Just curious, was there an episode of M.I.P. where music played and the screen was multiple squares scrolling from left to right, each containing an animated image? I think it may have starte with a girl going to sleep, but I'm not sure. One of those things you remember but can't find anywhere on the web.
@ci0ci0san... my daughter and i lost it at 3:16 when the little boy jumps OVER the bicycle and I know we shouldn't... also, I as a kid remember the boys with the bicycle near the wall. And I am saying the same thing I did as a kid, he's gonna bang his head on the wall @ 3:11
OMG!!!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!! I just found it!!!! Oops I made a mistake, that's all... is sooooo familiar, that I began singing it without thinking about it.... I have my little daughter singing it now!!!! thanks so much for the Saturday morning carts memories!!!
I grew up with this in the mornings on tv. I miss it. TV was so much fun and better than today. Colourful, cheery and less materialistic as it is now.
The chorus of this song is seared into my memory, and I don't even remember where I heard it as a kid. Although I must not have learned the lesson because I've grown up to be a perfectionist/OCD-er anyway. Thanks for posting!
Thanks, "meandemjay," for posting a nice comment. Yes... type in "pastyoureyesed" and you will see my sons playing with the gift their grandfather gave them: the talent of music!
I love it! I began singing this song (Oops, you made a mistake that's all) to my daughter who is a perfectionist and needs to let mistakes happen. I found this and showed her because I couldn't remember all of the words. She loves it, and so do I! It brings back so many childhood memories!!!!!
Wow thank you so much for posting this, I have been singing this to my grandchildren but I couldn't remember anything but the chorus.I loved this song when I was a child and it taught me so much. Now I've found it so now I can share it with them and we can sing it together .They are going to to love it!
Wow, such memories! When i was a little girl I would spill, drop and break things because I had poor vision. But my mom would yell at me, call me a clutz and kids would laugh at me! This cartoon actually helped cheer me up and gave me some perspective! Ooops, I made a mistake- that's all! :)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for posting this! I too sing this song to this day when something happens and think I'm a better person for it!!! Yayyyy!!!!
@Perlinator67 I knew I'd saw it somewhere. I loved Captain Kangaroo. Do you remember the toothbrush song? Brush Your Teeth, Round and Round, Circles Small, Gum's and All, A Small Soft Toothbrush The Round and Round Way, Will Keep your Mouth happy The Round and Round Way, So Please Very Carefully Three Times A day Go Round and Round.
WOW. Churning up the memories. I remember the "I cried and cried" part, specifically. And, of course the intro/song... when the credits rolled, I remembered the little hairy guy sliding down on the rope, too, which was crazy!!! I was around 5ish when I first saw these. GREAT POST! Thanks.
We did a Cub scout skit based on this and took first place. First out of 3 teams. (Heavy Competition) I think we all received an extra ice cream bar as the prize. A big deal back then. Thanks for posting!
WHOA NELLY!!! I remember this on the Field Communications station Channel 48 in my hometown of Philadelphia. This was the sister station to Channel 32 in Chicago.
Wow -- thanks, everyone, for the positive comments -- and especially to the archivists who shared the clips. My dad (Stan Worth -- who died back in 1980) wrote the music for these along with the creators of the series, and my sister and I helped with the soundtrack. He also wrote the music for George of the Jungle, Super Chicken, Tom Slick, and other great stuff!
@PastYourEyesed - This IS great stuff. Hope you're still at it. This stuff taught me A LOT as a kid growing up in the 70s. My condolences to you for your loss, but know that your dad's work made a HUGE impact and his work IS remarkable and fabulous. I'll show this to my grand kids someday. This is great stuff :)
@PastYourEyesed All of you helped shape my childhood and I can't thank you enough. These are beautiful songs and lessons. Did your father write "It's a big country so why should your dreams be small"?
I thought I'd never see this again! I remember it being known as "Snippets" or something like that; I had completely forgot about "The Most Important Person" title. I'm drowning in memories right now. Thank you so much for uploading!
My younger brother and I use to watch this when we were kids. Now we're all grown up and he works for my construction company. Sometimes, when he messes up I start singing this song, ad libbing the verse to fit the situation. It always cracks us both up.
I remember in kindergarten we watched these on the film projector... CRAZY! That furry green thing at the end too... he sticks out in my mind but i dont know why... lol something with him wiping ice cream out of his fur? idk but :)
My gosh how the memories came back! We would watch this in school and I remember evrything. It was brand new then too! There was even a girl with those pointy glasses in class just like in the intro!
