Sesame Street - My Martian Cutie (Number 9)

[KatieCadet1]

This is Taken from My Computer Disc Called Sesame Street Numbers (1998) The one I Played When I was little Back in the 1990's

[nalpak55]

This is life when your high

[JayBarrington]

When I was young i actually tried to draw this alien

[TriniIndianGyal]

One of my favourites !!!! <3

[aniella4ever]

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE ONE :D

[BethSchweitzer]

Just to reiterate, the vocal is definitely Turk Murphy. The other band members are Leon Oakley, trumpet; Phil Howe, clarinet; Pete Clute, Piano ; Carl Lunsford, banjo; Jim Maihack, tuba.(and also vocals on opening chorus)

[cubanboy19]

i wonder what her mother and father looks like

[shelzo]

someone was on LSD

[SamosIMP]

The songs were so catchy back then

[Smartboy8877]

@SamosIMP

Yes they truely were! I really miss the way that "Sesame Street" once was!

[meowcl]

Cutie <3

[KaylaMz118]

MANN! I remember this, this was back when sesame street was worth watching

It's Crappy Now! >=|

[Smartboy8877]

@KaylaMz118

It seems that most Generation Xers hate the way that "Sesame Street" turned out. I tend to agree that it is pretty bad!

[ivmeer1976]

Thought for sure this was written by Shel Silverstein. Reminds me a lot of the opening of "Cover of Rolling Stone" (sung by Dr. Hook) and "Helping" from the Free to Be soundtrack (sung by Tom Smothers).

[Salineddi]

One of my fondest childhood TV memories! I teach it to every kid I know.

[mrkingofkings]

This video can be seen on Sesame Street Numbers for the PC

[MrsHerrickBecker]

Me and my mom would sing this song ALL THE TIME. x3 Ah, the good old days when things were simple.

[ApocalypticMeatloaf]

I remember watching this as a kid. brings back good memories :)

[freepepsicola]

I hate to think what her parents look like...

[mcgownbryant]

Actually this was sung by Turk Murphy

[TwiPrime]

I had forgotten this one. <3

[Meatpies62]

OMG... what memories this brings back. I used to babysit a "special needs" kid, and because of the shows like Sesame Street and The Electric Company, she was able to gain 2 reading levels over one summer. She especially loved the number songs. Thank you for uploading this!

[TwiPrime]

@Meatpies62 Amen to what you said.  My mom taught me to read, but Sesame Street really helped. :)

[sowisapigtobeexact2]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[kirk92270]

i havent seen this since i was a kid thank you for uploading this (THE-SPACE-MAN)

[bmwolfenbarger]

@TinyDancer500

the voice is the same as the Alligator king, not the ladybug picnic..

[d72jjpilc]

Great memory with a tune and lyrics that stay with you for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 years...and then some!

[wickddude109]

Number 9 Number 9 The Beatles o_O

[NLaura73]

Bud Luckey kicks butt!

[tinylittlemodel]

at least she has a mouth, not like the terrible scary typewriter that makes noises, but from where?

[cedarlala]

Love this. Pure genius. Funny and simple and yet with that lovly sesame street touch of inclusive ness. one of my favourite tv moments of all time no less!!!

[wendeebop64]

My favorite part is: she doesn't go shopping 'cuz she doesn't like hopping. That was so fun to sing! :)

[OfficialRaptorzilla]

wanna date?

[bjorntooski]

This one is for my Angel .. i love you

[Gonnakillyou]

Awesome.

[Tsubahi]

I found that EXTREMELY BIZARRE even as a little girl!

[slydawg221]

as a boy in elementary school i use to think that was what people from mars really looked like. lol

[macychick]

omg i totally remember this! i couldn't have been more than 3 years old the first time I saw this!

[lake40]

ahhh memories they dont make these anymore

[bobadork]

never let people on acid teach your kids

[1massacre]

Wow, I rememba dis. Thought she waz weird wen i waz little. but damn, now she's sexy. hahaha

[limpmatie]

She doesn't go shopping cause she doesn't like hopping, so usually she just stays put!

