Sesame Street Pilot Episodes
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Before Sesame Street began regular production, five test pilots were produced and shown to children. In these pilots, Ernie and Bert were the only Muppets present, and they didn't interact on the Street with the humans. Segments from these pilots include a sketch in which Ernie talks about what parts of the body he has two of, Batman appearing on Ernie and Bert's TV set, telling them to take turns watching TV, and the original version of the song "Rubber Duckie".
One recurring series of sketches that appears in these pilots is "The Man from Alphabet". These segments didn't test well, and never appeared on the show as broadcast.
Celebrities appearing in the pilots include James Earl Jones, Carol Burnett and the singing group Listen, My Brother.
Audience testing revealed that kids were more interested in the Muppet and animated segments than in the street segments. [1] Because of this, it was decided to have the Muppets appear on the street along with the human cast.
Episode Guide
Sources
- ↑ Sesame Street Unpaved, David Borgenicht, Hyperion Books, 1998.