Oh, god, I remember this show from when I was a toddler! It came on after several shows (right after THE MARVEL SUPER HEROES, for example)! I loved this show, and Mom and I would sing songs from this show.
Wow- It's probably been 35 years since I've seen that. It's amazing how at 40 years old I can remember watching channel 32 when I was in kindergarten. Thanks.
I just stumbled on this! I didn't know anybody else had these! I was THREE and in parochial preschool when I saw these on a film projector! And one time for fun our teacher ran one of the film BACKWARDS! (pre-backmasking days)...it sounded weird! :D
I used to watch this on WFLD 32 in Chicago when i was a kid growing up in South Shore on the South Side of Chicago.This is great memories thank you for posting this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting these. I sing this ALL the time. It's the funniest thing in the world. Man, instant time warp to being a kid in the 1970s. Thank you!
TEMPmichealhansen, you'd get in trouble if you spilled milk? Geez. You have that strict of parents? Really, it's spilling milk. Not that big of deal. Would you seriously be punished?
"The Most Important Person" was a series of 66 short subjects for children that related, through animation, live-action, and music, important topics in a youngster's life. The subjects in this series dealt with, for example, dental health, friendship, trying new things, making mistakes, and caring for others.
WHERE IS THE ONE OF WHERE THE BIRD WANTS TO SLEEP (comes in contact with a cowboy on a billboard talking to it) AND THE BIRD GOES FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO SLEEP Also the one where "Where does the tomato go?" and the game show on tv (avaliable elsewhere) yes yes also at the 1:57 mark, if I did that I would be punished like you wouldnt believe.
totally sweet i mean can't i give you more than 5 stars??!!! i'm trying to do something you are involving old/exsisting south side chicago youth baseball leagues
Hey! How cool is this!?! My brother was one of the little kids that appeared in quite a few of the 66 "episodes" (at least that's the number at IMDB)- any chance you'll be posting more of these gems? (Of course, little bro - now 40 - isn't in any of the ones I've found so far). Ah, what a lot of fun memories of trying to catch these on Captain Kangaroo (Channel 2 in Los Angeles), and racing to make it to school on time... Mahalo nui loa for the memories!
WTTW-Channel 11 definitely did show them at one point. I am not sure of the exact years, but it was while WFLD was still showing them, but several years after WFLD had started airing them (late 70s?). WTTW would cut off most of the opening song, leaving only the segment title, and replaced the end title sequence with a generic slide (white text on a black background) with the same info plus a small illustration of Hairy sliding down the rope). Why in the world do I remember this?
Yeah, great memories. I was so disappointed when channel 48 went off the air. Weren't you? Esp. before Fox 29, My PHL 17, and CW 57 they were all independent stations.
Thanks for posting! I remember these on UHF channel 32 in Chicago. They definitely stuck in my head too -- I am so glad to see them again. However, in my memory the song was a lot faster for some reason.
The TV Station in Detroit, Michigan put these segments in the Middle of "Speed Racer". Unfortunately they Cut almost four minutes of footage to make room for them. Enough people must have complained, because they moved them to another Show a few weeks later, restoring the Footage they had cut.
OUCH! Right in the middle of the show? They used to come on during Huck & Yogi between the short episodes but not during the actual episode. I used to call and complain because I wanted to watch my cartoons and this used to annoy me. But guess what I did for old times sake? I cued up a YouTube short I put on my Dukes of Hazzard DVD it shows the preview then the beginning then fades to black, I hit pause and scoot over to the computer and play the short and then unpause the DVD
I remember these. I think this one was my all time favorite. I used to stack blocks so high that they would topple. That used to make me laugh. But it would upset me if one of my cousins came over and intentionally wrecked a building I made though. But that chunky kid was really just crying over spilt milk.
I have been thinking about this clip for decades. It's easily been thirty years since I saw it. Unbelievable. Thank you for posting it and everything else. I grew up in Northern Indiana and had a steady daily diet of Chicago television.
The figure I keep reading is 66. However, I am not sure if that refers to just "The Most Important Person" or both "MIP" and "The Kingdom Of Could Be You" combined (I know there are 16 of the latter). I don't have a list. If there's a reliable complete one out there, I'd love to see it.
Yes! So true gio512. For 35 years a little voice in my head has been singing 'Whoops! I made a mistake, that's all...' any time I spilled something. Insidious! It's weird how the memories of images like this never really faded after all. They've just been waiting all this time to be reaccessed.
In New York, "TMIP" aired on WPIX (Ch. 11) around the late 1970's/early '80's, if a cartoon show ended before the 28-minute limit (or 58 minutes, if an hour show).
On another tangent - you suppose the title of this installment could've been an inspiration for that of a certain Britney Spears record . . . ?
We got these in Toronto as well via the Buffalo channel! Lol. I totally remember this. Saturday morning, Tang orange juice, and Count Chocula cereal. Sigh ...
Ha! These are a YouTube wish come true for me..! I used to check all the time for these cartoons last year. Thanks so much for these. What a nice surprise.
OMG, so cute. I came looking for this because I had a dream about that little green guy that was in some of these cartoons. I remember thinking when I saw this as a kid, that the kid trying to ride the bike should have given it up.
I just now read your comment and I got a laugh. Yes, I laughed and laughed....you are funny and I like your sense of humor and quick wit. Thanks again for uploading this video, besides feeling old,(LOL) I enjoyed watching it again.
Thanks, glad to know my remarks are taken in the spirit in which they're intended (especially in the cold text of the internet). Well, maybe you don't need to feel THAT old. These shorts did air for a number of years after they were first produced, so that buys you some time...
@Das41- Did you mean the one with- I'm the only Me as far as I can see? They were saying to the chorus in multiple squares there.
wendym1234 2 months ago
My heart just melted...joy.
doctaslick 3 months ago
Just curious, was there an episode of M.I.P. where music played and the screen was multiple squares scrolling from left to right, each containing an animated image? I think it may have starte with a girl going to sleep, but I'm not sure. One of those things you remember but can't find anywhere on the web.
dast41 4 months ago
OMG!!!!!! I was looking for this song for years! takes me back to when I was just a baby!!!! great memories
davidshareef 4 months ago
Git tears in my eyes n a mile wide smile on my face listening...
rmsolympic1 4 months ago
@ci0ci0san... my daughter and i lost it at 3:16 when the little boy jumps OVER the bicycle and I know we shouldn't... also, I as a kid remember the boys with the bicycle near the wall. And I am saying the same thing I did as a kid, he's gonna bang his head on the wall @ 3:11
ninahhhdreams 5 months ago
OMG!!!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!! I just found it!!!! Oops I made a mistake, that's all... is sooooo familiar, that I began singing it without thinking about it.... I have my little daughter singing it now!!!! thanks so much for the Saturday morning carts memories!!!
ninahhhdreams 5 months ago
More Saturday Morning Lost Goodness!
fhb3isback 5 months ago
Do you have #3223 ("Different Kinds Of Love")
GINGERALER 6 months ago
Do you have the tasting party one?
gnawer69 6 months ago
S.I.R sent me
higbee869 7 months ago
I do not know why poor little Sherman getting it in the face at 1:58 is so funny to me but it is.
ci0ci0san 7 months ago
S.I.R yes, S.I.R
TheRaginCanajins 7 months ago
Sin bin and kev smith send me here
Mkone123 7 months ago
@Mkone123 I'm also here because of Kevin Smith. lol
george4ever26101 7 months ago
I grew up with this in the mornings on tv. I miss it. TV was so much fun and better than today. Colourful, cheery and less materialistic as it is now.
rbsvy91368 7 months ago
I remember this song too! I miss these kids' shows!!!
Marsena 9 months ago
The chorus of this song is seared into my memory, and I don't even remember where I heard it as a kid. Although I must not have learned the lesson because I've grown up to be a perfectionist/OCD-er anyway. Thanks for posting!
rhino79 10 months ago
Thanks, "meandemjay," for posting a nice comment. Yes... type in "pastyoureyesed" and you will see my sons playing with the gift their grandfather gave them: the talent of music!
PastYourEyesed 10 months ago
I love it! I began singing this song (Oops, you made a mistake that's all) to my daughter who is a perfectionist and needs to let mistakes happen. I found this and showed her because I couldn't remember all of the words. She loves it, and so do I! It brings back so many childhood memories!!!!!
ennaecila 10 months ago
Classic TV show I enjoyed watching.
MrDeCorey 10 months ago
What is the best decade of all time....The 70's THe 70's THE 70"S THE SEVENTYS
clintbronson5 11 months ago
I sing this to my kids all the time. So happy that someone posted it!
