Wet Paint

"Wet Paint" is a phrase used on signage, commonly seen on Sesame Street. It is a warning to the reader that a nearby object has recently been painted and that caution should be exercised within its vicinity until such a time as the paint has dried.

Several pieces of media have been titled with the phrase:

"Wet Paint"
David, Gordon and Maria song

"Wet Paint"
How Now Brown and the Moo Wave song

Wet Paint
book

The concept has been communicated many times in songs, books, and sketches not only as a cautionary warning, but also to the detriment to characters and amusement of bystanders (and the audience):

"Wet Paint Sign"

Muppet & Kid Moment
(First: Episode 0975)

Muppet & Kid Moment
(First: Episode 0975)

Sesame Street insert
(First: Episode 1036)

Sesame Street Episode 0158

Sesame Street Episode 0422

Sesame Street Episode 0501

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Sesame Street Episode 0945

Sesame Street Episode 0967

Sesame Street Episode 1010

Sesame Street insert
(First: Episode 1073)

Sesame Street Episode 1246

Sign Sounds
(First: Episode 1136)

Sesame Street insert
(First: Episode 1397)

Sesame Street Episode 1305

Sesame Street Episode 1366

Sesame Street Episode 1397

Sesame Street Episode 1442

Sesame Street Episode 1526

Sesame Street Episode 1583

Sesame Street Episode 1693

Sesame Street Episode 1820

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Sesame Street Episode 2071

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Sesame Street Episode 2199

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Sesame Street Episode 2581

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Sesame Street Episode 2816

Sesame Street Episode 3042

Sesame Street Episode 3093

Sesame Street Episode 3121

Sesame Street Episode 3164

Sesame Street insert
(First: Episode 3371)

The Sesame Street Dictionary "why" entry

Shalom Sesame Show 1

Plaza Sésamo Episodio 748