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[[Image:Fay1.jpg|thumb|200px|The inimitable Fay Ray]]
  
[[Image:Fay1.jpg|thumb|200px|The inimitable Fay Ray]]
 
[[Image:Wegmandogs.jpg|thumb|200px|Fay, Battina, and Chundo]]
  
[[Image:Wegmandogs.jpg|thumb|200px|Fay, Battina, and Chundo]]
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[[Image:FarmerFay2.jpg|thumb|200px|Farmer McFay]]
   
 
'''Fay Ray''' (1984 - 1995) was the Weimaraner dog most often used by photographer/filmmaker [[William Wegman]] in segments on ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
  
'''Fay Ray''' (1984 - 1995) was the Weimaraner dog most often used by photographer/filmmaker [[William Wegman]] in segments on ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
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Wegman, who had had success with his dog Man Ray from the 1970s until Man Ray's death in 1982, bought Fay, then known as "Cinnamon Girl", as a puppy in 1985. Wegman first began photographing Fay in 1986, and she made her screen debut in Wegman's 1986 short ''Dog Baseball.''
  
Wegman, who had had success with his dog Man Ray from the 1970s until Man Ray's death in 1982, bought Fay, then known as "Cinnamon Girl", as a puppy in 1985. Wegman first began photographing Fay in 1986, and she made her screen debut in Wegman's 1986 short ''Dog Baseball.''
   
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In November 1987, Wegman was contacted by ''Sesame Street'' producer [[Arlene Sherman]], who invited him to supply short films for the series. Fay was the natural choice to star. Wegman, in voice-over, would narrate and give instructions, and Fay would demonstrate everything from math skills to letter concepts. Beginning in 1992, Fay was joined by her three pups, all born in 1989: Batty (aka Battina), Crooky, and Chundo. The following year introduced a number of sketches based on fairy tales and rhymes, and the "Farmer McFay" series (amongst the first in which the dogs' heads were posed over a man's arms and body, usually assistants Jason Burch or Andrea Beeman). Other segments, such as "ABC," let the dogs be dogs.
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In November 1987, Wegman was contacted by ''Sesame Street'' producer [[Arlene Sherman]], who invited him to supply short films for the series. Fay was the natural choice to star. Wegman, in voice-over, would narrate and give instructions, and Fay would demonstrate everything from math skills to letter concepts. Beginning in 1992, Fay was joined by her three pups, all born in 1989: Batty (aka Battina), Crooky, and Chundo. The following year introduced a number of sketches based on fairy tales and rhymes, and also introduced the "Farmer McFay" series (amongst the first in which the dogs' heads were posed over a man's arms and body, usually assistants Jason Burch or Andrea Beeman). Other segments, such as "ABC," let the dogs be dogs.
   
 
The dogs also starred in a series of ''Sesame Street'' sponsored videos, both compiling earlier sketches and new material, notably ''Alphabet Soup'' (1995) and ''Fay's Twelve Days of Christmas'' (1995). In the latter, Fay, in a wig and posed over an apron clad model, poses as a loving mother preparing Christmas meals and presents for her family.
  
The dogs also starred in a series of ''Sesame Street'' sponsored videos, both compiling earlier sketches and new material, notably ''Alphabet Soup'' (1995) and ''Fay's Twelve Days of Christmas'' (1995). In the latter, Fay, in a wig and posed over an apron clad model, poses as a loving mother preparing Christmas meals and presents for her family.
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==Sketch Segments==
  
==Sketch Segments==
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===Original films===
 
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! Picture !! Description
  
! Picture !! Description
 
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| [[file:Fay.3balls.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Addition''' {{eka|2615}}
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| [[file:FaySubtract.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Subtraction (3 Balls)''' {{eka|2608}}
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Fay Ray subtracts 3 balls from a table.
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| [[file:FayRay.Headphones.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Walkman''' {{eka|2614}}
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Fay listens to a walkman.
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|-
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| [[file:Fay.3balls.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Addition (3 Balls)''' {{eka|2615}}
 
Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.
  
Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.
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| [[file:Fay3.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Animal Disguises''' {{eka|2639}}
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Aping earlier photographs of Man Ray, Fay adisguises herself as various animals, including a ladybug, a moose, a green elephant, and a frog. Two girls, in voice-over, refer to the latter as "Kermit the Dog."
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<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton=true >
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Image:fay2.jpg|"It looks like a zebra with chicken pox."
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Image:Fay.Greenelephant.jpg|
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Image:Fay4.jpg|"It's Kermit the Dog!"
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</gallery>
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| [[file:FayRayClock.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Clockwise''' {{eka|2645}}
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Fay moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm rounds.
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|-
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| [[file:FayRug.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''On and Off''' {{eka|2746}}
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Fay gets ''on'' and ''off'' a rug.
 
|-
  
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| [[file:3161za.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Over and Under''' {{eka|2795}}
  
| [[file:3161za.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Over and Under''' {{eka|2795}}
 
Fay demonstrates "over" and "under".
  
Fay demonstrates "over" and "under".
 
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| [[file:FayRay.Headphones.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Walkman''' {{eka|3096}}
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| [[file:FayRay.OneofTheseThings.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''[[One of These Things]]''' {{eka|2822}}
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One of these balls is not like the other.
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Fay listens to a walkman.
  
 
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|-
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| [[file:3786r.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Waiter''' {{eka|3786}}
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| [[file:Fay.add4balls.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Addition (4 Balls)''' {{eka|2835}}
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Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table.
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The dogs show what a waiter's job is like.
  
 
|-
  
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| [[file:3979m.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Clay''' {{eka|3979}}
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| [[file:Fay.4balls.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Subtraction (4 Balls)''' {{eka|3049}}
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Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing 4 balls.
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The dogs make things out of clay.
  
 
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| [[file:Wegman dogs J.jpeg|200px|center]] ||'''J''' {{eka|3408}}
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| [[file:Fay.1ball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Subtraction (1 Ball)''' {{eka|3094}}
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Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing blue balls from a table.
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The dogs form a [[J]].
  
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|-
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| [[file:FayRay.nearball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Near''' {{eka|3101}}
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Fay rolls balls ''near'' the camera.
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| [[file:FayRay.head.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Left to Right''' {{eka|3145}}
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Fay Ray's head moves across the floor from left to right. Two segments later, her head moves from right to left.
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| [[file:FayRay.rug.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''On and Under''' {{eka|3190}}
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Fay gets ''on'' and ''under'' a rug.
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| [[file:Fay.Near.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Near and Far''' {{eka|3672}}
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Fay Ray moves from ''far'' to ''near'' the camera.
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| colspan="4" | <h3>Farmer McFay</h3>
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A series of shorts in which Fay, posed in overalls over Jason Burch's arms, demonstrated numbers using fruits and vegetables from her crop, with Chundo playing her son. A subset of the series, The McDoubles, had Fay's female pups Batty and Crooky dressed in overalls joined at the waist.
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! Picture !! Description
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| [[file:3189d.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 3''' {{eka|3189}}
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Farmer McFay has 3 fruits.
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|-
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| [[file:FayTired.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 5''' {{eka|3215}}
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Farmer McFay is tired because she only slept for 5 hours.
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|-
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| [[file:BattyCrooky10.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: Counting to 10''' {{eka|3281}}
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The McDoubles count to 10 with their fingers.
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| [[file:FarmerMcFay.6.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 6''' {{eka|3287}}
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Farmer McFay counts six lemons and limes. {{eka|3287}}
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|-
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| [[file:McDoubles.2s.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: 2''' {{eka|3410}}
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The McDoubles twins display pairs of things.
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|-
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| [[file:Noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 4''' {{eka|3506}}
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Farmer McFay counts a bumper crop of 4 fruits.
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|-
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| [[file:FayLemons.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: Lemons''' {{eka|3817}}
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Farmer McFay juggles 3 lemons, then two.
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| colspan="4" | <h3>Nursery Rhymes</h3>
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Various nursery rhymes and fairy tales enacted by the dogs.
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! Picture !! Description
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| [[file:Wegman.Goldilocks.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Goldilocks''' {{eka|3325}}
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The dogs re-enact the classic tale, with Crooky in a wig as Goldilocks, and the other three as the bears.
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| [[file:3449muffet.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''[[Little Miss Muffet]]''' {{eka|3449}}
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Crooky, in a wig as [[Little Miss Muffet]], deals with a spider.
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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|-
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| [[file:3956t.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''[[Little Jack Horner]]''' {{eka|3460}}
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The nursery rhyme is recited with some help from the dogs.
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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| [[file:Wegman.JackJill.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack and Jill''' {{eka|3491}}
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|-
  
