Classic Sesame Street - Edith Ann's sandwich

[DunhillHilton]

Genious!

[hippojuice23]

Comedy blended with a kind of dry pathos! Genius! Love you Lily!

[zapkvr]

I remember this from Laugh in back in the sixties. Lily is the funniest sharpest comedienne since Lucille Ball. Seriously, they really ought to put her in something. She is a freakin' genius.

[TheSchreibers99]

speak up

[tod4533]

this vid makes me want a pep pizza double cheese

[afriendofbean]

At the end when she says "and that's the true, (sticking her tongue out and making a sound)" does that mean "that's a true story?"

[ivyjeanmusic]

I am soooooooooooo happy to see this again!!!!!

[mbrand19971]

Edith Ann was one of my favourites on Sesame Strreet and that ending always made me laugh.

[joonxXxbug]

yikes. I used to love this as a kid. she's so talented and this is not her best work.

[csandelier]

I just love this video and we were talking about it last night so I had to look it up. Thanks for posting it.

[Idoljunky32]

I'm soo excited to see this!!! My oldest sister (who is 18 years older than myself) use to imitate Edith Ann from Sesame Street all the time! This is going into my favorites!!!

[whisperofwind1]

the irony is that Edith Ann did not orginate on Sesame Street. This character was first on Laugh In and quite a bit more off colour and alot more bratty. She is great!

[11clawedfrogs]

Somehow, when I was in my teens, on acid, I always had a flashback of this.

[bojesha]

i remember the old Edith Ann cartoon and i used to do the And thats the truth raspberry and all...ah MEMORIES

[sum866]

that's what you sounded like as a kid

[LaydeeGunz]

Lmao

[ohpersonperson]

the hell is this!

I never saw this when i was a kid and im really happy

[Gemi0610]

I actually think this is a little disturbing...I never saw this as a kid.

[cutseypoo777]

I'm sure Oscar the Grouch would have more than likely loved that sandwich! LOL

[grannyrocks2]

That's my dog, Buster. Buster likes to dance on Mrs. Watson's leg. And That's The Truth!!

[rmpkj]

i remember that chair comming to new zealand

[NAT4TONY]

Oh, how i loved this character! I've remembered it all my life but couldn't remember who did it and on what show!  Thank you Google and Youtube!

I was never sure, as a child, if Lily was playing a little girl or just a weird woman in a big chair!

[SultanaBranWthBanana]

LOL! i just saw this yesterday for the first time and i couldn't stop laughing!!!

[thedenards]

This creeped me out as a kid, but it's funny now!

[BenJr01]

And that's the truth...

[1aRiELforU]

Oh... wow.. lol :D

[cltman4u]

This skit really takes me back which tells you how old I might be. I remember one skit with Edith Ann telling how her mother let her paint her toenails...................now she can't get her socks off. How funny is that ?????????

[zenguy22]

I LOOOOVVE Edith Ann!

[ClarkieandStephen]

I used to think she was a real kid!!!

And that's the truth!

[nada4vivi]

I always remember her by the congestion in her voice. LOL

[moriya2k2]

that would be funny if she had a bf on the set, like when she did "I Heart Huckabees"

[toogood4u97]

I LOVED this as a child- it was one of my absolute favorite skits- ahhh the memories... :)

[iamtherat00]

This is absolutely perfect!!! She plays a great little kid- she's adorable and gross and completely charming!

[zenguy22]

I love edith ann!

[madiebrooke]

This was a pretty good act in Vaudville

[Mobee211]

I remember this....she scared me too.

[shiningkingghidora]

Lily Tomlin also appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies and did the voice of Valery Frizzle in the Magic School Bus

[DavidMRoberts]

Also ! : Nashville 9 to 5 All of Me The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Short Cuts Flirting with Disaster Murphy Brown The X-Files The West Wing Orange County I Heart Huckabees A Prairie Home Companion The Ant Bully Desperate Housewives

[bette1908]

Don't forget about "Big Business" with Bette Midler, when they played 2 sets of twins

[punkinandbatso]

Don't forget Magic School bus, she played in that too!

[PhDiva06]

She used to scare me when I was little.

[bette1908]

why?

[thegirl44]

I ponder who Sesame Street was truly aimed at when we were young, Diva. When I found out, as a young adult, that my folks, and most of their friends, were chronic pot smokers skits like this started to make a little more sense.

On the other hand, even my 5 year old mind knew that Hilarious House of Frightenstein wasn't meant to be watched without some form of artificial stimulation.

[oakland2949]

love it

[alwcurlz]

The other thing, is that I thought she didn't have a neck and couldn't turn her head because she would turn her body and head simultaneously or just her eyes. Was always creepy to me.

