I dunno,I tried sitting through the Doodlebops with my great-niece once and I couldn't do it,but this I like and it seemed Jim Henson didn't treat children like they're simpletons
Long after I became an adult I'd still tune in to SS hoping to see these gems. I gave up when I realized the whole shebang got politically correct and very Madison Avenue.
I am 46 years old....so glad you posted this...we had the best children's television. I can't say that at all for the stuff they put out for today's children. I will copy all vintage 70's-80's Sesame Street episodes and show them to my grandchildren.
It's so amazing to see this again! I used to say some of these lines a lot when I was a kid, they really appealed to me, and the music is exquisite. Brought back such a good feeling of being a kid in those days of creativity. Sesame Street was such a gift to us.
I have been looking for this for years.... Thank you so much for sharing... I am crying as I write this as the memories that came flooding back were just overwhelming... Thank you Thank you Thankyou....:-) SESAME STREET SHOULD RETURN TO THIS FORMAT....
I loved this ol' cartoon as a child... still do. The music is eerie yet peaceful. The queen always reminded me of my mother. Oh how I miss those innocent days of childhood, sitting on the living room floor watching Sesame Street, eating mom's grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup! Ahhh...
This is why i have utmost respect for the 60's. Yes it a very dark time in history, but sometimes it's the darkness that arouses and ignites this kind of creativity. REAL art & beauty was bursting out all over at that time between 1967-1973. Those were the golden years.
Classic. Sesame Street not only helped us read and count in those days, it introduced us to Ravi Shankar and John Cale. Nowadays, it's as useful as windscreen wipers on a pig's arse.
@msm2you Bam!!!! You TOTALLY hit it. Whimsy! Of course. That's been bugging me about more recent animation. A lack of whimsy. Great word. It captures a whole spectrum without being cloying or ironic. Great comment!!!
This clip evokes so much emotion from what I've been reading in the comments. What wonderful memories people have been sharing! There is something so pure about this clip it moves me deeply.
Oh my GOD. I was fourteen or fifteen when this first appeared -- 1971. And still I have had the first ten lines in my memory after all these years. These films were exquisite. Why don't they make stuff like this any more? I want to make films like these.
my favorite sesame clip of all time..i lve the music, and the thought of flying on an eagle...wow...thanks for putting this on ...saw an episode of sesame street this week...what the heck happened...
I was raised with Sesame Street and remember this animation. It's so sweet, it's dreamlike. The music is especially interesting - sort of like the Penguin Cafe Orchestra meets Ravi Shankar or V.M. Bhatt.
If someone knows who did the music, please email me. I'd love to know, and thank you for posting this. It took me back and gave me the comfort of being a small child, safe at home.
It's the music that has him in a trance. I am so sure of it! LOL. I remember first seeing this when I was about four or five and I am now 42! It is amazing how many of us that grew up during that time can remember alot of the Sesame Street songs such as this one and the Indian yogi.
Hi MStatz, just giving you a heads up that Nantovision's account was suspended, eliminating hours of older SS footage. Be careful! The YT police are on the prowl taking away our childhood memories!
Can anyone help me track down a Sesame Street short that had a sped-up camera of a seed turning into a full grown/ plant/flower? The flowerpot was on a high-rise balcony in NYC(?) and had very beautiful music playing. Thanks for any leads.
What can I say? This is one of the first animated segments that I recall with infinite fondness. I loved the music and I wanted to be the kid on the eagle flying away from the bullies and the real world. I sure wish things were more like they were. I wish that eagle would find me again and take me back to my happy place.
@jaytotheell I know where my happy place was... I just can't remember how to get back there! I tell you, if I didn't know any better, I'd say the world got meaner. Sure wish that Eagle would fly by so I can hitch a ride. How are you doing? Have you found your happy place?
Never realized how beautiful the music , here, was 'till I watched this now. Love this more now than I did when I was six! It's good to be 38 yrs old! :)
This one has stayed with me for more than 35 years. The ethereal quality of the music and images moved me even as a pre-schooler in the early 70s. Thank you SO much for sharing.
Thanks for this, dude. I can see that everyone has the same fond memories as I . This was definitely my favorite short from SS. There is a box set called "sesame street old school 1969-1974", it has the first episode and an episode from seasons 2 through 5, plus best moments from each season. Sure brings back a different time. A better time.
I'd been looking for this very clip all of my life since seeing it at age 5! The music and voice talent's cademce put me in a trance. It's nice to know this clip had touched so many as it touched and brought back fond memories for me. Thanks for posting!
