrius 1 year ago 2
@Amithrius
Two reasons as I see it. One is the over-reliance on parental "focus teams" which neutered the revolutionary nature of the original SS vision. SS originally relied on child-experts (who knew that children are not naturally stupid or fragile) for help. Now the focus seems to be on keeping things from being too stimulating or complicated (which naturally makes them boring).
Second is SS Workshops excessive reliance on marketable characters (like, ugh, Elmo).
4a8p9x 1 year ago
@4a8p9x How do you know it's parental focus groups? Especially since many of them probably grew up on SS and saw films like this?
MIKECNW 2 months ago
you know its amzing how Seseme Street can use a film by just having music in the background with no dialoug, words or music, kids can learn the subtle messages without being talked down to. It is something that Mr. Rodgers and Captain Kangaroo can not do if they were still on. It is one of the things that makes the old school Seseme Street special and very unique.
Nightmastercool97 1 year ago
I love this so much, I was a small child when I first saw this in the early 80s the boy of the bike reminds me so much of my neighbour Sean.....thanks for posting this
dbastard1977 1 year ago
Reginald- just wanted to let you know that this is one of my earliest memories as a kid- watching this clip in the 70s. I have never forgotten it even though I hadn't seen it for at least 25 years. Thanks for the memory!
falcon2321 1 year ago
it used to make me so happy the boy on the bike was able to join in on the kite fun lol
redcushion24 2 years ago 2
This was always one of my favorites. I loved how Sesame Street always put different races together.
zacandtaylorrule 2 years ago
My name is Reginald and I'm the boy on the bike. We filmed this in 1971, when I was 11 years old, in Malibu, CA. The man and the little boy were fun to work with. This was my one and only acting job. I have not seen this film since the early 70's and found it here today on You Tube.
risktaker1960 2 years ago 23
Hello Reginald! This clip is one of my favorites. Have you seen the man and little boy since the film? You all did a great job.
briansky10 2 years ago
I have not seen the man and little boy, since this was filmed. I'm glad that you enjoyed the clip. I have been looking for this clip for many years and was very happy to find it here on youtube.
risktaker1960 2 years ago
I'm glad Reginald. In one short clip that lasts no longer than two minutes, the three of you deliver a positive, important message to children that people can help each other and have a great time. You're all part of a mission in educational television that flourishes to this day. Thanks ever so much.
briansky10 2 years ago
i must say, you had an awesome bike there- was it the murray or huffy one made to look like a krate? and i always wanted a kite like that after i saw this...i love to show my 2 year old these as well- much better than most programming nowadays....they should release a dvd or such of all these neat clips...who did the music? its stuck in my mind all these years...great clip....
whitecrow222 2 years ago
@risktaker1960 Hello Reginald. Thank you for posting this message and letting us all know who you are. That clip gave me a lot of pleasure as a little boy and watching it after so many years gives me a wonderful nostalgic feeling. It made me happy then and still makes me happy now. It's just a very smart and emotional video. Can you tell us who the other little boy and the elderly man were? Do you remember that day? Looks like you had fun!
ThirdOfJune4444 1 year ago
@risktaker1960
I find it very interesting to read your posts and learn about your background Reginald! Now before signing off, I would like to offer you one little piece of food for thought. Your one and only acting job took place the same year that "All in the Family" made its debut!
Smartboy8877 1 year ago
@risktaker1960 Can I ask how did they find you to do that sketch? Were you a young actor?
jfpinell 10 months ago
@risktaker1960 Can I ask too....do you know where this is shot? Is this someone's field or pasture?
jfpinell 10 months ago
@jfpinell ...My father had connections in the entertainment industry and arranged for me to be in this clip. I was not a child actor. The clip was shot in a large field overlooking some ocean front homes in Malibu California. I do not know who owned the field.
risktaker1960 10 months ago
@risktaker1960 I'm a little late but thanks for letting us know.
I would of figured this was filmed somewhere in the NTC ares since that's were SS has been produced all these years.
MIKECNW 2 months ago in playlist watch later
Great memory! I would put this with the sand letter clips and 'Film is Magic' as great classic Sesame clips accompanied by instrumental guitar music.
d72jjpilc 2 years ago
i recorded music i wish i knew name of song or guitarist
cootmaster 2 years ago
I still can't find the name of this guitar player or the song does anyone out there know if this is Joe Raposo?