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| [[file:BattyBoPeep2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Little Bo Peep''' {{eka|3525}}
  
| [[file:BattyBoPeep2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Little Bo Peep''' {{eka|3525}}
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
  
{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
 
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| [[file:Dogs.K.jpg|200px|center]] || '''K''' {{eka|3852}}
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| [[file:3957zh1.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The Ten O'Clock Scholar''' {{eka|3529}}
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The dogs form a [[K]], as in King.
  
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|-
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| [[file:FayRay.Pattycake.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Pat-a-Cake''' {{eka|3576}}
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|-
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| [[file:Wegman.KingCole.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Old King Cole''' {{eka|3664}}
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Chundo as [[Old King Cole]].
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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|-
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| [[file:Fayray.rubadubdub.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Rub-a-Dub-Dub''' {{eka|3681}}
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The dogs reenact the nursery rhyme.<br>
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''Note: This sketch is accompanied by slow, classical music; however, on the home video release, the music has fast-paced vaudeville music.''
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
 
|-
  
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| [[file:ToMarket.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''To market, to market''' {{eka|3697}}
  
| [[file:ToMarket.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''To market, to market''' {{eka|3697}}
 
The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.
  
The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.
 
{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
  
{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
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|-
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| [[file:Jackanory.dog.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack-a-Nory''' {{eka|3745}}
   
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|-
  
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| [[file:fay2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Animal Disguises''' {{eka|3007}}
  
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Aping earlier photographs of Man Ray, Fay adisguises herself as various animals, including a ladybug, a moose, a green elephant, and a frog. Two girls, in voice-over, refer to the latter as "Kermit the Dog."
  
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<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton=true >
  
⚫
Image:Fay3.jpg|"It looks like a zebra with chicken pox."
  
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Image:Fay4.jpg|"It's Kermit the Dog!"
  
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</gallery>
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[file:4122bg.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack Sprat''' {{eka|4122}}
  
| [[file:4122bg.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack Sprat''' {{eka|4122}}
 
Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.
  
Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" | <h3>The Alphabet</h3>
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| [[file:Fay.1ball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Subtraction''' {{eka|3094}}
  
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing blue balls from a table.
  
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! Picture !! Description
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:FarmerFay2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.A.jpg|200px|center]] || '''A''' {{eka|3359}}
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The dogs form an [[A]].
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A series of shorts in which Fay, posed in overalls over Jason Burch's arms, demonstrated numbers using fruits and vegetables from her crop. Chundo played her son.
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:FarmerMcFay.6.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 6 Fruits'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.E.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''E''' {{eka|3426}}
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The dogs form a letter [[E]].
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Farmer McFay counts six fruits. {{eka|3287}}
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: Number 2'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.H.jpg|200px|center]] || '''H''' {{eka|3291}}
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The dogs form an [[H]].
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A subset of the "Farmer McFay" series, Fay's female pups Batty and Crooky are dressed in overalls joined at the waist.
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:BattyCrooky10.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: Counting to 10'''
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| [[file:Wegman dogs J.jpeg|200px|center]] ||'''J''' {{eka|3280}}
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The dogs form a [[J]].
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The McDoubles count to 10 with their fingers. {{eka|3281}}
  
 
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| [[file:Wegman.Goldilocks.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Goldilocks''' {{eka|3325}}
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| [[file:Wegman-jester.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''J - Jester''' {{eka|3719}}
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The dogs re-enact the classic tale, with Crooky in a wig as goldilocks, and the other three as the bears.
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The dogs make a J and dress as a jester.
 
