The Number of the Day

The Number of the Day premiered as a daily segment on Sesame Street in 2002. It originally featured The Count playing an organ to get to the number of the day.

The numbers 0-20 have been represented as numbers of the day.

Starting in season 36, all Number of the Day segments for the numbers 1-10 were remakes of the Number Song Series opening sequence, followed by a human child playing with a jack-in-the-box to get to the number of the day. Newer segments for higher numbers featured a "Number of the Day" song with Count von Count and the Countess, or the Count interacting with real kids on the street. This lasted until Season 38, when the pipe organ skits were re-run.

Most of the segments with the Count can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player. Of the 1-10 segments from season 36, only 3 and 4 segments (listed there as "Ribbons and Jack-in-the-Box #4") are included.

Season 36
Remakes of the opening from the Number Song Series done in ribbon effects, followed by a random kid playing with a jack-in-the-box as the kids count in song each time the handle is turned (also similar to the Number Song Series) until the number of the day pops out.

The Count counts (in song) until the Countess tells him to stop.