George the Farmer is a recurring series of segments on Sesame Street that debuted in Season 2 and lasted until Season 19. George demonstrates relational concepts and counting by moving around his dilapidated farm. The segments, created by NFB filmmaker Gerald Potterton, use a pixillation technique, similar to stop-motion animation, that makes George "pop" from one pose to another.
Segments
Picture | Summary / EKA | Description |
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Over and under Episode 0230 |
George has a bottle over and under his hands. He also climbs over and under a ladder. | |
Near and far Episode 0235 |
George is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch. | |
Up and down Episode 0239 |
George goes up and down on ladders. | |
Quiet and noisy Episode 0241 |
George hits a hammer with a nail to demonstrate "quiet," then hits a post with a sledgehammer to demonstrate "noisy." | |
On top of Episode 0242 |
George is on top of barrels, boxes and the barn roof. Then he finds various objects on top of his head. | |
Short and Tall Episode 0254 |
George uses himself and milk containers to show short and tall. | |
Empty and full Episode 0257 |
George shows empty and full by pouring himself a glass of milk. | |
Above and below Episode 0262 |
George is above and below a shed. | |
Beginning and end Episode 0265 |
George demonstrates beginning and end with a piece of thread and a ladder. | |
Consistency of numbers Episode 0278 |
No matter how they're arranged, George always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons. | |
Twenty Episode 0278 |
George counts 20 barrels. | |
Fast and slow Episode 0288 |
George demonstrates "fast" and "slow" by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair. | |
Embedded shapes Episode 0288 |
George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. | |
Taller and Shorter Episode 0289 |
George's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. | |
In and out Episode 0293 |
George the Farmer demonstrates in and out. | |
Counting to ten Episode 0293 |
George uses barrels to count to ten. | |
Using Tools Episode 0297 |
George the Farmer saws the legs off a table. | |
Through Episode 0299 |
George puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn. | |
Sorting Episode 0313 |
George sets out various items and then sorts them by type. |
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