I wanted a *boq boq boq boq boq* sandwich.

April 6, 2004 9:43 AM

Play the Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Trivia Game, hosted by Oscar the Grouch (who's as rude as he ever was).
posted by Tin Man (29 comments total)

"Bitch, I live in a trash can!"

</Dave_Chapelle>
posted by yerfatma at 10:01 AM on April 6, 2004

I loved Sesame Street as a kid. Sadly, it's as old as I am and I am waaaaay out of touch.
posted by ashbury at 10:02 AM on April 6, 2004

You got it right… it's a miracle on Sesame Street.

This game rules.
posted by Gary at 10:07 AM on April 6, 2004

oh man ... *brrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggggg* sandwich ... must... stop... liquid... from exiting nose....
posted by dorian at 10:07 AM on April 6, 2004

My wife went to a playgroup at a friend's house the other day, and the hostess totally went off on how SuperGrover was bad for kids. She claimed that kids were trying to imitate his stunts and getting hurt. This tirade went on for a while, but once it got serious, people started leaving...
posted by grateful at 10:31 AM on April 6, 2004

I guess we all know that Bert is evil, but SuperGrover?
posted by grateful at 10:33 AM on April 6, 2004

This is insanely difficult, and I watched a *lot* of Sesame Street as a kid. Even went to the exhibit when it was at the Boston Children's Museum. I'm almost embarrassed at my poor performance.
posted by uncleozzy at 10:40 AM on April 6, 2004

scores:
fuzzy/blue: 21640
_ is for cookie: 26260
neighborhood: 21710
broken toster: 21170
follow that bird: 7230 (ran out of time because I had to help someone at work)
ab-cdef: 15380

And I like how Oscar asks if I have something better to be doing - like getting actual work done
posted by jazon at 10:54 AM on April 6, 2004

[this is awesome]
posted by rhapsodie at 10:57 AM on April 6, 2004

"Here comes your boss. Quick, click something else" Love it!
posted by terrapin at 11:06 AM on April 6, 2004

This is great. I say this despite the fact that I sucked at it. A lot has gone down on Sesame Street since I stopped watching it about 24 years ago.
posted by orange swan at 11:22 AM on April 6, 2004

Wow - I'm horrified at how few of these I can answer. Love the abuse though.

For some reason, one of my all time favorite things was the orange singing Carmen. I wish I had that on tape.
posted by CunningLinguist at 11:53 AM on April 6, 2004

Is the bonus round the same every time? I only got there once (the _ is for Cookie category). I'd be so much better at this if it were the Muppet Show instead of Sesame Street, but it's still pretty damned cool, even without the sound (no soundcard on my work machine). Thanks for the link.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:00 PM on April 6, 2004

bonus round seems to cycle through a few options - I had four different bonus games out of 5 times reaching it.

(curse that 7230 - messed up my streak!)
posted by jazon at 12:07 PM on April 6, 2004

Great link. That was a lovely waste of twenty minutes.

And also - Super Grover bad for kids? That's just wrong. Super Grover did so many good things! At least she didn't catch on to Captain Breakfast - my favourite Sesame Street skit.
posted by livii at 12:23 PM on April 6, 2004

For some reason, one of my all time favorite things was the orange singing Carmen. I wish I had that on tape.

yeah! , and those segments where they'd play bluegrass music over films of factories making crayons or balloons or something. i wish someone had compiled a video of those insterstitial segments.
posted by Miles Long at 12:27 PM on April 6, 2004

This is cool. I was very sad Sunday night to read in the paper that the Sesame Street 35th anniversaty special was on that night...an hour before I read about it. I doubt anyone I know taped it. At least the quiz will console me.
posted by kayjay at 1:06 PM on April 6, 2004

I think it's being repeated a few times this week, during daytime hours. Check your local listings (or if you have a TiVo or ReplayTV or whatever, search for "Sesame Street: The Street We Live On").
posted by Tin Man at 1:19 PM on April 6, 2004

and those segments where they'd play bluegrass music over films of factories making crayons or balloons or something

Wasn't that a Mr. Rogers bit? The orange crayon and the saxophone are the two I remember distinctly.
posted by Ufez Jones at 1:27 PM on April 6, 2004

Is there a question about the precise moment the show started its decline? My feeling is that it has something to do with Elmo. Others might point to me no longer being 4.
posted by hoboynow at 1:32 PM on April 6, 2004

Three of these things belong together, three of these things are one and the same. But one of these things is not like the other, now it's time to play our game.

IT'S TIME TO PLAY OUR GAME.

Burned into my brain.

That and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12... tooooodoootoodoodoodoodoo.... SEVEN! toooo toooo. toooo tooo.
posted by linux at 1:53 PM on April 6, 2004

That was fun. Thank you for posting this, Tin Man. It really brought back some decades old memories.
posted by Seth at 2:58 PM on April 6, 2004

linux: The pinball number song was recently released on vinyl (for the first time) on the Ninjatune label. The record also includes two disco mixes of C is for Cookie.
posted by urban greeting at 3:19 PM on April 6, 2004

I have clearly watched WAAAAAAAY too much Sesame Street for my own good.
posted by briank at 3:28 PM on April 6, 2004

lofa bread, quarta milk, sticka butta...
posted by Fofer at 10:17 PM on April 6, 2004

By the way, Oscar the Grouch is a dick.
posted by Fofer at 10:18 PM on April 6, 2004

lofa bread, quarta milk, sticka butta...

[pedant]
Isn't that a lofa bread, containa milk, stick butta?
[/pedant]

Oh, and...

12345 678910 11 12! doo dee doodle deedle doo...
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 12:11 AM on April 7, 2004

I was very sad Sunday night to read in the paper that the Sesame Street 35th anniversary special was on that night...an hour before I read about it.

Don't be sad -- it wasn't actually very good ... no where near as good as the previous anniversary specials. It was framed in the "Elmo's World" format, and most of the stuff relating to the history of SS was jammed into two very short (like, a minute or two) sequences near the end. You can read some reviews from hard-core muppet fans in the Muppet Central forums. I gather there is also going to be a 35th anniversary DVD which is the best of all the celebrity appearances on the show.
posted by anastasiav at 9:30 AM on April 7, 2004

ROU_Xenophobe: "Isn't that a lofa bread, containa milk, stick butta?"

You remembered! You remembered!
posted by Fofer at 6:03 PM on April 9, 2004