Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-26 Thread Scott Sauer
The 12345...pinball was indeed on SS, though it may have been made by/for The Electric Company. At the beginning of the current shows they have celebrities recalling their favorite Sesame Street memories. Seth Green recalled the pinball machine. w00t. A small snippet of the Twiddle Bugs was on the

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-26 Thread Deanna Schneider
Okay - glad to hear it, cause I was sure it was Sesame Street, too. Weren't they both Children's Television Workshop productions? Maybe there was some crossover. Bobby has 5 seconds to say this word. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:00:04 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its a bird

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Dana
A couple of my favorite bits -- the monsters! And heavy and light Well I hope this little lesson Won't take too long If you're gonna teach heavy You have to be strong. Dana On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:00:04 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its a bird. Its a plan. Its... > > Lette

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread William Bowen
> Its a bird. Its a plan. Its... Letterman who definitely was on Electric Company with Rita Moreno and Morgan Freeman. And Spiderman! The Psychadelic Pinball was definitely Sesame Street. Along with the Alligator King and his seven sons...and the ladybug picnic... -- will "If my life w

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread David Churvis
unity" Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:55 PM Subject: Re: That character from Sesame Street > Hm...the mind plays tricks. I was sure the 12345..678910...11 12 thing > was from Sesame Street. I sing it to my kiddo all the time. But, I'd > spaced the pinball part of it. I kept see

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
ee doo doo > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:31:51 -0500, Jim Davis > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Are you sure that they're not? > > > > > > > > I'm not sure about this specific group, but several groups in the past > >

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Phill B
You can watch a remake of the pinball machine here. I think it was done by the Pointer Sisters. http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/7850/ or http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=001406 On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:32:12 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hm..

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Phill B
out this specific group, but several groups in the past > > > have > > > indeed went after Bert and Ernie. > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: David Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Jerry Johnson
Its a bird. Its a plan. Its... Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/25/05 04:42PM >>> The psychedelic pinball machine was from "The Electric Company". It usually came on right after Sesame Street.

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Marlon Moyer
ROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: That character from Sesame Street > > Hm...I don't remember the psychadelic pinball machine. But, the > typewriter does still make rare appearances, as well. > *click* c*click* *c

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Phill B
At least we don't have to deal with Barkley the dog any more. Near. *runs away* FAR! On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:19:38 -0600, Scott Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ahh the good ole days of the "real" Sesame Street! > My 2 yr old son is now addicted to the "new" Sesame Street. > Cookie Monster s

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
dn't make me gay. Bert and Ernie made me gay. > > > > > > And WHY isn't Focus on the Family going after Sesame Street when it has > > > such > > > obvious gay characters? > > > > > > > > > Dave > > > - Original

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Scott Sauer
everal groups in the past have > indeed went after Bert and Ernie. > > Jim Davis > > > -Original Message- > > From: David Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:21 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: That ch

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Jim Davis
> To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: That character from Sesame Street > > > See ok... SpongeBob didn't make me gay. Bert and Ernie made me gay. > > And WHY isn't Focus on the Family going after Sesame Street when it has > such > obvious gay characters? > > &

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
has such > obvious gay characters? > > > Dave > - Original Message - > From: "Deanna Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: That character from Sesame Street &

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread David Churvis
munity" Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: Re: That character from Sesame Street > I was surprised, too. But, we have a bunch of books (some dating to > the 70's) featuring Sesame characters, and it's definitely > Twiddlebugs. > > By the way, in case you

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
I was surprised, too. But, we have a bunch of books (some dating to the 70's) featuring Sesame characters, and it's definitely Twiddlebugs. By the way, in case you were wondering, from Ernie and Bert's "Up and Down" book of opposites, Ernie is the top. "I like being on top of the slide, Bert!" "I

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Ben Doom
Deanna Schneider wrote: > Thank you all so much. (And it is too Twiddlebugs, though it's > pronounced "tweedlebugs".) Whew. I can sleep easy tonight. Hmm. I just looked, and it seems that you're right -- I'll take Elmo's Playground as an authoritative source. :-) --Ben ~~

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
Oh, and Don Music - man he rocked. Ha ha ha ha. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:21:35 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My favorites are the Yip Yip Martians. I still talk like that every once in > > a while. > > yip > yip yip > yip yip > yip yip yipyipyipyipyipyip > > mmhmm > mmhmm >

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Deanna Schneider
Thank you all so much. (And it is too Twiddlebugs, though it's pronounced "tweedlebugs".) Whew. I can sleep easy tonight. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:03:15 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MUMFORD! :) > > -Gel > > -Original Message- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PR

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread William Bowen
> My favorites are the Yip Yip Martians. I still talk like that every once in > a while. yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yipyipyipyipyipyip mmhmm mmhmm good times... :-p -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Angel Stewart
MUMFORD! :) -Gel -Original Message- From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:48 PM To: CF-Community Subject: That character from Sesame Street Okay, so, we have a kid, and we're reliving our childhoods. So sue me. Now, does anyone remember

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Marlon Moyer
My favorites are the Yip Yip Martians. I still talk like that every once in a while. > -Original Message- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: That character from Sesame Street > > > Okay, so, we hav

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Ben Doom
> *sniff* I miss the Twiddlebugs, too. I had nightmares that the Tweedlebugs (not Twiddlebugs) lived in my baseboard heater. I was an odd child. --Ben ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticke

RE: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread Marlon Moyer
The Amazing Mumford http://www.sesame-encyclopedia.com/Alphabet/SesameM/SesameM.html > -Original Message- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: That character from Sesame Street > > > Okay, so, we hav

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread William Bowen
Supporting documentation upon my earlier claim... http://www.angelfire.com/super2/sesamelu/SesameM/Mumford.html > Now, does anyone remember the name of that character that looks sort > of like the Count, but isn't the count? If I remember correctly, he > mumbled when he talked. And, he was a magi

Re: That character from Sesame Street

2005-01-25 Thread William Bowen
Mumford On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:48:08 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, so, we have a kid, and we're reliving our childhoods. So sue me. > > > Now, does anyone remember the name of that character that looks sort > of like the Count, but isn't the count? If I remember