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| Written by | Dave Conner Mark Saltzman |
| Date | 1985 |
| Publisher | Sesame Street Inc. |
"Placido's Opposite Song" (also registered as "Placido Honkers Down") is a Sesame Street song from Episode 2212.
In Big Bird's nest area, Placido Flamingo observes that while he can sing many different kinds of notes, his Honker friend can only sing in one note (a D). Placido explains that this is fine. Though the Honker is, in Placido's words, a "short, furry, insignificant Honker without feathers," and he himself is a "legend," they are still friends. Placido proceeds to sing a song (based on "La donna è mobile") pointing out their opposites. With lyrics such as, "You're short and squatty/I'm like Pavarotti!" the Honker honks along in-between verses, even getting in the last note.
Notes[]
- A photograph from this segment appears on page 63 of Jim Henson: The Works and lists the Honker's name as "Homer," though he is never named in the script or in the aired version.