Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes

Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes was a little girl who appeared in a variety of animated segments during the first season of Sesame Street. Described by the show's producers as "an arrogant, sanctimonious know it all," she frequently opened her segments by announcing, "This is Alice Braithwaite Godyshoes, the smartest girl in the whole world!"

She appeared on one of the posters that was included in The Sesame Street Learning Kit, and three of her segments were included in The Sesame Street Book of Puzzlers. In print materials and merchandise, Alice's middle name has been variously spelled as "Braithwaith" and "Braitewaith."

Individual Sketches

 * Through
 * Alice decides to show the viewers what through means by putting a ball of paint through a tunnel, but it goes through at the worst possible time...


 * Wet and Dry
 * Alice has a small pool of water. She is dry. A monster comes by and throws the pool at her, causing her to be wet.


 * Shorter and Longer


 * Forward and Backward


 * Under, Around, and Over
 * Alice uses a brick wall to demonstrate around (by going around the wall), under (by pretending to climb under it), and over (by jumping over it, and crashing when she lands).