Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Happy 90th, James Earl Jones! The Voice (Darth Vader, CNN, Mufasa) had a craving for a good old-fashioned egg cream (recipe link below) and luckily landed at Mr. Hooper's (Will Lee) in Episode 1148 (April 5, 1978; Season 9) of the best darn kids show ever. I'm guessing his driver didn't have any trouble finding it (Richard Hunt cameo).
FUN CELEB TRIVIA: James was the first celebrity literally *on* The Street in 1969 when he traumatized children with his alphabet and counting skills (linked below), whereas Carol Burnett's inserts were taped in Hollywood, not on the show. He also studied acting as a student under Will Lee (Mr. Hooper) before the show even started, so he has Street cred. He didn't quite get the whole Muppet thing, though, and told Matt Robinson (Gordon at the time) that "this Muppet business has got to go, kids will be terrified." Must have been humbling to host 1979's "A Walking Tour of Sesame Street" for their 10th anniversary :-)
This ep is also notable for the debut of the letter D cartoon (dig, deep, dinosaur) which I don't recall at all. Weird. As well as the "Disco D" song, the Dog Cheer cartoon, and Ernie Prepares for a Flood at the Library. Some nice stuff here with Down Syndrome and special needs kids helping Maria (Sonia Manzano) fix a wagon, do gymnastics at Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp, and the D is for Doggie segment with Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) and Jason (Jason Kingsley). Big hugs and mucho thanks to Ingeborg Nordén aka @Just Looking!. Please join me in sending her some belated birthday wishes. She's been a boon to us Sesame Street nuts!
VIDEO (Alphabet): bit.ly/39ftvpw
VIDEO (Counting to 10): bit.ly/2N4Eaxs
VIDEO (A Walking Tour of Sesame Street, 1979): bit.ly/39UVzkf
PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Episodes, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Celebs, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Specials
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Old School: Volume 1 (3 DVDs) amzn.to/3imUW6A
Star Wars Darth Vader Action Figure: amzn.to/3in477h
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Star Wars: A New Hope (Prime Video, Blu-ray, DVD, 4K, VHS) amzn.to/3oV4JmL
Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy w/Angela Lansbury (Prime Video) amzn.to/3oUu8gD
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1148
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/James_Earl_Jones
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ernie_and_Bert_Sketches:_Apartment
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_&_Kid_Moments:_Cookie_Monster
toughpigs.com/my-week-with-sesame-anniversaries-day-1-year-10
foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/new-york-egg-cream-recipe-2120619
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/01/17/james-earl-jones-90th-birthday-return-coming-to-america/4171058001
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Happy 90th, James Earl Jones! The Voice (Darth Vader, CNN, Mufasa) had a craving for a good old-fashioned egg cream (recipe link below) and luckily landed at Mr. Hooper's (Will Lee) in Episode 1148 (April 5, 1978; Season 9) of the best darn kids show ever. I'm guessing his driver didn't have any trouble finding it (Richard Hunt cameo).
FUN CELEB TRIVIA: James was the first celebrity literally *on* The Street in 1969 when he traumatized children with his alphabet and counting skills (linked below), whereas Carol Burnett's inserts were taped in Hollywood, not on the show. He also studied acting as a student under Will Lee (Mr. Hooper) before the show even started, so he has Street cred. He didn't quite get the whole Muppet thing, though, and told Matt Robinson (Gordon at the time) that "this Muppet business has got to go, kids will be terrified." Must have been humbling to host 1979's "A Walking Tour of Sesame Street" for their 10th anniversary :-)
This ep is also notable for the debut of the letter D cartoon (dig, deep, dinosaur) which I don't recall at all. Weird. As well as the "Disco D" song, the Dog Cheer cartoon, and Ernie Prepares for a Flood at the Library. Some nice stuff here with Down Syndrome and special needs kids helping Maria (Sonia Manzano) fix a wagon, do gymnastics at Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp, and the D is for Doggie segment with Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) and Jason (Jason Kingsley). Big hugs and mucho thanks to Ingeborg Nordén aka @Just Looking!. Please join me in sending her some belated birthday wishes. She's been a boon to us Sesame Street nuts!
VIDEO (Alphabet): bit.ly/39ftvpw
VIDEO (Counting to 10): bit.ly/2N4Eaxs
VIDEO (A Walking Tour of Sesame Street, 1979): bit.ly/39UVzkf
PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Episodes, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Celebs, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Specials
Shameless Amazon Plugs!
Old School: Volume 1 (3 DVDs) amzn.to/3imUW6A
Star Wars Darth Vader Action Figure: amzn.to/3in477h
Darth Vader Barbie (I'M NOT KIDDING, LOL!) amzn.to/3nUlI7o
Star Wars: A New Hope (Prime Video, Blu-ray, DVD, 4K, VHS) amzn.to/3oV4JmL
Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy w/Angela Lansbury (Prime Video) amzn.to/3oUu8gD
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1148
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/James_Earl_Jones
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ernie_and_Bert_Sketches:_Apartment
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_&_Kid_Moments:_Cookie_Monster
toughpigs.com/my-week-with-sesame-anniversaries-day-1-year-10
foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/new-york-egg-cream-recipe-2120619
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/01/17/james-earl-jones-90th-birthday-return-coming-to-america/4171058001
Twitter: twitter.com/TinyDancer500
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