Sesame Street - Where the Garbage Goes

Reposted by request, from season 1(1969-70). Film directed by Mark Sadan and Kirk Smallwood, featuring music written and performed by Peter Schickele (creator of P.D.Q. Bach).

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[jenzeppelin]

I hate it when people make fun of 'garbagemen' a.k.a. sanitation workers. It's an honest, stable job and they do a lot of hard work. They also keep our towns and cities healthier and cleaner. That deserves a lot of respect.

[NantoVision1]

I definitely agree. People in the janitorial/custodial jobs get even less respect (not to mention unfairly low pay) and that's just not right. Anyone who puts in a hard day's work to improve the cleanliness of our towns and cities deserves to be treated well.

[MuppetsFan123]

Do you have Sesame Street's Peanut Butter Song??

[NantoVision1]

Yes, but please don't make requests in the comments section of other videos. Post them on my main page where I'll remember them.

[Steph6n]

Hey... that's Al Gore-! 0:45

[andrew plotnick]

It really make you think about how the times have changed. Right?

[djtrixen]

Just dump it in the Hudson River. It would probably be an improvement! LOL

[iwantoldschool]

Here in NYC I make a point to thank them. Bonuses in an envelope at Christmastime are good ideas too. (Remember however: most are union and make more in a day than we'll see in a year, lol) Still, I like to thank and bonus em.

[David Theisen]

i am a janitor/housekeeper at a casino and i don't think i get low pay! i make $10.79 an hour too! but yeah not a lot of respect for us graveyard shift cleaners! when u go to lunc break, u have to suffer with lefft overs from the buffet restaurant, and a lot of the food is dry or looks sickly! we deserve fresh food!

[Darth Voltage]

I concur, I hated this film as a kid watching Sesame Street because it made no sense. Sure the garbage workers put the trash on the trucks and then dumped it off on the barge and the tug boat takes it on and THAT'S IT??????!!!!!! At 5 years old, I knew there was more to it(I wish I could say bullshit at that age). Overall I liked the music but the film was wack and it ruined that.

[051163able]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D2Kprime]

: Sanitation workers get paid pretty good. At least they used to. It's a tough job that I know I wouldn't last 5 seconds doing.

[kll510]

I remember as a kid wondering where the garbage on the boat (barge) was going when they sang Good bye garbage. I'm still not sure where it went.

[CAC62]

This is classic! No recycling.. just sending everything out on a barge to...????? I remember this and hoped I'd find it again one day. Thanks for posting this!