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Yesterday was Sesame Street's 40th anniversary. And since I'm 42 years old, Sesame Street is the show I identify most with my childhood. In fact, I'm almost positive that everything I ever needed to know I learned from Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Schoolhouse Rock.
I LOVED the entire cast ... Bob, Gordon, Maria ... and ESPECIALLY Luis, the Handyman (below)...
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Aye, Papi!
I also loved Oscar the Grouch. His song, I Love Trash, became the anthem that will forever describe my dating life...
Does anyone remember THIS song, which was first shown on Sesame Street in 1969 - and later became the very first song performed on The Muppet Show? Here is the original Sesame Street version...
However, there WERE a couple of things that pissed me off about Sesame Street as a child. First of all, HOW IN THE HELL DID NOBODY SEE SNUFFLELUPAGUS (except Big Bird) UNTIL 1985?!? That drove me INSANE as a child.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdWk9-i6S4Yxy94H6-DV0leYWFMdn4d5MTQHQ48HGA4Foo1DoWjXx1_S6a9QylBO0sTMmx3B7nEww_elaNKN8cgfASv11z1EUpkdE2kFZ5kW-b5P2tnfYFbCa56EnIECfWEz4gh4duFOy/s400/SesameStreetBigBirdSnuffy.jpg)
And, finally, I never liked the annoying Count Von Count. Math was never my thing...
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Happy Anniversary Sesame Street!
I LOVED the entire cast ... Bob, Gordon, Maria ... and ESPECIALLY Luis, the Handyman (below)...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcajZ7AcEBrY2nBBXhtNem8fIKPA0r6ezT-E5t8psAYriqqIZWVMba5FIskd-52bNdLmdtVNOrLSnogHw-FykbMvgQn3ucxHW1grUk9FtoRTMXip2-UZuxBzzufBlJSvnVP62DoaNseIL_/s400/SesameStreetLuis.jpg)
Aye, Papi!
I also loved Oscar the Grouch. His song, I Love Trash, became the anthem that will forever describe my dating life...
Does anyone remember THIS song, which was first shown on Sesame Street in 1969 - and later became the very first song performed on The Muppet Show? Here is the original Sesame Street version...
However, there WERE a couple of things that pissed me off about Sesame Street as a child. First of all, HOW IN THE HELL DID NOBODY SEE SNUFFLELUPAGUS (except Big Bird) UNTIL 1985?!? That drove me INSANE as a child.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdWk9-i6S4Yxy94H6-DV0leYWFMdn4d5MTQHQ48HGA4Foo1DoWjXx1_S6a9QylBO0sTMmx3B7nEww_elaNKN8cgfASv11z1EUpkdE2kFZ5kW-b5P2tnfYFbCa56EnIECfWEz4gh4duFOy/s400/SesameStreetBigBirdSnuffy.jpg)
And, finally, I never liked the annoying Count Von Count. Math was never my thing...
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Happy Anniversary Sesame Street!