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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Sept 24, 2022 2:17:43 GMT
I could be wrong, but I don't remember ever seeing a chat about this legendary show.
God bless you always!!!
Holly (a girl who will forever love the late beautiful precious masterpiece of a gentleman in the clip)
P.S. Does anyone here have any favorite clips or memories at all?
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Post by Catman on Sept 24, 2022 10:29:26 GMT
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Post by ant-mac on Sept 24, 2022 14:25:53 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Sept 24, 2022 14:39:43 GMT
I have seen the Norwegian remake called Sesam station back in 1991 or 92. The Norwegian version ended around the year 2000 i think.
Never seen the American original.
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Post by amyghost on Sept 25, 2022 13:19:10 GMT
Old school Sesame Street was the bomb. Clever, freewheeling, experimental in the best way as was much of PBS back in the Seventies. Then Elmo took over and nosedived the show; and once corporate America (in the form of Disney and HBO) got its hooks into it and gutted it to a half-hour shell, well, fuggeddaboutit. The passing of the great Jim Henson probably didn't help matters either.
What happened to David was so very sad. He really was the light and soul of that show in many respects. That was a great clip you posted in the OP--it showcased this perfectly.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Sept 25, 2022 14:04:49 GMT
^^^ My big question about Northern (David) is how bad off was he really and is there a chance that he could've been provoked at all? The lady that he was arrested for attacking in early 1980 for all that we know could have been the one to throw the first punch and then of course what went on with him later could have also been provoked because by then, he had already been labeled a person with mental issues. Anyone could've shown no hesitation to take full advantage of the situation due to whatever their feelings already were towards him. In other words, anything to get him totally removed from the pictures. If I am right, I can only pray that the Lord had in mind a special plan for their kind. I will never have enough of Northern's singing and there are plenty of songs from him out there. I can only pray that they all someday become available. Go here for twelve that were put together for an album of him that was released in 1978 which includes eight that came from his heart, mind, and soul. That right there is only the beginning. Here is a list of what else from him can be found so far over at the You Tube website. Songs From Other Sesame Street Albums “Listen To The Music” “The Night Before Christmas On Sesame Street" “Shim Sham Jamboree” (I love to hear him sing this song.) “Just One Person” (I'm glad that he got to be the person who did this song.) “A Cat Had A Birthday” “Simba” “Subtraction Blues” (This song is included in episode #0691.) “Oscar Don’t Allow” (I love to hear him sing this song.) “A Very Simple Dance” “Jingle Bells” “My Name Is David” “The Arm” Show Only Songs “It Feels Good When You Sing A Song”-with Olivia “What’s The Name Of That Song?”-with Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria, and Luis “Pinch Your Nose” (episode #900 and #2443) "B-I-N-G-O" (episode #1808) “I Did It Again”-with Don Music and The Count (episode #1972) “Lullaby”-with Susan “Plenty Of Love”-with his grandmother Harriet “Gimme Five”-with Bob, Gordon, and Luis “True Blue Miracle”-with Olivia, Susan, Bob, Gordon, and Maria “The People In Your Neighborhood” (Two copies are out there.) “Read A Book”-with Don Music, Maria, and Dr. Nobel Price (episode #1915) “I’m Pretty” “Who You Looking At, Tiger?” “Tying Your Shoes”-with Herry Monster “What You Do On A Farm” “Wet Paint” “Write It Down”-with Maria and Luis “Name That Game” “Mary Had A Little Lamb”- with Linda signing the lyrics God bless you always!!! Holly (a girl who will forever love him)
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Sept 26, 2022 2:50:03 GMT
This awesome duet was just uploaded earlier today.
God bless you always!!!
Holly
P.S. Sadly we lost the guy who gave us Luis earlier this year.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Jan 22, 2023 6:58:29 GMT
Today would've been his 75th birthday. I miss Northern Calloway (David) so much.
God bless you always!!!
Holly (a girl who will forever love him)
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 22, 2023 12:57:30 GMT
I have seen the Norwegian remake called Sesam station back in 1991 or 92. The Norwegian version ended around the year 2000 i think. Never seen the American original. As a kid, I never knew there was another (original) version of Sesame Street, as I think stuff like that was never brought up, and were probably 4-5 years old, when the show was big in the 90s. Maybe not the same "shock-surprise", to learn much later on, that once again, something you thought were all "ours", turned out to be just like The Olsen gang movies, or The Julekalender, hell, even Fleksnes was (according to many) almost frame by frame, a recycle of some danish or british show. Loved the early 90s kid show, and the opening song is such a nostalgic piece of music: Have been wondering of giving Follow that Big Bird (1985), due to names like John Candy most likely in a small cameo, is in it, but not sure if I ever will find time to look up the original show. Had no idea Sesam Stasjon actually made it up all the way into 2000. That is quite impressive. Beside Sesam Stasjon, another show with a similar style of puppets and likeable leading actors, was Portveien 2, which I think went on, a few years earlier, but continued to be either made or show up on re-runs into the 90s. Another one, which I am not sure actually were called Myggen or The Mosquito, had some puppet mosquito, flying or buzzing around in Scandinavia (most likely a Nordic tv concept) along with a Norwegian female brunette, as the host of the show.
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 22, 2023 16:06:18 GMT
My two little ones watched it every day and I watched right along with them whenever I could. It was great entertainment for all of us. On our local station, Sesame Street was followed by Mister Roger's Neighborhood, so we never missed that either. We would also tune in an occasional Electric Company. This was the early 1980s.
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Post by amyghost on Jan 23, 2023 14:24:59 GMT
My two little ones watched it every day and I watched right along with them whenever I could. It was great entertainment for all of us. On our local station, Sesame Street was followed by Mister Roger's Neighborhood, so we never missed that either. We would also tune in an occasional Electric Company. This was the early 1980s. You're making me nostalgic, Mike. I surely do miss the PBS of back in the day, before the Right managed to pretty much completely eviscerate it. And someone needs to start a thread on The Electric Company! That was one witty kid's show; and the fact that it was the launch pad for Morgan Freeman ought to be of interest to at least some of the uninitiated.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 25, 2023 15:21:31 GMT
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 4, 2023 20:05:10 GMT
I think Sesame Street was more real-world educational than most, even if educators have distilled it to be more entertainment than practical education.
As a kid, I liked the numerous adults on the show who tried not to speak down to kids, not to mention many muppet characters who were also fairly adult in nature yes? It was different than having child actors & juvenile puppets teach the world.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Feb 5, 2023 1:47:23 GMT
I recently saw the Carrol Spinney documentary here. Mr. S. of course is who gave us Big Bird and Oscar. I only wanted to put my arms around him once I got to know his story. Sadly, no one can do that anymore because his final day with us was in late 2019. God bless you and his family always!!! Holly P.S. To me, the most shivering inducing moment is when the 1986 space shuttle mission is mentioned. (shaking my head)
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