Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Who's up for a cool cartoon, kids? How about a couple of dozen from the legendary Michael Sporn (1946-2014)? Good, 'cause this took me ages to whack together :-) This little post started life as a simple upload of "Stones Don't Grow" (aka "Stones on the Street", written by Harrison and Maxine Fisher, first shown in Ep 1715, Season 14) and quickly grew into a full-on appreciation project. The man was a god amongst animators and we lost him far too soon (67, pancreatic cancer), sorry for the late applause. Please explore the links below for his other marvelous works, I've highlighted the only copy I could find of his Oscar nominated short, "Doctor DeSoto", as a personal fave. And hopefully we'll see "Poe" someday, his unfinished animated feature on Edgar Allan Poe.
PLEASE NOTE: Most of the links are for free-range YouTube vids. Meaning they're not on my playlists, so watch your step if you click on other vids while you're there. The family-friendly lists (usually) contain the best versions I can find. Alas, thanks to the new rules regarding kids videos, the Add to Playlist option has been removed (along with the comment section, as you've probably noticed) from many vids I'd love to add. At least this way you can enjoy them all together as they should be. Enjoy!
VIDEO (Adventure): bit.ly/2CTG6DQ
VIDEO (Beastiary Soup aka Animal Alphabet Soup): bit.ly/3jnif0i
VIDEO (Chicken Crossing): bit.ly/32J94S5
VIDEO (Crocodile Smiles Song aka Mouth Madrigal): bit.ly/30JER2H
VIDEO (Curious Cat): bit.ly/3fLO7JD
VIDEO (Four Friends aka Cooperation Car Wash): bit.ly/2CucFsc
VIDEO (Hortense: Four Ants): bit.ly/3jpLgZ6
VIDEO (Hortense: Five Brooms): bit.ly/32ENzSq
VIDEO (Hortense: Three Peas): bit.ly/30qBc9E
VIDEO (Hortense: One Drum): bit.ly/3hdRaL0
VIDEO (Measuring, Measuring): bit.ly/39lUcdC
VIDEO (Oysters and Castles aka 5 Baby Oysters): bit.ly/30txQCR
VIDEO (Pirate Plan): bit.ly/2ZM38Wh
VIDEO (Stones Don't Grow): bit.ly/3joP4Kg
VIDEO (The Stranger): bit.ly/3fPlnjh
VIDEO (Ten Pins aka Bowling Subtraction): bit.ly/3hjvKMv
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Bali): bit.ly/2WGLtxn
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Columbia): bit.ly/32AQviM
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Thailand): bit.ly/2WzoHrh
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: West Africa): bit.ly/2OGQ91T
VIDEO (Wuntafordy aka 1-40 Lemmings): bit.ly/3hkEORw
PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Cartoons_1, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Cartoons_2, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_The_Bellhop
BONUS PLAYLIST: bit.ly/Classic_Animation
BONUS VIDEO (Doctor DeSoto): bit.ly/3jmcFew
Shameless Amazon Plugs! ('Cause Mama's gotta eat! Does NOT include any Sesame Street cartoons)
Michael Sporn Box Set (6 DVDs) amzn.to/3jl6veB
Doctor De Soto (Paperback/audio CD) amzn.to/3hpDFbr
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Sporn
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Number_Segments#Hortense
moma.org/artists/44277
michaelspornanimation.com/splog
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sporn
cartoonresearch.com/index.php/tag/michael-sporn
nytimes.com/2014/01/24/movies/michael-sporn-67-film-animator-dies.html
variety.com/2014/film/obituaries-people-news/animator-michael-sporn-an-oscar-nominee-dies-at-67-1201065674
LYRICS:
Stones on the street
They don't need to eat
They don't breathe
They don't grow
They don't learn
They don't know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Like a gnat or a cat
Or a monkey or a donkey
Or a rose or a pine
Or tomatoes on a vine
Like a tiger or a lion
Or a bird who is flyin'
With the worms that he's taking
To his little ones a'waitin'
Mmmmmm!
