Sesame Street: E-Imagination

[vinegarthomas]

This skit always made me sad when I was a child-- seeing the eagle fly away with the egg and imagining how the queen must have felt. Watching it now is a huge nostalgia trip.

[jackwolf131]

That narrator sounds so much like Lou Reed, lol.... The same guy that sings "Walk On The Wild Side"

[RavenClaw88]

man, I wish i was famous os I could have a cameo appearance on Sesame street. :(  And yeah i LOVE this sketch !

[progrocker9]

The music always gave me chills. at 9 years old, it was a musical awakening. I don't think I ever heard a sitar before this. The story is so bittersweet.

[Cybelesays]

such great music with this cartoon. always loved it!

[SuperSpaceGirlTV]

This is the same animation when they made the O song.

[tyrone402]

The Ice cream wouldn't last long in the 'Land Of Steam'......!!!!!!

[GuanoLad]

This guy's voice sounds like Kevin Spacey.

[Nimulak]

This has always haunted me too. So beautiful. I thought I heard Sesame Street doesn't provide animated segments anymore. If not, what a shame. It's pieces like this that stand out in my mind more so than Big Bird or Oscar the Grouch!

[cyberspore00]

So eeeasy to watch this again.

[HookedOnSonics518]

Man, I love this song!

[srobinto]

That sitar was so haunting back then ... and it still has the same effect on me today.

[vinegarthomas]

for years, i thought that i was the only one affected by this as a child. I am glad to see that i was wrong.

[TladatsiAdvnelisgi]

skydog67 said it best. A further note- the music seems to be "quoting" the song "September in the Rain" to an extent... anyone else agree?

[bubbaliciousish]

Wow that was awesome. I could feel myself learning

[roscia09]

I can't believe I'd be able to watch this E song from Sesame Street again. How I loved it then, and upto now I still like the song. Now I'm in nostalgia... yearning for the other letter songs from late 70s, 80s era. Thank you for sharing!

[roscia09]

I can't believe I'd be able to watch this E song from Sesame Street again. How I loved it then, and upto now I still like the song. Now I'm in nostalgia... yearning for the other letter songs from late 70s, 80s era. Thank you for sharing!

[Mrnestorh]

The moral of this story seems to be that it's okay to stEal :)

[vidvultr]

40 years just evaporated in an instant and this was immediately as fresh and riveting as when I saw it for the first time.

I can't believe how clearly I remember every frame of this after so long.

Bless you!

[wsbtam]

Shouldn't this be called "E-magination"? Just sayin'. LOVE the music!

[CelesteK]

Who's the narrator on this piece?

[texassoapfan]

So glad to find this here. I have retained this music in my memory banks since childhood.

[Ukridge]

How is it possible that a group of people who just wanted to help poor inner-city children learn their letters and numbers were able to create something so beautiful, that forty-odd years later, just about every one of us between the ages of 30 and 45 starts bawling when they watch this video? Truly, this is art.

[Trund27]

@Ukridge What a wonderful comment. Thank you

[kevinbland]

I would love to find out who wrote the song and I would love to get a copy of it. It's embedded in my mind and a part of my life. I saw this clip when I was about 6 and in Jamaica. That was 39 years ago!!

[Trund27]

@kevinbland I know; I wish I could have this music, too. Gotta love the violins and sitar....

[Tesiay]

Love the music. Kinda has a zither sound to it.

[shaneguide]

I am in my 40's and this was THE one animated clip that I remembered from my youth...great voice-over and some cool music.

Thanks for posting this classic

[TonyChase]

I loved this as a kid. Still get a lil misty eyed. But what a distraction 2 steal the Queens Easter egg. A beagle & a baby seal. LOL! I still love the music of this.

[oldies1976]

Yes, this is a sad skit..the beagle and Queen are beautiful.....Wow, I just had my flashback to the 70's!!!!! FAROUT!

[oldies1976]

The faint "ee..eee" at the very end is mysterious!! I think he is with the Maharishi..the Beatles must be close by!

