Sesame Street: Smokey Robinson Tells Telly That It Takes Time

[desertfox2k3]

Telly is dancing to the song. LOL!!! He's feelin this like the rest of us.

[coachurly]

The mustache, the curl, and the silky vocals! Sesame Street was cool at one point!

[MrSteveUtah]

Smooooooooooooooth

[unique74muzik]

Smooth Smokey hanging out on SS!!! This is my JAM!!! Today's microwave generation of instant gratification need to listen to this and listen to Smokey!

[pecanchocolatedeluxe]

ooh between that man's voice and eyes..it's juss too much!!!

[zarbar2]

Damnnn... this show had awesome guest appearences!

[somedaywewillflyaway]

What a great singer. Very beautiful tone.

[Skyeler95]

12,000 Views!

[JihadBunnydick]

His voice is so angelic and heavenly

[TheCutiepie1256]

Smokey is the man!

[TheCutiepie1256]

The man is sensational! He doesn't change!

[moodychick83]

happy 40th birthday sesame street!

[moodychick83]

do you all hear the whistle in the beginning and then when smokey says hi to telly where is it coming from why do we hear it?

is it just me how come his voice sounds a little deeper with that mustache?

[moodychick83]

what color is that sweater? just wondering.

[perez6313]

loving this song.. wow!.. wish kids would still listen to this type of music, that has meaning.. they want to grow up so fast now a days.. it's just sad.

[luckyc120]

yes it is i was just watching oprah today and kids today are trying to have sex at 14 and was getting help from oprah and a doctor to make sure it was right to have sex at that age....and oprah and the doctor basically didnt see why they couldnt have sex at 14....this world is so pathetic and sad

[perez6313]

omg lucky are you serious? Oprah and the doc said that? wow! Well with this day in age where sex is means nothing, and even commercials are risky, and all they do is show sexual content on tv because SEX SELLS!.. well no wonder we have such young actively having sex children having children in this world. Really truely sucks!

[Pinkheels86]

I don't remember this one.....hmmmmmm

[johnlovestosing04]

man this song is cool.

[Daffyfan2006]

Probably 84 then. I think that's when Marty took over. I might want to check again. Thanks for that info.

[skyweezynU]

this is 1981, the same outfit he wore in the 'being with you' video!!!

[moodychick83]

he wears black in being with you and in the we are the world video. this outfit is salmon (not pink).

[Daffyfan2006]

Does anyone know what year this is? I'm guessing around 85 or 86. It seems like an early Marty Robinson Telly.

[AliOllieWoodson]

he looks like from essar's cover so it might be a 84 or even 83

[skyweezynU]

1981  1981

[Daffyfan2006]

It can't be 1981. That's definitely Marty performing Telly here. He didn't take over the character until 1984, so I'm guessing it's around that time.

[moodychick83]

it's 1986. i have it on tape. hes not wearing his wedding ring and he was divorced from claudette in 1984 or '85. so it has to be '86.

[Daffyfan2006]

Yeah. That's what I was thinking. Since it's Marty as Telly there, it had to be 1985 or later. Lol. I know people get tired of me saying that over and over again. As for the outfit he's wearing, I don't know. Maybe he has wore the same outfit for many years. A lot of singers seem to do that.

[unique74muzik]

@Daffyfan2006 you are correct..it was 84...I just started 4th grade.

[moodychick83]

i have a video featuring this performance. it is episode 2215. it aired may 2, 1986. but that doesnt mean that it is from 1986. it may have been filmed in 1985. it may be a repeat. or it may not be.