Tee Collins

Tee Collins (1923-2000Orlando Sentinel. Obituary.) was an animator who created several animated sketches for Sesame Street, notably Wanda the Witch, Nancy the Nanny Goat, and the "X-Xylophone" segment. He recalled that "it was hard to come up with a happy word for X."University of Central Florida (archived link)
Collins, born in Harlem, was the first African-American animator to establish his own studio in New York. He produced television commercials, notably the Piel's Beer commercials starring Bert and Harry Piel (voiced by Bob and Ray). When queried by Phyllis Feinstein for the 1971 book All About Sesame Street as to how he enjoyed his Sesame Street work in contrast to commercial advertising, Collins' response was, “Great! Everything you do doesn’t have to come out at precisely 58 seconds as most TV commercials do. You have more latitude, much more freedom.”
Collins went on to produce segments for another PBS series, Vegetable Soup.
==Sesame Street Filmography==
Wanda.jpg|Wanda the WitchVoices: Pat Bright
SillySailors.jpg|S SealVoice: Allen Swift
Race for roses.jpg|Race for Roses (R)
NancyNannyGoat.jpg|N - Nancy the Nanny GoatVoices: Pat Bright
1285-BUS.jpg|BUS
Toon.school.jpg|SCHOOL
Toon.IN.jpg|IN
3161o.jpg|WALK
Toon.OPENword.jpg|OPEN
Counting 10 to 1.jpg|Counting 10-1
One Way Map.jpg|One Way Map
Lion.Wetpaint.jpg|Wet Paint Lion
2682p.jpg|Sound Box
Open Closed Tee Collins.jpg|Open/Closed
Toon.BoydrawsME.jpg|Drawing ME Little Boy
Bakery.CLOSED.jpg|CLOSED Ants March to a Bakery
Findtheanimalsinthepainting.jpg|Embedded Figures - Animals
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Category:Animators