[angelobgangelo]

I love this one I have been searching forever to see this....The music is beautiful.

[BruDiggity]

When I first saw this, I blubbered like an idiot.

If only my sister was around to re-live these great memories and creative productions from a long-lost era.

[Dekobee]

I have this on DVD. And it is fun to watch it. I also really like it how the indian music accompanies this song. And those of you who don't know what episode this is from, this is from the first episode.

[macreal65]

@Dekobee How did uget that on dvd, did you order them?

[trinitothebone1]

You all can catch me at trinitothebone2@yahoo.com

[trinitothebone1]

I wish I Knew who wrote the music for this, tears came to my eyes, it carried me back to the age of my innocence, I'm a child of the 70s and this was one of my favorite clips, soothing` and sentimental, rightfully trippy and wonderfully my childhood, of purity

[angelobgangelo]

@trinitothebone1 ....I blubber when I see this too.....so nostalgic ....I am so influenced by this ....I feel so old . Wish I could bring this feeling to others.

[pazzensutra]

@Cuteblondie1972 Wow, the ending used to make me sad too! This one is really strange and wonderful, I never forgot it.

[ctmexperiment]

E is my favorite letter.

[gumba666]

my sentiments exactly, i was also born in 67,  look up sesame street "daddy d" if you wanna cry for real.

[marknyc9]

Add one more viewer who has always remembered this music. Please tell us who wrote it!

[jackpilots]

I think indeed the queen did smoke a piece of Weed.

[PatchesRips]

I have always LOVED that music, but I always thought that guy was a real jerk for swiping the queen's Easter egg! :)

[jackpilots]

Yeah it still creeps me like it did way back then!

[babytaz2yo]

this is the first time in almost forever I finly fro the see E again

YEPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[rexjaru]

Kind of had that old beat-up feeling today.

So needed to watch this to make my heart smile.

This is great eye-candy and the dreamy music is wonderful and brings back such pleasant memories.

[renaco7000]

Well it's good to know that I'm not the only one who turn soft when they hear and saw this. I am so in a mess right now. Memories galore.

[tsteinfeld]

I agree completely. Seeing this clip takes me back to being four years old (I'm nearly 43), to a place of safety and security, when I would watch Sesame Street with my mom, and all was right with the world. I get really emotional seeing this.

[pazzensutra]

@tsteinfeld You spoke my exact sentiments. (I'm 45).

[gcorp19512]

This music has been churning thru my brain for the last 35 years. It is beautiful and haunting at the same time. This is one of the best SS clips I remember!! Thanks so much for posting this!!

The music for the jazzy spies has also been lurking in my head since I was 5 also.

[GrayEyes123]

You're not the only one. I got chills up my spine when I first saw this clip on youtube.

[mowm88]

This is great. Always loved the land of steam.

[trina1208]

I loved this as a kid! The music stuck with me and has probably influenced my songwriting style too as a professional now. And that image of the eagle at sunset too....sigh... So glad to find this clip!

[nocarmar]

Four things are happening at once - the watercolor dreaminess of the art, the imaginative poetry, the lazy, psychedelic music, and the gentle voice. In one minute and three seconds, they managed to capture childhood.

[PRTguru]

I have heard the music for this video elsewhere. Can anyone name the tune or composer? (Perhaps it was covered as a "legit" song by some famous artist or group, after it achieved immortality on Sesame Street?)

[jimbojam65]

What I loved about Sesame Street was how it never talked down to kids. And the humour was even funny for adults. Those guys were genius.

[StormsongK]

Totally agree with you. Sadly, all that seems to have changed since Elmo came on the scene.

GREAT music in this, and poignant childhood memories.

[cgsilverscreen2020]

dont do drugs kids

[toddy1968]

Like so many other comments. This song and clip has been in my memory for years—probably my favorite SS short. The song seemed to connect me to the universe and the spirit world—even at 4. Was like a drug for a little kid. EXCELLENT.