I'd almost forgotten this existed but now I remember it. Wonderfully psychedelic! Even then I had a feeling that something about the imagery was really strange in a pleasing way...now I realize the multicultural aspect of it was what I couldn't quite put my finger on - the very Indian music, the somewhat Native American-seeming idea (to me anyway) of riding on an eagle, the very European-looking queen...oh, Sesame Street! If most programs were half as good I'd still be watching TV.
Yes, I thought the same thing how unprofessional it was how the Queen was barefoot while wearing her Queen outfit (it would probably also look strange seeing a Queen barefoot while wearing her Queen outfit and crown, especially in a kingdom while sitting on a throne). You can also see below my comments and Runup111 comments about my opinion on how the Queen was barefoot.
That might be true but, I was unable to see her shoes anywhere on the hill she was on. Unless, her shoes were hidden behind the tree she was leaning on or, while she was sleeping, the seal must've taken them. (I'm sure she wouldn't of kept her shoes at the top of the hill alone because, someone else could've taken them). I know that the eagle and the narrator didn't take her shoes because, she was barefoot in the begining of the skit before the eagle and the narrator stole her Easter egg.
Yes I know. I'm sure people wouldn't care if they saw whether the queen was barefoot for not. I was just giving my opinion on how I felt and thought seeing a queen that was barefoot while wearing her queen outfit and crown. (I'm sure it wouldn't look professional in a kingdom if royal helpers called a queen and she came over barefoot or was barefoot while sitting on her throne in front of millions of people, especially if she was wearing her queen outfit and crown).
Good point. It was also good that she was barefoot because, if she was wearing shoes or socks, she wouldn't of felt the seal licking her foot. (However, I thought it looked a little strange that she was not wearing shoes while she was wearing her Queen outfit, and I just think that when a King and Queen are wearing their outfits, they should always be wearing nice looking shoes. If they don't, it probably wouldn't look professional).
This is an outrage. I turned bitch when i saw this.Only god knows how much memories this clip has awaken...I'm in a complete mess now. But thank you for posting this. I'm 38 years old now, and i still feel the kid in me after watching this. Damn.
Pretty unbelievable. I have not seen this in about 38-39 years. I've remembered it all these years and did a search on You Tube to find it for some strange reason. Man how times have changed. It would be nice to go back to these times where kids could have fun without worry. This music for some reason reminds me of Jimi Hendrix. Interesting how Sesame Street played such a role in our early years as kids....I miss it.
I'm 37 now. A man from Cajun land, historian, self-proclaimed poet, teaching English to foreigners in a foreign land at the moment. But this clip brings back deep emotions from my very innocent early days that make me feel pretty weird. I always wondered how the queen felt, actually I felt what she must have felt. I married a woman just like her, but I won't steal her easter egg. Wonder what happened to that little thief. Did the eagle abandon him on a deserted isle? Always felt bad about him!
Man, this makes me sad...I still dream of these (33 now) reminds me of when everything was magical....anyone remember "Mirror....here"? A magic mirror with a creepy voice? It used to give me nightmares, I also remember "the crack monster" it was a crack in a castle wall that people would talk to..oh well.
I forgot about this one but remember it well now, thanks. This one is kind of trippy and the whole, visit the land of steam , how do you get there? I want to go
This is an outrage. I turned bitch when i saw this.Only god knows how much memories this clip has awaken...I'm in a complete mess now. But thank you for posting this. I'm 38 years old now, and i still feel the kid in me after watching this. Damn.
I love love love this one. The music gives me goosebumps and takes me back. It's absolutely brilliant, and my kids sure don't get this level of creativity on their shows today, so thanks for posting so I can show them quality!
I think I would like to visit the land of steam as, presumably, it is like a sauna there and I might lose a little weight.
Old school Sesame Street was pretty nuanced, seemingly for preschoolers but with shades of meaning and depth in those alphabet skits and counting games.
This and the "O" song are moments of free-associating genius.
Fun to swim in those streams of consciousness again after so long.
Thank you.
p.s. Go check out "The Ladybugs' Picnic." Priceless.
Well put. I suspect the old school Sesame Street had elements that appealed to not only children, but perhaps to the parents too, who might be watching the show along with their kids. The shorts not only educated children, they exposed them to genuine artistic expression. Some of the subject matter might go over their heads at first, but as they get older, they can begin to see some of the deeper meanings inside them, and perhaps learn to appreciate them.
Aaah. No, Eeeeeeh. Thank you very much. This was out here, then one day it was not. I was frantic. Now, my stress has completely melted away. Over the evening sea. Eeee.
1969 actually; this clip was part of Episode 1, (Anyone else see the intro that Bert and Ernie did, on the Old School DVD? Ernie's hysterics about E being his favorite letter are priceless!)
I love this. But I can't decide whether it makes me happy or sad: happy because it looks & sounds so relaxing, or sad because its nostalgia reminds me that I'll never be a child again.
But every time you hear it inside or listen to it here you relive a piece of meaning that is you! I think it's important to recognize what kind of feeling it brings then share it with preferably someone of a newer generation! Well thats my rant!
That's true. We're luckier than our children, because these were part of our childhood. How likely is it that today's kids will fondly recall Blue's Clues or Dora the Explora?
Everyone recalls their childhood shows fondly and today's kids won't be any different. What IS different though, is that older Sesame Street was a diverse grab bag of creative talents. Compare that to the much more generic graphics kids see on modern Sesame and in places like Dora and Blue's Clues. Generic graphics have a place and serve their purpose, but it's a crying shame that nothing like the Sesame Street that existed until about a decade ago seems to be around.
(We should remember, though, that in the 70s and 80s, Sesame Street was pretty much the ONLY place you could find anything different or visually imaginative in children's television. In the 90s things got a little better, but now they're getting almost worse than before, and this time without Sesame Street standing as a sanctuary of creative freedom. Le sigh.)
geting worse? well maybe for kids now but i was born in 92 and i think i grew up with extremely creative shows far more than sesame street. like street sharks, ninja turtles, and when i got into anime that totally trumps anything youd call imaginative
Most of life I wondered if I'd ever see this again as I loved the music as a kid and it even back then it made me sad as the boy leaves in the end to an unknown destination. I'm so happy today that I've seen it again!
One of my all time favorites. I always thought the music for this was so beautiful. It's a shame that SS isn't what it used to be. Listening to this now brings back the child in me in simpler times.
I have been thinking about and wanting to see this again, since I first saw it as a little kid! I only saw it once, again, as a kid. And, it has affected my writing from the very beginning.
I am so excited to be able to favorite this video!
This is one of my favorite clips from Sesame Street. The memory of it, along with the music and dreaminess of it takes me back to my childhood. Ah, the innocence of those days.
I might have been among the masses requesting this myself, had I not completely forgotten about it till today! I'll never forget again. So tranquil and dreamy.
Both this and the O film were done by Storyboard Films (the studio run by John & Faith Hubley), and both are among the finest pieces ever made for Sesame Street.
What kind of message is that to little kids having the narrator steal that Queen's Easter egg. It's no wonder I've lived a criminal life of total thievery and cheating!!! lol. Seriously though, today's Sesame street should be taken off the air!
I agree Zippa! Sesame Street is absolutely unwatchable now! They would NEVER air anything made before 1993 now. As I've said before, it's like a completely different show now.
That's a good point. It was a little strange having this skit that has to do with stealing on Sesame Street, especially to a Queen "Her Majesty." (It's too bad that the Queen didn't have her husband "The King and their Royal Helpers" with her because they probably would've swam after the narrator and the eagle to get the Easter Egg back, haha).
When a baby seal tickled her heel she let out a squeal and awoke from her dream in time to see the eagle and me flying away with the Easter egg over the evening sea Hee hee! E e.
I dunno,I tried sitting through the Doodlebops with my great-niece once and I couldn't do it,but this I like and it seemed Jim Henson didn't treat children like they're simpletons
bloodsling 4 days ago
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This sErEnE piEcE is a rEal tEar-jErkEr indEEd!
d72jjpilc 2 weeks ago
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d72jjpilc 2 weeks ago
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if we could get this and other bits of music as fantastic compilations??? Anyone know if it's even possible??
Trund27 1 month ago
Stunning music and exquisite little story
Trund27 1 month ago
Classic memories! I always liked hearing him laugh softly at the end of the poem.
quirpco 1 month ago 2
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quirpco 1 month ago
i LOVE the music! i watched SS when it started. i was 2! i love these old cartoons with the great lessons and music!
jaytotheell 3 months ago
This lesson in loss used to make me cry.
