Sesame Street: Women Can Be

[kamibango]

she got an urgen to be a great surgeon! Awesome!

[dmhharris]

Betty Lou was voiced by Fran Brill.

[Adam10Rocks]

Prairie Dawn is here.

[jackdoe83]

Wait did the scientist woman just wake up one morning and think 'hey don't want to be a taylor Ill be a surgon'?

[jackdoe83]

Not to sound sexist. But Woman or not you cannot wake up one day and think , 'hey i'm gona quit my job and become a surgon'.

[themedia23]

@jackdoe83 ofcouse she can anyone can THINK that

[Muppephile]

Yay, Granny Fanny!

[zacandtaylorrule]

"Women can be Soda Jerkers" Haha!

[sailorscoutpet]

Women can be anything they want to be. It's not like from the old past times.

[zacandtaylorrule]

Love this one. I wonder if the woman who went to the moon was named Alice. "To the moon Alice!" Haha.

[rRunner266]

@bookwurmgurl7 would be funny if she really said that :p

[hospitalcakewalk]

What are the lyrics to this song!!!!!

[Pocockable]

I think there should be a sketch like this that focuses on men being daycare workers, teachers in kindergarten and the early grades, babysitters, nannies (yes, au pairs!), etc. I am a man who enjoys children a lot, and I've been babysitting since 1988.

[killersushi99]

The last line should have been. Look at all these things women can beeee dont count us out because we sit when we pee!!

[ParasiteSteve]

How did they all escape the kitchen to do this song? Did they bring it with them??

[MezzaLuna22]

@ParasiteSteve You are referring to a video made for children, in order to encourage them.

[ArionaMew]

There is NOTHING WRONG with having cats, sewing dresses, and staying home! Jeez, they make it sound like a BAD thing to stay home.

[DonGenarosDog]

@ArionaMew

Rock on. There's nothing women can't be!

[rRunner266]

0:38 "we can ride dicks"? xD

[treadley]

@rRunner266 how funny! I thought she said the exact same thing!

[hospitalcakewalk]

@rRunner266 'write books' she says 'we can write books' but i swear i thought she said what u said XD so i just kept listening to it and i finally put my speakers to my head and realized what she said XD

[alwayscocacola80]

I love this song! So nostalglic! I liked the end!

[Mysterycat74]

So many memories of this one as a kid..(1) We thought it was frightening when the surgeon sang that "Now I sew up people too" At 5 years old you don't understand what she meant by that! (2) My favorite part was Prairie Dawn: "Women can be Soda Jerkers!! (3) It SCARED me that the when the astronaut blasts off she had no legs and that her bottom half was a just creepy cone shape with a hole at the bottom!

[culpit]

I liked how the astronaut woman came back to finish the song with the group.

[foxrivermotorman]

Merilyn Sokol Does the voice of the astronaut.

[superAJ71]

@foxrivermotorman, I would've thought it was Carol Burnett; she'd been on the show from time to time.

[murielsartre]

RITA! Rita Moreno is Teresa! Yay!

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Every time I think of this clip, I think of one of my childhood classmates who became a strong woman who can do anything. Peace.

[DRUMMERMAN77]

i believe jane henson puppeteered here

[ARABLUES]

LAS MUJERES PODEMOS SER TODOOOOO

[pika23]

Tu tienes Razon , mi amigo!

[MezzaLuna22]

This is a great clip. Thanks for posting this.

Those who make jokes about women "making sandwiches" need to reconsider doing so. This is a video for CHILDREN to watch, and encourages girls. It's sickening that people would make such sexist comments to a CHILDREN'S video, joking or not.

[annaleighclark]

Oh, heart.

[ThirdOfJune4444]

Rita Moreno voices:

- the singing lumberjack

- Theresa, the singing surgeon

- the speaking cook "Margaret, tell 'em about the cat."

[MuzikJunkyAES]

I think that Marilyn Sokol does some of the other voices such as the astronaut. Peace.

[briansky10]

To those who believe a woman's place is in the home; watch this segment and eat those words!!!

[prosperluong]

peter;

[ShaiMyst]

Oh I remember this :) The hunt aligators thing always stunned me though

[wabinbabin]

.......ans sewing up people didn't?

xDDD i'm sorry, i can't get over that

[ShaiMyst]

nah cause i had enough doctors around me that i thought sewing up had to do with stitches immediately. plus i had has stitches as well

[saugagirl83]

oh, how I remember this one! I always loved the blast-off part. Now THIS is a clip all little girls should watch!

