Three of These Things

Written by	Jeff Moss and Joe Raposo
Date	1970
Publisher	Festival Attractions Inc Stage Harbor Publishing Inc
First	Episode 0077

"Three of These Things" is the sorting song on Sesame Street that accompanies a game in which the singer points out "three of these things" that belong together, and a fourth item that does not. (In contrast to another song that asks the inverse question.)

A common variation of the song is "Three of These Kids" (referred to by scripts as the "Activity" series), which features a four-way split screen with three children performing one activity, plus a fourth child "doing his own thing."

According to Biff in Episode 1777, the "Three of These Things" tune is played as elevator music in the factory he works at.

Versions

Picture	Singer	First Appearance	Subjects
	Bob	Episode 0077	Hammer, glue, nails, brush
	Susan	Episode 0083	Fork, knife, spoon, clock
	Susan	Episode 0086	Plate, spoon, glass and a number 2
	Bob	Episode 0095	Chalk, pencils, crayons, clothespins
	Susan	Episode 0112	Groupings of circular shapes
	Bob	Episode 0112	Three letters and a number
	Mr. Hooper	Episode 0122	Sports balls and a balloon
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 0135	Rancid sneaker, tattered glove, old sock, nice hat
	Bob	Episode 0136	Hot dog, mustard, bun, flower
	Mr. Hooper	Episode 0148	Pencils, scissors, balls, erasers
	Bob	Episode 0152	Shape patterns
	Bob and Little Bird	Episode 0154	Vehicles and tools
	Bob	Episode 0158	Fruit
	Bob	Episode 0158	Knick-Knacks
	Susan and Bob	Episode 0171	Kitchenwares and cleaning items
	Mr. Hooper	Episode 0179	Groups of candy
	Bob	Episode 0188	Percussion instruments and a bugle
	Susan	Episode 0194	Three R's and a P
	Susan	Episode 0207	Toy animals
	Susan	Episode 0236	Three Fs and a number 8
	Bob	Episode 0250	Three trash receptacles and a drum
	Susan	Episode 0271	Triangles and squares
	Gordon	Episode 0271	Squares and circles
	Kermit and Susan	Episode 0276	Hammer, shoe, pliers, and a saw Three birds and a frog
	Bob	Episode 0297	Kitchen utensils and soap
	Maria	Episode 0306	Spanish foods
	Luis	Episode 0315	Vegetables
	Gordon	Episode 0329	Triangles and a square
	Susan	Episode 0330	Boxes
	David	Episode 0338	Seasonal wear
	Susan	Episode 0351	Shape patterns
	Luis	Episode 0351	Shape patterns (in Spanish)
	Susan	Episode 0372	A comb, soap, a toothbrush, and a fried egg
	Susan	Episode 0376	A saw, coin purse, wallet, and cash register
	Susan and the kids	Episode 0384	Three cones and a cylinder
	Susan	Episode 0396	Hammer, knife, spoon, and fork
	Luis	Episode 0396	A taco, a hamburger, a hot dog, and a sneaker
	Grover and Susan	Episode 0406	Car and three animals
	David	Episode 0403	Wheels
	Susan	Episode 0436	Three lights and a coffee pot
	David	Episode 0449	Flowers
	Maria	Episode 0504	Big and small barns
	Luis	Episode 0506	Three circles and one octagon
	Luis	Episode 0515	Trash cans and a frying pan (in Spanish)
	David	Episode 0516	Gardening tools and an iron
	David	Episode 0517	Buildings
	Susan	Episode 0528	Brushes and a cheeseburger
	Luis	Episode 0552	Tools and Flower Pot
	Susan	Episode 0582	Newspapers
	Maria	Episode 0589	Oscar, David and Luis' rotten moods and Bob's good mood
	Bert	Episode 0593	Winter apparel
	Bob and Maria	Episode 0593	Tools and a tricycle.
	Bob and The Kids	Episode 0597	Shovels
	Bob, Luis and David	Episode 0598	A scarf, hat, glove and book
	Gordon, Chris and Stephanie	Episode 0599	Numbers and a triangle
	David	Episode 0605	Knife, fork, spoon, and pencil
	Maria	Episode 0658	Kitchen items
	David	Episode 0667	Pictures of a bed, a blanket, a pillow, and a camel
	Maria	Episode 0682	Tools and a soda can
	Luis	Episode 0721	Tools and a hamburger
	David, Maria and Grover	Episode 0722	Mittens, boots, earmuffs, and socks
	Gordon and Maria	Episode 0723	Drinks and a potato
	Cookie Monster	Episode 0725	Cookies and store appliances
