Sesame Street: 25 Of [Someone’s] Favorite Memories

Sesame Street: 25 Of My Favorite Memories – Progressive Boink

I found this on BoingBoing, and it made my heart sing with joy. Especially since I had a conversation about the “loaf of bread, container of milk, & stick of butter” skit with a certain friend.

For those who don’t know, my old dream job was working for Sesame Street. Somehow it got derailed after AmeriCorps when my 3/4″ Umatic TV skills were totally useless after missing the tipping point of digital editing. (Not that I wouldn’t rock at it now – I’ve played with an Avid, and I know what’s up.)

The point is that for a long time, working for Sesame Street was my dream job, and even though I have a new dream job‡, I’ll always love that freaking show.

My all-time favorite bit was the Pinball Song. I was nonplussed by Oscar the Grouch. I loved Grover, and therefore resented Elmo. There was a bit called "Teeny Little Super Guy", which was a, well, little guy painted on a glass, and he lived in a kitchen. My brother would put the hoop to our foam basketball pole on his head, and dance around as we sang "teeny little super guy, pops right up before your eye". Oh, what? I shouldn’t hav divulged that? Oh. I’m sorry.

‡My new dream job is to work as a librarian for Celebrity Cruises.