Did you watch 'Sesame Street' when you were a child? / LJWorld.com

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Asked at The Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard on November 10, 2009

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“Yeah, it was the only thing on.”

— Scott McDonough, education major, Chicago

“Yes, because my parents put it on.”

— Hannah Croisant, sociology major, Merriam

“No. I had an older brother, so I always watched ‘The Simpsons’ with my brother.”

— Raquel Lopez, communications major, Hollywood, Calif.

“I did. There’s really nothing else to watch when you’re that small.”

— Phil Maloney, journalism major, Chicago

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RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once.....
November 10, 2009 at 5:15 a.m.
prospector (anonymous) says…

Big Bird was not yet an egg.
November 10, 2009 at 6:18 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

Nope. Kermit was not even a tadpole yet. Popeye and Mighty Mouse was on the docket in those days.
November 10, 2009 at 6:26 a.m.
prospector (anonymous) says…

Autie, that was the after-school fair for me also. I learned negotiation skills from J. Wellington Wimpy, "gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
November 10, 2009 at 6:47 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Mr. Greenjeans and Captain Kangaroo....

Romper Room...

Roy Rogers (Not Mr. Rogers) and Trigger...

And the Gillette Friday Night Fights...
November 10, 2009 at 7:10 a.m.
autie (anonymous) says…

So Prospector, I speckted you gonna have some flashbacks to the old submarine movies...Up Periscope? uhhh..arrggh.

And we did CarryOkie one time when my cousin moved from Ardmore over to IdaBelle. I had to haul all the pink flamingos and busted lawn chairs while towing an old chrysler with no motor in it.
November 10, 2009 at 7:36 a.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

No, but I listened to the rest of the story.
November 10, 2009 at 7:46 a.m.
beawolf (anonymous) says…

Heckle & Jeckle, Tom & Jerry, Rocky & Bullwinkle and Huckleberry Hound.
November 10, 2009 at 8:01 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

i had just turned 2 when it premiered so i can proudly say that i am first generation sesame street. love love love that show and the people behind it. what a blessing its been to so many children and families over the years.

happy birthday, sesame street!! :)
November 10, 2009 at 8:08 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

roe, i remember captain kangaroo as well as romper room. it pissed me off because the lady never said my name when she looked into the magic mirror.
November 10, 2009 at 8:09 a.m.
justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

I continue to watch it every chance I get. I am learning Spanish now that I have my numbers and colors down fairly well.

Sometimes Mrs. Obama makes a special appearance. I wish McCain did....
November 10, 2009 at 8:13 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Or Sara! She's HOT!
November 10, 2009 at 8:16 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Mel,
I tuned in to Sesame Street while surfing channels the other day. Most of the same people still on there! And, like me, getting wrinkled and gray!

Cool!
November 10, 2009 at 8:19 a.m.
jkealing (Jonathan Kealing) says…

I just wanted to point out the Related Story link that will now appear on all the On The Streets — presuming there's a related story. It was broken a long time ago and until I saw some of you requesting having it back, we hadn't gotten around to fixing it. Hope it makes your browsing experience better.

Jonathan Kealing
Online editor
November 10, 2009 at 8:37 a.m.
ksmax (anonymous) says…

I will be 40 next month, so Sesame Street was just start out when I was born. BUT I loved it! My children have grown up with it as well. It is very educational, and a safe alternative to what is on tv now a days! I will still watch it with my kids. Also cool to see Maria and Gordon are still on there also!
November 10, 2009 at 8:43 a.m.
mjwgoku (anonymous) says…

I was born in 1960, so when Sesame street came around I was getting a little old for it. I preferred the Muppet show.
Captain Kangaroo and the falling ping pong balls,,, great stuff. I saw Bullwinkle on WGN the other day, brought back memories, good ones.
November 10, 2009 at 8:44 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Thanx JK!
November 10, 2009 at 8:45 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

i know, roe, bob mcgrath is still on there... i think the original susan is as well as luis and maria. of course carroll spinney still plays big bird and oscar.
November 10, 2009 at 8:49 a.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

Thanks, Jonathan.
November 10, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

I miss Mr Hooper...

http://www.amypurcell.com/blog/wp-con...