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''Dog Alphabet'''
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| [[file:Dogs.K.jpg|200px|center]] || '''K''' {{eka|3457}}
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The dogs form a [[K]], as in King.
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All four dogs form various letters, from A-Z. Later used, with new footage, in the video ''Alphabet Soup''.
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''Dog Numbers'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.L.jpg|200px|center]] || '''L''' {{eka|3300}}
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Similar to the above, the dogs form the numbers 1-9.
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The dogs form an [[L]].
 
|-
  
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''ABC'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.M.jpg|200px|center]] || '''M''' {{eka|3683}}
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The dogs form an [[M]].
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Fay demonstrates the first three letters of the alphabet by balancing letter blocks.
  
 
|-
  
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''[[Little Jack Horner]]'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.P.jpg|200px|center]] || '''P''' {{eka|3882}}
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The dogs form a [[P]].
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The nursery rhyme is recited with some help from the dogs.
  
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
  
 
|-
  
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''[[Little Miss Muffet]]'''
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| [[file:4027v.jpg|200px|center]] || '''T''' {{eka|3355}}
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The dogs form a [[T]], which is for train.
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Crooky, in a wig as [[Little Miss Muffet]], deals with a spider.
  
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
  
 
|-
  
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| [[file:Wegman.KingCole.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Old King Cole''' {{eka|3664}}
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.Violin.jpg|200px|center]] || '''V''' {{eka|3689}}
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The dogs form the letter [[V]], for ''violin'' and ''valentine''.
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Chundo as [[Old King Cole]].
  
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
  
 
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| [[file:Dogs.bread.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Peanut Butter''' {{eka|3740}}
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| [[file:FayRay.W.jpg|200px|center]] || '''W''' {{eka|3344}}
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The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.
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The dogs form a [[W]].
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|-
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| [[file:3976za.jpg|200px|center]] || '''X''' {{eka|3725}}
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The dogs form an [[X]], and Fay Ray gets an X-ray.
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|-
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| colspan="4" | <h3>Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?</h3>
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! Picture !! Description
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|-
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| [[file:3786r.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Waiter''' {{eka|3786}}
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The dogs show what a waiter's job is like.
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|-
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.hairstylist.jpg|200px|center]] || '''Hairdresser''' {{eka|3814}}
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The dogs show the job of a hairdresser.
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|-
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.fishing.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Fisherman''' {{eka|3872}}
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The dogs show what a fisherman does.
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|-
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| [[file:Dogswearclothes?.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Tailor''' {{eka|3875}}
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The dogs inhabit a clothing boutique.
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|-
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| [[file:3977zb.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Conductor''' {{eka|3950}}
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The dogs show an orchestra conductor and a pianist.
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|-
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| [[file:Dogmechanic.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Auto Mechanic''' {{eka|3952}}
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The dogs demonstrate the job of an auto mechanic.
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|-
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| colspan="4" | <h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! Picture !! Description
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|-
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Sleeping''' {{eka|3010}}
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Fay, Battina and Chundo are really sound sleepers - neither an alarm, nor a jackhammer, nor an elephant will wake them up.
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|-
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.scarves.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Next To''' {{eka|3066}}
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The dogs get ''next to'' each other in pictures.
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|-
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| [[file:WegmanDogs.Oneofthesethings.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''One of These Things (1st version)''' {{eka|3105}}
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One dog (a terrier) is not like the others.
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|-
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| [[file:WegmanDogs.Oneofthesethings-2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''One of These Things (2nd version)''' {{eka|3114}}
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One dog (a poodle) is not like the others.
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|-
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| [[file:Wegman8.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Dog Numbers: 1 to 8''' {{eka|3438}}
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The dogs form the numbers 1-8.
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|-
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| [[file:Dogs9.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Dog Numbers: 1 to 9''' {{eka|3688}}
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Similar to the above, the dogs form the numbers 1-9.
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[file:3726.Wegmandogs.popcorn.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Popcorn''' {{eka|3726}}
  
| [[file:3726.Wegmandogs.popcorn.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Popcorn''' {{eka|3726}}
 
The dogs cook popcorn in three different ways.
  