Dagarvs 4 months ago 2
@Dagarvs A sensitive soul :)
Trund27 1 month ago
This was produced when Sesame Street had meaning. Now why don't they just call it "The Elmo Show" and be done with it.
baarbear 5 months ago
Long after I became an adult I'd still tune in to SS hoping to see these gems. I gave up when I realized the whole shebang got politically correct and very Madison Avenue.
shjakes 6 months ago
I am 46 years old....so glad you posted this...we had the best children's television. I can't say that at all for the stuff they put out for today's children. I will copy all vintage 70's-80's Sesame Street episodes and show them to my grandchildren.
putneylane 6 months ago
It's so amazing to see this again! I used to say some of these lines a lot when I was a kid, they really appealed to me, and the music is exquisite. Brought back such a good feeling of being a kid in those days of creativity. Sesame Street was such a gift to us.
velvetupperlapel 6 months ago
This was one of my favorite clips. I never realized how dreamy the music was...
nadaquefazer 7 months ago
I have been looking for this for years.... Thank you so much for sharing... I am crying as I write this as the memories that came flooding back were just overwhelming... Thank you Thank you Thankyou....:-) SESAME STREET SHOULD RETURN TO THIS FORMAT....
openmindedaussie 8 months ago
I agree with you 100%, floresarts. It was a beautiful piece of music. Thanks to the poster of the video for this trip backward in time.
cinnamonenigma 9 months ago
I loved this ol' cartoon as a child... still do. The music is eerie yet peaceful. The queen always reminded me of my mother. Oh how I miss those innocent days of childhood, sitting on the living room floor watching Sesame Street, eating mom's grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup! Ahhh...
spalanca66 9 months ago 3
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This one is really great.
yuukisama2001 9 months ago
This is why i have utmost respect for the 60's. Yes it a very dark time in history, but sometimes it's the darkness that arouses and ignites this kind of creativity. REAL art & beauty was bursting out all over at that time between 1967-1973. Those were the golden years.
DerekBayRoberts1 10 months ago
Classic. Sesame Street not only helped us read and count in those days, it introduced us to Ravi Shankar and John Cale. Nowadays, it's as useful as windscreen wipers on a pig's arse.
jannyrcobs 11 months ago 3
wow, that was very beautiful ... I miss the 1970s creativity.
robfergusonjr 11 months ago
7 people are fools!
kevin07979 11 months ago
@msm2you Great info!!
Trund27 1 year ago
@msm2you Bam!!!! You TOTALLY hit it. Whimsy! Of course. That's been bugging me about more recent animation. A lack of whimsy. Great word. It captures a whole spectrum without being cloying or ironic. Great comment!!!
Hi from Canada
Trund27 1 year ago
This clip evokes so much emotion from what I've been reading in the comments. What wonderful memories people have been sharing! There is something so pure about this clip it moves me deeply.
Vintage Sesame Street = Genuises on overdrive
Trund27 1 year ago
grrroooooooovy maaaan
hamsteradorable 1 year ago
Oh my GOD. I was fourteen or fifteen when this first appeared -- 1971. And still I have had the first ten lines in my memory after all these years. These films were exquisite. Why don't they make stuff like this any more? I want to make films like these.
ksol1460tv 1 year ago 3
Oh how children's TV has changed :( ....
greendalemotorsport 1 year ago
Oh my GOSH, this takes me back! Waaaaaay back! :))
NicoleTirona 1 year ago
my favorite sesame clip of all time..i lve the music, and the thought of flying on an eagle...wow...thanks for putting this on ...saw an episode of sesame street this week...what the heck happened...
pookbeekmom 1 year ago
omg, i haven't seen this for over 35 years....
MultiCosmic10 1 year ago
Haven't seen this in awhile!
WorldChallenge 1 year ago
I was raised with Sesame Street and remember this animation. It's so sweet, it's dreamlike. The music is especially interesting - sort of like the Penguin Cafe Orchestra meets Ravi Shankar or V.M. Bhatt.
If someone knows who did the music, please email me. I'd love to know, and thank you for posting this. It took me back and gave me the comfort of being a small child, safe at home.
fahnke 1 year ago
The greatest piece of animation- EVER!!!
SENIORVOSS 1 year ago
Wow, brings me back to those strange cartoons from the 70's/80's, fragmented and euphoric, when I was dreaming and awake all at the same time.