One time Big Bird called him "Mr Pooper". My daughters called him that until he died. When they announced his death, my youngest daughter, 3 at the time, climbed into Mrs Roe's lap and very sincerely said, "I will miss Mr Hooper"
November 10, 2009 at 8:58 a.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

"It was broken a long time ago and until I saw some of you requesting having it back, we hadn't gotten around to fixing it."

I had a '74 Ford F150 like that, with a broken turn signal, sold it "as is".
November 10, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.
charliejohnson (anonymous) says…

I watched Elmo with my granddaughter. Elmo In Grouchland. She was 18-24 mo. old. We watched it 500 times. I loved it almost everytime.
November 10, 2009 at 9:08 a.m.
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

Oliver J. Dragon was the king of TV in the house of snap.
November 10, 2009 at 9:17 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

that was sad when mr. hooper died and the show dealt w/ it in a very honest manner.

i cried when jim henson died. i cried when shari lewis died. i think i cried when mr. rogers died as well as dr. suess. i'm a big frickin baby when it comes to stuff like that.
November 10, 2009 at 9:21 a.m.
coolmom (anonymous) says…

of course, the street rocked!
November 10, 2009 at 9:41 a.m.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

Real Men Don't Cry!

(sniff...)
November 10, 2009 at 9:41 a.m.
ohjayhawk (anonymous) says…

I absolutely watched Sesame Street! I also remember Electric Company, and, when I was a bit older, 3-2-1 Contact. However, my mom said that, once Sesame Street was over and Mr. Rogers came on, I would get up and walk out of the room. LOL
November 10, 2009 at 9:46 a.m.
Irish (Leslie Swearingen) says…

Gillette Friday Night Fights…My grandmother loved that show. Remember the theme song?
My daughter and granddaughter grew up with it. I still get a kick out of watching it.
Cause it ukky uck and its cold outside. Well, something like that. Mukluk time.
November 10, 2009 at 9:47 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

oh, i didn't truly enjoy the calming effects of fred rogers until i became a mother myself. ;)

another really great calming person on PBS was bob ross. he brought my kids down several notches on the hyper scale everytime i turned his show on.

oh, i forgot, he's another person whose death caused me to bawl.
November 10, 2009 at 10:04 a.m.
hedro80 (anonymous) says…

Of course. I dont' think Snuffleupagus gets the attention he deserves- it's always about Elmo or Big Bird.
Team Snuffleupagus!
November 10, 2009 at 10:05 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

yes, porch!!! i did see that episode-- my boyfriend just showed me that clip a couple of years ago but i'm sure i was actually watching it back when it first aired as well.

they've had some truly great guests over the years! i want that DVD that just came out, i think its called 40 years of sunny days. i bet alot of those guest spots are included.
November 10, 2009 at 10:06 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

i love snuffy. remember when only big bird could see him?
November 10, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.
BABBOY (anonymous) says…

Yes. But, more with my younger brother who was born 1970. I was born in 1965.
November 10, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.
mom_of_three (anonymous) says…

Yes, I remembering watching Sesame street, Romper Room and Captain Kangaroo. Then it was Electric Company and Zoom.
My kids find it hard to believe, but I was pre-Elmo Sesame Street. My kids watched Sesame Street, and we had some of the tapes with the songs, like the Ladybug picnic, and Rubber Duckie.
One of the greatest shows ever!
November 10, 2009 at 10:17 a.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

mom of three, i totally agree! sesame is sacred to me.

i loved the muppet show too but sesame street actually TAUGHT something and that was passed on to my children as well.

my son jose was my main sesame street kid. all 4 of my children watched it but he enjoyed it more than the other kids... jose's other show back when he was 2-6 years old was barney. lol hey, i stomached that schmultz because he also liked sesame street and lambchop's play along.

the electric company was cool too-- sesame street's sister show... remember how morgan freeman and rita moreno ("hey you guuuuys!") were on that program? my favorite on there was letter man and spider-man. and i liked it when they would explode a word-- you had to read it before it self destructed.
November 10, 2009 at 10:39 a.m.
merrill (anonymous) says…