[alwcurlz]

When I saw this on TV as a very young kid, I thought this woman was mentally disturbed and that the people at Sesame Street were wanting to help people accept mentally challenged people. Never occurred to me it was supposed to be a play on a child. Talking of the foods put in the sandwich and seeing her touch her shoes constantly was disgusting. Now, at age 34, it's actually kinda gross and hilarious at the same time lol.

[nevmiles]

this character/skit used to frighten me :-)

[SockBoy65]

LOL :) I only ever saw this once. I'm glad I found it. My friend never believed me that she did this skit about a sandwich. Now he's mad, cuz I was right. And that's the truth! PBBBBTH!!! :p

[interpol123456789]

sesame street didnt air here... gonna download some episodes to se what all the fuss is about :)

[AmyKay01]

When I was a kid I remember wondering "Why is this adult acting like this? Is she backwards or something?" I really didn't enjoy these skits back then. It's now, when I'm older, that I get what she was doing.

[bobina05]

If you watch Jon & Kate Plus 8 on TLC you'll see that when the little kids are in the interview chair they may not talk this clearly but they do move around alot just like Edith Ann.

[dmzeh5]

I remember this one oh too well....

[kristinawong]

even when i was a kid i thought this was cute as pie.

[bookwoman53]

I remember when I first saw this on Sesame Street in the late 1970s. I loved Lily then and I still think she's brilliant.

[chichild]

lilly tomlin is one of the best,,,funny!

[ReginaMac]

And you KNOW that's a disgusting sandwich, if even Buster (dogs aren't exactly known for their finicky habits, after all) won't eat it.

Always thought Edith Anne was weird, but funny, just to throw in my $.02.

[ohayotakumi]

HILARIOUS!!

[camboy1131]

this is scarry. this is what they dident know about menatal people in the 70s. there opening up the syc learning. giving the kid away. calling some retarted in those day. this reminds me of the old days. dope u up and put u into mental hospital. not much love in those days

[terabatu]

She's supposed to be five years old, not challenged.

[jstow01]

She clearly suffers from dwarfism and/or progeria.

[panswendybird]

I thought she was just in an oversized chair?

[BrianHamiltonTV]

LOL

:-)

[cdkreturns]

I need to ask.

Do you have any idea who Lily Tomlin is?

[TRRushing]

She is sitting in an oversized chair. Lily Tomlin is normal size. She was in 9 to 5 with Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda. She was also in The Incredible Shrinking Woman and All of Me.

[slightlystrangegirl]

my name's edith anne.

if my parents saw this, i'll flipping kill them.

[WestonEast]

A genius at work

[DieselJeanPunk]

Right, Edith Anne is not from Sesame Street. This segment is from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In...

[blythekd32]

love lily tomlin she is a riot

[microbusss]

always hated this segment yuck

[herrwest]

Man, this brings back my childhood!!

[bichonfrise73]

hehe

[Vibratone]

Whew! Buster dodged a bullet there. Raisins are poisonous to dogs :-(

[calicobabe123]

grapes r bad 4 dogs?

[tetsuiga888]

yeah, for some reason it causes intestinal problems (kidney i think,)

[bichonfrise73]

how do she get such a big chair?

[bichonfrise73]

my tacher (mrs.kennedy) plays this a lot, its so funny!

[LauraRose83]

This better watching as an adult I think...it's hilarious!!!

[rosebass594]

shes so clever

i mean, how much time did she spend with little kids to notice all the subtle things? shes basically awesome

[wrenbrrd]

Yes! Makes me feel like a kid again watching this! This was my fav! (Well, besides "A-B-C-D-E-F-G-Cookie Monster!"

[superstarluv]

lily is the best

[bnewton75]

yey. this was one of my faves. we used to quote this in high scholl drama class. i'm so stoked i found this

[Nidonemo]

Lily Tomlin rocks! XD

[jakster2]

Oh yeah, I suggest you watch the Heart Huckabees

film outtakes.

[GrintSistah]

LOL i used to play Edith Ann when i was little. I'd sit (in this huge arm chair where my feet didnt touch the ground) and tell some long made up story and at the end i say "And thats the truth" and blow a rasberry! XD good times!

[grekhann]

oh man i remember this used to freak me out for some reason, on sesame street, scary somehow

[justabroadwaybay91]

Lily's the best there is!

[anotherkygirl]

I remember watching Edith Ann as a kid and later imitating her as a teenager...you'd have to have lived during that time to understand I guess...

[edithx]

dooooooooooood, my NAME is edith ann!

[28xxresidentsofevil]

What a talented little five year old.

[ePhilosopher]

stifle it edith

hand sammich

[tall32guy]

LOL!!! How funny! I always loved Edith. I never forgot about her. ;-) Lily Tomlin has always been a great comedienne.