MattieCooper 1 year ago
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MattieCooper 1 year ago
I remember the "O" cartoon very well but I'd completely forgotten this one. Seeing this brought my memories back immediately.
kelime 1 year ago
they had to be on acid!
maxichic 1 year ago
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cmturvids 1 year ago
My 1 & a half year old son loves the crap out of this. It's like he's in a trance when he looks at it.
renaco7000 2 years ago
It's the music that has him in a trance. I am so sure of it! LOL. I remember first seeing this when I was about four or five and I am now 42! It is amazing how many of us that grew up during that time can remember alot of the Sesame Street songs such as this one and the Indian yogi.
asset68 1 year ago
Hi MStatz, just giving you a heads up that Nantovision's account was suspended, eliminating hours of older SS footage. Be careful! The YT police are on the prowl taking away our childhood memories!
danawadd 2 years ago
Knocks my heart just like it did way back then!
jackpilots 2 years ago
Can anyone help me track down a Sesame Street short that had a sped-up camera of a seed turning into a full grown/ plant/flower? The flowerpot was on a high-rise balcony in NYC(?) and had very beautiful music playing. Thanks for any leads.
crapple009 2 years ago
Looks like you found it, crapple. Another SSt. clip you might like is called "flower opening & closing".
CanadaFamilyMan 2 years ago
@crapple009 search on sesame street sad flower. The music for the clip is Vivaldi's guitar concertio in D.
Fantastic.
astybn 2 years ago
Just did-thanks a mil!!!
crapple009 2 years ago
@crapple009 Is it the Sad Flower Film? It's here on this page just to your right.
iamthesun62 7 months ago
@iamthesun62 Thanks- it sure is. So glad to have re-experienced it again. Beautiful!
crapple009 7 months ago
My goodness. Only for one minute, and my life has been taken back to when it were my best time at that moment.
renaco7000 2 years ago
Very very nostalgic
Thank you
basimpsn 2 years ago
What can I say? This is one of the first animated segments that I recall with infinite fondness. I loved the music and I wanted to be the kid on the eagle flying away from the bullies and the real world. I sure wish things were more like they were. I wish that eagle would find me again and take me back to my happy place.
AmatoRe07 2 years ago 33
I feel exactly the same way. :-)
There's no market-driven profit motive to this -- nobody's trying to sell "eagle lunchboxes" or anything. It's just beautiful.
I wish the altruistic spirit that produced this caliber of children's programming still existed in the world.
(Although, come to think of it, I'd kinda like an "eagle lunchbox" now ... LOL)
RangerGordon 2 years ago 7
I understand completely.
hippojuice23 2 years ago
@RangerGordon :D Excellent comments!!
Trund27 1 month ago
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jaytotheell 3 months ago
@jaytotheell I know where my happy place was... I just can't remember how to get back there! I tell you, if I didn't know any better, I'd say the world got meaner. Sure wish that Eagle would fly by so I can hitch a ride. How are you doing? Have you found your happy place?
AmatoRe07 3 months ago 2
@AmatoRe07 I think mine is here as well. The music in this is so spectacular
Trund27 1 month ago
The sitar was more common then - George Harrison influence.
catchersmitt0 2 years ago
Never realized how beautiful the music , here, was 'till I watched this now. Love this more now than I did when I was six! It's good to be 38 yrs old! :)
hippojuice23 2 years ago
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catchersmitt0 2 years ago
This one has stayed with me for more than 35 years. The ethereal quality of the music and images moved me even as a pre-schooler in the early 70s. Thank you SO much for sharing.
floresarts 2 years ago 28
@floresarts Such sweet sitar and violin :)
Trund27 1 month ago
I can't believe I've forgotten about this skit!
But I remember that I use to think it was mean of the eagle to take that queen's Easter egg.
BeatlesFetish09 2 years ago 2
Thanks for this, dude. I can see that everyone has the same fond memories as I . This was definitely my favorite short from SS. There is a box set called "sesame street old school 1969-1974", it has the first episode and an episode from seasons 2 through 5, plus best moments from each season. Sure brings back a different time. A better time.
maelstrominme 2 years ago
oh my god I loved this as a kid! !! Thank you so much for posting this. Love the sitar music
chickapey 2 years ago
I HAD forgotten about this one. Trippy as!!!
