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{{character|image=Buddyjimhammer.jpg|performer=[[Brandon Maggart]]|note=Buddy|performer2=[[James Catusi]]|note2=Jim|debut=1969}}
[[Image:Buddyjimhammer.jpg|thumb|300px|Buddy and Jim from [[Episode 0001]].]]
 
[[Image:Buddyjimlightbulb.jpg|thumb|300px|The duo attempt to screw in a light bulb, first seen in [[Episode 0007]].]]
 
'''Buddy and Jim''' were a human comedy duo who appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' during the [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|first season]]. The bungling pair were featured in filmed inserts, and failed at such tasks as [[episode 0001|hanging a picture]] and [[episode 0008|making a sandwich]]. The sketches featured theme music by [[Joe Raposo]]. While usually only appearing in their own sketches, they are often mentioned by the adults before their segments start. The duo also appeared in a song with the [[Anything Muppets]], called "Before and After".{{eka|0047}}
 
   
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'''Buddy and Jim''' are a human comedy duo who appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' during the [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|first season]]. The sketches featured theme music by [[Joe Raposo]].
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."
 
   
 
The recurring theme for the bungling pair was a failure to complete such tasks as [[episode 0001|hanging a picture]] and [[episode 0008|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."
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]].
 
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Buddy appeared without Jim in the "Silly Song Time" segments "[[Before and After (Moss)|Before and After]]" {{first|0047}} and "[[Up and Down]]" {{first|0060}}, 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]].
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As described by Stefan Kanfer in a Nov. 23, [[1970]] ''[[Time (magazine)|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."
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They were replaced in [[Season 2 (1970-1971)|season 2]] by another comedy team, [[Larry and Phyllis]], who were in turn succeeded by [[Wally and Ralph]] in [[Season 3 (1971-1972)|season 3]]. Several of the latter's sketches were direct remakes of Buddy and Jim routines.
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</gallery>
   
 
==Sketches==
 
==Sketches==
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{| class="episode"two
*'''Hanging a Picture''' : 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's ever seen. {{first|0001}}
 
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! Picture !! width=100| Summary / [[Muppet Wiki:Earliest Known Appearance|First]] !! Description
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| [[Image:Buddyjimhammer.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Nail<hr/>[[Episode 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.
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''This sketch was later remade with [[Wally and Ralph]].''
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|-
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| [[Image:BuddyJim-Board.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Ironing Board<hr/>[[Episode 0002]]
 
| Buddy and Jim try to figure out a way to carry an ironing board (horizontally) from one room to another.
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.shoes.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Pairs<hr/>[[Episode 0003]]
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| 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.
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.picture.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Picture<hr/>[[Episode 0004]]
 
| Buddy and Jim get confused when a picture falls off of the wall.
   
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*'''Ironing Board''' : Buddy and Jim try to figure out how to get an ironing board into another room. {{first|0002}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.umbrellas.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Umbrella<hr/>[[Episode 0005]]
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| Jim tries to explain to Buddy what umbrellas are for, but they are both clueless what to do after opening them.
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''This sketch was later remade with [[Wally and Ralph]].''
   
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*'''Tennis Shoes and Heavy Workboots''' : Buddy and Jim have trouble getting a pair of tennis shoes and heavy workboots into their boxes. {{first|0003}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.Mirror.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Mirror<hr/>[[Episode 0006]]
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| Buddy gives Jim a present, which is a mirror, but each one thinks it's a picture of themselves.
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''This sketch was later remade with [[Wally and Ralph]].''
   
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*'''Falling Picture''' : Buddy and Jim get confused when a picture falls off of their wall. {{first|0004}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.lightbulb.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Lightbulb<hr/>[[Episode 0007]]
 
| Buddy and Jim struggle with replacing a light bulb.
   
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*'''Umbrellas''' : Buddy and Jim try to explain what umbrellas are for, and get wet in the process. {{first|0005}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddyjimsandwich.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Sandwich<hr/>[[Episode 0008]]
 
| Buddy and Jim attempt to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich; ultimately, Buddy constructs it as a "triple-decker."
   
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*'''Mirror''' : Buddy and Jim both look into a mirror, thinking it's a picture of both or either of them. This sketch was later re-done with [[Wally and Ralph]] in Buddy's and Jim's respective places. {{first|0006}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.window.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Window Frame<hr/>[[Episode 0009]]
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| Buddy and Jim struggle with round and square window frames.
   
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*'''Light bulb''' {{first|0007}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.seesaw.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Seesaw<hr/>[[Episode 0010]]
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| Buddy and Jim try to use a seesaw.
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''This sketch was later remade with [[Wally and Ralph]].''
   
