Observing animals

During the first season of Sesame Street, a recurring scene set during the main street story would focus on observing animals. The scenes were led by a member of the adult cast, and usually took place in the yard where the kids could interact with the guest animal, or in front of the Pet Shop with a plate of glass between the observers and the observed. Typically, the type of animal being observed would be a species that most kids wouldn't normally encounter in their everyday lives.
In an April 1970 article, Lew Barlow, Director of Operations at Children's Television Workshop spoke about the spontaneous nature of these scenes: "On the days when we're doing an animal sequence, for instance, we might not even know what the animal will be until it's brought in. It's usually an animal beginning with the letter that sponsors the show that day."The Columbia Record (Columbia, SC) “The Wonderful World of Sesame Street,” by Malie Bruton, page 27, April 23, 1970. In an interview, Bob McGrath noted this technique having been done on Captain Kangaroo.Pop Goes The Culture TV interview (0:27)
SSTS-44.jpg|common raccoonSesame Street Test Show 1
0002f.jpg|puppiesEpisode 0002
0004f.jpg|red-crowned Amazon parrotEpisode 0004
0005f.jpg|fallow deerEpisode 0005
0008g.jpg|rabbitEpisode 0008
0009e.jpg|white-faced capuchin monkeyEpisode 0009
0010f.jpg|sheepdogEpisode 0010
0011k.jpg|Yorkshire pigletEpisode 0011
0013e.jpg|Mongolian gerbilsEpisode 0013
0015d.jpg|Virginia opossumEpisode 0015
0017 04.jpg|hognose snakeEpisode 0017
0018-sc6.PNG|St. BernardsEpisode 0018
0018-sc8.PNG|crested owlEpisode 0018
0019 01b.jpg|Pekin duckEpisode 0019
0019 goldfish.jpg|goldfishEpisode 0019
0022k.jpg|common hill mynahEpisode 0022
0022s.jpg|black-capped capuchin monkeyEpisode 0022
0023B.jpg|pilgrim gooseEpisode 0023
0023H.jpg|poodlesEpisode 0023
0029a.jpg|"short-bill toucan" (keel-billed toucan)Episode 0029
0030 honey bear.jpg|"honey bear" (kinkajou)Episode 0030
File:0030_lion_cub.jpg|lion cubEpisode 0030
0032 06.jpg|black spider monkeyEpisode 0032
0034g.jpg|Persian kittensEpisode 0034
0034m.jpg|turkeyEpisode 0034
0035d.jpg|grey gooseEpisode 0035
0035k.jpg|baby chimpanzeeEpisode 0035
0036g.jpg|boa constrictorEpisode 0036
0036m.jpg|grey squirrelEpisode 0036
0038 - 05.jpg|miceEpisode 0038
0040d.jpg|skunkEpisode 0040
0040j.jpg|dachshund puppiesEpisode 0040
0041l.jpg|ocelotEpisode 0041
0045b.jpg|coatimundiEpisode 0045
0045j.jpg|"scarlet macaw" (green-winged macaw)Episode 0045
0046n.jpg|Shetland ponyEpisode 0046
0047 05.jpg|goatEpisode 0047
0047 10.jpg|"Mexican eagle" (crested caracara)Episode 0047
0050i.jpg|llamaEpisode 0050
0050m.jpg|chickensEpisode 0050
0053h.jpg|greyhoundEpisode 0053
0053l.jpg|ducklingsEpisode 0053
0055d.jpg|porcupineEpisode 0055
0055j.jpg|guinea pigsEpisode 0055
0056m.jpg|great horned owlEpisode 0056
0056t.jpg|Dorset lambEpisode 0056
0058c.jpg|bare-breasted bronze turkeyEpisode 0058
