George the Farmer

George the Farmer is a recurring series of segments on Sesame Street that debuted in Season 2 and lasted until Season 19. George demonstrates relational concepts and counting by moving around his dilapidated farm (or in limbo beginning in season 3). The segments, created by Gerald Potterton, use a pixillation technique, similar to stop-motion animation, that makes George "pop" from one pose to another.
==Segments==
Picture	Summary / First Appearance 	Description
 	Over and underEpisode 0230 	George has a bottle over and under his hands. He also climbs over and under a ladder.
 	Near and farEpisode 0235 	George is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch.
 	Up and downEpisode 0239 	George goes up and down on ladders.
 	Quiet and noisyEpisode 0241 	George hits a hammer with a nail to demonstrate "quiet," then hits a post with a sledgehammer to demonstrate "noisy."
 	Loud, louder, loudestEpisode 0241 	George the Farmer calls up to a second George at the top of his barn, first yelling loud, then louder, and loudest. The second George responds by dropping a heavy sack onto the first one.
 	On top ofEpisode 0242 	George is on top of barrels, boxes and the barn roof. Then he finds various objects on top of his head.
 	Short and tallEpisode 0254 	George uses himself and milk containers to show short and tall.
 	Empty and fullEpisode 0257 	George shows empty and full by pouring himself a glass of milk.In initial airings, George preceded the segment by pouring two buckets of milk into a large milk can to demonstrate 'empty' and 'full.'
 	Above and belowEpisode 0262 	George is above and below a shed.
 	Beginning and endEpisode 0265 	George demonstrates beginning and end with a piece of thread and a ladder.
 	Consistency of numbersEpisode 0278 	No matter how they're arranged, George always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
 	TwentyEpisode 0278 	George counts 20 barrels.
 	Fast and slowEpisode 0288 	George demonstrates "fast" and "slow" by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair.
 	Embedded shapesEpisode 0288 	George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape.
 	Taller and shorterEpisode 0289 	George's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
 	In and outEpisode 0293 	George the Farmer demonstrates in and out.
 	Counting to tenEpisode 0293 	George uses barrels to count to ten.
 	Using toolsEpisode 0297 	George the Farmer saws the legs off a table.
 	AcrossEpisode 0298 	George moves across his yard and across the top of the barn.
 	ThroughEpisode 0299 	George puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn.
 	SortingEpisode 0320 	George sets out various items and then sorts them by type.
 	On top of #2 (soft bridge)Episode 0486	George the Farmer lands on top of a soft pile of hay, where he blows the seeds off a soft dandelion.
 	Around 	George points out the round parts of a giant wheel, then begins to move around the various items on his farm.
 	High and low 	George scoots across the high roof of his barn before going over the low roof of another.
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