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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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| [[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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| [[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:Title_01_39_0001.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''On Top''' {{eka|2620}}
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Fay gets on top of a box.
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|-
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| [[file:Fay2.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:Fay3.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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|-
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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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|-
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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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| [[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:FayRay.rug.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''On and Under''' {{eka|2869}}
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Fay gets ''on'' and ''under'' a rug.
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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|2991}}
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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: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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|-
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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:Fay.Near.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Near and Far''' {{eka|3401}}
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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''' {{first|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:McDoubles.2s.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: 2''' {{eka|3217}}
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The McDoubles twins display pairs of things.
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|-
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| [[file:FarmerMcFay.4.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay: 4''' {{eka|3244}}
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Farmer McFay counts a bumper crop of 4 fruits.
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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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|-
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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.
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|-
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| [[file:McDoublesHelp.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''The McDoubles: Helping''' {{eka|3427}}
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The McDoubles really know how to help each other.
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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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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! Picture !! Description
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| [[file:Wegman.Goldilocks.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Goldilocks''' {{eka|3302}}
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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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|-
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| [[file:Wegman.KingCole.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Old King Cole''' {{eka|3448}}
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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: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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|-
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| [[file:Wegman.JackJill.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack and Jill''' {{eka|3491}}
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{{sketchrelease|video=''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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|-
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| [[file:4122bg.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack Sprat''' {{eka|3522}}
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Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:BattyBoPeep2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Little Bo Peep''' {{eka|3525}}
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| [[file:BattyBoPeep.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Little Bo Peep''' {{eka|3525}}
 
Batty as [[Little Bo Peep (Sesame Street)|Little Bo Peep]], seeking her sheep (three parts).
  
Batty as [[Little Bo Peep (Sesame Street)|Little Bo Peep]], seeking her sheep (three parts).
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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{{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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{{sketchrelease|video=''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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The dogs form a [[K]], as in King.
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:ToMarket.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''To market, to market''' {{eka|3697}}
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| [[file:FayRay.Pattycake.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Pat-a-Cake''' {{eka|3576}}
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{{sketchrelease|video=''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]''}}
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|-
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| [[file:Jackanory.dog.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack-a-Nory''' {{eka|3615}}
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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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|-
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| [[file:ToMarket.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''To market, to market''' {{eka|3684}}
 
The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.
  
The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.
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{{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
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{{sketchrelease|video=''[[William Wegman's Mother Goose]]'', ''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
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|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" | <h3>The Alphabet</h3>
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| [[file:fay2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Animal Disguises''' {{eka|3007}}
  
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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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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! Picture !! Description
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<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton=true >
  
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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>
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:4122bg.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Jack Sprat''' {{eka|4122}}
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.Alphabet.jpg|200px|center]] || '''Dog Alphabet''' {{eka|3444}}
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The dogs form all the letters of the alphabet.
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Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.
  
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{{sketchrelease|online={{youtube|xRXoxxhHhV8}}}}
 
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| [[file:Fay.1ball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Subtraction''' {{eka|3094}}
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.A.jpg|200px|center]] || '''A''' {{eka|3307}}
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The dogs form an [[A]].
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Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing blue balls from a table.
  
 
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|-
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| [[file:FarmerFay2.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Farmer McFay'''
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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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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.H.jpg|200px|center]] || '''H''' {{eka|3291}}
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The dogs form an [[H]].
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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:Wegman dogs J.jpeg|200px|center]] ||'''J''' {{eka|3280}}
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The dogs form a [[J]].
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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-jester.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''J - Jester''' {{eka|3598}}
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The dogs make a J and dress as a jester.
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The McDoubles count to 10 with their fingers. {{eka|3281}}
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''Goldilocks'''
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| [[file:Dogs.K.jpg|200px|center]] || '''K''' {{eka|3373}}
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The dogs form a [[K]], as in King.
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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:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''Dog Alphabet'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.L.jpg|200px|center]] || '''L''' {{eka|3300}}
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The dogs form an [[L]].
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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.M.jpg|200px|center]] || '''M''' {{eka|3683}}
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Similar to the above, the dogs form the numbers 1-9.
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The dogs form an [[M]].
 
