8

8 (eight) is a number in the Arabic numeral system. It has been depicted as a Muppet character, on occasion.

The number 8 has been a sponsor of Sesame Street since the show's fourth week, starting with episode 0016.

The number 8 was also an animated character (voiced by Jerry Nelson) in the direct-to-video release What's the Name of That Song?

Songs about 8

"Eight Song (Song of Eight)"(First: Episode 0016)

"Jazz #8"(First: Episode 0016)

"King of 8"(First: Episode 0225)

Video: The Great Numbers Game, Learning About Numbers

"Three of These Things"(First: Episode 0236)

"Candy Man"(First: Episode 0359)

"Pinball Number Count"(First: Episode 1031)

"Eight Beautiful Notes"(First: Episode 1291)

"Octopus Blues"(First: Episode 2221)

"Eight Balls of Fur"(First: Episode 2669)

Jane Aaron 8 song
(First: Episode 3231)

"OK, We Got a Hip-Hop Beat"(First: Episode 4141)

"Eight is Great"(First: Episode 4226)

"The Number of the Day"(First: Episode 4514)

"The Number of the Day"(First: Episode 4730)

"Little Miss Muffet"(First: Episode 4803)

"Yip Yip Number of the Day"(First: Episode 5132)

Segments about 8

Lefty the Salesman tries to sell Ernie an 8
(First: Episode 0079)

Peggy Fleming skates an 8
(First: Episode 0236)

8 upside down is 8
(First: Episode 0282)

The Mad Painter: 8
(First: Episode 0326)

8 voices
(First: Episode 0694)

The Ringmaster: 8
(First: Episode 1291)

8 legs
(First: Episode 1446)

8 truck
(First: Episode 1446)

8 buttons
(First: Episode 1452)

8 frogs
(First: Episode 1506)

7 chicks and a crocodile
(First: Episode 1510)

8 cows
(First: Episode 1531)

8 bats
(First: Episode 1552)

8 worms
(First: Episode 1563)

8 circus brothers
(First: Episode 1645)

Counting sheep
(First: Episode 2113)

8 figures
(First: Episode 2253)

The Bellhop
(First: Episode 2511)

Underwater Series
(First: Episode 2909)

Minnesota Shorts
(First: Episode 2981)

8 harvesters
(First: Episode 2981)

8 dancing children
(First: Episode 3115)

Counting to 8
(First: Episode 3170)

Clown Honking: 8
(First: Episode 3224)

Wegman's Dogs: 8
(First: Episode 3293)

Eight planets
(First: Episode 3554)

Milo Counting
(First: Episode 3554)

Judge #8
(First: Episode 3893)

8 Bats
(First: Episode 3989)

8 apples on a tree
(First: Episode 4078)

jack in the box 8
(First: Episode 4086)

8 lottery
(First: Episode 4164)

Murray introduces 8
(First: Episode 4204)

Eight dancers in a park
(First: Episode 4204)

Family of 8
(First: Episode 4407)

8 dinosaurs dance
(First: Episode 4928)

8 manatees
(First: Episode 5221)

8 in the ocean
(First: Episode 5421)

Street stories and sketches about 8

Don't wake the 8!
Episode 2534

A baby honker wants an 8
Episode 3224

Notes

• In the movie Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, Sid Sleaze wore a baseball jersey with a number 8 on the back.

See also

• Numerical Characters

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