PyroFenix69 2 years ago
Wow. At this moment, I'm seeing it for the first time in almost thirty years. I can't believe I remember the beautiful music so well.
LeftSock06 3 years ago
yeah,i remember the music too-i saw it around 1975 or so when i was five-really wanted a kite like that for years afterward....
whitecrow222 2 years ago
I know that this sounds like a strange question but, from 0:23-0:27, what was the reason doing a close up on the boy who was on the bike? I'm sure the audience was able to see him coming on screen and standing in the back behind the man. If I were to take a guess why they did a close up on him, maybe it was because they wanted the audience to see his smiling face to show that he's a person who is going to be very helpful to the boy with the kite.
afriendofbean 3 years ago
You have to make things really obvious for young kids. I know I didn't always grasp the subtleties in these films when I was small.
relaxing 3 years ago
Thats funny you say that b/c i saw it totally differently as a kid: I thought they closed in on the boy b/c he was wishing he could fly the kite too, but he didn't know the little boy. I thought he was sad and felt left out. But he smiled b/c he was content to watch. Until he noticed the boy needed help.
ayame316 2 years ago
This is such a sweet one. :) I hope this is still shown on Sesame Street, it would make a nice break from all the "ELMO!!!"
MouseFuzz 3 years ago
This is such a beautiful clip and it is one of my personal favorites. It always brings tears to my eyes.
fairydust1998 3 years ago
Ah! Before I couldn't remember which segment had that wonderful guitar music in it, now it's all coming back to me!
Akira625 3 years ago
Hey where's that other Sesame Street clip about a boy flying his kite? Anyone know what I'm talking about?
girlsixdiva 3 years ago
this clip looks like its from the early 1970's
Nightmastercool97 3 years ago
for whatever reason, this always made me cry when i was little!
mavw 3 years ago 2
nah man, i feel ya. i use to sob too. maybe cos i was real happy for the black kid who could play with the white kid and his kite.... i'll never know lol
k3nstyl 3 years ago
Great background music! I also heard it on Chicago's WGN old "Garfield Goose" early morning show for children. Frazier Thomas; the shows host, used this same song as background music for his railroad documentary.
mel4pat2000 4 years ago
So nice to hear the song again after all these years. Thanks for posting this!
Kimoram 4 years ago 2
Gotta love an African American kid coming to the rescue of a distressed Euro-American kid who needs help to fly his kite! Love it! 5 stars!
brightbite 4 years ago
I think the other kid was Asian, his kite was a Chinese design, and the old man painting pictures, probably his granddad, was Asian as well. So it's more international than you think!
PandaMishima 4 years ago
OK, fine it was international. It's a great vid, none the less, with a great message.
brightbite 4 years ago
That's true. That kid was very helpful in helping the other kid trying to help him fly his kite. At first, I thought he was not very polite just to be looking at the kid and the man non stop but probably, if it wasn't for him, the other kid with the kite would have a lot of trouble trying to get his kite to fly.
afriendofbean 3 years ago
The music is just a great as the video. I'm not sure but I think that song was also played on an old "Odd Couple" episode. When some old European musican came to visit Felix and Oscar. He played it so well on his guitar you could see his finger play well.
PyroFenix69 4 years ago
I remember this one from when I was little! I wanted a kite like that so badly!!!!
imahokieartist 4 years ago
Better without dialouge!!
happy7117 4 years ago
ya what is name this song who did it
cootmaster 4 years ago
ah the nostalgia this brings back, love the music and the message
Ctmagnus 4 years ago
i got the music on a cd i created using a mixer t o extend the music idk the song
cootmaster 4 years ago
This clip had many messages.
1. Different backgrounds playing together (main point)
2. Age difference
3. Teamwork
4. How to get the kite flying
very educational!
kobraf150 4 years ago 4
I agree with you....absolutely! Very Educational!
Kevmike68 4 years ago
I totally agree!
cinechica 4 years ago
Also that kid on the bike seemed to be much older than the other one.
kobraf150 4 years ago
I remember this. Who did the music? Thanks for posting.
33chiliken 4 years ago
I don't know. I wish I did. If someone knows, let us know.
mstatz 4 years ago
I was hoping this would come back one! Thanks Michael!
Brinah 4 years ago
You're welcome! Check out my "Touch, Hold, Feel" post!
mstatz 4 years ago
One of the boys looks kinda like a young Eddie Griffin ... (see 0:26)
sawing14s 4 years ago