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*'''Sandwich''' : Buddy and Jim attempt to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. {{first|0008}}
 
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| [[Image:0011-BuddyJim.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| New Jacket<hr/>[[Episode 0011]]
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| 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.
   
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*'''Window Frame''' {{first|0009}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddy and Jim Wall Painting.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Wall Painting<hr/>[[Episode 0012]]
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| Buddy and Jim attempt to figure out a way of getting to the opposite side of a wall in order to paint it.
   
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*'''Seesaw''' {{first|0010}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.paperairplane.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Paper Glider<hr/>[[Episode 0013]]
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| Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
   
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*'''New Jacket''' {{first|0011}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddyjimcheckers.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Chairs<hr/>[[Episode 0014]]
 
| Buddy and Jim try to play checkers, but they cannot get their chairs pointed in the right directions.
   
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*'''Painting a Wall''' {{first|0012}}
 
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| [[Image:BuddyJim.buttons.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Buttons<hr/>[[Episode 0015]]
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| Buddy and Jim struggle with buttons.
   
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*'''Paper Airplane''' {{first|0013}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddyjimshoes.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Shoe & Sock<hr/>[[Episode 0017]]
 
| Buddy and Jim try to put on shoes and socks.
   
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*'''Checkers''' : Buddy and Jim try to play checkers, but they can't get their chairs pointed in the right direction. {{first|0014}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddy Jim soup fork.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Soup and Fork<hr/>[[Episode 0019]]
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| Buddy and Jim try to eat soup with a fork.
   
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*'''Buttons''' : Buddy and Jim struggle with buttons. {{first|0015}}
 
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| [[Image:Buddy Jim coins piggybank.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| Piggy Bank<hr/>[[Episode 0031]]
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| 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!
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''This sketch was later remade with [[Wally and Ralph]].''
   
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*'''What Happens Next''' : [[Bob]] plays "What happens next" using photographs of Buddy and Jim going down a slide, and playing with a jack-in-the-box. {{first|0015}}
 
   
*'''Shoes and Socks''' : Buddy and Jim try to put on shoes and socks. {{first|0017}}
 
   
*'''Soup with a Fork''' {{first|0019}}
 
   
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__NOWYSIWYG__
*'''Piggy Bank''' {{first|0031}}
 
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]

Latest revision as of 19:56, 22 July 2023

Buddyjimhammer
PERFORMER Brandon Maggart Buddy
  James Catusi Jim
DEBUT 1969

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" (First: Episode 0047) and "Up and Down" (First: Episode 0060), 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.

Sketches

Picture Summary / First Description
Buddyjimhammer
Nail
Episode 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.

BuddyJim-Board
Ironing Board
Episode 0002
Buddy and Jim try to figure out a way to carry an ironing board (horizontally) from one room to another.
BuddyJim.shoes
Pairs
Episode 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.
BuddyJim.picture
Picture
Episode 0004
Buddy and Jim get confused when a picture falls off of the wall.
BuddyJim.umbrellas
Umbrella
Episode 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.

BuddyJim.Mirror
Mirror
Episode 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.

BuddyJim.lightbulb
Lightbulb
Episode 0007
Buddy and Jim struggle with replacing a light bulb.
Buddyjimsandwich
Sandwich
Episode 0008
Buddy and Jim attempt to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich; ultimately, Buddy constructs it as a "triple-decker."
BuddyJim.window
Window Frame
Episode 0009
Buddy and Jim struggle with round and square window frames.
BuddyJim.seesaw
Seesaw
Episode 0010
Buddy and Jim try to use a seesaw.

This sketch was later remade with Wally and Ralph.

0011-BuddyJim
New Jacket
Episode 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.
Buddy and Jim Wall Painting
Wall Painting
Episode 0012
Buddy and Jim attempt to figure out a way of getting to the opposite side of a wall in order to paint it.
BuddyJim.paperairplane
Paper Glider
Episode 0013
Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
Buddyjimcheckers
Chairs
Episode 0014
Buddy and Jim try to play checkers, but they cannot get their chairs pointed in the right directions.
BuddyJim.buttons
Buttons
Episode 0015
Buddy and Jim struggle with buttons.
Buddyjimshoes
Shoe & Sock
Episode 0017
Buddy and Jim try to put on shoes and socks.
Buddy Jim soup fork
Soup and Fork
Episode 0019
Buddy and Jim try to eat soup with a fork.
Buddy Jim coins piggybank
Piggy Bank
Episode 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.