Sesame Street Unpaved (documentary)

Sesame Street Unpaved is a documentary that originally aired on TV Land in 1999. It was hosted by Sonia Manzano, joined by Caroll Spinney, Martin P. Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long in a series of conversations on the Sesame Street set which frames itself around a number of classic clips. Many of the clips shown had their titles and original air dates listed on-screen as well.

Segments

The following segments were shown in a more featured capacity than those shown in a clip montage...

• Gordon shows Sally around Sesame Street
• Clips from the Sesame Street Pitch Reel, including the boardroom coming up with names for the show and Kermit coming up with Sesame Street for a title
• "Bein' Green" (original version)
• "Rubber Duckie" (second version)
• Let's Sing a Song of Three
• King of 8
• Rollercoaster 123
• "Jazz #10"
• Mad Painter
• Roosevelt Franklin talks to his mother about how at one time he could not spell
• Big Bird learns about Mr. Hooper's death.
• The adults see Mr. Snuffleupagus for the first time.
• "Ladybugs' Picnic"
• "C is for Cookie" (original version)
• "What's the Name of That Song?" (original version)

Trivia

Shortly before this episode aired, Noggin's website put up four clips for fans to vote on, and the winning clip was shown after this special aired. The nominated clips were:

• "Ladybugs' Picnic"
• "Rubber Duckie"
• "Bein' Green"
• "C is for Cookie"

The winning clip was "Rubber Duckie."