sesame street mid 80's ending

[VWLVR]

I always felt bad for Barkley when they did that!

[rygu79]

I'd also like to point out that I notice a lot more correct spelling and grammar from posters than the average youtube video. Thanks Sesame Street.

[rygu79]

Wow. I'm born in 79, this show was my life from ages 3-7. I won't lie im a little emotional watching this.

[CnL808]

Does anyone know the breed of the dog at the end?

[raikougal]

I remember this... brings back a lot of better times for me... thanks for posting. :)

[brettfoshager]

What's that square in the corner?

[DJCandyManMike]

Bless you for saving this!

[TheDemoniusX]

*smiles* best time of life was with 80's cartoons and sesame street.

[MsJabennett]

OMG!!!!! That dog! I forgot about him - I always wanted a dog like that! Where did he go and what was his name???

[2Luke]

ahh the memories! i always remembered that after this show was ghost writer! lol...

[generallzod]

where's the part where he eats the kids

[SwedishBlonde79]

OH my goodness. I so remember watching this dog and thinking I'd love to have a pet that big! I luv it!!!

[infinione]

it's kind of trippy how the kids hid behind the tree

[coolbluelights]

I always wanted to know who was inside barkley... was it 2 midgets? or...

[wilek209]

It wasn't two midgets; it was a single full-sized puppeteer

[8mytea]

o'h my goodness I watched this when I was 4 and im now 24,when I watched this I had to go with mum to pick my sis up from school and then going for a big dump in my pants LOL.oh the memories...

[Ntouchwithchildhood]

Still 20 years later now I can't figure out how those kids hid behind that tree! ;)

[mizzzlizzz02]

I know! I used to trip out as a kid trying to figure it out!

[ILoVeLuCyFaN84]

wow this does bring back memories of a time when things were less complicated...

=]

[staceyannec]

this is how i remember it. lol mememories

[Greefus]

no barkley they are IN the tree

[travelplus1]

Do you remember when PBS would play music in between shows if the time was off?

[cygnusXhaust]

man the part between 41 and 45 seconds is one of my earlier crystal clear memories.

[Ihearyoucalling]

LOL whats with the pink box?

[TheRetroDude]

This ending is the 1 i remember and i swear to god that cos of this i love harmonicas and play em love that whailing sound of the song.

[Ihearyoucalling]

me too,right up until 1989,when I was 9 and decided I was getting too old for the show LOL

[TheRetroDude]

ahhahha yeah

[obstacle555]

This rocks...a lot!!!lol thanks for posting! You rock!

[gcuber]

I miss Barkley!

[napalm5]

I haven't seen this in about 20-25 years. After I saw it, it made me cry. And I'm a guy in my 30's... I dont know why.. there's something about seeing a flashback of my childhood now that I'm all grown up.

[ac75088]

dude..tell me about it..I am 27..and I definately haven't seen this since I was 5. Damn if I could only go back.

[WayOfBehaving]

I'll always remember thinking... HOW DO THEY DO THAT?!?!?!

[ChronicCommentator]

im born in 83 and man this just brings memories back hard of growing up!!!

[Ringo84]

I'm an '84 baby and I remember this too. Awesome ending!

[TherealRNO]

Ringo84: Ditto. Gotta love the classics. God bless Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Juhl, Will Lee, Northern Callaway, et al.

[AAMLfan]

I'm an '86 baby and I remember this. :D

Especially the bridge part and the tree.

[kbrinks]

thsi is the ending i remember

[chickenbaby12]

I used to wish i was one of those kids that played with barkley. i would imagine we would french kiss all day long!

[FREEASTHESTARS]

wow long time since I've seen this

[Gloomgal]

I loved this ending. They only played it sometimes but I looked forward to it. thanks!

[DanJ30]

I remember this ending, its been so long...

[Daintytwinkletoes]

WOOOOOW I've been seaching for this forever!! Thank you so much.

[hellojeaniejeanie]

My favorite part was the kids disappearing behind the tree!! That made my day!

[thezaylady]

Didn't Barkley start out with a different name? It was like "Woowoof" or something to that effect. Does anyone know what it was?

[Leveena222]

I dont think so, Ive known him as Barkley ever since I can remember

[Daintytwinkletoes]

yup! Well, Woov Woov was how it was originally spelled. I know alot of folks hate Wikipeida, but it does provide real info. Check it there...Barkley (Muppet character) and see what u get.

[smilingtrees101]

he started out with barkbark, i think... or was it bowwow?

[Marbles471]

Yep. He used to be named "Woof Woof". But he's been Barkely ever since 1978. Gordon just one day decided he didn't like the name "Woof Woof" and told Bob he thought Barkely would be a better name. Bob prefers Woof Woof. So everybody in the neighborhood gets together and votes on it, but it's a tie. So in the end, the dog has to choose his name by deciding which group of people calling him he'll come to. Needless to say, he picked Gordon's group. So Barkley it's been ever since.

[thezaylady]

I remember that vote! Personally, I liked the first name better, but they never asked me to vote.

[Marbles471]

They didn't ask me either, but seeing as I was negative 4 years old and technically nonexistant, I wasn't in a position to vote anyway. (I only know the episode from seeing it in a museum in New York)

[novemberunderground]

Wow. It's been close to twenty years since I've seen this.

[jobe1212]

i used 2 cry when sesame st. went off!

[white93taurusgl]

You too huh LOL

[genea80]

I thought I was the only one!!!!!  The end of sesame meant naptime!

[Xondar11223344]

I remember that I wanted to play with Barkley the dog when I was little. I was always envious of the kids in the end credits.

I also used to wonder how the kids disappeared behind the tree. I thought maybe they used a transporter or something (I used to watch Star Trek with my dad and brother when I was little too.)

[ZainR]

looking at Barkley now I want to play with the dog lol

[RetroGirl85]

oh my god! i used to love watching this, i cant believe this is actualy on you tube!

[simpsonzlover32]

that was 3 years after will lee died (the actor who plays as mr. harold hooper), i noticed that his name wasn't in the credits

[cbsteffen]

I know you made the logo look blurry because you didn't want it to get deleted. I think you could still get this video taken away because it still might look like it has terms of use violation.

[HartCourtMonopoly]

What episode was this from? What was the letter and number of the day for this episode?

[lemonsters2008]

Episode 2040. Sponsors: D, H & 10, Voiceover by Gordon (Roscoe Orman)

[HartCourtMonopoly]

Alright Then, What was going on at the end of this episode, at the time of Gordon's announcement.

[lemonsters2008]

Big Bird wants to tell everyone to go to school and learn to count backwards, using his megaphone. Gordon announces the sponsors.

[HartCourtMonopoly]

This was from before 1985 because, the credits started to scoll in 1985.

[Poopsie25]

God I wish Barkley were real...I thought he really WAS when I was a kid. I thought Snuffy, Big Bird and Barkley were real but the 'hand' puppets were fake. Hehe!

[cruse85]

i miss that dog

[averagejoe91]

I used to watch that part every day just to see the kids disappear behind the tree. It was good...every day.

[briancraig81]

God I remember this. Reminds me of when things were so much better for me. I wish I could go back to being a kid. Thanks for posting.

[jojito26]

I understand thats why I post stuff like it,back then my parents were still married and my dad was still alive.Hey Thats life huh?

[jasperhoraceglobe]

This air in what year?

[Marbles471]

Since the credits aren't yet the "scroller" type, this puts it somewhere between 1980 and '85, I think.

[Marbles471]

And looking again, since Kevin Clash's name is there, this would have to be 1983 or 1984.

[gutchman84]

@jojito26 do you have the street scenes from this episode (episode 2040)? If so, would you please post them on here?

[Debutante24]

@jojito26

Your reply had me tearing up. Thanks for posting this up!

[tommyandnaterule]

@briancraig81 sad but true..... <3 it none the less....

[dd1985]

When I was younger, I always wished I was one of the kids that got to run with Barkley through the park!!!

[thetagirl1980]

Thanks for posting this, watching this has brought back wonderful memories.

[michaelmoval]

To jojito26, without the funky chimes ending on Sesame Street, my eyes and ears would starve.

[werewolfantipaladin]

This ending followed the one with the little kid's hands on the steering wheel of a car if I remember correctly. Notice the car driving in the background as the kids vanish behind the tree. Simple camera trick but played very well when Barkley can't figure out how they did it

[gutchman84]

i'd like to see that version of those closing credits on this site, so if anyone still has it, please post it!

[Marbles471]

I don't think anyone has it, since it's out of reach of most VCRs (ending around 1980) and none of the Friday episodes from the mid to late 70s that Noggin aired were "regular" ones, as opposed to special ones like where they went to Hawaii.

[rcredisme]

Yes. On His Harmonica.

[rcredisme]

Did Toots Thielemans Perform the Sesame Street Theme?

[rillloudmother]

his chromonica to be more precise

[FRAT99Po]

Great. I remember that dog as a kid and thought it was a real dog. Magical youth...

[jojito26]

Sorry for the bad quality with the logo blur.

Maybe sometime in the future someone could download the clips and fix them.

At least now It wont be removed due to the logo issues.