Great isn't it? He has a load of other good breakdowns of memorable themes too. His one for Thomas the Tank Engine (just Thomas the Train I think in the US) is a fun watch.

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MxteryMatters@reddit

Great. Thanks so much. Now this song is going to be stuck in my head for the next several hours. I hate you. 😆

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Asunder_mango866@reddit

My psychiatrist says it's not healthy to hear pictures, yet here I am humming this to myself

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That is synesthesia. One of my daughters has it. Her primarily manifests as mirror writing. IMO it is a very cool quirk. I am low key jealous but out at a lake with friends I did once see music. Yes, I can still picture it. No, I can't describe it. I can't even explain how I knew that's what I was seeing. I just know it was music.

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Cowicidal@reddit

I'm convinced most of these commenters were on LSD

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Slappy_McJones@reddit

The Pointer Sisters sang this…

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M0crt@reddit

Do doo doo da do da doo da da dooo doo doo doo FIVE!

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Pete_maravich@reddit

I sing this song every time I mix my dogs insulin

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One-Earth9294@reddit

You really gotta break that song down and examine it from a structure perspective it's bonkers.

And they recorded 12 different bridges for it, for each of the featured numbers.

I remember feeling like the rerun rotation I got in the 80s was missing some of them though.

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wetwater@reddit

It's missing 1, and it always has. For some reason they didn't make (or air) a video for 1.

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OAKRAIDER64@reddit

Because the Count always started with 1, ah hahaha

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dragonsvomitfire@reddit

Thanks for this factoid, I play this pretty often for any little kids I babysit and I will no longer search in vain for the version including 1. You've saved me so much mild irritation and I truly appreciate you! Ty

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italicizedspace@reddit

One of the top of the top :-) and today my earworm of choice

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CobblerCandid998@reddit

Dammit, where is it!!!? I clicked on this hoping to hear & watch the song… 😤

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TheEnigmatyc@reddit

one, two, three, FOUR, FIVE, six, seven, eight, NINE, TEN, eleven, twelve. TWELVE!

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aj_star_destroyer@reddit

I wonder why it went to 12.

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isochromanone@reddit

I wondered that in the past as well. The only reason I could come up with is that counting to 12 lets them introduce concepts like a dozen later.

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EdwardBliss@reddit (OP)

As an adult, I'm convinced most of those animators were on LSD

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mossberbb@reddit

I think Adam Savages dad was one of the animators for this segment.

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isochromanone@reddit

Whitney Lee Savage.

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najing_ftw@reddit

And I thank them for their service!

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Retinoid634@reddit

That smooth groovy baseline….12345 678910 11 12.

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dericn@reddit

I remember this one, but Ladybug's Picnic is what plays in my head for the number 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0

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Alkivar@reddit

and for 3... all I can hear is Three is the magic number...

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VirtuaFighter6@reddit

1,2,3,4,5…..6,7,8,9,10….11,12!!!

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Matthias_Doe@reddit

TWELVE!

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Fiver43@reddit

OoooooooWAH!

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hypothetical_zombie@reddit

I learned to count in Spanish & French from this song.

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No_Routine_3706@reddit

Man this show had so much talent on it Stevie Wonder and do many more! Electric Company too!

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Effective_Category_1@reddit

This is how I count off the length of time I keep each piece of hair in my curling iron when styling. Don’t judge me. I’m GenX, and as you know, we don’t confess to such personal oddities easily or often. ;)

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Paul-E-L@reddit

I think I even remember all the lyrics!

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madlyhattering@reddit

I didn’t know this song because I never watched Sesame Street. I was an Electric Company girl, lol.

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camcaine2575@reddit

I am so happy to see the love for this. Have seen many nostalgic posts of old Sesame Street tunes and videos, but I haven't seen this one before even though I have many fond memories of it.

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catrules618@reddit

My kid loved pinball when he was younger. I'd serenade him with this or pinball wizard.

I tried to get him used to being embarrassed early

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wetwater@reddit

I still count to 12 using that song in my head.

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w_a_w@reddit

u/repostsleuthbot

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TheTechManager@reddit

Was this Sesame Street or electric company?

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X-tian-9101@reddit

That picture instantly triggered the song to play in my head!

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SusannaG1@reddit

Not me, LOL. I was almost in middle school the first time this aired.

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TheGreatPlumGorilla@reddit

Yes 🤣

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Gibder16@reddit

Wow! I would wait for that damn part to come on! It was mesmerizing!

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thr1vin9-insolitude@reddit

It's amusing that you posted this shot. My sister and I had jokes when we realized the hand was brown. It all made sense why it was psychedelic. They matched the felt kaleidoscope schemed black power and peace posters. 😊😊

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All-Sorts@reddit

I like the later numbers because they just jam out a little longer with the instruments

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Thalia-Is-Not-Amused@reddit

My boys were 1 and 3 when we got cable with the Noggin channel. They regularly played all the old-school Sesame Streets, and we'd watch together. My oldest thought I had superpowers because I would sing along to all the songs! They are part of my earliest memories, and I was so happy to be able to have done the same for my sons. Thanks for posting this!

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cazbot@reddit

One two three FOUR five, six seven eight NINE ten, eleven twe-eh-eh-el-ehlve…

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MoreVinegar@reddit

Pinball Game on the Sesame Street website.

Did you know there’s no “1” verse, they only did 2-12.

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