	Biff and Sully	Episode 0735	Lunch
	Susan and Herry Monster	Episode 0765	A book, magazine, newspaper, and a bowl of oatmeal
	Sam the Robot	Episode 0798	Sam's appliance friends
	Gordon and the kids	Episode 0826	Lights and a mirror
	Susan	Episode 0835	Snow shovel, toboggan, wagon, and sled
	Susan and the kids	Episode 0850	Plants
	Buffy	Episode 0868	Clothes and an apple
	Bob and the kids	Episode 0887	Sources of light and a frying pan
	Bob, Abby and Percy	Episode 0894	Pictures of animals and a carrot
	Linda	Episode 0901	Fruit and a shoe
	Herry Monster, David and the kids	Episode 0911	Rocks
	David and Maria	Episode 0913	Blenders and a sandwich
	Bob (with Ernie)	Episode 0915	Vacuum, carpet sweeper, broom, and blender
	Big Bird, Olivia and the kids	Episode 0950	Pictures
	Mr. Hooper, Oscar and Ernest the Grouch	Episode 0954	Circles and squares
	Bert and David	Episode 0958	Stacks of bottlecaps
	Gordon and the kids	Episode 0960	Numbers and a letter A
	Susan	Episode 0997	Gardening tools and a lamp
	Bob	Episode 1008	Buildings and a piano
	David	Episode 1017	Hats and a glove
	Luis	Episode 1020	Groups of two and a group of one
	Gordon and the kids	Episode 1032	Images of food and a sweater
	Mr. Hooper, Olivia, Luis, and Maria	Episode 1053	Bags of trash
	Luis	Episode 1096	A pillow, pajamas, a bed and a bicycle
	David	Episode 1181	Hats and spaghetti
	Oscar and the Trashmen	Episode 1182	Grouches in trash cans
	Biff	Episode 1777	Sandwiches
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 1789	Cards, a checkerboard, sandwiches, and a Pac-Worm arcade game
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 1801	clean and dirty t-shirts
	David and Forgetful Jones	Episode 1919	Tools and a banana
	Oscar and the Grouchketeers	Episode 1922	Grouchy food items and a dish of mud
	Bob, Luis, the kids, Oscar, and two Grouches	Episode 2044	Violins and a flute
	Oscar and Grundgetta	Episode 2052	Pots and a spoon
	Buster the Horse	Episode 2080	Farming tools and a hat
	Gordon, Oscar, Grundgetta, and two Grouches	Episode 2126	Grouch instruments
	Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus	Episode 2184	Books
	Buster the Horse	Episode 2192	An enlarged Slimey and his small worm friends
	Edith Prickley (Andrea Martin)	Episode 2203	Boots and Pumps
	The Big Bad Wolf, The Three Little Pigs and Kermit - Sesame Street News Flash: The New Three Little Pigs Story	Episode 2329	Three pigs and one frog
	Oscar and worms	Episode 2406	Trash and an apple
	Jay Leno and Big Bird	Episode 2408	Three triangles and one circle
	Luis, Telly Monster and the kids	Episode 2421	Three stars and one moon
	Luis and the kids	Episode 2434	Three houses and one car
	Bob, Hiroshi and Elmo	Episode 2459	Fire engine, spoon, chopsticks, and fork
	Snuffy and Alice	Episode 2477	Brussels sprouts and balls
	Uncle Wally	Episode 2526	Painting supplies and a potted plant
	Big Bird	Episode 2531	Three pretend dogs (kids) and Barkley
	Maria and Elmo	Episode 2556	Clocks and a screwdriver
	Snuffy and Alice	Episode 2588	Groups of circles
	adolescent Maria	Episode 2621	Clock, doll, yo-yo, and toy car
	The Count, Luis and the kids	Episode 2692	Three rectangular and one square envelope
	Prince and the Charmings	Episode 2708	Three sneakers and glass slipper
	Snuffy, Flo Bear and the kids	Episode 2714	Carrot, squash, cauliflower, and Flo
	Ruby and Gordon	Episode 2721	Various noses
	Big Bird and the Birdketeers	Episode 2725	Three small eggs and one large egg
	Big Bird	Episode 2728	Three kids and Barkley
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 2738	Toy car, checkerboard, cards, and sandwiches
	Maria, Gina and Telly	Episode 2746	When Oscar shows up while Maria, Gina, and Telly are making Oscar's favorite dish - a hat with ice cream and a fish inside - they play an impromptu game of this, featuring a hat, fish, ice cream, and apple.
