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⚫ | '''Number Guy'''<ref>[http://spiffypictures.com/spiffy.htm Spiffy Pictures]</ref> is a banjo strumming folksinger who appeared in a series of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' animated inserts with a counting motif. Produced by [[David Rudman|David]] and [[Adam Rudman|Adam Rudman's]] Spiffy Pictures in 1996, the segments were built around a musical variation of Bob Dylan's 1962 folk song "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]". The folksinger asks how many of a specific animal will perform a a task. In reference to Dylan's song, each sketch ends with the banjo player responding "The answer, my friend, is..." right before the number is revealed. |
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+ | In [[Episode 3912]], Number Guy appeared in a story that [[Elmo]] wrote, called "Elmo in Numberland". This led to the number 9 segment. |
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+ | ==Sketches== |
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− | ==Individual Segments== |
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− | '''How Many Birds Can Fit on a Wire''' |
+ | Image:4130za.jpg|'''How Many Birds Can Fit on a Wire? [[1]]'''<br>{{eka|3872}} |
− | :The answer is [[1]] very large bird. |
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+ | Image:Numberguy4.jpg|'''How Many Elephants Can You Fit in a Room? [[4]]'''<br>{{eka|3358}} |
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+ | Image:NumberGuy.9sheep.jpg|'''How Many Sheep Will Jump Over My Bed? [[9]]'''<br>{{eka|3364}} |
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− | :The answer is [[4]]. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | :The banjo player wants to know how many sheep will jump over his bed. The answer is [[9]]. |
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− | '''How Many Pigs in a Pen?''' |
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− | :The banjo player asks how many pigs will get in a pig pen. The answer is [[10]]. |
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− | {{wikipedia|Blowin' in the Wind}} |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Characters|Number Guy]] |
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Revision as of 01:39, 28 July 2014
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Number Guy[1] is a banjo strumming folksinger who appeared in a series of Sesame Street animated inserts with a counting motif. Produced by David and Adam Rudman's Spiffy Pictures in 1996, the segments were built around a musical variation of Bob Dylan's 1962 folk song "Blowin' in the Wind". The folksinger asks how many of a specific animal will perform a a task. In reference to Dylan's song, each sketch ends with the banjo player responding "The answer, my friend, is..." right before the number is revealed.
In Episode 3912, Number Guy appeared in a story that Elmo wrote, called "Elmo in Numberland". This led to the number 9 segment.