0059 04a.jpg|Border collie puppyEpisode 0059
0059 11.jpg|red-fronted Amazon parrotEpisode 0059
0061d.jpg|kinkajouEpisode 0061
0061j.jpg|"banded dove" (ring-necked dove) Episode 0061
0063f.jpg|fallow deerEpisode 0063
0063h.jpg|silver pheasantsEpisode 0063
0065c.jpg|Mongolian gerbilsEpisode 0065
0065g.jpg|chicksEpisode 0065
0067d.jpg|African pygmy goatEpisode 0067
0067l.jpg|"stump-tailed monkey" (pig-tailed macaque)Episode 0067
0069d.jpg|common box turtlesEpisode 0069
0069g.jpg|dogsEpisode 0069
0070i.jpg|red-fronted Amazon parrotEpisode 0070
0071e.jpg|tamandua anteaterEpisode 0071
0071n.jpg|guinea pigEpisode 0071
0073e.jpg|"African finch" (green singing finch)Episode 0073
0073f.jpg|chinchilla rabbitEpisode 0073
0075k.jpg|baby ocelotEpisode 0075
0076e.jpg|donkeyEpisode 0076
0078 04.jpg|"new world monkey" (black spider monkey)Episode 0078
0078 08.jpg|Pekin ducksEpisode 0078
0080e.jpg|Blomberg's toadEpisode 0080
0080g.jpg|common raccoonEpisode 0080
0081 03.jpg|green iguana babyEpisode 0081
0081 07.jpg|sheepEpisode 0081
0083d.jpg|pigletEpisode 0083
0083f.jpg|African pygmy hedgehogEpisode 0083
0085b.jpg|kinkajouEpisode 0085
0085e.jpg|baby goatEpisode 0085
0086a.jpg|Margay catEpisode 0086
0086h.jpg|Siamese catEpisode 0086
0088 09.jpg|chicksEpisode 0088
0091c.jpg|Jersey cowEpisode 0091
0091g.jpg|squirrel monkeyEpisode 0091
0093 05.jpg|"baby kangaroo" (an adult red kangaroo)Episode 0093
0095 08.jpg|Toggenburg goatEpisode 0095
0096 08.jpg|bunniesEpisode 0096
0098b.jpg|"African bush baby" (northern greater galago)Episode 0098
0100-sc2.JPG|common raccoonEpisode 0100
0100-sc8.JPG|Pekin ducksEpisode 0100
0101-sc11a.JPG|gooseEpisode 0101
0103i.jpg|African pygmy hedgehogEpisode 0103
0103m.jpg|parma wallabyEpisode 0103
0106 03.jpg|tamandua anteaterEpisode 0106
0106 07.jpg|baby alligatorEpisode 0106
0107b.jpg|Argentine black-and-white tegu lizardEpisode 0107
0107l.jpg|green-winged macawEpisode 0107
0109-sc3.JPG|skunkEpisode 0109
0109-sc8a.JPG|Shih-TzuEpisode 0109
0111c.jpg|Yorkshire pigletEpisode 0111
0111f.jpg|squirrel monkeyEpisode 0111
0113c.jpg|horseEpisode 0113
0113e.jpg|bantam Cochin chickenEpisode 0113
0115i.jpg|kinkajouEpisode 0115
0115p.jpg|pond slider turtleEpisode 0115
0116-sc3.JPG|goatEpisode 0116
0116-sc9.JPG|llamaEpisode 0116
0117 03.jpg|brush-tailed porcupineEpisode 0117
0119-sc4.JPG|guinea pigsEpisode 0119
0119-sc10.JPG|green iguana babyEpisode 0119
0121 06.jpg|red fox cubEpisode 0121
0121 12.jpg|great horned owlEpisode 0121
0123b.jpg|coatimundiEpisode 0123
MrHooperKidsCrow.jpg|crowEpisode 0123
0125 - 02.jpg|siamang gibbonEpisode 0125
0125 - 04.jpg|red kangarooEpisode 0125
0126-sc7.JPG|Dalmatian puppiesEpisode 0126
0128-sc7.JPG|flying squirrelsEpisode 0128
0130-sc3.JPG|baby goatEpisode 0130
0130-sc6.JPG|ocelotEpisode 0130
==Sources==
==See also==
* Sesame Street Animal Films
* Live animals on Sesame Street
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