Sesame Street Swag

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Found this neat picture in a catalogue recently, just a cool spread of Child Guidance Sesame Street toys mingled with the "original cast". That unknown dude in the middle? That's some sort of "Build a Muppet" that CG was selling at the time. Expect another Sesame Street Week this May, it's long overdue.

Links of interest: 1977 Fisher Price Catalog

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[monkey tennis]

I love Sesame Street.
The song will be going around my head all day now.

All of their music was so good.
Always thought Big Bird was a girl though.

Lovely toys.

[ramsey37]

I still have the Ernie, Bert, Roosevelt Franklin, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch puppets from that pic. One of these days I need to drag out my old puppet collection and take pics.
George

[Earth 2 Chris]

I vaguely recall Roosevelt Franklin. He's totally gone from the show now it seems. Why I wonder?

Chris

[ramsey37]

If I remember right, some groups felt he was a negative black stereotype on the show, so the folks at the CTW pulled him.
George

[toys2cool]

that's awesome,I love that set

[huedell]

Roosevelt Franklinis a favorite of mine if only for his color scheme. (He compliments
Ernie and Bert quite well visually)

From muppet wiki:
"Despite significant popularity, he was dropped from the cast following letters
complaining of a negative African-American stereotype, and because his rowdy
elementary school did not set a good example for children."

As far as nostalgia (for me anyway)---nothing quite beats 1970s SESAME STREET
and the stuff that comes with it.

Curse Palasades for not following thru on their SS action figures set.

[ramsey37]

From muppet wiki:
"Despite significant popularity, he was dropped from the cast following letters
complaining of a negative African-American stereotype, and because his rowdy
elementary school did not set a good example for children."

In other words, what I said a few posts back.
George

[palitoy]

That's really a shame, I loved Roosevelt Franklin and he's clearly PURPLE!

[The Toyroom]

Besides Roosevelt Franklin, there were a lot of classic characters they eventually pulled the plug on for one reason or another...Don Music, Sam the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock....