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Uploaded by on Apr 4, 2007

A great classic Sesame Street film segment about boys flying a kite. I was about 4 or 5 when I remember first seeing this (1972-1973). The message being that kids can help each other and have fun regardless of their race. Sesame Street, to their credit, was ahead of it's time in promoting racial equality. Beautiful acoustic guitars accompany the film too. Sorry about this segment being slightly grainy. The TV reception wasn't very good that day. Too bad my folks didn't have cable in the mid 80's!

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  • I remember this. Who did the music? Thanks for posting.

  • I don't know. I wish I did. If someone knows, let us know.

  • I was hoping this would come back one! Thanks Michael!

  • You're welcome! Check out my "Touch, Hold, Feel" post!

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  • My name is Reginald and I'm the boy on the bike. We filmed this in 1971, when I was 11 years old, in Malibu, CA. The man and the little boy were fun to work with. This was my one and only acting job. I have not seen this film since the early 70's and found it here today on You Tube.

  • This clip had many messages.

    1. Different backgrounds playing together (main point)

    2. Age difference

    3. Teamwork

    4. How to get the kite flying

    very educational!

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  • If anyone recalls Via Alegre, there was some film about making chairs and the music in this film was used for it.

  • @risktaker1960 I'm a little late but thanks for letting us know.

    I would of figured this was filmed somewhere in the NTC ares since that's were SS has been produced all these years.

  • @4a8p9x How do you know it's parental focus groups? Especially since many of them probably grew up on SS and saw films like this?

  • @dementedfurbie Me too. To young to have thought such a thing but certainly not a bad point.

    I don't think SS was ahead of its time because throughout most of the 60's many were trying to do that but still an interesting thought.

  • whats this song called

    is there longer version

    who it by

  • I never even noticed races when I watched this. To me it was two kids trying to get that darn kite in the air.

  • where is the boy on the bike? I want him to come to the zoo with me. Jake from tow and a half men where is he? I want him to come too.

  • @jfpinell ...My father had connections in the entertainment industry and arranged for me to be in this clip. I was not a child actor. The clip was shot in a large field overlooking some ocean front homes in Malibu California. I do not know who owned the field.

  • @risktaker1960 Can I ask too....do you know where this is shot? Is this someone's field or pasture?

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