TheLindav 1 year ago
Wow, kids fell off of bikes a lot in the '70s
matmanv2 1 year ago
Wow, does this bring back some memories!!!
ochsj1971 1 year ago
Wow thank you so much for posting this, I have been singing this to my grandchildren but I couldn't remember anything but the chorus.I loved this song when I was a child and it taught me so much. Now I've found it so now I can share it with them and we can sing it together .They are going to to love it!
WomanofWorthiness 1 year ago
Wow, such memories! When i was a little girl I would spill, drop and break things because I had poor vision. But my mom would yell at me, call me a clutz and kids would laugh at me! This cartoon actually helped cheer me up and gave me some perspective! Ooops, I made a mistake- that's all! :)
wendym1234 1 year ago
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for posting this! I too sing this song to this day when something happens and think I'm a better person for it!!! Yayyyy!!!!
amydafig 1 year ago
what the fuck
qagmier1213 1 year ago
These were aired on WLVI in Boston in the late '70s. They came on at about 1:55 p.m., after The Banana Splits.
rockhopper10r 1 year ago
Thanks for the post. This jingle remains with me 40 years after watching them as a child. Thanks, Mr. Worth.
sptrapani 1 year ago
Loved this one!
esoxenvy 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I LOVED this one!
esoxenvy 1 year ago
I LOVED this one!
esoxenvy 1 year ago
I remember this! Was it on Sesame Street? Captain Kangaroo?
Sheri451 1 year ago
@Sheri451
I definitely remember seeing these on Captain Kangaroo in the 1970's.
Perlinator67 1 year ago
@Perlinator67 I knew I'd saw it somewhere. I loved Captain Kangaroo. Do you remember the toothbrush song? Brush Your Teeth, Round and Round, Circles Small, Gum's and All, A Small Soft Toothbrush The Round and Round Way, Will Keep your Mouth happy The Round and Round Way, So Please Very Carefully Three Times A day Go Round and Round.
Sheri451 1 year ago
WOW. Churning up the memories. I remember the "I cried and cried" part, specifically. And, of course the intro/song... when the credits rolled, I remembered the little hairy guy sliding down on the rope, too, which was crazy!!! I was around 5ish when I first saw these. GREAT POST! Thanks.
shcuts 1 year ago
That's my mom cutting with scissors :]
EmilyExplosion27 1 year ago
This particular episode was probably the most popular of all the segements...
parkman35 1 year ago 2
OMG I remember this video....I think
Frank33314 1 year ago
man this takes me back why they dont show this stuff now or do up to date versions for the children now , whats crazy i know all these episodes
houseofjrk 1 year ago
We did a Cub scout skit based on this and took first place. First out of 3 teams. (Heavy Competition) I think we all received an extra ice cream bar as the prize. A big deal back then. Thanks for posting!
MULDER1027 1 year ago
Unlike most episodes of this series, this one has no dialogue scenes. The entire thing is one long song.
Perlinator67 1 year ago
Awee man, this are really good for children selfsteem
angelmassb 1 year ago 3
fun times 70's, it's fun to learn!!!
glasscitadel12 1 year ago
Did any of these cartoon deal with some real touchy issues like death?
67nairb 1 year ago
Does anyone know the lyrics of the third line of the opening theme? I can never make out the part that comes after "Come on, we'll show you".
Perlinator67 1 year ago
@Perlinator67 I'd like to know that too.
67nairb 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this.
TV program's back then had more meaning and
care then today's TV program's.
MrDeCorey 2 years ago
1:56 is the only visual i remember-the big splash
i remember the song, the first part, & just the rest of the song but not the situations
TEMPmichaelhansen 2 years ago
Wow. I remember this airing alot in the mid-late 70s (I was born in 1969) in New York City (Brooklyn), though I forget the channel it was on.
classicphile 2 years ago
WHOA NELLY!!! I remember this on the Field Communications station Channel 48 in my hometown of Philadelphia. This was the sister station to Channel 32 in Chicago.
MisterB2eternity 2 years ago
This i never seen this on cable in the Philippines
hilarioph 2 years ago
These are GREAT! If anyone can find A Time for Joya/Joya's Funschool please post!