So they can eat and grow
And learn to know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Oh, the stones on the street
They don't need to eat
They don't breathe
They don't grow
They don't learn
They don't know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Twitter: twitter.com/TinyDancer500
Instagram: instagram.com/tinyd500
Web: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Lyrics_Archive
YouTube: youtube.com/user/TinyDancer500
Facebook: facebook.com/TheSesameStreetLyricsArchive
Who's up for a cool cartoon, kids? How about a couple of dozen from the legendary Michael Sporn (1946-2014)? Good, 'cause this took me ages to whack together :-) This little post started life as a simple upload of "Stones Don't Grow" (aka "Stones on the Street", written by Harrison and Maxine Fisher, first shown in Ep 1715, Season 14) and quickly grew into a full-on appreciation project. The man was a god amongst animators and we lost him far too soon (67, pancreatic cancer), sorry for the late applause. Please explore the links below for his other marvelous works, I've highlighted the only copy I could find of his Oscar nominated short, "Doctor DeSoto", as a personal fave. And hopefully we'll see "Poe" someday, his unfinished animated feature on Edgar Allan Poe.
PLEASE NOTE: Most of the links are for free-range YouTube vids. Meaning they're not on my playlists, so watch your step if you click on other vids while you're there. The family-friendly lists (usually) contain the best versions I can find. Alas, thanks to the new rules regarding kids videos, the Add to Playlist option has been removed (along with the comment section, as you've probably noticed) from many vids I'd love to add. At least this way you can enjoy them all together as they should be. Enjoy!
VIDEO (Adventure): bit.ly/2CTG6DQ
VIDEO (Beastiary Soup aka Animal Alphabet Soup): bit.ly/3jnif0i
VIDEO (Chicken Crossing): bit.ly/32J94S5
VIDEO (Crocodile Smiles Song aka Mouth Madrigal): bit.ly/30JER2H
VIDEO (Curious Cat): bit.ly/3fLO7JD
VIDEO (Four Friends aka Cooperation Car Wash): bit.ly/2CucFsc
VIDEO (Hortense: Four Ants): bit.ly/3jpLgZ6
VIDEO (Hortense: Five Brooms): bit.ly/32ENzSq
VIDEO (Hortense: Three Peas): bit.ly/30qBc9E
VIDEO (Hortense: One Drum): bit.ly/3hdRaL0
VIDEO (Measuring, Measuring): bit.ly/39lUcdC
VIDEO (Oysters and Castles aka 5 Baby Oysters): bit.ly/30txQCR
VIDEO (Pirate Plan): bit.ly/2ZM38Wh
VIDEO (Stones Don't Grow): bit.ly/3joP4Kg
VIDEO (The Stranger): bit.ly/3fPlnjh
VIDEO (Ten Pins aka Bowling Subtraction): bit.ly/3hjvKMv
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Bali): bit.ly/2WGLtxn
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Columbia): bit.ly/32AQviM
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Thailand): bit.ly/2WzoHrh
VIDEO (We Are Kids from Far and Wide: West Africa): bit.ly/2OGQ91T
VIDEO (Wuntafordy aka 1-40 Lemmings): bit.ly/3hkEORw
PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Cartoons_1, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Cartoons_2, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_The_Bellhop
BONUS PLAYLIST: bit.ly/Classic_Animation
BONUS VIDEO (Doctor DeSoto): bit.ly/3jmcFew
Shameless Amazon Plugs! ('Cause Mama's gotta eat! Does NOT include any Sesame Street cartoons)
Michael Sporn Box Set (6 DVDs) amzn.to/3jl6veB
Doctor De Soto (Paperback/audio CD) amzn.to/3hpDFbr
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Sporn
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Number_Segments#Hortense
moma.org/artists/44277
michaelspornanimation.com/splog
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sporn
cartoonresearch.com/index.php/tag/michael-sporn
nytimes.com/2014/01/24/movies/michael-sporn-67-film-animator-dies.html
variety.com/2014/film/obituaries-people-news/animator-michael-sporn-an-oscar-nominee-dies-at-67-1201065674
LYRICS:
Stones on the street
They don't need to eat
They don't breathe
They don't grow
They don't learn
They don't know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Like a gnat or a cat
Or a monkey or a donkey
Or a rose or a pine
Or tomatoes on a vine
Like a tiger or a lion
Or a bird who is flyin'
With the worms that he's taking
To his little ones a'waitin'
Mmmmmm!
So they can eat and grow
And learn to know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Oh, the stones on the street
They don't need to eat
They don't breathe
They don't grow
They don't learn
They don't know
What it is
What it is to be alive!
Twitter: twitter.com/TinyDancer500
Instagram: instagram.com/tinyd500
Web: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Lyrics_Archive
YouTube: youtube.com/user/TinyDancer500
Facebook: facebook.com/TheSesameStreetLyricsArchive
