Alive from Off Center

Alive from Off Center was a weekly arts anthology series hosted by Laurie Anderson on PBS that aired from 1984 to 1987.

The series featured experimental short films by both up-and-coming and established directors. Comic actor Bill Irwin made serval bits where he broke out of his reality and crossed into other PBS series. Bert (Frank Oz) and Ernie (Jim Henson) appeared in the episode "As Seen on TV" in 1987 in one such film, when Irwin crossed paths with Sesame Street. William H. Macy also appeared in the episode. Irwin would go on to play Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street eleven years later.