How about a 1980's Old School set?

[minor muppetz]

With all of the excitemtn about the upcomming Old School set, I was wondering how you all would feel about having a set of Sesame Street episodes from the 1980s? After all, I feel just as nostalgic whenever I see Sesame Street productions from the 1980s as I do when I see stuff from 1969 and the 1970s. It would make a nice companion set to the old school set. Maybe it could be called "Sesame Street: Totally '80s".

Like the Old School set, this one could feature five episodes, 45 bonus skits, and another feature. Perhaps it could include "Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting" (I think The Jim Henson Company owns this special, but I'm sure that Sesame Workshop could easily make a deal with Henson). For bonus skits, the press release could announce "Guets appearances that children of the '80s will remember, featuring Joe Williams, Billy Joel, and Inzalk Pearlman, songs that children of the '80s will remember, including Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange), A New Way to Walk, Dance Myself to Sleep, and The Word is No!, and animations children of teh '80s will remember, including Teeny Little Superguy"

For episodes, I think it should have either the first episode of the 1979-1980 season that was broadcast in 1980 or the first episode of the 1980-1981 season, and either the last episode of the 1989-1990 season to be broadcast in 1989 or the last episode of the 1988-1989 season. For in-between episodes, it should have the episode with Mister Rogers, the episode where Big Bird leanrs about Mr. Hoopers death, and the episode where the adults finally saw Mr. Snuffleupagus. Other episodes that would be cool for this set would be the "Nighttime on Sesame Street" set, the episode with Madeline Kahn and Richard Hunt as birdwatchers, the episode that aired after the one where Snuffy was revealed to be real (where he starts making friends with the adults), the episode where Oscar first saw Snuffy (this was one of the last episodes where the adults thought that Snuffy was imaginary), the 12th season premier (I think this is the only season premier from the first 20 seasosn to not be shown on Noggin), or an episode that revolved around the short-lived character Aristotle.

For 45 bonus segments, I'd like it to have:
1. Teeny Little Superguy: Pet Spoon
2. Ernie makes a grocery list
3. Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)
4. Beat the Time: Elmo
5. Miami Mice: The Count needs to get to the space station
6. If I Were
7. William Wegmans dog dresses in animal costumes
8. Ernie and Bert search for Dr. Livingston
9. A New Way to Walk
10. Inzalk Pearlman and a girl play the violin
11. Ask Oscar
12. Don't Waste Water
13. Ernie and Bert go to egypt
14. Forgetful Jones and Buster brush each others teeth (original version)
15. Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur
16. You're Alive
17. The Birdland Jump
18. Do De Rubber Duck
19. Proud to be a Cow
20. Kermit directs Forgetful Jones in Oklahoma
21. Squeel of Fortune
22. Dance Myself to Sleep
23. Kermit and Elmo talk about happy and sad
24. Have You Ever Looked at a Paper Clip?
25. Wheels on my Feet
26. The Word is No!
27. Scratch My Back
28. Grovers Health Minute
29. Sneek Peek Previews
30. Sesame Street News: Flying Saucer on Old McDonalds Farm
31. On Vacation with Guy Smiley
32. Just the Way You Are
33. Monsterpeice Theater: The King and I
34. I Wonder About the World Above Up There
35. If I was a Cloud in the Sky
36. The Batty Bat
37. Sesame Street News: Mary's Little Lamb
38. Share
39. Monsterpeice Theater: The Sound of Music
40. Grover the Singing Telegram Deliverer
41. Put It in the Trash Can
42. We're Alive
43. Best Friends Blues
44. One Fine Face
45. D-U-C-K-I-E

What do you think?

[Bill Bubble Guy]

:) Sounds excellent to me :)

[CookieCountDawn]

That sounds awesome! :excited:

[Taco Monster]

I have a feeling that we'll see an '80s box set somewhere down the line if the Old School Vol. 1 is successful (and I don't see why it wouldn't be). My guess is that they're going to keep going in intervals of five years for future volumes, meaning that Vols. 3 and 4 would feature '80s episodes and segments.

[minor muppetz]

I have a feeling that we'll see an '80s box set somewhere down the line if the Old School Vol. 1 is successful (and I don't see why it wouldn't be). My guess is that they're going to keep going in intervals of five years for future volumes, meaning that Vols. 3 and 4 would feature '80s episodes and segments.

I have been wondering, if volume one is successful enough to warrent more sets, if future volumes will continue to focus exclusively on the 1969-1974 years, or if they will expand but still include the first five years (maybe 1969-1976, or 1969-1979, or somethign like that), or if they will be later years only and no episodes from the first five years (only segments from those seasons that are repeated in the episodes included).

It would be great to have more episodes from the first five seasons on later sets. It would also be great for some 1980s episodes to be released in full (or at least as full a slegally possible).

[Kiki]

That sounds groovy-as! Good thought! Hey- who knows? ;) I sooo can't wait until Old School comes out! I rully wanna see the 70's sketches!! :excited:

[Tim Kelly]

Who was Aristotle? Are there any pictures or clips online?

[minor muppetz]

Who was Aristotle? Are there any pictures or clips online?

