Yip Yip!

The Sesame Street Martians discover the clock.

The martians were hands down my favourite characters in Sesame Street history. My sister and I spent a not inconsiderable amount of time imitating these guys as children. I'm sure the child psychologists at the Children's Television Workshop would say differently, but to my mind a successful children's show is one with strange, incomprehensible catchphrases that children can repeat ad nauseam. For that Pee Wee's Playhouse would probably be a runaway all time winner, were it not for Paul Reuben's regretable habits at public screenings.

This is also an example of one of the key "problems" with internet video, unauthorised distribution. Youtube and other video sites are full of content that doesn't belong to the users that loved it enough to post it. I've been of mixed mind about whether to post this stuff, as I'm reasonably certain that no permission was asked or given. But as this is an old clip from a Sesame Street ep that's not seen anymore, it's a pretty sure bet that if not for this you might not see this stuff again. The other way I justify myself is that this was broadcast free to air, and is probably being seen on Alpha Centauri by now. So if it's good enough for aliens, it's good enough for you, the viewer.