Classic Sesame Street - Rocky the Rockin' Crybaby

[RetroGirl85]

ive been lookin for this!! thanks for uploading

[toriyamaZ]

umm... anybody have rocky *balboa* on sesame street?

[zacandtaylorrule]

Ladies and Gentleman. I introduce to you Rocky Ramone. Haha. It sounds just like the Ramones. The Ramones should have done a cover of this.

[TitanYa315]

LOL/RAMONES

[zacandtaylorrule]

I kew it sounded like a certain band but could not think who it was. It is definitely a poarody of The Ramones.

[BeatlesAmiYumi]

If you remember Tutter the mouse from Bear in The Big Blue House, this song would definately fit his baby cousin because, since she's a baby, she cries when she needs something.

[rachezee]

I used to love this one! And how many of us born in the 80's had that balloon nightlight? I love it!

[beautifuldayboy]

If at first you don't succeed, cry and cry again!

[PinkChocolat07]

Sometimes I wish I could cryi like that at work (lol!)

[Midnighthour71]

Hell,myself and my other co-workers do all the time after we see our paychecks on payday!!!!!

[54spiritedwill54]

He is amazing!!!

[FebWriter]

I haven't seen this since I was about 9, and I'm 31 now! I too used to have one of those balloon lamps, and as the oldest of four kids, I felt about each of my younger siblings the way Roberta feels about Rocky. Sing it/cry cry cry, Rocky! THANK YOU for posting this!

[Anticyclonic]

Well how about that. A Muppet with clinical depression.

[efil4own1]

Actually, that would be Boober Fraggle. Clinical depression mixed with OCD mixed with paranoia about...well, just about anything.

[Mommy246]

I'd scream and cry if I had that creepy clown in my bed too!

[microbusss]

oh ya did? heh bet its a collectable by now lol (the balloon lamp) looked on Ebay for it?

[peabody66]

I used to think the same way like Roberta about my brother when he was a baby. Looking back on it know I miss those days. My brother is ten years younger than me and he's now a chatter-box.

[BHRocks28]

TOO CUTE

[SandraDWilliams]

I thought about this video all the time. I remember it when I used to watch Sesame Street with my oldest daugther (now 23)when she was little and now I shared it with my yougest who is 8.

[Akira625]

This sketch stuck in my mind over the years, mainly because I had that exact same balloon lamp in my bedroom when I was little.

I think "Kid Vicious" would have been a cooler -sounding name for the baby than "Rocky", but this clip probably aired before the Sex Pistols hit the scene.

[PinballStewie]

LOL! "Kid Vicious"!! Yeah that would've been funny! "Baby Ramone" (since all the Ramones last names were "Ramone"), might've also been good!

[Garrettk41]

Funny, when I was younger, I often thought this clip would be the one with Ernie decorating the house for us viewers, thanks to that balloon lamp. But I was always put wise as soon as the crying began.

[PinballStewie]

Just saw the movie "Juno" today and throughout the movie I thought of this song for a couple reasons. First of all, both this song and that movie center around a baby, and also Juno, the titular character, is into punk music. Wonder if THIS was the type of baby Juno eventually gave birth to. ;)

[Babe5677]

I love Rocky Rocky is so cute. I cry for my dummy I cry for my doll ah the memories. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LOL.

[PinballStewie]

Love the organ on this! Wonder if The White Stripes ever saw this. The organ here sounds like that crazy guitar solo they have in "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)". Similarly I wonder if The Ramones ever saw this since the verse crib (no pun intended) directly from their "Blitzkrieg Bop".

[jonnytbirdzback]

Sounds like a parody of "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones.

[Tuxie]

It sounds just like Buzzcocks! :D

[mightyfilm]

Love the Disney 3 Little pigs cut outs there too.

[machinegunangel]

WHEE I love Rocky! So cute!

When I was little I remember I was facinated by the blinking balloon light and the trippy swirly thing on the lamb's face. O_O

[beautifuldayboy]

Why is Rocky crying?

[tpirman1982]

That's what babies do best.

[afriendofbean]

Maybe Rocky was crying just for some attention.

[welchm8]

They're so cute, until they start keeping you up with Sex Pistols and Dead Kennedys tunes :)

[seventhstring87]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[3MJM3]

He is amazing!!!

But The Dutch Version is better!!!

[Dane2]

Interesting seeing Jim do a female voice, seems he didn't do them as often as Frank and Jerry did.

[wiley207]

And Richard Hunt did a lot of female voices, too.

[efil4own1]

Including, like, Janice, fer sure, rully!

[teenangel93]

And Gladys the cow

[tpirman1982]

The only other female I remember Jim Henson performing is a woman Anything Muppet wearing a fur coat when The Amazing Mumford was discussing what Suprise means when he kept making that woman disappear and re-appear.