[pseudofancy]

Quite possibly one of my favorite performers of all time. I wish I could come up with new characters like that... it's so hard to find someone with creativity in their comedy these days.

[puppyshoes]

Thats sick

[mbrand199971]

One of my favorite memories from childhood Lily Tomlin rules.

[donamariee]

I love Edith Ann! What a performance!! :)

[Plutoloco4]

This is awsome. What an amazing performance!

[tubeeorrnottubee]

Hysterically funny! Love that Lily!

[ayajedi]

I remember this as a small child

[Earthdaygirl1]

Me too---what a flashback :)

[holiday07]

same here, but I remember me and my little brother not liking this clip at all.

[17ETEP]

maybe it's a guy thing because she really used to annoy me when I was a child. I would stop watching when she was on.

[leathermenace]

And if anybody sayz I peed in the sandbox it was a askadent, and that's the truthplthpl

[idotvads]

I love Lily Tomlin!!

[jafarinhas]

For its day it was cute and yeah I tried making one too..

[Annsey]

nice memories of seeing Edith Ann. I remember seeing her on Rowan and Martin.she did some of her characters. she is really funny.

[bbstaraimee]

I still remember this and asking my grandma if we could make the same sandwich and see if it would taste terrible. lol

[DivaXMachina]

omg! my mom said "and that's the truth..*ppppppbbbbbll* and I could not figure out where she got that from until now GREAT!

[melissa151]

Love her.

[IsbPhoenix]

When I was a kid I never listened to what she had to say.

[dumbdexter]

Did you know alot of her comedy LP's from way back are available on CD at her website..pretty cool stuff.

[moonpiepirate]

she's my hero!

[muscleboy181]

LILY ROCKS!!!

[rcktmanil]

I LOOOOOVED Edith Ann when I was a kid and I LOOOOOVE her today. I still, to this very day, say "And that's the truth (ppppppllll)" all the time. Lily Tomlin is such a wonderful actress/comedian and I have loved everything she's ever done. Thanks for posting this.

[melissa3289]

ohh she is cute hehe my mom and i loved this sketch and thats the trutthhhhhh

[kbrinks]

this always creeped me out when i was a kid :(

[califgirl101]

Lily Tomlin is so cute in this Edith Ann sketch. I remember seeing these Edith Ann sketches when I was a kid. Lily Tomlin is another one of my favorite actress of all time. Thank you for the memories. :)

[avuncular]

Awesome classic Lily! I'd forgotten about Buster.

[bakanohentai]

You're the best! If you have more lily tomlin stuff, post it cause she's the amazing!

[ChrissyR23]

I can't believe so many of you didn't like Edith Ann. We all loved her. My parents would imitate her. I think I knew she was an adult but it didn't creep me out or anything. Everyone in my family loves Lily Tomlin though... she is just so cool =)

[bennyraven]

I knew she wasn't a kid, but I thought she was kid-sized. It wasn't until I was older that I realized it had been a giant chair. I never had good size perception.

[mtem]

The Edith Ann segemnts were possibly the only part of Sesame Street I didn't like - even when I was 5 I thought she was creepy and didn't like her voice. Also I was creeped out because she is obviously not a kid, and Sesame Street was full of regular kids.

[dorourke105]

bleech she got peanut butter in the salami

[jbl1975]

I hesitated to watch this at first because I do remember this sandwich being something that even Oscar would've turned away (or maybe not).

I also think I did think it was a real kid, or maybe not.

[Katzi]

I thought she was funny when I was little!

(And that's the truth!:-P~~)

[StaceSesame]

she keeps fiddling around with her feet, lol!

[RBCMLR33]

I like Lily Tomlin, but I do not like the Edith Ann character. Now, Ernestine the Operator (One ringy-dingy!) is another story. Loved her. But I agree with dariaE... the squirminess, combined with the voice made me dislike Edith Ann as a kid. I never thought she was a real kid; I knew it was Lily Tomlin.

[dariaE]

I agree, I like just abut everything else Lilly Tomlin did, too, all the Altman films, etc - I just never liked this character, esp as a kid. Yuck.

[IsntSheDivine]

well i LOVE Lily Tomlin! i think she is a comedic genuis! you guys just take everything too seriously....

[dariaE]

All i know is as a kid she kind of grossed me out. I knew she wasn't a kid and and the voice and all that squirming & writhing around was just disturbing...

[StaceSesame]

HAHA, yeah but i thought the ending when she did that sound with her tongue sticking out was funny. :D

[ronaldraymond]

"by dabe is edith add add i ab five add a half." now, did everyone really think she was that old (when you were younger of course)? i knew she was a grownup, but then again i was a born skeptic. i even knew santa claus was my daddy, hehe

[StaceSesame]

I love the way she talked, i thought it was funny when i was little. :D