Not until fatherhood and what a deal for me. Mr Rogers was quite interesting as well. Then again so is National Geographic for kids and Ranger Rick.
November 10, 2009 at 12:19 p.m.
gccs14r (anonymous) says…

1st-gen Sesame Street watcher here, too. No kids, so I haven't watched it since probably 1971 or so.
November 10, 2009 at 12:22 p.m.
honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

^^^ gc, we should start a club. mom of three can join.
November 10, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.
Irish (Leslie Swearingen) says…

Ronda, why don't you have a blog on Sesame Street guests and the songs they sang?
Everyone could name their favorite.
Just checked the comments and Ronda is not on here!
Just surprised, that's all.
November 10, 2009 at 2:38 p.m.
mom_of_three (anonymous) says…

I also watched Mr. Roger's neighborhood as a kid.

I don't remember too many other sesame street songs and who sang them, except for some reason, Bob and which thing doesn't belong.
November 10, 2009 at 2:52 p.m.
peachesncream (anonymous) says…

why cant we have good shows on like that now days, the day my boys were watching sponge bob and i heard him say to his friend SHUT UP i was like omg thats where our children learn these things.... i want wont you be my neighbor back on dang it ... this also brought back some wonderful memories for me.
November 10, 2009 at 2:59 p.m.
suesay (anonymous) says…

Every morning I watched Bozo the clown, a little Sesame street, and then if I remember right, I got ready to go to preschool or kindergarden. And on weekends I watched Polkadot Door. They were all on PBS, I think. Even though I was born I 1980, we had a very old tv that used the nob on the front to change the channels. I'm sure we could only get 13 channels.
November 10, 2009 at 3:20 p.m.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

I didn't watch Sesame Street as much as Sesame Street watched me.
November 10, 2009 at 3:25 p.m.
suesay (anonymous) says…

Never mind, I see that Bozo was on WGN-TV... Sounds familar I guess. I loved Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I sometimes call our cat Miss Kitty and think of that show. I think my boyfriend's sister was on Romper Room. His mom showed me the tape of the show, but I can't remember if it was that kids show or something else.
November 10, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
suesay (anonymous) says…

Nevermind again, I guess Miss Kitty wasn't on that show. It was Henrietta Pussycat. Muddled memories. But the BF has confirmed, His sister was on Romper Room.
November 10, 2009 at 3:36 p.m.
denak (anonymous) says…

was born in 1968 and I remember watching Sesame Street when I was a young girl. I even remember (albeit vaguely) going to see them in their stage show at Kemper Arena.

I don't remember my son watching it a lot when he was younger (early to middle 90's) which is a shame. But by then all things Pokemon had invaded our house.

Snuffy was definitely better than Pikachu!

Dena
November 10, 2009 at 5:47 p.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

I was feeling really old since no one has even mentioned Torey and Ol' Gus. Or Whizzo.

Then I saw R_I's memory fading...F150s did not exist in '74. They debuted in '75.

Now I have to leave as I need to read about the blogging threesome with the old dude, Batman and a stripper.
November 10, 2009 at 6:12 p.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

blue,
Who the hell is Torey, Ol'Gus, and Whizzo?

It was an old truck when I got it anyway.
When I voted for Nixon in 72, I got to read the election results aloud to my 3rd grade class.
November 10, 2009 at 7:47 p.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

The coolest thing about this clown was his "Whizzo dust".

http://www.kiddiematinee.com/whizzo.html
November 10, 2009 at 8:45 p.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

Torey and Ol' Gus...

http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/kci...
November 10, 2009 at 8:47 p.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

Dang blue,
That is like ancient history.
Did your Philco have a round screen?
November 10, 2009 at 9:16 p.m.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

And blue, do I get to call you Gramps now?
November 10, 2009 at 9:20 p.m.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…

Yessir! Gramps would be appropriate. Grandson #1 and daughter are doing fine. Unfortunately they way too far away. But I have already purchased a '75 Harley golf cart for the little guys amusement. (Kids = opportunity to buy toys!)

As far as TVs go, I am a little behind the curve as all are still CRTs!
November 10, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.