JakeRaven1970 2 years ago
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DougM63 2 years ago
It is a sitar but there is also that Japanese instrument... can't think of the name... sorry
chickapey 2 years ago
Kokyu?
hippojuice23 2 years ago
I'd been looking for this very clip all of my life since seeing it at age 5! The music and voice talent's cademce put me in a trance. It's nice to know this clip had touched so many as it touched and brought back fond memories for me. Thanks for posting!
sidirom 2 years ago 4
ME too. I could hear this in my head and tried to find it on the web before there was any You Tube.
toddy1968 2 years ago
I'd almost forgotten this existed but now I remember it. Wonderfully psychedelic! Even then I had a feeling that something about the imagery was really strange in a pleasing way...now I realize the multicultural aspect of it was what I couldn't quite put my finger on - the very Indian music, the somewhat Native American-seeming idea (to me anyway) of riding on an eagle, the very European-looking queen...oh, Sesame Street! If most programs were half as good I'd still be watching TV.
LanakilaIesu 2 years ago 4
why cant more tv be like this
dooovde 2 years ago 5
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MysteriousGeoff 2 years ago
"Wear shoes in the grass...ok "
renaco7000 2 years ago 2
Yes, I thought the same thing how unprofessional it was how the Queen was barefoot while wearing her Queen outfit (it would probably also look strange seeing a Queen barefoot while wearing her Queen outfit and crown, especially in a kingdom while sitting on a throne). You can also see below my comments and Runup111 comments about my opinion on how the Queen was barefoot.
afriendofbean 2 years ago
That might be true but, I was unable to see her shoes anywhere on the hill she was on. Unless, her shoes were hidden behind the tree she was leaning on or, while she was sleeping, the seal must've taken them. (I'm sure she wouldn't of kept her shoes at the top of the hill alone because, someone else could've taken them). I know that the eagle and the narrator didn't take her shoes because, she was barefoot in the begining of the skit before the eagle and the narrator stole her Easter egg.
afriendofbean 2 years ago
I highly doubt kids watching would care about it.
ShinyHappyPurple 2 years ago
Yes I know. I'm sure people wouldn't care if they saw whether the queen was barefoot for not. I was just giving my opinion on how I felt and thought seeing a queen that was barefoot while wearing her queen outfit and crown. (I'm sure it wouldn't look professional in a kingdom if royal helpers called a queen and she came over barefoot or was barefoot while sitting on her throne in front of millions of people, especially if she was wearing her queen outfit and crown).
afriendofbean 2 years ago
I never did ...I was six when I saw this the first time
HUTINAK 2 years ago
Good point. It was also good that she was barefoot because, if she was wearing shoes or socks, she wouldn't of felt the seal licking her foot. (However, I thought it looked a little strange that she was not wearing shoes while she was wearing her Queen outfit, and I just think that when a King and Queen are wearing their outfits, they should always be wearing nice looking shoes. If they don't, it probably wouldn't look professional).
afriendofbean 2 years ago
Who are the musicians playing this music? Beautiful!
hippojuice23 2 years ago 3
Aaahh.. the memories!
Sesame Street: messing with young kids' minds since the 60's!
aleonflux1138 2 years ago 2
This is an outrage. I turned bitch when i saw this.Only god knows how much memories this clip has awaken...I'm in a complete mess now. But thank you for posting this. I'm 38 years old now, and i still feel the kid in me after watching this. Damn.
renaco7000 2 years ago
Pretty unbelievable. I have not seen this in about 38-39 years. I've remembered it all these years and did a search on You Tube to find it for some strange reason. Man how times have changed. It would be nice to go back to these times where kids could have fun without worry. This music for some reason reminds me of Jimi Hendrix. Interesting how Sesame Street played such a role in our early years as kids....I miss it.
1967Craig1 2 years ago 3
I wonder if someone got the inspiration for the SteamPunk style from the "Land of Steam". Hmm...
sirbrigit 2 years ago
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renaco7000 2 years ago
I'm 37 now. A man from Cajun land, historian, self-proclaimed poet, teaching English to foreigners in a foreign land at the moment. But this clip brings back deep emotions from my very innocent early days that make me feel pretty weird. I always wondered how the queen felt, actually I felt what she must have felt. I married a woman just like her, but I won't steal her easter egg. Wonder what happened to that little thief. Did the eagle abandon him on a deserted isle? Always felt bad about him!
faelismaegnus 2 years ago
still dreaming of the land of steam...
dariaE 2 years ago 4
Ahhhhh...trippy is right....and strangely beautiful don't you think?
