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+ | [[Playskool]] produced four sets of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' '''Match-Ups''' puzzles in 1977. The sets contained 24 two-piece mini-puzzles which could be matched together according to the theme of the set. |
− | '''Numbers Match-Ups''' matched a numeral with that number of objects, or answered a simple arithmetic question. '''Alphabet Match-Ups''' paired capital and small letters with words that began with the corresponding letter. '''Rhyming Match-Ups''' matched rhyming pairs of words. |
+ | '''Numbers Match-Ups''' matched a numeral with that number of objects, or answered a simple arithmetic question. '''Alphabet Match-Ups''' paired capital and small letters with words that began with the corresponding letter. '''Rhyming Match-Ups''' matched rhyming pairs of words. '''People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups''' matched people with occupations. |
The illustrations for the puzzles were provided by [[Michael J. Smollin]], a frequent ''Sesame'' book illustrator. |
The illustrations for the puzzles were provided by [[Michael J. Smollin]], a frequent ''Sesame'' book illustrator. |
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+ | ==Numbers Match-Ups== |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small widths=200> |
− | + | Playskool1977NumberMatchups.jpg |
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+ | ==Alphabet Match-Ups== |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small widths=200> |
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+ | Playskool_1977_alphabet_match-ups_1.jpg |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Rhyming Match-Ups== |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small widths=200> |
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+ | playskool rhyming match-ups 6.jpg|Rhyming Match-Ups |
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+ | playskool rhyming match-ups 5.jpg|Rhyming Match-Ups |
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+ | playskool rhyming match-ups 4.jpg|Rhyming Match-Ups |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups== |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small widths=200> |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups box 01 front.jpg |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups box 02 back.jpg |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups box 03 sides.jpg |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | <gallery spacing=small widths=200> |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Astronaut.jpg|[[Astronauts|astronaut]] |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Barber.jpg|barber |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Bert.jpg|[[Bert]] as a house painter |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Betty Lou.jpg|[[Betty Lou]] as a car mechanic |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Big Bird.jpg|[[Big Bird]] as a postal carrier |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Cookie.jpg|[[Cookie Monster]] as a baker |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Cop.jpg|police officer |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - dentist.jpg|dentist |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Ernie Fireman.jpg|[[Ernie]] as a firefighter |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Farmer Grover.jpg|[[Farmer Grover]] |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Granny Fanny.jpg|[[Granny Fanny Nesselrode]] as a cellist |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Herry.jpg|[[Herry Monster]] as a baseball player |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Hooper.jpg|[[Mr. Hooper]] as a soda jerk |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - ice cream.jpg|[[ice cream]] vendor |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Luis.jpg|[[Luis]] at the [[Fix-It Shop]] |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Maria.jpg|[[Maria]] as a carpenter |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Mr Mac.jpg|[[Mr. Macintosh]] as a produce vendor |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Mumford.jpg|[[The Amazing Mumford]] |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - News.jpg|newsboy |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Oscar.jpg|[[Oscar the Grouch]] as a sanitation worker |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Prairie Dawn.jpg|[[Prairie Dawn]] as a plumber |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Roosevelt.jpg|[[Roosevelt Franklin]] as a [[Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School|school teacher]] |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Susan.jpg|[[Susan]] as a nurse |
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+ | People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups - Willy.jpg|[[Willy]] as a hot dog vendor |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==See also== |
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+ | * [[Muppet Match-Ups]] (Muppet Show version) |
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+ | __NOWYSIWYG__ |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Puzzles]] |
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[[Category:Milton Bradley]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:48, 19 October 2023
Playskool produced four sets of Sesame Street Match-Ups puzzles in 1977. The sets contained 24 two-piece mini-puzzles which could be matched together according to the theme of the set.
Numbers Match-Ups matched a numeral with that number of objects, or answered a simple arithmetic question. Alphabet Match-Ups paired capital and small letters with words that began with the corresponding letter. Rhyming Match-Ups matched rhyming pairs of words. People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups matched people with occupations.
The illustrations for the puzzles were provided by Michael J. Smollin, a frequent Sesame book illustrator.
Numbers Match-Ups
Alphabet Match-Ups
Rhyming Match-Ups
People In Your Neighborhood Match-Ups
See also
- Muppet Match-Ups (Muppet Show version)