[dslgunner1977]

@limpmatie Best line of the song!

[cinnamonenigma]

@limpmatie Thanks, I didn't understand that last line. The word "hopping" was unclear to me.

[kmmnz]

Favourite ever! I used to chase my mom around the house singing this one.

[PuffyTopianMan]

This song sounds like Turkey in the Straw.

[crazzygirl100]

now dis is the good old school sesseme strretxD

[JunkoTheUnko]

Gyauh. I remember this one from when I was a kid. Weirds me out more this time than back then.

[ncfwhitetigress]

i know what u mean. i'm surprised they put this on a kid's show. kids can get scared of anything strange enough.

[NickCoolJ]

i didnt really like this one it scared me lol but i remeber it :)

[bob94109]

The voice is the late Turk Murphy (1915-1987). He and his traditional jazz band recorded this and several Sesame Street tunes. According to Jim Goggin's book "Just for the Record" -- an interview and discography of Turk Murphy, Turk recorded this track in 1971 in San Francisco.

[mr2del]

=)) (LATWL) That's a good and true perspective. However,

:,( It is sad to see it that way. It struck me funny at first. There are both sides to a story, and you proved it.

[rockhopper10r]

I used to like drawing the "Nine Lady" when I was little. I love the line "Some people say she looks like her dad; some say she looks like her mother."

[haleygip]

LOVE IT ! SS doesn't get any better than that .

[stegaflaps]

An interesting apparition...........not sure about the bed side lamp style single leg though.........

[PandaMishima]

@stegaflaps

You know, the Martian lady would be a fun design for a lamp.

[GaryEngeranoTeh]

hehe..

[jitterbeans]

9 eye

[cutie6013]

love it

[Diamondgrl2007]

hey!!! i got this on a sesame street tape i had since i was little...i have 3 of em

[yohei72]

Wow. I haven't seen this since I was knee-high to a muskrat.

Few ever surpassed Sesame Street in being weird, funny and cute enough to appeal to adults and kids equally.

[irrabbit]

so the conspiracy is true then. martians do exists LOL

[GatorBaby06]

didn't this guy sing for schoolhouse rock?

[galaxyhigh73]

The man siniging/composing here is Bud Luckey; the man you might be thinking of for Schoolhouse Rock is trumpeteer/vocalist Jack Sheldon (singer of Conjunction Juction, etc.)

Bob Dorough was the musical director/composer for SHR.

Not to diminish Bud Luckey in any way, though ;-)

[wmbrown6]

Now that you mention it . . . Mr. Sheldon's voice sounds a bit more gravelly than Mr. Luckey's. But I could see (and hear) why some would've been confused.

[mdumas43073]

Then there's Leon Redbone, who did the "Mr. Belvedere" theme.

Those guys would make one heckuva trio if they ever decided to perform together.

[Star13570]

OMG school house rock!!! Loved that so much, used to be my favorite when i was little XD.

[jrowley70]

You are probably thinking of his voice from the Pixar Short story "Boundin"

When I first saw that video, I knew I heard his voice before, it wasn't until I watched the Pixar Story I realized that he wrote some of the best Sesame Street shorts

[SilverRanger92]

i remember this song i even got this on video

[gothicgrace]

i remember this!!!!!!!

ooo nostalgia!

[TheDevilbuster]

Shouldn't she have 9 mouths, too?

[lalalalaurennnn]

i used to draw this thing all the time when i was little...this song used to be my favorite

[Violinist1133]

aw, i loved this.

[jamak42]

I love these old Sesame Street cartoon things... Do they still do them on the newer episodes, or are they a thing of the past?

[TinyDancer500]

They still show what they consider classics, such as "The Ladybugs' Picnic" and "The Alligator King", this one not so much, but I have seen it on the show.

[theatreanj]

i used to draw this martian counting til 9! hehehehehe

[zizumia]

wow so backed up!

[alphy95]

kinda werid

[jaredandjames911]

ok how deos she eat or live then

[rat4cooler]

How do things like Cthulhu or Shub-Niggurath live?