|-
  
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] ||'''ABC'''
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| [[file:Wegmandogs.P.jpg|200px|center]] || '''P''' {{eka|3330}}
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The dogs form a [[P]].
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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:4027v.jpg|200px|center]] || '''T''' {{eka|3355}}
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The nursery rhyme is recited with some help from the dogs.
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The dogs form a [[T]], which is for train.
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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: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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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:FayRay.W.jpg|200px|center]] || '''W''' {{eka|3344}}
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Chundo as [[Old King Cole]].
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The dogs form a [[W]].
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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:3976za.jpg|200px|center]] || '''X''' {{eka|3659}}
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The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.
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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>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''' {{first|3786}}
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The dogs show what a waiter's job is like.
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|-
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| [[file:Dogmechanic.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Auto Mechanic''' {{first|3801}}
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The dogs demonstrate the job of an auto mechanic.
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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.painter.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Painter''' {{eka|3821}}
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The dogs portray a house painter.
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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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| 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:3068-Wegman.jpg|200px|center]] || '''Sliding Dogs''' {{eka|3068}}
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The dogs slide past each other, counting to 3.
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|-
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| [[file:3dogs.jpg|200px|center]] || '''3''' {{eka|3352}}
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The dogs show the number [[3]] in a variety of poses.
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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:4001m.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Eye Exam''' {{eka|3739}}
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Dr. Peeve, portrayed by one of the dogs, gives an eye examination to a canine patient.
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The dogs show the number [[3]] in a variety of poses.
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] || '''X'''
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| [[file:Dogs.bread.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Peanut Butter''' {{eka|3740}}
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The dogs form an [[X]], and Fay Ray gets an X-ray.
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The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[file:noimage.png|100px|center]] || '''Hairdresser'''
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| [[file:Dogs.PBJ.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Peanut Butter and Jelly''' {{eka|3749}}
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The dogs make their own peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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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:Dogs.baseball.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Baseball''' {{eka|3851}}
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The dogs get their exercise by playing baseball.
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|-
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| [[file:BattyCrookyBoat.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Rowboat''' {{eka|3882}}
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Batty and Crooky row a rowboat.
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|-
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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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|-
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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:BattyCrooky1alt.jpg|200px|center]]<br>[[file:BattyCrooky1.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''1''' {{eka|4000}}
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Batty and Crooky stack wooden blocks to form the number 1.<br>''In subsequent appearances, a computer-animated 1 appeared over the stack.''
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|-
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| [[file:4008WegmanDogs.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Stop and Go''' {{eka|4008}}
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The dogs show ''stop'' and ''go'' during a race.
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|-
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| [[file:4134zc.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''King''' {{eka|4134}}
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One of the dogs portrays a king.
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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:WegmanInstruments.jpg|200px|center]] ||'''Musical Instruments'''
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The dogs play various instruments.
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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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|}
   
 
==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

Revision as of 06:08, 4 January 2016

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.

Title 01 39 0001
 On Top (EKA: Episode 2620)

Fay gets on top of a box.

Fay2
 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.

3161za
 Over and Under (EKA: Episode 2795)

Fay demonstrates "over" and "under".

FayRay.OneofTheseThings
 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.

FayRay.rug
 On and Under (EKA: Episode 2869)

Fay gets on and under a rug.

Fay.1ball
 Subtraction (1 Ball) (EKA: Episode 2991)

Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing blue balls from a table.

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

Fay demonstrates subtraction by removing 4 balls.

FayRay.nearball
 Near (EKA: Episode 3101)

Fay rolls balls near the camera.

FayRay.head
 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.

Fay.Near
 Near and Far (EKA: Episode 3401)

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
3189d
 Farmer McFay: 3 (First: Episode 3189)

Farmer McFay has 3 fruits.

FayTired
 Farmer McFay: 5 (EKA: Episode 3215)

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

McDoubles.2s
 The McDoubles: 2 (EKA: Episode 3217)

The McDoubles twins display pairs of things.

FarmerMcFay.4
 Farmer McFay: 4 (EKA: Episode 3244)

Farmer McFay counts a bumper crop of 4 fruits.

BattyCrooky10
 The McDoubles: Counting to 10 (EKA: Episode 3281)

The McDoubles count to 10 with their fingers.

FarmerMcFay.6
 Farmer McFay: 6 (EKA: Episode 3287)

Farmer McFay counts six lemons and limes.

McDoublesHelp
 The McDoubles: Helping (EKA: Episode 3427)

The McDoubles really know how to help each other.

FayLemons
 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
Wegman.Goldilocks
 Goldilocks (EKA: Episode 3302)

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

Wegman.KingCole
 Old King Cole (EKA: Episode 3448)

Chundo as Old King Cole.

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
3449muffet
 Little Miss Muffet (EKA: Episode 3449)

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

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
3956t
 Little Jack Horner (EKA: Episode 3460)

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

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
Wegman.JackJill
 Jack and Jill (EKA: Episode 3491)
Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
4122bg
 Jack Sprat (EKA: Episode 3522)

Jack Sprat and his wife eating a meal.

