Buddy and Jim

Buddy and Jim are a human comedy duo who appeared on Sesame Street during the first season. The sketches featured theme music by Joe Raposo. 
The recurring theme for the bungling pair was a failure to complete such tasks as hanging a picture and making a sandwich. While usually only appearing in their own sketches, they are often mentioned by the adults before their segments start. In Episode 0050, the pair appeared in a street scene with Gordon in a routine to demonstrate "here" and "there."
Buddy appeared without Jim in the "Silly Song Time" segments "Before and After" and "Up and Down" , both of which have him demonstrating things related to the songs. Buddy also appeared solo in Episode 0059, in a sketch where he blows up a balloon to demonstrate big and little and introduced Kermit the Frog.
As described by Stefan Kanfer in a Nov. 23, 1970 Time article, "In its first series, Sesame Street used two clowns, Buddy and Jim, to illustrate problem solving. They were a walking Polish joke, one lifting and turning the other to screw in a light bulb, refusing a nail because it was turned the wrong way."
They were replaced in season 2 by another comedy team, Larry and Phyllis, who were in turn succeeded by Wally and Ralph in season 3. Several of the latter's sketches were direct remakes of Buddy and Jim routines.
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==Sketches==
Picture	Summary / First 	Description
 	NailEpisode 0001 	Buddy buys a picture that he wants to hang up. Jim decides to help him hang the picture, but encounters problems such as using a balloon to put a nail into a wall, realizing that the nail is pointing in the wrong direction, and eventually deciding that the artwork is the stupidest picture he has ever seen. 
This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.
 	Ironing BoardEpisode 0002	Buddy and Jim try to figure out a way to carry an ironing board (horizontally) from one room to another.
 	PairsEpisode 0003 	Buddy and Jim have a difficult time in matching up a pair of tennis sneakers and a pair of heavy workboots with the right boxes.
 	PictureEpisode 0004 	Buddy and Jim get confused when a picture falls off of the wall.
 	UmbrellaEpisode 0005 	Jim tries to explain to Buddy what umbrellas are for, but they are both clueless what to do after opening them. 
This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.
 	MirrorEpisode 0006 	Buddy gives Jim a present, which is a mirror, but each one thinks it's a picture of themselves. 
This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.
 	LightbulbEpisode 0007 	Buddy and Jim struggle with replacing a light bulb.
 	SandwichEpisode 0008 	Buddy and Jim attempt to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich; ultimately, Buddy constructs it as a "triple-decker."
 	Window FrameEpisode 0009 	Buddy and Jim struggle with round and square window frames.
 	SeesawEpisode 0010 	Buddy and Jim try to use a seesaw. 
This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.
 	New JacketEpisode 0011 	Buddy comes home with a new jacket and Jim tries to find out how to get him to see the large label still on it.
 	Wall PaintingEpisode 0012	Buddy and Jim attempt to figure out a way of getting to the opposite side of a wall in order to paint it.
 	Paper GliderEpisode 0013 	Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
 	ChairsEpisode 0014 	Buddy and Jim try to play checkers, but they cannot get their chairs pointed in the right directions.
 	ButtonsEpisode 0015 	Buddy and Jim struggle with buttons.
 	Shoe & SockEpisode 0017 	Buddy and Jim try to put on shoes and socks.
 	Soup and ForkEpisode 0019	Buddy and Jim try to eat soup with a fork.
 	Piggy BankEpisode 0031 	Jim finds Buddy with his money (4 assorted coins) taped to his forehead for safekeeping. Jim has a better idea, and presents Buddy with a piggy bank. After transferring the coins, Jim also gives Buddy a key to open the bank. But where should Buddy keep the key? Tape that to his forehead? Nope, he merrily drops the key inside the piggy bank, since that's as safe a place as any! 
This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.
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