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Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The series premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership; it has aired on the U.S.'s national public television provider (PBS) since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016.
The show has undergone significant changes throughout its history. The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience's viewing habits. With the creation of Sesame Street, producers and writers of a children's television show used, for the first time, educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. It was also the first time a show's educational effects were studied.
Bert and Ernie are two Muppets who appear together in numerous skits on the popular U.S. children's television show Sesame Street. Originated by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently performed by Muppeteers Eric Jacobson and Billy Barkhurst, with Oz performing Bert occasionally since 2000.
Bert and Ernie were built by Don Sahlin from a simple design scribbled by Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. Initially, Henson performed Bert and Oz performed Ernie, but after just one day of rehearsal, they switched characters. The original idea was to show that even though two people can have totally different characters, they can still be good friends. According to writer Jon Stone, the relationship between Bert and Ernie reflected the real-life friendship between Henson and Oz.
According to A&E's Biography, Bert and Ernie were virtually the only Muppets to appear in the Sesame Street pilot episode, which was screen tested to a number of families in July 1969. Their brief appearance was the only part of the pilot that tested well, so it was decided that not only should Muppet characters be the "stars" of the show, but would also interact with the human characters, something that was not done in the pilot.
Episode #53, September 14, 1972: Bert and Ernie performed "Clink, Clank." Bert sang, Ernie and Flip did the sound effects. Click here for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0X42Qp5X1DMH7ARF-_MoJDEjQf0ALYdR
Post #400! From 1972, one of my all-time favorite Sesame Street songs that was only performed on albums and an appearance on the Flip Wilson Show.
1974 Children's Television Workshop Vintage Vinyl
This is a Sesame Street song sung by Bert and Ernie. Bert has discovered how he can use pans, silverware, marbles and whistles to make a fantastic chorus of "Clink, Clank, Rattle, Tweet". Ernie joins him partway through the song, adding in an occasional "honk" as well.
"Clink, Clank": Side 2 off the single Havin' fun with Ernie & Bert featuring Ernie & Bert and the Muppets of Sesame Street: Music and lyrics by J. Raposo (c) 1974 Children's Records of America, Inc
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(Tupac) I ain't got no motherfucking friends That's why I fucked your bitch You fat motherfucker (Take Money) West Side Bad Boy Killers (Take Money) You know who the realist is niggas we bring it to {Take Money} (ha ha, that's alright) First off, fuck your bitch And the click you claim West side when we ride Come equipped with game You claim to be a player But I fucked your wife We bust on Bad Boys niggas fuck for Life Plus Puffy tryin' to see me weak Hearts I rip Biggie Smalls and Junior Mafia Some mark ass bitches We keep on coming While we running for your jewels Steady gunning Keep on busting at them fools You know the rules Little Ceasar go ask you homie How I'll leave you Cut your young ass up See you in pieces Now be deceased Little Kim, Don't fuck a...
Kind of ironic now, no?
Jeff Moss and Emily Perl Kingsley wrote this "barbershop" style song from 1971, teaching about vocal ranges and cooperation. The TV version featured a trio of Anything Muppets voiced by Jerry Nelson, Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss, while the version released on vinyl LP the same year was sung by Ernie, Bert and Herbert Birdsfoot. I'll try to remember to post the vinyl version when I get time.
Worm, worm, worm, worm,
Worm, worm, worm, worm,
We're all for worm
And worm for all
Together we will
Squirm or fall
We squiggle together
And wriggle together
Worms up in the sky!
Co-operating
Night and day
To make our spaceship fly!
Worm, worm, worm, worm,
Worm, worm, worm, worm,
We crawl together
We're all together
Flying night to noon
Co-operating worm by worm
So we land on the moon
We're all for worm
And worm for all
Together we will squirm
Fall!