The dogs cook popcorn in three different ways.
 
|-
  
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] || '''3'''
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| [[file:Dogs.bread.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Peanut Butter''' {{eka|3740}}
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The dogs show the number [[3]] in a variety of poses.
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The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] || '''X'''
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| [[file:Dogs.baseball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Baseball''' {{eka|3851}}
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The dogs form an [[X]], and Fay Ray gets an X-ray.
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The dogs get their exercise by playing baseball.
 
|-
  
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.hairstylist.jpg|200px|center]] || '''Hairdresser''' {{eka|3814}}
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.paint.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Painting''' {{eka|3924}}
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Battina poses for a painting.
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In a "[[Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?]]" segment, the dogs show the job of a hairdresser.
  
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|-
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| [[file:3979m.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Clay''' {{eka|3962}}
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The dogs make things out of clay.
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|-
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| [[file:Wegman.4.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''4''' {{eka|4154}}
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The dogs sit in 4 theater chairs.
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|-
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| [[file:WegmansPool.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''In and Out'''
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The dogs show ''in'' and ''out'' with a swimming pool.
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|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''ABC'''
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Fay demonstrates the first three letters of the alphabet by balancing letter blocks.
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|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] || '''3'''
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The dogs show the number [[3]] in a variety of poses.
 
|}
  
|}
   
 
==Credits==
  
==Credits==
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*Director: [[William Wegman]]
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*Director: William Wegman
 
*Assistant Director: Andrea Beeman
  
*Assistant Director: Andrea Beeman
 
*Cameraman: Alan Cohen
  
*Cameraman: Alan Cohen
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==References==
  
==References==
 
Wegman, William. ''Fay.'' New York: Hyperion Books, 1999.
  
Wegman, William. ''Fay.'' New York: Hyperion Books, 1999.
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[[Category:Sesame Street Cast]]
  
[[Category:Sesame Street Cast]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]
  
[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]

Revision as of 03:22, 9 September 2014

Fay1

The inimitable Fay Ray

Wegmandogs

Fay, Battina, and Chundo

FarmerFay2

Farmer McFay

Fay Ray (1984 - 1995) was the Weimaraner dog most often used by photographer/filmmaker William Wegman in segments on Sesame Street.

Wegman, who had had success with his dog Man Ray from the 1970s until Man Ray's death in 1982, bought Fay, then known as "Cinnamon Girl", as a puppy in 1985. Wegman first began photographing Fay in 1986, and she made her screen debut in Wegman's 1986 short Dog Baseball.

In November 1987, Wegman was contacted by Sesame Street producer Arlene Sherman, who invited him to supply short films for the series. Fay was the natural choice to star. Wegman, in voice-over, would narrate and give instructions, and Fay would demonstrate everything from math skills to letter concepts. Beginning in 1992, Fay was joined by her three pups, all born in 1989: Batty (aka Battina), Crooky, and Chundo. The following year introduced a number of sketches based on fairy tales and rhymes, and also introduced the "Farmer McFay" series (amongst the first in which the dogs' heads were posed over a man's arms and body, usually assistants Jason Burch or Andrea Beeman). Other segments, such as "ABC," let the dogs be dogs.

The dogs also starred in a series of Sesame Street sponsored videos, both compiling earlier sketches and new material, notably Alphabet Soup (1995) and Fay's Twelve Days of Christmas (1995). In the latter, Fay, in a wig and posed over an apron clad model, poses as a loving mother preparing Christmas meals and presents for her family.

