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."

Versions

Picture	Singer	First Appearance	Subjects
	Bob	Episode 0077	Hammer, glue, nails, brush
	Susan	Episode 0083	Silverware and a clock
	Bob	Episode 0095	writing tools and kitchenware
	Mr. Hooper	Episode 0122	sports balls
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 0135	Rancid sneaker, tattered glove, messed up sock, and nice hat.
	Bob	Episode 0136	Hot dog, mustard, bun, and flower.
	Mr. Hooper	Episode 0148	pencils, scissors, balls, and erasers
	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
	Susan	Episode 0207	toy animals
	Kermit and Susan	Episode 0276	Hammer, shoe, pliers, and a saw Three birds and a frog
	Maria	Episode 0306	Spanish foods
	Luis	Episode 0315	Vegetables
	Gordon	Episode 0329	triangles and a square
	Susan	Episode 0330	boxes
	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
	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)
	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
	Gordon and Maria	Episode 0723	Drinks and a potato
	Cookie Monster	Episode 0725	Cookies and store appliances
	Sam the Robot	Episode 0798	Sam's appliance friends
	Susan	Episode 0835	snow shovel, toboggan, wagon, and sled
	Bob, Abby and Percy	Episode 0894	pictures of animals and a carrot
	Linda	Episode 0901	Fruit and a shoe
	Bob (with Ernie)	Episode 0915	Vacuum, carpet sweeper, broom, and blender
	Mr. Hooper, Oscar the Grouch and Ernest the Grouch	Episode 0954	circles and squares
	David	Episode 1017	hats and a glove
	David	Episode 1181	hats and spaghetti
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 1789	Cards, a checkerboard, sandwiches and a Pac-Worm arcade game
	David and Forgetful Jones	Episode 1919	tools and a banana
	Oscar the Grouch and The Grouchketeers	Episode 1922	Grouchy food items and a dish of mud
	Bob, Luis, the kids, Oscar and 2 Grouches	Episode 2044	Violins and a flute
	Buster the Horse	Episode 2080	Farming tools and a hat
	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	Episode 2329	Three pigs and one frog
	Jay Leno and Big Bird	Episode 2408	Three triangles and one circle
	Luis, Telly, and the kids	Episode 2421	Three stars and one moon
	adolescent Maria	Episode 2621	clock, doll, yo-yo, and toy car
	Prince and the Charmings	Episode 2708	Three sneakers and glass slipper
	Ruby and Gordon	Episode 2721	Various noses
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 2738	toy car, checkerboard, cards, and sandwiches
	Maria, Gina, and Telly Monster	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 and the adults	Episode 2747	Big Bird, Susan, Luis, and Linda.
	Big Bird, Bob, Luis, Maria, and Gabriella	Episode 2747	Three adults and a child
	Oscar the Grouch	Episode 2852	Ice cream and balls
	Telly, Savion, and the kids	Episode 2953	A toy rocket ship, a pair of tap-shoes, a toy airplane, and a toy helicopter.
	Ruthie, Telly, Merry Monster, and the kids	Episode 3164	A roller skate, towel, soap, and a Rubber Duckie.
	Gina, Zoe, Alice, and kids	Episode 3757	A squirrel, a teddy bear, a penguin, and a drum.
	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
	Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, Luis, Maria, H-Man	Episode 4115	A helicopter, a hippopotamus, a ball and a hexagon
	Oscar the Grouch and Alan	Episode 4118	Food scraps and a button

Three of These Kids

Picture	Singer	First	Subjects
	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.
	Luis	Episode 0449	Three kids holding umbrellas, one kid without an umbrella.
	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