[Dreamer00]

Yay feminism. XP

[foxrivermotorman]

I use to wonder how they made the astronot muppet bast off that that. That use to scare me when I was a kid. I use to leave the room when that part came on

[PuttyKittyHoney1975]

The Astronaut makes me think of "Interplanet Janet" of "Schoolhouse Rock" with her BODY being a literal Spaceship & all. Who needs a Shuttle when YOU are YOUR OWN means of Blastoff!? I also love the Old Lady Lumberjack! She's old, but she's got STRENGTH & SPUNK! Don't mess with THIS Granny!

[napalmnacey]

Woohoo!

[Tropicaliak]

then she got an urgin' to be a brain surgeon!

[zymaymyn]

I can't believe no one mentioned that Rita Moreno did a couple of voices in this song. As a man though, I fully support women getting equal pay to men because there's a higher percentage of single adults that there were when this sketch was made in the '70s.

[Garrettk41]

Yes, Moreno is Theresa the surgeon lady.

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Using the word "lady" is sexist. Peace.

[Garrettk41]

Why do you say that?

[MuzikJunkyAES]

"Lady" demands that women behave in a certain way, while "woman" refers to all women. Peace.

[Garrettk41]

Wll, whatever works, I guess.

[Coriandra2002]

One of the first books I learned to read by myself was a picture dictionary that defined Lady as "a woman who's pleasant and thoughtful and nice to be with."

Does anyone have a problem with that?

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Anyone who wants full equality between the sexes would have a problem with that. Peace.

[Coriandra2002]

So being "pleasant and thoughtful and nice to be with" means somehow less than equal? If that's the case, I think we need more "inequality" in our society, and that applies to men too.

Have at me sisters!

[MuzikJunkyAES]

It dictates that women behave in a certain way instead of referring to all women. Peace.

[nickwalco]

apparently in todays way of thinking they believe a woman should be this big buff ham hating dominant butch.

I like the sweet gently kind and quiet women

[BlackPhenom7]

LMAO!!! While you're up, make me one too.

[analcove]

at 38s...does it say we can ride what i think it said?

[piggiesgottheconch]

i dont know what it said... what do you think it said?

[Chowan30]

lol!!

[pollekesol]

lmao, i cant make out what she should say, i can only make out what i hear, and thats a very naughty five-letter word :-S.

[hayleymar]

She's singing "we can write books" with a funny accent. If you listen later, she repeats it and it's clearer.

[justin7560]

YES! What a great lesson to send to all women, lol!

[beaglesandbirds]

This is a very cool video! But there's actually never even been a woman on the moon. There have been 12 people on the moon, and every single one was a white male. And that puppet that became a surgeon, well women surgeons today are paid 40% less than male surgeons. But it is a lovely and inspiring song.

[c100692]

Yes 12 people. On only a few missions. If there were hundreds of people on the moon I'd agree with you. Very few people could afford to get the education needed to be an astronaut. While they now include both genders and different races, few people can become one.

[mosquitomansayspah]

... but we'll never get paid as much as the men

[binxis2cute]

I remember running and screaming from the room when the woman blasted off......it scared me! :S

[binxis2cute]

What's your issue? It's 2009, grow up. I feel sorry for any children you have or will have in the future.

[JesseLH88]

My issue is that the potatoes are still raw. And I am still hungry.

POTATOES!

[thrashmetalisawesome]

LIES!

[gliparenti]

I'm know your Mother would be very proud on how respectful you turned out. Oh, Yeah, she's a woman too!

[OtherBrother09]

Women can do anything!

[clickgal]

I remember watching this when I little.

I never forgot it. FYI, this was produced during women's lib. Muppets are encouraging girls to persue their dreams.

Great!

[disneyrangerblue02]

Sexist.

[disneyrangerblue02]

Sexist.

[goldenboybx]

None of them said president lol

[goldenboybx]

Doesnt the green one next 2 the with yellow hair looks like kermit the frog lol

[gliparenti]

It's people like you, JesseLH88, that make the world such a nice place! Keep your nasty comments to yourself and move on!

[GrampawUniverse]

ohhh ho ho!  wonderful

[BakaAtLove]

lmfao XD its true, but its funny!

[xxxguitarhero]

were the children facing sexual discrimination against and women?

[LPCESA]

I love this very much. Thank you !

[ATL45]

LIES.

all of it.

[kobraf150]

oh damn, you caught em. The muppets are used as both women and men as they are dressed up with different eyes hair and clothing. these aren't women at all

[anticubitalpossae]

then i got an urge'n to be a great surgeon, now i sew people up too....

lol!!!!!=]

[americanidol434]

WOMAN CAN VOTE!

[TuxedoAllure]

I loved this song as a kid, and have not heard it in YEARS!!!  Thanks for putting this up!

[LeftSock06]

Betty Lou was framed. Very inspiring clip for young girls in a way kids can understand.

[funkyhunk]

I remember this when I was little!

[americanidol434]

betty lou