Trund27 2 years ago
I`m so glad you brought it up back here again.
warminator 2 years ago
Man, this makes me sad...I still dream of these (33 now) reminds me of when everything was magical....anyone remember "Mirror....here"? A magic mirror with a creepy voice? It used to give me nightmares, I also remember "the crack monster" it was a crack in a castle wall that people would talk to..oh well.
NoelBenson8029 2 years ago 2
I forgot about this one but remember it well now, thanks. This one is kind of trippy and the whole, visit the land of steam , how do you get there? I want to go
stlouisx50 2 years ago
This is an outrage. I turned bitch when i saw this.Only god knows how much memories this clip has awaken...I'm in a complete mess now. But thank you for posting this. I'm 38 years old now, and i still feel the kid in me after watching this. Damn.
renaco7000 2 years ago
I love love love this one. The music gives me goosebumps and takes me back. It's absolutely brilliant, and my kids sure don't get this level of creativity on their shows today, so thanks for posting so I can show them quality!
Whoozinga 2 years ago
I think I would like to visit the land of steam as, presumably, it is like a sauna there and I might lose a little weight.
Old school Sesame Street was pretty nuanced, seemingly for preschoolers but with shades of meaning and depth in those alphabet skits and counting games.
This and the "O" song are moments of free-associating genius.
Fun to swim in those streams of consciousness again after so long.
Thank you.
p.s. Go check out "The Ladybugs' Picnic." Priceless.
windigo44 3 years ago 4
Well put. I suspect the old school Sesame Street had elements that appealed to not only children, but perhaps to the parents too, who might be watching the show along with their kids. The shorts not only educated children, they exposed them to genuine artistic expression. Some of the subject matter might go over their heads at first, but as they get older, they can begin to see some of the deeper meanings inside them, and perhaps learn to appreciate them.
Akira625 2 years ago 3
I had a slight stroke, when I saw this it brings back memories, good and creepy.
snootus0722 3 years ago
Aaah. No, Eeeeeeh. Thank you very much. This was out here, then one day it was not. I was frantic. Now, my stress has completely melted away. Over the evening sea. Eeee.
meowmeowmeowlissa 3 years ago
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renaco7000 3 years ago
Woohoo! It used to be here, it disappeared, and now it's back! Hurrah!
GuanoLad 3 years ago
Absolutely brought a tear to my eye and - for a few seconds - about 30 decades back.
Side note: The narrator sounds so much like Kevin Spacey to me. Is this possible?
BruDiggity 3 years ago
Kevin Spacey was about 10 years old when this was made.
rockhopper10r 3 years ago
Right. Checkmate on that, Bro. Born 1959. This was made in what, 1970?
Still, you do hear the resemblance?
BruDiggity 3 years ago
1969 actually; this clip was part of Episode 1, (Anyone else see the intro that Bert and Ernie did, on the Old School DVD? Ernie's hysterics about E being his favorite letter are priceless!)
hoopersghost 3 years ago
I love this. But I can't decide whether it makes me happy or sad: happy because it looks & sounds so relaxing, or sad because its nostalgia reminds me that I'll never be a child again.
CanadaFamilyMan 2 years ago
But every time you hear it inside or listen to it here you relive a piece of meaning that is you! I think it's important to recognize what kind of feeling it brings then share it with preferably someone of a newer generation! Well thats my rant!
hippojuice23 2 years ago
That's true. We're luckier than our children, because these were part of our childhood. How likely is it that today's kids will fondly recall Blue's Clues or Dora the Explora?
CanadaFamilyMan 2 years ago
@CanadaFamilyMan
Everyone recalls their childhood shows fondly and today's kids won't be any different. What IS different though, is that older Sesame Street was a diverse grab bag of creative talents. Compare that to the much more generic graphics kids see on modern Sesame and in places like Dora and Blue's Clues. Generic graphics have a place and serve their purpose, but it's a crying shame that nothing like the Sesame Street that existed until about a decade ago seems to be around.
Marbles471 2 years ago
Ya might be right.
CanadaFamilyMan 2 years ago
(We should remember, though, that in the 70s and 80s, Sesame Street was pretty much the ONLY place you could find anything different or visually imaginative in children's television. In the 90s things got a little better, but now they're getting almost worse than before, and this time without Sesame Street standing as a sanctuary of creative freedom. Le sigh.)
Marbles471 2 years ago
geting worse? well maybe for kids now but i was born in 92 and i think i grew up with extremely creative shows far more than sesame street. like street sharks, ninja turtles, and when i got into anime that totally trumps anything youd call imaginative
james420texas 2 years ago
@james420texas Some anime is good, but to say anime is the be all end all of imaginative animation is the most obtuse point of view I've ever heard.
