Saturday, May 14, 2016

Classic Sesame Street: Pinball Number Count

Epic number counting goodness from the early days of Sesame Street. Some of the funkiest music ever used on a children's program (with vocals by the Pointer Sisters) and some incredible pinball graphics made this truly memorable animation.

Sure, the segments are not very good at actually telling kids anything about the corresponding number other than repeating it over and over. There are some conceptual links, such as having the action around the number "9" take place on a baseball diamond, but in most cases, there is little connection. But who cares? 

Kick back for 12 minutes and 12 seconds and have your mind blown...

1 comment:

The Working Dead said...

To this day, probably the song I find myself singing more than any other. Certainly any time I have to count something.

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