Saadiqah1971 2 years ago
Wow -- thanks, everyone, for the positive comments -- and especially to the archivists who shared the clips. My dad (Stan Worth -- who died back in 1980) wrote the music for these along with the creators of the series, and my sister and I helped with the soundtrack. He also wrote the music for George of the Jungle, Super Chicken, Tom Slick, and other great stuff!
PastYourEyesed 2 years ago 21
@PastYourEyesed - This IS great stuff. Hope you're still at it. This stuff taught me A LOT as a kid growing up in the 70s. My condolences to you for your loss, but know that your dad's work made a HUGE impact and his work IS remarkable and fabulous. I'll show this to my grand kids someday. This is great stuff :)
meandemjay 10 months ago
@PastYourEyesed All of you helped shape my childhood and I can't thank you enough. These are beautiful songs and lessons. Did your father write "It's a big country so why should your dreams be small"?
BrickLaneBetty 6 months ago
Maybe you should have tried a little harder you dummy
1hammar12 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I beg your pardon?
YouDummy 2 years ago
OOPS I DID IT AGAIN!!
HyperSonicXtreme 2 years ago 2
I thought I'd never see this again! I remember it being known as "Snippets" or something like that; I had completely forgot about "The Most Important Person" title. I'm drowning in memories right now. Thank you so much for uploading!
veelalynne 2 years ago
Hey shut up, the poor kid made a mistake. Not like you never did.
HemmHon 2 years ago
@HemmHon At least none of the real life kids in this video didn't cry when they made a mistake
67nairb 1 year ago
1:57 fuck you milk
moragree 2 years ago 2
This film was created to stop the spread of cry baby pansy asses that were sprouting up across the country in the late 60's / early 70's.
WizardGlik 2 years ago
yeah because the kids these days arent cry baby pansy asses right?
tomsokoli 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Well. At least now I know why they had their own water fountains.
givebeesachance 2 years ago
It was also aired regularly on KBHK TV 44 in San Fransisco.
recaulkulous 2 years ago 3
LOL that's the station I remember it from, too!
veelalynne 2 years ago
My younger brother and I use to watch this when we were kids. Now we're all grown up and he works for my construction company. Sometimes, when he messes up I start singing this song, ad libbing the verse to fit the situation. It always cracks us both up.
recaulkulous 2 years ago 10
Incredible how longs it's been.
Classic,
Thanks. :)
4eva68 2 years ago 3
Thanks for sharing something i hadn't seen in years.
Possibly thirty or more.
Thanks again- :)
68NYC 2 years ago 3
I've never seen this before--thank you for sending it to me.
railwalker1 2 years ago
Oh my goodness, I was just looking for this on youtube last night but couldn't find it. Thank you so much for this, definitely a flash from the past!
whatlifeisabout22 2 years ago
OMG where did you get this?? I TOTALLY remember this like it was yesterday - only I thought I was the only one!
msromo 2 years ago 2
I've had this song in my head for 30 years! What a flashback, thanks!
Sassydear 2 years ago
What a refreshing reminder if an era when 5 year old American girls didn't wear jewelry or lipstick.
diasehmai 2 years ago
I remember in kindergarten we watched these on the film projector... CRAZY! That furry green thing at the end too... he sticks out in my mind but i dont know why... lol something with him wiping ice cream out of his fur? idk but :)
Shanglew 2 years ago
My gosh how the memories came back! We would watch this in school and I remember evrything. It was brand new then too! There was even a girl with those pointy glasses in class just like in the intro!
regency98us 2 years ago
To add to this, we had a TV on a huge stand with these large reel to reel players underneath. Aaaahh old technology!
regency98us 2 years ago
Oh, god, I remember this show from when I was a toddler! It came on after several shows (right after THE MARVEL SUPER HEROES, for example)! I loved this show, and Mom and I would sing songs from this show.
Thanks for bringing it back!
ryuuseipro 2 years ago
Wow- It's probably been 35 years since I've seen that. It's amazing how at 40 years old I can remember watching channel 32 when I was in kindergarten. Thanks.
powerslavet69 2 years ago
Whoops, you fucked up! No big.