In late spring of 1995, Fay suddenly contracted leukemia, and passed away at the age of 11 on June 7. Her children, however, have continued to appear on Sesame Street. Fay's grandson Chip is a more recent addition to the menagerie.

Sketch Segments

Original films

Picture Description
FaySubtract
 Subtraction (3 Balls) (EKA: Episode 2608)

Fay Ray subtracts 3 balls from a table.

FayRay.Headphones
 Walkman (EKA: Episode 2614)

Fay listens to a walkman.

Fay.3balls
 Addition (3 Balls) (EKA: Episode 2615)

Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.

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 Animal Disguises (EKA: Episode 2639)

Aping earlier photographs of Man Ray, Fay adisguises herself as various animals, including a ladybug, a moose, a green elephant, and a frog. Two girls, in voice-over, refer to the latter as "Kermit the Dog."

FayRayClock
 Clockwise (EKA: Episode 2645)

Fay moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm rounds.

FayRug
 On and Off (EKA: Episode 2746)

Fay gets on and off a rug.

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 Over and Under (EKA: Episode 2795)

Fay demonstrates "over" and "under".

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 One of These Things (EKA: Episode 2822)

One of these balls is not like the other.

Fay.add4balls
 Addition (4 Balls) (EKA: Episode 2835)

Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table.

Fay.4balls
 Subtraction (4 Balls) (EKA: Episode 3049)

Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing 4 balls.

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 Subtraction (1 Ball) (EKA: Episode 3094)

Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing blue balls from a table.

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 Near (EKA: Episode 3101)

Fay rolls balls near the camera.

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 Left to Right (EKA: Episode 3145)

Fay Ray's head moves across the floor from left to right. Two segments later, her head moves from right to left.

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 On and Under (EKA: Episode 3190)

Fay gets on and under a rug.

Fay.Near
 Near and Far (EKA: Episode 3672)

Fay Ray moves from far to near the camera.

Farmer McFay

A series of shorts in which Fay, posed in overalls over Jason Burch's arms, demonstrated numbers using fruits and vegetables from her crop, with Chundo playing her son. A subset of the series, The McDoubles, had Fay's female pups Batty and Crooky dressed in overalls joined at the waist.

Picture Description
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 Farmer McFay: 3 (EKA: Episode 3189)

Farmer McFay has 3 fruits.

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 Farmer McFay: 5 (EKA: Episode 3215)

Farmer McFay is tired because she only slept for 5 hours.

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 The McDoubles: Counting to 10 (EKA: Episode 3281)

The McDoubles count to 10 with their fingers.

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 Farmer McFay: 6 (EKA: Episode 3287)

Farmer McFay counts six lemons and limes. (EKA: Episode 3287)

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 The McDoubles: 2 (EKA: Episode 3410)

The McDoubles twins display pairs of things.

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 Farmer McFay: 4 (EKA: Episode 3506)

Farmer McFay counts a bumper crop of 4 fruits.

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 Farmer McFay: Lemons (EKA: Episode 3817)

Farmer McFay juggles 3 lemons, then two.

Nursery Rhymes

Various nursery rhymes and fairy tales enacted by the dogs.

Picture Description
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 Goldilocks (EKA: Episode 3325)

The dogs re-enact the classic tale, with Crooky in a wig as Goldilocks, and the other three as the bears.

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 Little Miss Muffet (EKA: Episode 3449)

Crooky, in a wig as Little Miss Muffet, deals with a spider.

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 Little Jack Horner (EKA: Episode 3460)

The nursery rhyme is recited with some help from the dogs.

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 Jack and Jill (EKA: Episode 3491)
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 Little Bo Peep (EKA: Episode 3525)

Batty as Little Bo Peep, seeking her sheep (three parts).

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 The Ten O'Clock Scholar (EKA: Episode 3529)
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 Pat-a-Cake (EKA: Episode 3576)
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 Old King Cole (EKA: Episode 3664)

Chundo as Old King Cole.

