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These are links to video excerpts of Sesame Street on YouTube and other online services. These have all received David's seal of approval as Grade A Sesame Street Silliness.

123 Ball: I may be wrong, but I recall there are a couple different endings for this one.
123 Sesame Street: Stevie Wonder blesses the Street with its own song.
African Alphabet: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Kermit in rare form.
Air!: The Mahna-Mahna guy branches out into educational videos.
Alligator King
As I Was Going St. Ives: An old riddle in an old sketch.
Ballad Of Casey McPhee: "Through, through, through, he got that train through..." Cookie looks great with the bandana around his neck.
Bert's Brother Bart: Must be seen to be believed...
Bert's Nephew Brad: Bert's little nephew is cute!
Biff and Sullly's Piano Lesson: Featuring the maestro, Bob.
Bumble Ardy's birthday 9: Never dine with swine, even for birthday number 9.
Bus Stop: B-U-S-S-T-O-P spells Bus Stop!
C is for Cookie: The one, the only.
Choosing the National Bird: Sesame Street does US history.
Clap, Clap, Clap!: A really impressive bit of a capella polyrhythm.
Concerto for Clarinet and Honker: Pretty self-explanatory. I love the Honker's reaction to the clarinet
Cookie!: Cookie Monster in Isaac Hayes mode.
Cookiegate: Cookie Monster gets grilled by Robert McNeil.
The Count And The Seven Angry Bats: The Count has a few problems with labor unrest.
Count It Higher: Chrisy and the Alphabeats rock the house.
Dance Myself to Sleep: Ernie shows off his tapdancing skills, and drives Bert nuts as usual.
Danger!: Jerry and the Monotones once again rock the house with a PSA.
Dee Dee Dee: Ernie sings, Cookie freaks out next to him.
Do De Rubber Duck: Ernie goes reggae. I love the backing vocals by the whole neighborhood.
Doin' the Pigeon: Gotta love the hat with the feather on it. Bert is truly The Mack.
Don't Eat the Pictures at the Museum: Cookie learns a major lesson of museum etiquette.
Doo Wop Doo Wop Hop!: Kermit gets down.
Eating Cookie: Cookie Monster riffs on a classic.
Echo into Mexico: Thuderation!
Exit: Little Chrissy's singing really moves the audience.
Ernie and Bert Watch Goldfish: Much more entertaining than it sounds.
Frazzle: "...that means thank you for the dinner now I really must go!"
Fuzzy and Blue: and Orange!
The Geefle and the Gonk: "No, let's call it Shirley."
Glasses of Water: Blub, blub.
The Great Cookie Thief: Rule number one in crime: Never stand by your own Wanted poster.
Grover's Health Minute - Teeth: Grover drafts Kermit to help with his demonstration.
Grover the Waiter: Big Hamburger
Healthy Food: Cookie Monster raps about healthy eating while dressed as a member of Run DMC.
Here Fishy Fishy Fishy: Ernie manages to drive Bert nuts out on a boat.
High, Middle, Low: Ah, the old soft shoe...
I Love Trash: Mary loved this as a little girl; she had the little carry-around box of 45s...
I Think I'm Lost: Many, is this a trippy neighborhood.
I'm an Aardvark: "...fierce and free!"
In With the In Crowd
It's a Long Hard Climb: A very cute little froggy (not Kermit).
J Friends: I have to admit, I like the ska cover a bit better, but this is still a cool number.
Kermit's X-Ray Machine: "Boy, I'm crowded!"
The La La Song: I have this on album, but it's fun to see Bert get into his singing.
Lambaba: "...and a duck!"
Ladybug's Picnic
Letter B: Sesame Street presents the Beetles
Mad!: Methinks Little Jerry and the Monotones are in need of some anger management. I love the hebrew translation, too
Mee-Mee: Not actually a Sesame Street segment, but this is one of the most amazing Muppet Show segments ever. See how long it takes you to figure out what song is being "sung".
Milk, Milk, Milk: I remember always liking this one a lot as a kid, although it's intensely wistful.
National Association of W Lovers: "What is the letter we love"
Oklahoma: Kermit and Forgetful Jones have creative differences.
On the Subway: A big production number about New York's number 1 transit system.
One Way: City planning causes heartbreak until overhead perspective comes to the rescue.
Put Down the Ducky: A full version, with prologue and celebrity cameos.
The Question Song: Grover has a one-track mind for this one.
Rubber Duckie: ..bo-do-do-dee-oh...
Russian Nesting Dolls
Sesame Street Little Theater - Let's Make a Face: Prarie Dawn at her finest.
Sesame Street News Flash - Cookie Red Riding Hood: Cookie looks quite fetching in the hood.
Sesame Street News Flash - Cinderella: "Eeeewwww!"
Sesame Street News Flash - Cinderella's Glass Slipper: I really expected Kermit to get swept off his feet by the prince...
Sesame Street News Flash - Old King Cole: I love the hipster piper.
Sesame Street News Flash - Old MacDonald Had a Spaceship: With a woosh-woosh here and a woosh-woosh there...
Sesame Street News Flash - The Pied Piper: Kermit is a very talented scat singer.
Sesame Street Sports - The Tortoise and the Hare: Methinks the tortoise has gotten into the NyQuil.
Some of Us Are Here: More from the Mahna-Mahna guy.
Star Wars on Sesame Street: Lots of raw footage here - Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
Superstition: Lord knows what possessed him or the folks at CTW, but Stevie Wonder recorded a nearly seven-minute long version of Superstition live in front of Mr. Hooper's Store. It's amazing.
Take a Bweaff
Telephone Rock: Little Jerry and the Monotones get themselves arrested for rocking without a license.
That's About the Size: Simultaneously presents a key concept of Western occultism, and predicts Katamari Damacy by over three decades.
There's a Bird on Me
Thomas Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence: More Sesame Street history lessons.
Toothbrush Salesman: Kermit and Grover do teeth again.
The Twiddlebugs Try to Get to the Zoo: A visit to Ernie's flowerbox.
The Twiddlebugs' New Stamp: Interior decor for the insectoid set.
What's the Name of That Song?: The title says it all.
Would You Like to Buy an O?: Geez, for only a nickle, what other answer could one give but "Hell, yeah!"?
X Marks the Spot: Sherlock Hemlock goes over one of the rules of the detective game.
Zing Zing Hey: Placido Flamingo and the Sesame Street All Animal Orchestra perform "Zing Zing Hey" from Naughty Marietta, led by real-world conductor Seiji Ozawa.
Zizzy Zoomers

Sightings In the Wild

On rare occasions, members of the Sesame Street tribe appear in the more mundane world.

Cookie Monster on Martha Stewart Living: Not a big fan of Martha, but it's Cookie!
Elmo on Rove Live: Never seen the show, but it's Elmo, what else do you want?
Grover on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Grover wows the crowd, and gives Tim Daly a hard time.
Kermit and Jim Henson on Regis and Kathie Lee: Reportedly, this was Jim Henson's last appearance with Kermit.
Kermit and Jim Henson on the Tonight Show: Technically a Muppet segment, Kermit was shilling for the Muppet Valentine's Day Special, the first prime-time Muppet special in 1974.
Kermit and Jim Henson on "What's My Line": This is another one from 1974.
Loewe's Theatre Film History Short: Cookie narrates, everybody else acts silly.
Loewe's Theatre Policy Short: Don't smoke during the movie.
Sesame Street on Jeopardy: Elmo, Oscar, Rosita and Big Bird help Alex Trebek give the answers.

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