Numerosity In 1969 , for the first season of " Sesame Street " , Jim Henson produced and directed a series of live - action short films teaching . Ten segments were produced , for the numbers 1 through 10 . The shorts were highlighted by the use of animated graphics , supplied by Henson , and a song , performed by the Kids . The films were shot from June 2 - June 6 , 1969 . Henson labeled his March 1969 storyboards for the project as Numerosity , however CTW would invoice the films under the labels " Henson 10 " ( or whichever number was featured ) . As such , internal CTW document refers to the segments as , for example , " Henson # 10 " , and the " " DVD chapter menu refers to one segments in a similar fashion . The music for each film was individually registered with the American Society of Composers , Authors , and Publishers as , for example , " Ten Song ( Song of Ten ) . " The series has also been referred to as " ' The Baker ' films " or " baker segments " due to the presence of a baker as the final gag in each film . Each film opened with an animated sequence where kids counted up to 10 and then back to 1 . Another animated sequence followed , as children would count to the specific number , in choral voice over , while animated numbers zoomed around the screen . After the segment ' s number was announced , several human characters , ranging from jugglers to professors , would use different objects to demonstrate the number . Finally , a baker ( laden with that segment ' s number of desserts ) would melodically announce the confection . . . and immediately tumble down a flight of stairs , spilling the desserts . Jim Henson provided the voice of the baker , while stuntman Alex Stevens played the character on screen . Different child actors were used , including Brian Henson in several entries ( 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 - 10 ; most often counting coins ) and John Henson rang ten bells ( replacing brother Brian and ten little Indians ) . Saralou Cooper was the only actress used , appearing in entries for 2 , 3 , and 5 . In addition to the opening song and the baker , the most notable recurring sequence in these segments was a man opening a door with a question mark on it , revealing animals ( two turtles , three crocodiles , four fish , etc . ) In 1970 , the " New York Times Magazine " reported on Joan Ganz Cooney ' s distaste for the baker ' s fall at the end of the segment : " ' I don ' t like it , ' Mrs . Cooney says flatly of the pratfall finale . ' Banana - peel humor is male and it ' s from age 4 on . Younger children - - 2 - year - olds , say - - think he ' s hurt . ' Then why does the guy stay ? ' The show , ' said Mrs . Cooney , ' is definitely male - oriented . ' " The films were eventually taken off the show for being deemed too violent . " One Song ( Song of One ) " . The original script for this segment indicates that an eye and an elephant were also to be counted with the penny , bird , and belly button , but were replaced by a wind - up toy and a cow in the final film . This is the least aired of the series due to the small amount of " Sesame Street " episodes in the early years that were sponsored by the number 1 . Releases : " Two Song ( Song of Two ) " . This segment appeared in the first test show and in the debut episode of " Sesame Street " . Releases : " Three Song ( Song of Three ) " . Jim Henson makes an on - screen cameo as a juggler ; and Brian Henson appears counting three peas . This segment was also included in the second test show and was featured in the documentaries " The World of Jim Henson " , " Sesame Street Unpaved " and " " . Releases : " Four Song ( Song of Four ) " . Some of the wind - up toys were used again in the # 10 film . Releases : " Five Song ( Song of Five ) " . Brian Henson appears as the boy counting five dimes . Five early Muppet monsters — Beautiful Day Monster , Thudge , Gleep ( an early version of Grover ) , Flute - Snatcher , and Snork — appear to a man who discovers them and exclaims " five . . . whatever they are ! " ( the scene was cut from audio releases of the song ) . The version of the song that was included on " The Sesame Street Book & Record " included five horns , five dogs and five coconuts . The song was re - released on " Songs from the Street " and the music and lyrics were published in the 1971 edition of " The Sesame Street Songbook " . The " five fancy fruit cakes " sequence also appears in " On My Way to Sesame Street " movie viewer cartridge . Releases : " Six Song ( Song of Six ) " . The girl in the third counting scene calls the six bats " six flying things " . " Seven Song ( Song of Seven ) " . The segment was featured in the " This Way to Sesame Street " promotional special . Brian Henson appears as the boy counting seven nickels . " Eight Song ( Song of Eight ) " . Brian Henson appears as the kid who says " 8 ping - pong balls . " " Nine Song ( Song of Nine ) " . Rowlf the Dog makes a rare " Sesame Street " cameo in this film ; and Brian Henson appears counting nine quarters . " Ten Song ( Song of Ten ) " . Sometime after its first broadcast , the " " ( featuring Brian Henson ) was replaced with " ten bells " ( featuring John Henson ) . The segment was reviewed by Oscar the Grouch and Telly Monster ( and imitated by Ernie ) in a Sneak Peek Previews sketch and was also featured in " The Street We Live On " ( with new sound effects ) . Pictures and dialogue of the segment were included in the book " Sesame Street Unpaved " . Releases : Other uses . In the video " Counting with Elmo " , Elmo sings a portion of the song to himself ( where the song counts down form 10 ) . Additionally , instrumentals from the counting song are used through the video . In the computer game " Grover ' s Travels " , three Twiddleputian bakers try cheering up their governor with a sundae . They announce their numeric ingredients from the top of a staircase , which they promptly tumble down . The 36th season of " Sesame Street " featured a series of films with children cranking a Jack - in - the - Box and counting the number of times before the box pops . The films reuse the music from the number songs at the beginning where the kids count up to 10 and then back to 1 ; Henson ' s animated number sequence was remade with ribbon effects . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _