George the Farmer

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 (or in limbo beginning in season 3). The segments, created by Gerald Potterton, use a pixillation technique, similar to stop-motion animation, that makes George "pop" from one pose to another.

Segments

Picture	Summary / First Appearance	Description
	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."
	Loud, louder, loudest Episode 0241	George the Farmer calls up to a second George at the top of his barn, first yelling loud, then louder, and loudest. The second George responds by dropping a heavy sack onto the first one.
	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. In initial airings, George preceded the segment by pouring two buckets of milk into a large milk can to demonstrate 'empty' and 'full.'
	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.
	Across Episode 0298	George moves across his yard and across the top of the barn.
	Through Episode 0299	George puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn.
	Sorting Episode 0320	George sets out various items and then sorts them by type.
	On top of #2 (soft bridge) Episode 0486	George the Farmer lands on top of a soft pile of hay, where he blows the seeds off a soft dandelion.
	Around	George points out the round parts of a giant wheel, then begins to move around the various items on his farm.
	High and low	George scoots across the high roof of his barn before going over the low roof of another.