[megabruiser]

oh, the trauma this cartoon gave me as a kid....

[technodog162]

backed up

[slydawg221]

i like the way her snore sounded like a harmonica.

[renitad08]

my 1year old love this one

[gooserd]

this used to give me nightmares when i was little!

[irulesyou]

i did me to but mosly big bird ang elmo.so i only mostly wached the animations

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

YAY!

[SockBoy65]

I used to just adore this one.

[54spiritedwill54]

cool!

[ochanyaneko]

I used to love this when I was little.

[africansafarii]

*shriek*

I had this stuck in my head all day at random and had to come find it! ^_^ I so used to watch this when I was five.

[danandlana]

I was so excited when I saw these videos where on here! I couldn't get the songs out of my head !! My kids love them!

[MCRLolitaDoll]

omg love this song! do you have the one they have with the cherry that goes through the maze and ends up on a sundae?

[maggie3222]

PROOF to my son that I did NOT make this up!!!

[mrboombasticx]

Nine little toes on her foot! LOL

I remember this.

[oldgreystoke]

I remember watching this with my daughter, and now I get to share it with the grandkids. Cracks me up every time I hear it.

[maggie3222]

Over the years, I was falsely accused of making this song up. I am so grateful for Youtube for exonerating me. There is no way I could have explained it otherwise!

[anteaterpride]

does this remind anyone of

School House Rock

the voice and animation.....hmmm...sounds and looks like the same

[frezerburntskinnycow]

anteaterpride..

school house rock

used to be part of

sesame street

so yeaa. i can see how you think theyre alike

[firstpeter31822]

This used to freak me out! The thought of having one leg and all these toes on one foot! Uy! Oh, and all these extra arms! Pretty creepy!

[lion371]

Did anyone know spiders have 8 eyes? So 9 eyes is reasonable.

[ManEatHam]

scared me then still creepy now!

[alternity28]

Being older now, that's scary! :o

[m12c12j07b10]

shes well fit wots er number

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

One of the best - unforgettable!

[ironmaiden1066]

I've been looking for these to show my kids, so they understand the silly songs I sing every once in a while! Finally there is a place where I can show them, I'm not making them up! Its so cool to have this stuff I grew up on 30+ years ago.

[autumnbubz5]

a chernobyl miss piggy ??????

[flairboys]

this chick scared me but i loved her!

[3KNOCKS]

I REMEMBER THIS ONE AND I LIKE IT.

[annken102]

Wow! I remember all the words!

[joecoolmccall]

wow...I knew almost the entire song once I saw the video and heard the music...lol

[saundrah]

I am in love with YOU TUBE, simply because of shorts like this that dig through my memory and bring all kinds of feelings up out of no where!

[electron2601]

I agree with you totally!

[tamalli]

cool!

[SamuraibrandX]

When I saw the Aligator King cartoon, I was instantly reminded of this one. Thanks for posting it.

[beckigreen]

love it!

[janeykinspeen]

yaay

[karazorelsupergirl]

I never thought I'd see this again. I haven't seen it since I was a child and it's soo cool to relive some happy childhood moments.

[KissimmeeNostalgia]

Cute!

I wonder if anyone remembers the "going on an alpha quest" segment from sesame street. I would love to see that as well!

[SamIAmxoxox123]

LOLZ i want the MARY HAD A BICYCLE!!

[welchm8]

I remember this too - weird cartoon (especially with the eyes) but amusing. This sounds like a Bud Luckey song; he also did the "Ladybugs Picnic" and "Alligator King" songs.

[major600]

You can get "Alligator King" and "Penny Candy Man" on a CD called "Wild Man Blues" by the Turk Murphy Jazz Band. Murphy and Lucky are credited with writing those two, at least.

[rdangelo]

I thought Joe Raposo wrote those. I could be wrong...

[Ripplin]

This is one where I remembered the cartoon more than the song. :)

[LoveTHYconan]

awesome, i remember this from when i was little.