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+ | [[File:Sesame Street First and Last|thumb|300px|1970, video.]] |
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| − | A group of Monsters previously seen in sketches on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', led by a [[hippie]], play a game where they march in a line and then switch direction. An unnamed monster (who would later become [[Grover]]) wants to be first and not last, but can't keep up with the ever switching directions. [[Beautiful Day Monster]] appears but is referred to as "Fred." |
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| + | "'''First and Last'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch that originally appeared in [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|Season 1]] {{first|0116}}. A new version was made in the late 1970s. {{first|1307}} |
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| + | A group of monsters (all [[Recycled puppets|recycled]] from ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' and other appearances), led by a [[hippie]], play a game where they march in a line and then switch direction. [[Proto-Grover|One monster]] wants to be first and not last. The hippie reluctantly agrees, but soon the line turns in the opposite direction, and the monster is once again last. This continues on and eventually leads to the monster being trampled by his friends. |
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| + | The lead monster is not referred to by name in dialogue, but is named "[[Grover]]" in the script for the sketch, taped on March 23, 1970.<ref>documents acquired from a trusted source by [[User:Scarecroe]]</ref> The first spoken appearance of Grover's name is [[Episode 0125]]. [[Beautiful Day Monster]] also appears, but here is referred to as "Fred." |
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===Cast=== |
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* [[Hippie]]: [[Jim Henson]] |
* [[Hippie]]: [[Jim Henson]] |
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+ | * [[proto-Grover]]: [[Frank Oz]] |
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+ | * [[Beautiful Day Monster]]: [[Caroly Wilcox]] |
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+ | * [[Fred's son]] and [[Scudge]]: [[Caroll Spinney]] |
| − | * [[Scudge]]: [[Caroll Spinney]] |
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+ | ==Remake== |
| + | The skit was remade in the late 1970s with [[Grover]] and other Muppet monsters. The basic plot and joke is the same as the original version, only this time it's delivered more like a lecture about the two opposites. Grover wants to show what it means to be first in line, but just as he starts to explain it, his friends turn one hundred eighty degrees. Grover runs to the front of the line, and they turn again. This process continues until Grover finally faints with exasperation. Maurice, Harry, and Bruce observe that he is the first one to fall out and join him one by one. |
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| − | The skit was remade in the late 1970s (or early 1980s) with [[Grover]] and other Muppet monsters. The basic plot and joke is the same as the 1969 version, in that Grover wants to show what it means to be first in line, but can't keep up with the ever-switching line. |
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+ | *[[Grover]]: [[Frank Oz]] |
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+ | *[[Bruce (monster)|Bruce Monster]]: [[Jim Henson]] |
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+ | *[[Maurice Monster]]: [[Richard Hunt]] |
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+ | *[[Harry (monster)|Harry Monster]]: [[Jerry Nelson]] |
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| + | __NOWYSIWYG__ |
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[[Category:Sesame Street One-Shot Sketches]] |
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[[Category:Repeated Sketches]] |
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Revision as of 23:44, 7 October 2019
1970
Sesame Street First and Last
1970, video.
Making the 1970 version.
1979 version
"First and Last" is a Sesame Street sketch that originally appeared in Season 1 (First: Episode 0116). A new version was made in the late 1970s. (First: Episode 1307)
Original
A group of monsters (all recycled from The Ed Sullivan Show and other appearances), led by a hippie, play a game where they march in a line and then switch direction. One monster wants to be first and not last. The hippie reluctantly agrees, but soon the line turns in the opposite direction, and the monster is once again last. This continues on and eventually leads to the monster being trampled by his friends.
The lead monster is not referred to by name in dialogue, but is named "Grover" in the script for the sketch, taped on March 23, 1970.[1] The first spoken appearance of Grover's name is Episode 0125. Beautiful Day Monster also appears, but here is referred to as "Fred."
A behind the scenes picture of the Muppeteers working on the sketch was used as the cover for the 2005 book Sesame Street and the Reform of Children's Television.
Cast
- Hippie: Jim Henson
- proto-Grover: Frank Oz
- Beautiful Day Monster: Caroly Wilcox
- Fred's son and Scudge: Caroll Spinney
Remake
The skit was remade in the late 1970s with Grover and other Muppet monsters. The basic plot and joke is the same as the original version, only this time it's delivered more like a lecture about the two opposites. Grover wants to show what it means to be first in line, but just as he starts to explain it, his friends turn one hundred eighty degrees. Grover runs to the front of the line, and they turn again. This process continues until Grover finally faints with exasperation. Maurice, Harry, and Bruce observe that he is the first one to fall out and join him one by one.
Cast
- Grover: Frank Oz
- Bruce Monster: Jim Henson
- Maurice Monster: Richard Hunt
- Harry Monster: Jerry Nelson
Sources
- ↑ documents acquired from a trusted source by User:Scarecroe