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 Rub-a-Dub-Dub (EKA: Episode 3681)

The dogs reenact the nursery rhyme.
Note: This sketch is accompanied by slow, classical music; however, on the home video release, the music has fast-paced vaudeville music.

ToMarket
 To market, to market (EKA: Episode 3697)

The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.

Jackanory.dog
 Jack-a-Nory (EKA: Episode 3745)
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 Jack Sprat (EKA: Episode 4122)

Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.

The Alphabet

Picture Description
Wegmandogs.A
 A (EKA: Episode 3359)

The dogs form an A.

Wegmandogs.E
 E (EKA: Episode 3426)

The dogs form a letter E.

Wegmandogs.H
 H (EKA: Episode 3291)

The dogs form an H.

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 J (EKA: Episode 3280)

The dogs form a J.

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 J - Jester (EKA: Episode 3719)

The dogs make a J and dress as a jester.

Dogs.K
 K (EKA: Episode 3457)

The dogs form a K, as in King.

Wegmandogs.L
 L (EKA: Episode 3300)

The dogs form an L.

Wegmandogs.M
 M (EKA: Episode 3683)

The dogs form an M.

Wegmandogs.P
 P (EKA: Episode 3882)

The dogs form a P.

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 T (EKA: Episode 3355)

The dogs form a T, which is for train.

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 V (EKA: Episode 3689)

The dogs form the letter V, for violin and valentine.

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 W (EKA: Episode 3344)

The dogs form a W.

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 X (EKA: Episode 3725)

The dogs form an X, and Fay Ray gets an X-ray.

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Picture Description
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 Waiter (EKA: Episode 3786)

The dogs show what a waiter's job is like.

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 Hairdresser (EKA: Episode 3814)

The dogs show the job of a hairdresser.

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 Fisherman (EKA: Episode 3872)

The dogs show what a fisherman does.

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 Tailor (EKA: Episode 3875)

The dogs inhabit a clothing boutique.

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 Conductor (EKA: Episode 3950)

The dogs show an orchestra conductor and a pianist.

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 Auto Mechanic (EKA: Episode 3952)

The dogs demonstrate the job of an auto mechanic.

Miscellaneous

Picture Description
Wegmandogs
 Sleeping (EKA: Episode 3010)

Fay, Battina and Chundo are really sound sleepers - neither an alarm, nor a jackhammer, nor an elephant will wake them up.

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 Next To (EKA: Episode 3066)

The dogs get next to each other in pictures.

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 One of These Things (1st version) (EKA: Episode 3105)

One dog (a terrier) is not like the others.

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 One of These Things (2nd version) (EKA: Episode 3114)

One dog (a poodle) is not like the others.

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 Dog Numbers: 1 to 8 (EKA: Episode 3438)

The dogs form the numbers 1-8.

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 Dog Numbers: 1 to 9 (EKA: Episode 3688)

Similar to the above, the dogs form the numbers 1-9.

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 Popcorn (EKA: Episode 3726)

The dogs cook popcorn in three different ways.

Dogs.bread
 Peanut Butter (EKA: Episode 3740)

The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.

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 Baseball (EKA: Episode 3851)

The dogs get their exercise by playing baseball.

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 Painting (EKA: Episode 3924)

Battina poses for a painting.

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 Clay (EKA: Episode 3962)

The dogs make things out of clay.

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 4 (EKA: Episode 4154)

The dogs sit in 4 theater chairs.

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 In and Out

The dogs show in and out with a swimming pool.

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 ABC

Fay demonstrates the first three letters of the alphabet by balancing letter blocks.

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 3

The dogs show the number 3 in a variety of poses.

Credits

  • Director: William Wegman
  • Assistant Director: Andrea Beeman
  • Cameraman: Alan Cohen
  • Lights: Edgar Gil
  • Arm Models: Jason Burch, Andrea Beeman

Videos

References

Wegman, William. Fay. New York: Hyperion Books, 1999.

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