Sesame Street - A drum from a barrel

This classic Sesame Street film was posted but it was in between a "Siskel & Ebert" spoof of Oscar and Telly discussing movies. This is shown from an early S.S. episode the way it was intended to be seen.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Sesame
• Street
• film
• music
• barrel
• drum

[deyoungparker]

Haven't seen this in 30 years. Fantastic. My kids watch Sesame Street now. It's still a really good show. They still have wonderful little bits like this, but most are shot on digital video now and don't have that wonderful film quality to them.

[mstatz]

I agree and I've stated that many times. There is nothing like watching film of things like this that are more natural and nostalgic.

[morganfitzp]

Old-School Sesame Street had that urban grit that you just don't see nowadays: Kids hanging out in a vacant lot, nabbing a discarded oil drum! And look how close they get to the hacksaw and the blowtorch—There was always an element of danger when I used to watch the show as a kid that kept me coming back for more (that and the fuzzy blue monsters).

[quirpco]

Luckily, there wasn't any toxic chemical waste in that barrel when they found it by the dirty river.

[iwantoldschool]

@mstatz As someone who shoots 16mm film today, thank you.

[blusoldierwoman]

look we(our) local thing on SS. first time i seeing this clip .... by the way the musical steel pan was invented in my twin island

[kevonmanuel]

Where de man with de hammer gone... David Rudder, he went to Sesame Street.

[galaga6846]

@madamewoselle Yeah, they're cooler than Elmo. I used to say the same thing. But once you become a parent, you'll understand how valuable Elmo really is. And, when you see your child react to him, it will endear him to you.

[WeldinMike27]

Now days that drum would probably have a chopped up hooker in it. Still, it was favourite of mine from when i was little.

[madamewoselle]

@deyoungparker If I ever have kids, I'm nabbing all the old classic Sesame Streets and not letting them watch the new. These are way cooler than Elmo!

[apl175]

I could've sworn that drum was originally used to ship Monsanto Aroclor brand of Poly-Chlorniated Biphenyl.

[2bin]

aka "Deliverin' a barrel o' smack."

[QuiteUnused]

I think the old sesame street did good salting their alpha-numeric lessons and cartoon skits with these little urban/cultural exerpts. Nothing rehearsed or too objective, just a glimpse at life or business in a real place.

[stevedogan]

@mstatz You'd make an excellent sidekick! You're on a roll! ....Keep going! Turn it into a running gag!!

(I'm a professional bad comic by the way -I do jokes like that [and worse] all the time. 22 years of practice in the FBI -the Funny Business Investigation agency, that is.