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− | '''The Queen of Six''' is a stop-motion animated short produced for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' by [[Jim Henson]]. Similar to "[[The King of Eight]]," the short focuses on the domain of the Queen of 6, wherein everything exists in denominations of [[6]]. In contrast to the comedy and jazz drumming of "The King of Eight," the short has a more serene, fairy tale quality, with kittens and flowers replacing slapstick, even though the song is still done in a jazzy manner. |
+ | '''The Queen of Six''' is a stop-motion animated short produced for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' by [[Jim Henson]]. Similar to "[[The King of Eight]]," the short focuses on the domain of the Queen of 6, wherein everything exists in denominations of [[6]]. In contrast to the comedy and jazz drumming of "The King of Eight," the short has a more serene, fairy tale quality, with kittens and flowers replacing slapstick, even though the song is still done in a jazzy manner. The narrator is [[William "Rosko" Mercer]]. |
+ | [[Don Sahlin]] helped out on "The Queen of Six", and talked about his work in a 1976 interview for "Closeup Magazine": |
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+ | {{Quote|THE QUEEN OF SIX was filmed on a rug, to simulate grass, and the backgrounds were all painted cardboard. The Queen figure was about 13 inches tall and I wanted her to have a very baroque, dresden sort of look. Her hoop skirt was a big lampshade that I put brocade on. She had a beautiful Marie Antoinette wig that I made out of silver thread, and I used one of those plastic Easter eggs you can buy for her head.<ref>Closeup Magazine No.2, 1976, by David Prestone, reprinted [http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=2204 here]</ref>}} |
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+ | * [[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|77fd6e63-1574-11dd-bb51-597ab51d2e81}} |
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+ | * [[Hulu]] {{Hulu|120522}} |
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+ | * [[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{Youtube|qHDgppc3Sig}} |
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+ | * [[Sesame Street iPhone apps|Count TV]] |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/10/30/1029-301970/ Jim Henson's Red Book -- 10/29-30/1970 -- Shoot #6] |
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+ | ==Sources== |
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[[Category:Henson Films|Queen of Six]] |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Animated Segments|Queen of Six]] |
[[Category:Sesame Street Animated Segments|Queen of Six]] |
Revision as of 21:30, 6 June 2014
Written by | Keith Vernon Textor Jim Henson |
Publisher | Scott Textor Music Publishing, Inc. |
EKA | Episode 0234 |
The Queen of Six is a stop-motion animated short produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson. Similar to "The King of Eight," the short focuses on the domain of the Queen of 6, wherein everything exists in denominations of 6. In contrast to the comedy and jazz drumming of "The King of Eight," the short has a more serene, fairy tale quality, with kittens and flowers replacing slapstick, even though the song is still done in a jazzy manner. The narrator is William "Rosko" Mercer.
Don Sahlin helped out on "The Queen of Six", and talked about his work in a 1976 interview for "Closeup Magazine":
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