This Way to Sesame Street - Ernie Protests the End/One Last Clip

The final E&B piece from This Way to Sesame Street (1969), if not to say the conclusion to the entire special.

Bert tries to sum up the purpose of Sesame Street, but Ernie protests that the audience hasn't learned enough about it--and begs for one last clip; A letter A animation featuring an ape is shown, then Bert reads off an address where parents can write for CTW's official guide to the show. And what better way to end than with the classic ending credits music with harmonica along with Ernie's loud (and funny) protests.

Enjoy =D

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[superAJ71]

Is that closing theme available anywhere in its entirety? Toots Thielmans really plays some great stuff on there.

[Jbrangwynne53]

Man, I wish it was. I heard the entire piece was around three minutes long.

[spicy321]

I wonder who Danny is who's credit was left off?

[Jbrangwynne53]

Danny Seargen: He puppeteered for the Muppets for about a year. He was really just an assistant puppeteer as far as I'm concerned. He really didn't perform any major characters. He did sub in for Carroll Spinney to perform Big Bird a couple times.

[angrypunkbronxkid]

Well their mothers care!

[HazyChase20]

I won't be surprised if Jim improvised all the stuff he said during the credits...

[HCShannon]

@hotroute While programs on regular TV relay on ratings for their survival, programs on Public TV relay on money from viewers and corperations and a very small amount fedearal goverment.

[nellie2581]

My fav are Ernie, Elmo, and Kermit

[billypfan]

I LOVE ERNIE

[The10285dollars]

Hi. This reminds me of when I see it in an old-fashioned American movie museum for when Sesame Street was aired in from about 1965 or 1967, and the regular closing music (audiolizing Toots Thielemans playing harmonica) plays for "Sesame Street characters (Susan, Bob & Gordon) saying goodbye to the viewers". Sesame Street was shown on NET in the 1960s.

[pepperjackcheese1]

Were out of time Ernie

[texasghost]

Ernie doesn't care about the Executive Producer...but he is fascinated on where trash goes??

[MaStormy]

tiptoe thru the tulips...go head gorilla!!!

[antster1983]

@madcapromanian Instead it does a very bad Tiny Tim >.<

[madcapromanian]

The Ape should have sung "Ape Call".

[WaggonerCartoons3]

I think this is probably the first time the Anything Muppets have ever been referred to by name.

Ernie's comments during the credits are really funny ("Who cares who wrote this thing").