BattyBoPeep
 Little Bo Peep (EKA: Episode 3525)

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

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
3957zh1
 The Ten O'Clock Scholar (EKA: Episode 3529)
Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
FayRay.Pattycake
 Pat-a-Cake (EKA: Episode 3576)
Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
Jackanory.dog
 Jack-a-Nory (EKA: Episode 3615)
Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
Fayray.rubadubdub
 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.

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose
ToMarket
 To market, to market (EKA: Episode 3684)

The dogs play out the nursery rhyme.

Video: William Wegman's Mother Goose, 40 Years of Sunny Days

The Alphabet

Picture Description
Wegmandogs.Alphabet
 Dog Alphabet (EKA: Episode 3444)

The dogs form all the letters of the alphabet.

Online: (YouTube)
Wegmandogs.A
 A (EKA: Episode 3307)

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.

Wegman dogs J
 J (EKA: Episode 3280)

The dogs form a J.

Wegman-jester
 J - Jester (EKA: Episode 3598)

The dogs make a J and dress as a jester.

Dogs.K
 K (EKA: Episode 3373)

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 3330)

The dogs form a P.

4027v
 T (EKA: Episode 3355)

The dogs form a T, which is for train.

Wegmandogs.Violin
 V (EKA: Episode 3689)

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

FayRay.W
 W (EKA: Episode 3344)

The dogs form a W.

3976za
 X (EKA: Episode 3659)

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

The People in Your Neighborhood

Picture Description
3786r
 Waiter (First: Episode 3786)

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

Dogmechanic
 Auto Mechanic (First: Episode 3801)

The dogs demonstrate the job of an auto mechanic.

Wegmandogs.hairstylist
 Hairdresser (EKA: Episode 3814)

The dogs show the job of a hairdresser.

Wegmandogs.painter
 Painter (EKA: Episode 3821)

The dogs portray a house painter.

Wegmandogs.fishing
 Fisherman (EKA: Episode 3872)

The dogs show what a fisherman does.

Dogswearclothes?
 Tailor (EKA: Episode 3875)

The dogs inhabit a clothing boutique.

3977zb
 Conductor (EKA: Episode 3950)

The dogs show an orchestra conductor and a pianist.

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.

Wegmandogs.scarves
 Next To (EKA: Episode 3066)

The dogs get next to each other in pictures.

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

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

WegmanDogs.Oneofthesethings-2
 One of These Things (2nd version) (EKA: Episode 3114)

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

3068-Wegman
 Sliding Dogs (EKA: Episode 3068)

The dogs slide past each other, counting to 3.

3dogs
 3 (EKA: Episode 3352)

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

Wegman8
 Dog Numbers: 1 to 8 (EKA: Episode 3438)

The dogs form the numbers 1-8.

Dogs9
 Dog Numbers: 1 to 9 (EKA: Episode 3688)

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

3726.Wegmandogs.popcorn
 Popcorn (EKA: Episode 3726)

The dogs cook popcorn in three different ways.

4001m
 Eye Exam (EKA: Episode 3739)

Dr. Peeve, portrayed by one of the dogs, gives an eye examination to a canine patient.

Dogs.bread
 Peanut Butter (EKA: Episode 3740)

The dogs make a peanut butter sandwich.

Dogs.PBJ
 Peanut Butter and Jelly (EKA: Episode 3749)

The dogs make their own peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Dogs.baseball
 Baseball (EKA: Episode 3851)

The dogs get their exercise by playing baseball.

BattyCrookyBoat
 Rowboat (EKA: Episode 3882)

Batty and Crooky row a rowboat.

Wegmandogs.paint
 Painting (EKA: Episode 3924)

Battina poses for a painting.

3979m
 Clay (EKA: Episode 3962)

The dogs make things out of clay.

BattyCrooky1alt

BattyCrooky1
 1 (EKA: Episode 4000)

Batty and Crooky stack wooden blocks to form the number 1.
In subsequent appearances, a computer-animated 1 appeared over the stack.

4008WegmanDogs
 Stop and Go (EKA: Episode 4008)

The dogs show stop and go during a race.

4134zc
 King (EKA: Episode 4134)

One of the dogs portrays a king.

Wegman.4
 4 (EKA: Episode 4154)

The dogs sit in 4 theater chairs.

WegmansPool
 In and Out

The dogs show in and out with a swimming pool.

WegmanInstruments
 Musical Instruments

The dogs play various instruments.

Noimage
 ABC

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

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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