Politcalamity 1 year ago
@Marbles471 90s got better? things went down hill mid-80s in almost every facet of American life ...
robfergusonjr 11 months ago
Most of life I wondered if I'd ever see this again as I loved the music as a kid and it even back then it made me sad as the boy leaves in the end to an unknown destination. I'm so happy today that I've seen it again!
crapple009 2 years ago 2
Cool if it was Kevin Spacey. It was actually Dan Hicks (of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks).
KidCairbre 2 years ago
Sesame Street @ this time was b4 it's time...they just didn't realize it...classic ; )
SidJustice1 3 years ago
One of my all time favorites. I always thought the music for this was so beautiful. It's a shame that SS isn't what it used to be. Listening to this now brings back the child in me in simpler times.
snoopygirl68 3 years ago 2
Thanks, so much!
I have been thinking about and wanting to see this again, since I first saw it as a little kid! I only saw it once, again, as a kid. And, it has affected my writing from the very beginning.
I am so excited to be able to favorite this video!
Sunshine & Blessings,
pompom914
pompom914 3 years ago 2
I forgot about this one; it was great! So creative.
But wouldn't all that steam melt the ice cream?
visitor48 3 years ago 2
AAAAAH!!!! At last!!!!! Oh, thank you!!!!!
SesameStrut 3 years ago
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
This is one of my favorite clips from Sesame Street. The memory of it, along with the music and dreaminess of it takes me back to my childhood. Ah, the innocence of those days.
GrayEyes123 3 years ago 5
thank you for the e easter egg I missed that
felion4 3 years ago
I might have been among the masses requesting this myself, had I not completely forgotten about it till today! I'll never forget again. So tranquil and dreamy.
DianaDeLuna 3 years ago
Benchmark, quality material from SS...thanks for posting...
sortashaman 3 years ago
Both this and the O film were done by Storyboard Films (the studio run by John & Faith Hubley), and both are among the finest pieces ever made for Sesame Street.
NantoVision 3 years ago 5
Very pretty music. It makes me nostaligic.
daevczen 3 years ago 3
Wow Mako!
What kind of message is that to little kids having the narrator steal that Queen's Easter egg. It's no wonder I've lived a criminal life of total thievery and cheating!!! lol. Seriously though, today's Sesame street should be taken off the air!
kenorca 3 years ago
I agree Zippa! Sesame Street is absolutely unwatchable now! They would NEVER air anything made before 1993 now. As I've said before, it's like a completely different show now.
mstatz 3 years ago 3
That's a good point. It was a little strange having this skit that has to do with stealing on Sesame Street, especially to a Queen "Her Majesty." (It's too bad that the Queen didn't have her husband "The King and their Royal Helpers" with her because they probably would've swam after the narrator and the eagle to get the Easter Egg back, haha).
afriendofbean 2 years ago
That's trippy... it's too bad sesame street doesn't have cool stuff like that anymore.
The fact that Elmo is considered a tenured muppet kinda says it all.
andy42x 3 years ago 3
Awesome video! So glad to see more videos from you. I remember this one.
Anhinga78 3 years ago
I find the music very peaceful.. not eerie.
pinkparfait 3 years ago 4
Wooooo...THANK YOU! I've been in love with this trippy soundtrack since I was five years old.
ClarkSavageJr 3 years ago 2
The violin is quite hypnotic to me...
danawadd 3 years ago 2
E e see me eating a peach
sitting on my eagle.
Chasing a beagle
to the queen on her knee
under a tree by the sea.
She was looking for her
Easter egg having a dream
about eating ice cream
in the land of Steam
CelesteK 3 years ago
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CelesteK 3 years ago 3
Wow... I havnt seen this since nearly 40 years ! I have never forgotten that music either, thank you so much for posting
MVR326 3 years ago 2
Sooooo good to have you back again.
graperonto 3 years ago
Wow... this has been in 'high demand' for SS classics on YouTube. Thanks for posting... I have a feeling this will get lots of views :)
danawadd 3 years ago
what an awesome memory trip. Thanx !! Statz comes thru again !
ProfessorIgor 3 years ago
ah.. free associating. Haven't seen this in decades.
amanhart 3 years ago
This is classic. Thanks.
MajinKoenma 3 years ago
I remember this. Thank you for posting this. :)
CelesteK 3 years ago