[freediver11]

I've been searching for this for a long time... whenever I heard Led Zeppelin's "Going to California", it reminded me of this... I picture the eagle flying away with the princess...Strange association...Thanks for posting!

[skydog67]

I am so glad that this is part of my childhood. I was born in 67, and haven't heard this since 72 or 73! My God, it's been haunting my memories for 36 years, and to see it finally, it's just as profoundly stirring and surreal and sad as it was when I was 5. Spellbinding. It was amazing to see and hear this back then, with the mind of a five year old, having it affect me the way it did, and not have the ability to understand why. What do 5 year olds have now? Blues Clues.

[macreal65]

Skydog67, our comment's are almost the same, l guess this short touched us all, who ever saw it  in the same way.

[skydog67]

Ain't it amazing what memories we choose to hold on to, and which ones that hold onto us? That sitar and that tambura drone and the eagle flying into that sunset have invaded my memories for so long, lurking around as I drift into sleep or as I wake up, and it's breathtaking to hear it again. And that VOICE........Just magic.

[TrueCourse]

@skydog67 You are so right skydog! So true. Sesame Street then surely had an influence on us then. They don't produce such kids shows nowadays.

[Trund27]

@skydog67 Lovely and insightful comments.

I too love this clip; the music moved me so deeply as a tot, and it does now, even more so

[Trund27]

@skydog67 What a lovely comment. My thoughts exactly

[drjays01]

Sounds like he's laughing at the end......"hee, hee, hee.....eeeeeeee"

[CanadaFamilyMan]

It can bring tears to my eyes too. The narrator whispers something after he says "over the evening sea". Sounds like "she she. she she." I've always wondered what he says.

[Irisheddy]

That was beautiful, man. They should have made it a full length story. The characters were excellent

[LakotaDreams]

Years later very much grown and this SS clip still brings tears to my eyes like I am still a little girl.

The music is so peaceful and the story is just as sweet as ever.

[macreal65]

Belive me, l feel all that you have text & then some.

[kwimsatt]

Appeared in the first episode, in November of '69. Brilliant educational short on long E. The sitar track reminiscence of Led Zeppelin's Going to California. Evening skies over the seas are ridiculous. Top 5 SS short.

[ME9549]

the beauty is really in the 'sum of its parts',

loved it as a kid. and the effect is still the same!

JIm Henson ............!!!!

[mgerakos]

This was one of my favorites--just beautifully put together. The combination of the sitar and the narrator's voice really create that dreamy ambience. Old school rules!

[KingSlifer]

Amazing, haunting and beautiful at the same time.

[macreal65]

I'm 44 now & I remember this xact spot as if I was 4yrs old again. On a cold & rainy atum afternoon, watching SS on the floor. Smelling whatever mom was making the family for dinner. I've been humming that haunting melody for decades. It just grabs at the core of me. l knew it was a special time back then, even as child ....God, How l miss my mom.

[sitesinthecity]

I could not have put it better myself.

[Weygandt]

I agree with all that you say....it's funny how most of the folks here were touched by such a simple melody. Isn't it funny how music speaks to us "Universally" regardless of what language we speak?......

[trinitothebone1]

just wanted to meet people like me who was influenced by the sesame street clip E

[TheOtherUncle]

It's an animated art exhibit, a moving painting. Pure beauty. This is why I love classic Sesame Street.

[trishagg]

WTTW Kids

[baristaman42]

Wow I remember this. Love it!

[CRXspeedshift]

That was totally awesome thank you so much for posting this old school video, youngsters nowadays need to be exposed to what we have grown up to.

[daavq]

best sesame street comment ever!

[FuryChord]

That's either the oddest or coolest poem I've ever heard

[goodoldbill]

Strange how you remember little things like this from 30-35yrs ago yet forget your wife's cell nymber

[Smartboy8877]

@goodoldbill

I guess that life is full of ironies like that!