	Big Bird	Episode 2747	Big Bird, Susan, Luis, and Linda
	Big Bird	Episode 2747	Bob, Luis, Maria, and Gabriella
	Big Bird	Episode 2747	Big Bird, Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, and Linda
	Bob and the kids	Episode 2748	Homes for birds and a Snuffleupagus
	Gladys the Cow	Episode 2754	Flamingo, airplane, cow, and Bob as a bee
	Oscar and Bob	Episode 2757	Bunches of trash and Bob's orchestra
	Herry Monster, Alice and the kids	Episode 2816	Blocks and a ball
	Elmo	Episode 2867	Instruments and a costume
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 2852	Ice cream and balls
	Elmo, Gordon and Miles	Episode 2941	The kids as flowers and Prairie Dawn
	Telly, Savion and the kids	Episode 2953	A toy rocket ship, a pair of tap-shoes, a toy airplane, and a toy helicopter.
	Ruby	Episode 2974	Clothing items and a pot
	Telly and Gina	Episode 2983	Pieces of fruit and the letter W
	Herry Monster and his football team	Episode 2987	Glasses of water and a bowl of popcorn
	Telly Monster	Episode 3115	Three kids and Telly (on a pogo stick)
	Ruthie, Telly, Merry Monster, and the kids	Episode 3164	A roller skate, towel, soap, and a Rubber Duckie.
	Stinky the Stinkweed	Episode 3220	Three, non-sentient plants and Stinky himself
	Big Bird, Elmo and Gabi	Episode 3263	Food items and Radar
	Maria and Big Bird	Episode 3323	Various tools
	Big Bird and Zoe	Episode 3328	Food items and a box
	Oscar the Grouch and the kids	Episode 3329	Bowls of broccoli, meatballs, mashed potatoes, and ice cream
	Big Bird	Episode 3330	The Birdketeers and Monty (dressed as a cow)
	Bob	Episode 3365	Brushes and the number 20
	Big Bird, Baby Bear and Miles	Episode 3462	A shoe, a tie, a hat, and a bowl of porridge
	Big Bird, Maria and Linda	Episode 3593	Dogs (including an invisible Barkley) and a cat
	Sherry Netherland	Episode 3655	Sherry and three Marias
	Gina, Zoe, Snuffy, Alice, and the kids	Episode 3757	A squirrel, a teddy bear, a penguin, and a drum.
	Elmo	Episode 3791	Pets and a toaster
	Gina, Zoe, Rosita, and Miles perform "Three of These Dings"	Episode 3824	Gina's ding hat, the Zoemobile bell, a hand bell, and a xylophone.
	Elmo and Telly	Episode 3867	Flowers, Telly, a butterfly, and a sign
	Cookie Monster and Ernie	Episode 3943	A hamburger, a cookie, pizza and a fajita
	Elmo and viewer	Episode 3967	A soccer ball, a jump rope, jacks, and Stinky the Stinkweed
	Big Bird and Cookie Monster	Episode 3981	A cookie, a hat, a t-shirt, and a shoe
	Big Bird and Snuffy	Episode 3992	Oscar, a hat, a mat, and a cat (Little Murray Sparkles)
	Maria and kids	Episode 3993	A kangaroo, a rabbit, a fish and a grasshopper
	Ernie	Episode 4034	Two party hats, a birthday cake, and a sweater
	Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Luis, Maria, and H-Man	Episode 4115	A helicopter, a hippopotamus, a ball and a hexagon
	Oscar and Alan	Episode 4118	Food scraps and a button

Three of These Kids

Picture	Singer	First	Subjects
	Luis	Episode 0408	Three kids holding umbrellas, one kid without an umbrella.
	Luis	Episode 0408	Three kids as police officers, one as a fire fighter.
	Luis	Episode 0413	Three kids, one of them is upside-down.
	David	Episode 0415	Three kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book.
	Luis	Episode 0418	Three kids playing basketball, one playing baseball.
	David	Episode 0450	Three kids riding a bicycle, two kids riding a tandem bike.
	Luis	Episode 0463	Three kids wearing winter clothes, one kid in shorts.
	David	Episode 0474	Three kids lifting weights, one kid sitting down.
	Bob	Episode 0536	Three kids playing baseball, one playing football.
	Bob	Episode 0551	Three kids dancing, one sitting.
	Bob	Episode 0606	Three kids playing basketball, one kid sweeping.

Releases

Audio

• Susan from Sesame Street with the Bubble Gum Singers
• Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street