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GeorgeTheFarmer

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
George overunder
Over and under
Episode 0230
George has a bottle over and under his hands. He also climbs over and under a ladder.
George nearfar
Near and far
Episode 0235
George is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch.
2059e
Up and down
Episode 0239
George goes up and down on ladders.
Farmer.Noisy.Quiet
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."
GeorgeFarm-LoudLouderLoudest
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.
George ontopof
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.
FarmerGeorge-ShorTall
Short and tall
Episode 0254
George uses himself and milk containers to show short and tall.
1091-30
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.'
George abovebelow
Above and below
Episode 0262
George is above and below a shed.
FarmerGeorge-End
Beginning and end
Episode 0265
George demonstrates beginning and end with a piece of thread and a ladder.
George countofour
Consistency of numbers
Episode 0278
No matter how they're arranged, George always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
George the Farmer 20 barrels
Twenty
Episode 0278
George counts 20 barrels.
George fastslow
Fast and slow
Episode 0288
George demonstrates "fast" and "slow" by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair.
George the Farmer embedded shapes
Embedded shapes
Episode 0288
George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape.
George tallershorter
Taller and shorter
Episode 0289
George's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
George the Farmer in out
In and out
Episode 0293
George the Farmer demonstrates in and out.
George counttoten
Counting to ten
Episode 0293
George uses barrels to count to ten.
George Farmer saw table
Using tools
Episode 0297
George the Farmer saws the legs off a table.
George Farm - Across
Across
Episode 0298
George moves across his yard and across the top of the barn.
George through
Through
Episode 0299
George puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn.
GeorgeFarmer-Sorting
Sorting
Episode 0320
George sets out various items and then sorts them by type.
George-OnTopOf2
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.
GeorgeFarm-Around
Around George points out the round parts of a giant wheel, then begins to move around the various items on his farm.
GeorgeFarm-HighLow
High and low George scoots across the high roof of his barn before going over the low roof of another.
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