[wiley207]

Jim also performed Granny Fanny Nesseldrome, as well as various females in his older Ed Sullivan Show skits.

[Garrettk41]

And one of the witches in the chicken soup sketch.

[NellsStuff]

Oh wow... flashback!

[TFAtv]

Same here. I've heard it said that the simplest riffs (e.g., "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Smoke On The Water," etc.) last the longest. This just proves it.

[trppey66]

Talented baby that Rocky. But not as talented as Baby Herman.

[FredFlu1]

Rocky's so cute!!!

[tpirman1982]

Ditto. One of the most adorable baby Anything Muppets ever!

[Flower76]

I used to cover my ears whenever this baby cried, lol.

[tpirman1982]

Did Rocky annoy you the way he cried?

[wiley207]

Yeah, it obviously sounds more like a man imitating a baby, or maybe even Frazzle crying.

[DJ1SCY]

If you listen very carefuly, that crybaby sounds a bit like Gobo Fraggle.

[amesmb]

You're right. And the mom sounds just like Miss Piggy.

[tpirman1982]

Yep. That's Frank Oz for ya'.

[wiley207]

The mother is easily recognized as Frank Oz, since she sounds like Miss Piggy. The sister sounds like Kermit the Frog in drag :P

[efil4own1]

Well, Kermit does have a drag queen past...watch for the clip where he lip-synchs Rosemary Clooney's "I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face" in a blonde wig.

[efil4own1]

A lot of Jerry's younger characters sound a lot like Gobo Fraggle (or, if you prefer, Robin the Frog). In fact, on the interviews for the "Fraggle Rock" Season 1 box set, Jerry himself said that he performed Gobo with the intent of sounding like a teenaged Robin (since Kermit's little nephew either hasn't aged or did something to stunt his growth). Shouldn't Robin be in his 30's by now?!

[DreamDancer82]

I had that exact same clown lamp when I was a baby! I recognized it immediately when I saw this clip!

[AnnainCA]

That's the clown lamp from my childhood! I don't know who made it, but it seems to have been fairly popular in the early 80s. You can also see it in the movie "Cujo" in Tad's bedroom.

[AnnainCA]

In case anyone is curious, I figured out who made that clown lamp. It was produced by the Dolly Toy Company and appeared in at least one other "Sesame Street" segment (I believe it shows up in baby Miles' bedroom), as well as the movie "Cujo."

[rjolliffe]

I want to add my lyrics of Big Cry.

[CGAWLEY]

A great clip! Nice audio enhancement!

[AnnitheDiva]

'I cry 'cause it always works for me.' Too true.

[ISNorden]

Sounds as if they should've cast a girl baby in this role...just kidding, from one female to (presumably) another. :)

[MuppetPro]

Jerry Nelson's Hilarious.

With Frank Oz as the Mother and Jim Henson as Laberta.

_Eric ;)

[tpirman1982]

The older daughter's name is Roberta, not Laberta.

[efil4own1]

Also, did anyone notice how the backing music sounds a little like "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones?

[skrag1]

Gabba Gabba Hey! Gabba Gabba Hey!

[TFAtv]

You mean, "Hey! Ho! Let's go!"

[TFAtv]

Are you kidding me?! I'd recognize that chord progression (A-D-E) anywhere; it was among the first I ever picked up on when I was first learning guitar. I like to think that Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny are getting a good laugh out of this, wherever they are now.

[KeepMyMusicAlive]

I was thinking of "Blitzkrieg Bop" for some reason and this SS bit came to mind! I never thought about the similarities before -- probably because I watched my last episode of SS before I discovered the Ramones.

[tpirman1982]

I wonder if Sesame Workshop (current name of ownership) came up with Rocky's name from Rocky Marciano.

[tpirman1982]

I agree! I haven't seen this one since 1987.

[tpirman1982]

It's been so many years, now this clip's gotten me crying after not seeing those one for years!

[tpirman1982]

"There, there, Rocky. Mommy's here. Everything will be ok. Don't cry."

[dorourke105]

Man Jerry Nelson does a good baby impression.

[tpirman1982]

Sure does. That's Jerry Nelson for ya'.

He's still the voice of Count after all these years although Jerry no longer does the voice of non-Sesame Street muppets.

[Brinah]

oooh i love this one! lol

[kingcjulia]

Those balloons! That pig! Humpty Dumpty! It's all coming back to me now!

[tpirman1982]

Let's not forget the circus-like-themed wallpaper,

and the handle-operated spin-top next to the balloon lamp.

[glowworm2]

That was a really cute and great song. Think Rocky inspired Rugrats?

[Sephare]

Do you have the other baby song, with the disco baby?

[tpirman1982]

Do you mean "I'm A Baby"? I hope someone has that.

[cdkreturns]

I love that one. O/~ I'm a baby {gah gah goo goo....}o/~