Originally aired on November 24, 1969, it's another full episode of the best darn kids show on TV! Pretty quiet day on The Street with much fewer Muppet Moments than usual. In fact, it's the first ep in which Ernie appears without Bert :O. CLICK ON SHOW MORE FOR INFO AND LINKS!

Muppet Debuts: "Father (Mother and Children) Song", written by Jeff Moss, in three parts, performed by the Anything Muppets: a father (Jim Henson), mother (Loretta Long), and their kids (Caroll Spinney and Frank Oz, Loretta Long provides the vocals). And the "Milk and Cookies" sketch with Ernie (Jim Henson) and Cookie Monster (Frank Oz).

Cartoon Debuts: "The O Song", animated by John and Faith Hubley, "R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake", animated by Fred Calvert, and "R for Radio", voiced by Casey Kasem.

Also, Mr. Hooper (Will Lee) shows the kids a Yorkshire piglet and a chinchilla, Susan plays "One of These Things" using a fish and some clothing, and we visit Buddy (Brandon Maggart) and Jim (James Catusi) as Buddy gets a new jacket.

Otherwise, Gordon (Matt Robinson) and the kids read "One, Two, Where's My Shoe?" by Tomi Ungerer. Great links below if you've never heard of this legendary author and artist. His style is very reminiscent of two of his friends, Maurice Sendak and Shel Silverstein. Banned for years in the US due to his erotica ("not pornography, please."), he has only recently been rediscovered and celebrated in North America. I've included video versions of three of his books (along with Amazon links) in the links below. Enjoy!

PLEASE NOTE: The interviews and articles about Tomi Ungerer contain adult language and themes.

VIDEO (The Three Robbers): http://bit.ly/1Sa2qXn
VIDEO (The Beast Of Monsieur Racine): http://bit.ly/1Sa2Ahr
VIDEO (Moon Man): http://bit.ly/1Sa39Yp (NOTE: Ignore the comments)
PLAYLIST: http://bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Epis...

Shameless Amazon Plugs for Tomi Ungerer books!

Moon Man (Hardcover, Paperback) http://amzn.to/1Sa1Cl5
One, Two, Where's My Shoe? (Hardcover) http://amzn.to/1Lx4TMg
The Three Robbers (Hardcover, Paperback) http://amzn.to/1Sa1rWW
Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear (Hardcover) http://amzn.to/1Sa1LoC
The Mellops Go Diving for Treasure (Hardcover, Paperback) http://amzn.to/1Sa1guN
Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle) http://amzn.to/1Sa1Zwe

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Casey_Kasem
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http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fred_Cal...
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/John_and...
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Father_(...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/art...
http://www.newyorker.com/books/paget...
http://www.npr.org/2013/07/01/1963357...

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