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Sunny Days, Everything’s A-Okay…

On NPR this morning, they had an interview with Michael Davis, author of a new book called ‘Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street’. It’s a behind the scenes look at ‘Sesame Street’ and the people that worked there.

Lately, I’ve found myself very interested in things revolving around Jim Henson.

I’m not sure why.

Anyway, in the interview, they talked about the death of Mr. Hooper and how emotional it was to do the scene below with Big Bird. It was so tough they did only one take. You can really feel the emotion. It’s a great clip.

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7 Responses to “Sunny Days, Everything’s A-Okay…”

  1. Christina Reilly Says:
    January 7th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Way to make your buddy cry! :(

  2. BeccA's Buzz Says:
    January 8th, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Good find. It made me cry too and I didn’t watch Sesame Street much growing up.

  3. Wendy Says:
    January 8th, 2009 at 10:19 am

    That was so sad….I hope that was at the end of a show. I can’t see them following it up with 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!

  4. Christine Says:
    January 8th, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Wow! What a great clip. I wish I hadn’t just put on my mascara…

  5. Kat Says:
    January 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am

    That was very sad. I remember that.
    I still watched Sesame Street with many of the foster kids that lived with us, what a very sad clip, sad day. :(

  6. KBO Says:
    January 9th, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Thanks for making me regress to my childhood. Mr. Hooper was my first experience with death. That is some deep stuff for a shorty.

  7. Fran From Utah Says:
    January 12th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Wow. Only watched public television growing up…I can remember a moovie about the journey of a tumble weed…Masterpiece Theater…And of course Sesame Street! Ive been sad…My Dear Dad has been gone 4 years yesterday. Dont ask me how or why I ended up on Your blog. Maybe My Dad had something to do with it. Whatever the reason, The clip was nice.. It really sums it up. Thanks.