Did they use white muppets so they could change their colors to blue or red, or did they have blue and red muppets? Also, was Jim the first muppet along with Frank and Jerry?
Here's a thought; why don't they show this and some of the other "old school" Sesame Street clips to the kiddies now? Be interesting to see if the reactions were the same as when we Gen Xers watched! ;-)
Sesamestreet always said zebra stats with z. It does true, But there are other animal that start with z too. yes some have zebra in their name too yea, but there are some that do not have zebra in their name but still start with Z.
I used to be scared of this due to those strange pre-computer effects moving around in a black background and voiceovers saying ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
'Zippy, zippy, zing, zing, zebra, zoo!' That line stands out in my mind the most as I fondly remember this. The Zoomer who says 'Zap!' sounds like Bert - could that be Frank Oz' voice? Just curious.
It sure is scary, what with the darkness, the Scanimate-like effects, etc. But it's still memorable. Now, this was WAAAAAAAAAAY long before Zoe came about. However, by the time she first appeared on the show, the letter Z was used many, many times in many, many instances like this one.
This is in fact a visual provision - the song itself originally appeared in the Muppets' ABC album in 1971, in which the Muppets discuss the alphabet through song and sketch; this song covered "Z" - later that year, many of the songs & sketches made it to the show; others didn't - this one did - the most famous one of that album, of course, is "C Is For Cookie" (covering "C")
No,youre right,I remember it sorta creeping me out as a kid,those strange pre-computer effects! It's not creepy now,of course.Also creepy as a kid was the one with the face that seemed to be made of rubber bands,remember that one?
Limbo? Oh my god. Look up limbo muppet + mind here on YouTube. It shows the puppet in a creepy experimental film setting with eerie music by electronic pioneer Raymond Scott.
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jenngra505 6 months ago 3
Well that was weird, wasn't it?
NaiTaiDai 8 months ago
The whole Z episode scared me when I was a kid...
rainbowmuppet 1 year ago
@rainbowmuppet That scared me too. I can't explain why.
thelonearranger1 2 months ago
This made my sister and I laugh a lot when we were kids. Old School Seseme Street rulz!
kll510 1 year ago
Now I think that electrons look like this.
TheNuclearParasites 1 year ago
What was IN that soda I drank before watching this?
TackyRackyComixNEO 1 year ago
Did they use white muppets so they could change their colors to blue or red, or did they have blue and red muppets? Also, was Jim the first muppet along with Frank and Jerry?
JGCooney 1 year ago
Did they use white muppets so they could change their colors to blue or red, or did they have blue and red muppets?
JGCooney 1 year ago
Its creepy
thesteveus 1 year ago
This is what you see when you eat expired mayonaisse.
Kemonokami 1 year ago
My parents bought us this when we were kids. Still catchy today. :-D
295route 1 year ago
Here's a thought; why don't they show this and some of the other "old school" Sesame Street clips to the kiddies now? Be interesting to see if the reactions were the same as when we Gen Xers watched! ;-)
wsbtam 1 year ago
One of them sound like Bert.
coyote374 1 year ago
@coyote374 Yup that's Frank Oz.
zangazoo2007 1 year ago
The things you can do with black light...
WildChildFL 2 years ago
omg i used to have the 45 sesame st record of this and i remeber being so upset when it broke, i was 5.. so cool to find it on here
RetroGirl85 2 years ago
At one point I was reminded of the Zeeky bomb.
Zoom zoom zig zag zeeky boogy doog! BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!
Yeah. That was really random.
ALXXMaXX 2 years ago
The Zizzy Zoomers appear as if they were recycled from the balls in the "Exactly Alike" sketch with Ernie.
ErnieandBert1 2 years ago
Sesamestreet always said zebra stats with z. It does true, But there are other animal that start with z too. yes some have zebra in their name too yea, but there are some that do not have zebra in their name but still start with Z.
redfox409 2 years ago
Shit I am old
enzarto 2 years ago
Yeah, me too...
MooBoo1979 2 years ago
I had this song on a 45 back in the day. Used to play it over and over and over again.
suzysak 2 years ago
What do those strange pre-computer effects look like?
mscp22 3 years ago
I used to be scared of this due to those strange pre-computer effects moving around in a black background and voiceovers saying ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
mscp22 3 years ago
What's the letter after Y?
Z
What's the last letter of the alphabet?
Z
You wanna sing a z song?
Yeah!
mscp22 3 years ago
One of my favorites!
casbarian76 3 years ago
'Zippy, zippy, zing, zing, zebra, zoo!' That line stands out in my mind the most as I fondly remember this. The Zoomer who says 'Zap!' sounds like Bert - could that be Frank Oz' voice? Just curious.
d72jjpilc 3 years ago
I believe it is.
ALXXMaXX 2 years ago
It sure is scary, what with the darkness, the Scanimate-like effects, etc. But it's still memorable. Now, this was WAAAAAAAAAAY long before Zoe came about. However, by the time she first appeared on the show, the letter Z was used many, many times in many, many instances like this one.
cosmowanda868 4 years ago
it'zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz colossal!
actorflaw 4 years ago
I love those blue guys!
brightbite 4 years ago
What are those little things anyway? Who does their voices ?
lion371 4 years ago
"Zoom zoom" = Jim Henson
"Zig Zag" = Jerry Nelson
"Zap" - Frank Oz
4a8p9x 3 years ago 2
why is z your favorite?
lion371 4 years ago
this needs to be done fast
ConnDevi 4 years ago
This is in fact a visual provision - the song itself originally appeared in the Muppets' ABC album in 1971, in which the Muppets discuss the alphabet through song and sketch; this song covered "Z" - later that year, many of the songs & sketches made it to the show; others didn't - this one did - the most famous one of that album, of course, is "C Is For Cookie" (covering "C")
Maskedmutant 4 years ago
Z is my favorite alphabet letter!
davezdragon 4 years ago
Awesome! This is so catchy-how is this creepy?
glowworm2 4 years ago
Because of the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ's in between the song.
wattamack4 4 years ago
No,youre right,I remember it sorta creeping me out as a kid,those strange pre-computer effects! It's not creepy now,of course.Also creepy as a kid was the one with the face that seemed to be made of rubber bands,remember that one?
soukous70 4 years ago
Limbo? Oh my god. Look up limbo muppet + mind here on YouTube. It shows the puppet in a creepy experimental film setting with eerie music by electronic pioneer Raymond Scott.
ALXXMaXX 2 years ago
Sounds a little like the old Batman theme somehow.
brightbite 4 years ago
this would be good to see a fast and a slow version of!
Listersmate2 4 years ago