DDRpwnerer 2 years ago
OH. MY. GAHD!!! :D
I just stumbled on this! I didn't know anybody else had these! I was THREE and in parochial preschool when I saw these on a film projector! And one time for fun our teacher ran one of the film BACKWARDS! (pre-backmasking days)...it sounded weird! :D
Thank you for posting these! :)
juniper30 2 years ago
this was the BEST one of the series!
bcanza01 2 years ago 3
Cool vid 5 stars
thebagsnatcher 3 years ago
wow brings back memories. Growing up in the
70's is so incredibly different from growing up today.
monicalee23 3 years ago
The 70's rock! I lived it and remember almost everything during that decade.
yohnrob 2 years ago
Back when Chicago TV was so damn good....WFLD TV channel 32...
parkman35 3 years ago 2
Dont cry over spilled milk, I'm suprised they didn't exploit that.
ResettisReplicas 3 years ago
got milk?
MrBertstown 3 years ago
UHHHH! This song is stuck in my head now!!!! I remember it from a kid and WOW! The nostalgia. Thanks so much for these postings!
....and I felt so bad that I cried and cried...
See? STUCK IN MY DAMN HEAD!!!
dougly1234 3 years ago
THIS IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!! I'VE been dying to see these on youtube for the longest time!!!!! I'm so HAPPY!!
rosario508 3 years ago
I agree with everyone else, this is great!
Amazing the quality of the audio and video after 37 years! It's held up amazingly well.
imanacer 3 years ago
I used to watch this on WFLD too OMG! Like when I was 6 or 7.
eveie31372 3 years ago 2
Sherman got nailed.
jochwat 3 years ago
this is cool but the kids sound like they're out of their misery though, lol.
ukendcx2000 3 years ago
I used to watch this on WFLD 32 in Chicago when i was a kid growing up in South Shore on the South Side of Chicago.This is great memories thank you for posting this.
byronbenguche 3 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting these. I sing this ALL the time. It's the funniest thing in the world. Man, instant time warp to being a kid in the 1970s. Thank you!
Wildcard273 3 years ago
Thank u for the memories! I 37 and I do remember this very well. I sing and people forgotten this now maybe the video will jar their memory!
poppa2gza 3 years ago
This reminds so much of when I lived at Armitage and Seminary across from St Theresa Church.
RTD8481 3 years ago
I sing this "mistake" song to my wife when we do it doggy and it acidentally slips into her ass.
70goldtop 3 years ago
lol
ukendcx2000 3 years ago
Your killing me!!! Never thought I'd see this again! Brings back such precious childhood memories. Thank you so much. God bless.
EJTIME 3 years ago
Great memories,takes me back to first grade.
11121southedbrooke 3 years ago
Yeah, I'm singing this tune constantly at work. Somehow upper management doesn't express the same sentiments as found in this song.
Vlad2072 3 years ago
TEMPmichealhansen, you'd get in trouble if you spilled milk? Geez. You have that strict of parents? Really, it's spilling milk. Not that big of deal. Would you seriously be punished?
spellinglover6 3 years ago
OH MY GOD i feel like i'm 7 again!!!!
it's really weird seeing this after thinking about if for years and years and you only have the vaguest memories of it. my god it all rushes back :o
Niika666 3 years ago 2
OMG, I have not seen this in ages!!! This is truly 'ol school!!!
drezulu2000 3 years ago
When you get older, mistakes have bigger consequeces.
lorerax1 3 years ago
That doesn't mean you should beat yourself up about it.
PramodAinslie 3 years ago
its hard to unlearn Guilt from christianity/catholosism/whatever upbringing/raising.
lorerax1 3 years ago
"The Most Important Person" was a series of 66 short subjects for children that related, through animation, live-action, and music, important topics in a youngster's life. The subjects in this series dealt with, for example, dental health, friendship, trying new things, making mistakes, and caring for others.
TEMPmichaelhansen 3 years ago
WHERE IS THE ONE OF WHERE THE BIRD WANTS TO SLEEP (comes in contact with a cowboy on a billboard talking to it) AND THE BIRD GOES FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO SLEEP Also the one where "Where does the tomato go?" and the game show on tv (avaliable elsewhere) yes yes also at the 1:57 mark, if I did that I would be punished like you wouldnt believe.
TEMPmichaelhansen 3 years ago
where is my comment?
TEMPmichaelhansen 3 years ago
OMG!!!!!! I just laughed and cried at the same time out of pure joy!!!!!! REMEMBER THIS????!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
fatacata 3 years ago
Watching this is like stepping into a time machine and going back to the summers of my childhood in the early-mid 70's-wonderful memories.
tom632001 3 years ago
totally sweet i mean can't i give you more than 5 stars??!!! i'm trying to do something you are involving old/exsisting south side chicago youth baseball leagues
wow77777 3 years ago
Man i used to watch this when i was kid.Thank you for bringing a little piece of my childhood i really need this.
byronbenguche 3 years ago
THANX FOR PUTTING THIS ON!!!!!!!
