A simple joke lifted to greatness by the divinity of its execution alone. Don’t give it a chuckle and turn it off after the first ten seconds: the Count really hits his stride in the second stanza.
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Posted at 10:46 am on November 15, 2007
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I laughed.
I’m glad I watched just enough Sesame Street as a kid to get this but not nearly enough to be offended by it.
Comment by Mike — November 15, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
This is amazing. Partially because I have a memory from high school involving this song, me, a girl, and an EROTICALLY CHARGED SITUATION.
Sometimes I remember why I love my life.
Comment by V. Blame — November 15, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
You MUST elaborate.
No lie: I own a vinyl 45 of this song. On the opposite side is another Count song, I think “The Batty-Bat.” Man, Sesame Street was truly great back in the day; I’d say it’s just been going through the motions for no less than 15 years now.
Comment by License Farm — November 15, 2007 @ 11:45 pm
After reading about Pony above, I really needed to see this.
I love the Count, and now I have The Batty-Bat stuck in my head.
Damn you LF. Damn you right in the ear!
Comment by kimi — November 16, 2007 @ 1:14 pm
Ectomo’s version of the Unicorn Chaser :)
Comment by Evil Jim — November 16, 2007 @ 5:09 pm
Damn you LF. Damn you right in the ear!
As I used to say, Kimi, fuck ‘em in a place they’ve never been fucked. I was usually thinking of the ear when I’d say it.
One of my favorite bits of dialogue from Sesame Street involves The Count, when he’s on a gameshow hosted by Guy Smiley:
Count: Hello there, Guy! My name is The Count! They call me The Count because I love to count things!
Guy: Hello there, Count! My name is Guy Smiley! They call me Guy Smiley because I changed my name from Bernie Liederkrantz!
Brilliant.
Comment by License Farm — November 17, 2007 @ 12:54 pm