Sign Cartoons

Sign Man was a character in a series of animated Sesame Street sketches. He was a funny little man who wore a green shirt, a bow tie, and pink trousers. His head and arms appeared to be smaller than the rest of his body. And he spoke in a voice that sounded rather like Big Bird's voice.

The sketches in which he appeared had him running across a sign by chance. In some of these sketches the letters in the signs were mixed up, necessitating re-arrangement into their proper order (he would often mutter about the perpetrator behind these scramblings). He would then slowly pronounce the completed sign text several times. After triumphantly calling out the word(s), the Sign Man would find himself in a number of humorous situations.

The sketches are as follows:

Bingo- After saying "BINGO," a robot-like cleaning contraption comes on-screen and scrubs the Sign Man's foot.

Coffee- A construction worker descends from off-screen sitting on an I-beam, requesting two regular coffees, and 20 more with sugar. He also asks for tea.

Walk Tall- A snake tells the Sign Man that all he (the snake) can do is "crawl-fall".

Kiss Me- A big barking dog comes up and kisses the Sign Man.

Oink- A pig comes up, wanting to share in a good laugh with Sign Man.

School- After a bunch of kids come running by, a girl goes before the Sign Man and says it's Saturday. That leaves Sign Man to say: "No school."

Don't Walk- After reading this sign, the Sign Man has to crawl away.

Wet Paint- A man and a woman pass by and smear wet green paint on Sign Man's shirt.

Milk- The Sign Man has a run-in with a cow.

One Way- Traffic passes by Sign Man--in reverse!

Taxi- Sign Man inadvertently hails a cab.

Burp- After saying this word, Sign Man is taught good manners.

Grow- Sign Man shows off his gardening prowess with a wildly-growing flower.