I Remember watching this on WPIX TV everyday back in 1977!!!
Pookatube 3 years ago
Hey! How cool is this!?! My brother was one of the little kids that appeared in quite a few of the 66 "episodes" (at least that's the number at IMDB)- any chance you'll be posting more of these gems? (Of course, little bro - now 40 - isn't in any of the ones I've found so far). Ah, what a lot of fun memories of trying to catch these on Captain Kangaroo (Channel 2 in Los Angeles), and racing to make it to school on time... Mahalo nui loa for the memories!
DawnHMK 3 years ago
I remember this. It used came on WFLD 32 Chicago. I missed being a kid.
TR50003 4 years ago
Same here. Somehow, I always thought this showed up on WTTW. Or maybe I'm getting this mixed up with something on the "Electric Company."
cubdukat 4 years ago
WTTW-Channel 11 definitely did show them at one point. I am not sure of the exact years, but it was while WFLD was still showing them, but several years after WFLD had started airing them (late 70s?). WTTW would cut off most of the opening song, leaving only the segment title, and replaced the end title sequence with a generic slide (white text on a black background) with the same info plus a small illustration of Hairy sliding down the rope). Why in the world do I remember this?
ToonORama 3 years ago
@cubdukat Channel 11 use to show this in 1980 early 81 in the afternoon. i remember they cut the song on WTTW right b4 up and Coming.
116Eggleston 1 year ago
I remembered myself, I've seen these on WKBS Channel 48 in Philadephia, Pa.
buzzlewie 4 years ago
Me too - great memories!
mrsflynn6 3 years ago
Yeah, great memories. I was so disappointed when channel 48 went off the air. Weren't you? Esp. before Fox 29, My PHL 17, and CW 57 they were all independent stations.
buzzlewie 3 years ago
absolutely - I spent many, many hours watching those channels!! A HUGE part of my childhood.
mrsflynn6 3 years ago
Did you remember Wee Willie Weber?
buzzlewie 3 years ago
I felt so sorry for these kids. I felt their pain.
4thtroika 4 years ago
Thanks for posting! I remember these on UHF channel 32 in Chicago. They definitely stuck in my head too -- I am so glad to see them again. However, in my memory the song was a lot faster for some reason.
beatlesrutles 4 years ago
Whoa! A Disco Remix?
NEXPAR 3 years ago
The TV Station in Detroit, Michigan put these segments in the Middle of "Speed Racer". Unfortunately they Cut almost four minutes of footage to make room for them. Enough people must have complained, because they moved them to another Show a few weeks later, restoring the Footage they had cut.
ThunderheadVoyage 4 years ago
OUCH! Right in the middle of the show? They used to come on during Huck & Yogi between the short episodes but not during the actual episode. I used to call and complain because I wanted to watch my cartoons and this used to annoy me. But guess what I did for old times sake? I cued up a YouTube short I put on my Dukes of Hazzard DVD it shows the preview then the beginning then fades to black, I hit pause and scoot over to the computer and play the short and then unpause the DVD
NEXPAR 3 years ago
I remember these. I think this one was my all time favorite. I used to stack blocks so high that they would topple. That used to make me laugh. But it would upset me if one of my cousins came over and intentionally wrecked a building I made though. But that chunky kid was really just crying over spilt milk.
StuntmanJackR 4 years ago
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for posting this! Almost brought tears to my eyes watching this. Memories...
dee2thedub 4 years ago
I have been thinking about this clip for decades. It's easily been thirty years since I saw it. Unbelievable. Thank you for posting it and everything else. I grew up in Northern Indiana and had a steady daily diet of Chicago television.
LauraLinger 4 years ago
Love it ! I know this one by heart and it has to have been 35ish years since I have seen it.
Dadzee 4 years ago
I remember these,I think, from pre-school!
I still have a MIP purple button somewhere with a cartoon boy and girl on it that I got circa 1973!
Toon A Rama, do you know how many of these were produced?
jimzvid 4 years ago
The figure I keep reading is 66. However, I am not sure if that refers to just "The Most Important Person" or both "MIP" and "The Kingdom Of Could Be You" combined (I know there are 16 of the latter). I don't have a list. If there's a reliable complete one out there, I'd love to see it.
ToonORama 4 years ago
OMG! I've been transported back in time! I remembered the refrain of this song and have been singing it for decades.
You gotta love You Tube!
SonOfBaldwin 4 years ago
Yeah! I've been looking for this song and video forver.
424wood 4 years ago
i have had this theme song stuck in my head for the past 35 years lol. finally i found where i got it from. thanks
gio512 4 years ago
Yes! So true gio512. For 35 years a little voice in my head has been singing 'Whoops! I made a mistake, that's all...' any time I spilled something. Insidious! It's weird how the memories of images like this never really faded after all. They've just been waiting all this time to be reaccessed.
mlrose529 4 years ago
These segments aired on WFLD-TV in Chicago before WFLD-TV was bought by the FOX Broadcasting Company in 1986.
AdamDeanHall 4 years ago
In New York, "TMIP" aired on WPIX (Ch. 11) around the late 1970's/early '80's, if a cartoon show ended before the 28-minute limit (or 58 minutes, if an hour show).
On another tangent - you suppose the title of this installment could've been an inspiration for that of a certain Britney Spears record . . . ?
wmbrown6 4 years ago
We got these in Toronto as well via the Buffalo channel! Lol. I totally remember this. Saturday morning, Tang orange juice, and Count Chocula cereal. Sigh ...
petie71 4 years ago
very nazi
Darkdepredator 4 years ago
You know who else liked to make inflammatory comments?
chemicalcarlos 4 years ago
My sister and I have been trying to find these cartoons for a while. Thanks for posting this!!!
daeviant 4 years ago
Ha! These are a YouTube wish come true for me..! I used to check all the time for these cartoons last year. Thanks so much for these. What a nice surprise.
CarlsBarkley 4 years ago
i saw this one in my first grade class back in the late 70's, wow such nostalgic memories!
Blondiegreeneyes72 4 years ago
I love this one.
i used to watch this on WKBW as well!!
Commander Tom....wow! talk about going back
thanks!
funnyfokker25 4 years ago
You have to be smarter than the milk.
mexigogue 4 years ago
This brings back memories of the Commander Tom Show on WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo, New York.
streetcarjay 4 years ago
GOD BLESS YOUTUBE!!!! AND BLESS YOU TOONORMA!!!!! I had forgotten all of these cartoons until my boyfriend brought this song up!
nthomas32 4 years ago
God bless you,ToonORama,for posting my childhood memories!:)
ccryder1968 4 years ago
I'm looking for an episode of MIP which has a song in it with the line: "There are many different kinds of love" in the chours.
SUPERTUBER01 4 years ago
#3223 ("Different Kinds Of Love")
I have it on film, but not on a You Tube-friendly format.
ToonORama 4 years ago
OMG, so cute. I came looking for this because I had a dream about that little green guy that was in some of these cartoons. I remember thinking when I saw this as a kid, that the kid trying to ride the bike should have given it up.
megarouge2001 4 years ago
Wow!!! I have searched and searched for this. I almost cried when I saw this. Thank you for posting this. It reminds me of sweeter days gone by.
mwojes 4 years ago
In other words, you "felt so good that you cried and cried?"
ToonORama 4 years ago
I just now read your comment and I got a laugh. Yes, I laughed and laughed....you are funny and I like your sense of humor and quick wit. Thanks again for uploading this video, besides feeling old,(LOL) I enjoyed watching it again.
mwojes 4 years ago
Thanks, glad to know my remarks are taken in the spirit in which they're intended (especially in the cold text of the internet). Well, maybe you don't need to feel THAT old. These shorts did air for a number of years after they were first produced, so that buys you some time...
ToonORama 4 years ago
"...'cause I really tried..!"
CarlsBarkley 4 years ago
I can't believe I'm getting misty-eyed and nostalgic over this. greatest post I've come across in awhile.
kgrimes2nd 4 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this!I loved watching this as a kid and i have been searching for this cartoon for years Thanks!!!
jefftube37 4 years ago
so gay
narutogirl666 4 years ago
Actually, if these shorts had been made in 2007 instead of 1972, one of the kids would have to be gay!
ToonORama 4 years ago
Some live action footage of kids making mistakes is repeated twice or 3 times.
heine71 4 years ago
Thanks again for the great posts, Toon!
yerkeskid 4 years ago