Aristotle was a blind monster who appeared on Sesame Street during the 1982-1983 season. He was blue and had orange hair. According to the Muppet Wiki page on him, he was one of the few monsers who had visible ears, though I couldn't find the ears on him. His page at Muppet Wiki has a picture of him. I doubt there are any pictures of him online. I've read that he wasn't included in any episodes that were shown on Noggin, though one episode that was shown had a scene where he was mentioned by name. I've also read that he was good friends with Telly. I don't know if that means they were best friends, like how Telly and Baby Bear are currently best friends, or if they just happened to appear as a team frequently, like how Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn appear as a team but aren't really best friends.

[CoOKiE]

The Teeny Little Superguy... god that was a cool lil skit lol.

[Drtooth]

You know, I want to see someone actually object to an 80's set. I feel the street sadly attained perfection just before Jim died. I mean, you have those great Telly and Oscar moments, hillarious song parodies, and various other great things.

I'd kill for an UNCUT Put Down the Duckie Celebrity edition on the set.

[minor muppetz]

I'd kill for an UNCUT Put Down the Duckie Celebrity edition on the set.

I know that the celebrity version was released on the videos/DVDs Put Down the Duckie and Sing Yourself Silly. I think the first shot is cut in Sing Yourself Silly, but otherwise they are uncut to include all of the featured celebrities.

Heck, I think that the non-celebrity version is rarer. I don't think I've seen the full non-celebrity version since before I first saw the celebrity version (when I first saw The Sesame Street Special, which was released on video under the title Put Down the Duckie). The 25th anniversary video has a clip from the non-celebrity version (though it's just a clip, and celebrities easily could have been edited out, it seems like this clip shows different scene transitions than the celebrity version). It's too bad that only the non-celebrity version of Monster in the Mirror is available on video and DVD.

[travellingpat]

I hope this does come out...80s eps rocked!!

[minor muppetz]

Here are some classic cut ideas for 1979-1989. The years for most sketches are just guesses. I am assumign that for the 1980s the season premiers will be included, so I won't be including much that was in those episodes (and the premiers do have a lot that I either want to see or want included, like Monsterpeice Theater: Chariots of Fur and Monsterpeice Theater: Me, Claudius)

Season 11 Classic Cuts:
Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco
Born to Add
Ernie wears socks on his ears
The Opposite Song

Season 12 Classic Cuts:
Pearl gets Deena to clean the house
Two-Headed Monster argue over going to playground or zoo
Wheels on my Feet
Splish Splash
I Can Do It By Myself

Season 13 Classic Cuts:
Grover the singing telegram deliverer
If I Were
Sesame Street News: Dr. Nobel Price invents a speaking stick
Surprise!
I Wish I Had a friend to Play with Me
Me Gotta Be Blue
Honk Around the Clock
Ernie and Bert go to the jungle
Everybody's Song

Season 14 Classic Cuts:
Teeny Little Super Guy: Pet Spoon
Share
Sesame Street News: directions for Little red Riding Hood
Sneak Peek Previews: Telly and Oscar review "Song of 10"
Rappin' Alphabet
Name That Sound
Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music
Dance Myself to Sleep

Season 15 Classic Cuts:
Ernie thinks he sees Mr. Snuffleupagus
Inzalk Pearlman and a kid play the violin
D-U-C-K-I-E
The Two-Headed Monster at the shoe store
If Moon Were Cookie

Season 16 Classic Cuts:
Grover the Singing and Dancing Waiter
Sesame Street News: Mary and her Little Lamb
On Vacation with Guy Smiley
Ernie and Bert go fishing
You're Alive
Hola Means Hello
A New Way to Walk

Season 17 Classic Cuts:
Super Grover: Computer
Write it Down
Imagine That!
The Birdland Jump
Sesame Street News: Dr. Nobel Price invents Herman the Hoppity Hop
Do De Rubber Duck

Season 18 Classic Cuts:
Just the Way You Are
Monsterpiece Theater: The Taming of the Shoe
Squeel of Fortune
Fay Ray in animal costumes
Up and Down with Ernie and Placedo Flamingo
Have You Ever Looked at a paper clip?
I Wonder 'Bout the World Above Up There
Danger's No Stranger
Miami Mice: The Coutn needs to get to the space station

Season 19 Classic Cuts:
Beat the Time with Elmo
The Crying Game
Best Friend Blues
It's Alive
The Word is No

Season 20 Classic Cuts:
Bert's Blanket
kid leaves water on while brushing his teeth
Elmo wants to help Kermit deliver a package
Healthy Food

[Drtooth]

I know that the celebrity version was released on the videos/DVDs Put Down the Duckie and Sing Yourself Silly. I think the first shot is cut in Sing Yourself Silly, but otherwise they are uncut to include all of the featured celebrities.


That is, including Pee Wee Herman? Wasn't it cut after... well.... you know what he did.

[minor muppetz]

That is, including Pee Wee Herman? Wasn't it cut after... well.... you know what he did.

His scene wasn't cut on the Sing Yourself Silly video (released before hsi controversy). I don't know if it was cut from the Put Down the Duckie video. And it's been a long time since I've seen all of Put Down the Duckie on the show (the last few times it was on I actually had to leave the room for some reasons).