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| + | [[File:Visual Thinking|thumb|300px|right|The original "Visual Thinking" routine from ''Sam and Friends'', featuring Kermit and Harry.]] |
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| − | [[Image:Visualthinkingnotes.jpg|300px|thumb|Jim Henson's outline of the original sketch.]] |
+ | [[Image:Visualthinkingnotes.jpg|300px|thumb|Jim Henson's outline of the original sketch as displayed in the [[Jim Henson's Fantastic World]] exhibit at [[Museum of the Moving Image]] in 2011.]] |
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| − | '''Visual Thinking''' is one of the surviving episodes of ''[[Sam and Friends]]''. |
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| + | '''Visual Thinking''' is a Muppet sketch that originated on ''[[Sam and Friends]]'' and went on to feature in a number of appearances over the years. The concept consists of characters visualizing their thoughts with the aid of on-screen animation. |
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==''Sam and Friends''== |
==''Sam and Friends''== |
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This is one of the most well known ''Sam and Friends'' scenes that shows up in most documentaries. A clip was shown on ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'', revealing it to have been from 1959. The entire sketch was uploaded on [[The Jim Henson Company|The Jim Henson Company's]] [[YouTube#The Jim Henson Company|YouTube Channel]]. It's one of the few videos on their channel to feature Kermit, since his rights are owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. |
This is one of the most well known ''Sam and Friends'' scenes that shows up in most documentaries. A clip was shown on ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'', revealing it to have been from 1959. The entire sketch was uploaded on [[The Jim Henson Company|The Jim Henson Company's]] [[YouTube#The Jim Henson Company|YouTube Channel]]. It's one of the few videos on their channel to feature Kermit, since his rights are owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. |
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| + | Kermit and Harry would re-enact the skit as a part of the unsold 1962 pilot for ''[[Mad Mad World]]'' and for a 1966 appearance on ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''. |
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==Variations== |
==Variations== |
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| − | The skit was remade for an ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' appearance on October 2, 1966, with Kermit as the hipster and [[Grump]] as the straight man. The sketch was performed on ''Ed Sullivan'' again on June 4, 1967 |
+ | The skit was remade for an ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show|Ed Sullivan Show]]'' appearance on October 2, 1966, with Kermit as the hipster and [[Grump]] as the straight man. The sketch was performed on ''Ed Sullivan'' again on June 4, 1967.<ref>"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/06/04/641967/ Jim Henson's Red Book]" entry, 6/4/1967 – Sullivan “Visual Thinking”</ref> It was also performed, with an updated Kermit the Frog, on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'' in 1971 and ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in 1974. |
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+ | A ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch from [[Season 3 (1971-1972)|season 3]] featured an [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] [[The Hipster|hipster]] and [[The Square|his square foil]], demonstrating a similar lesson about shapes. {{first|0361}} According to the book ''[[Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street]]'', "Visual Thinking" was also the inspiration for ''Sesame Street'''s "[[Speech Balloon]]" letter segments. |
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+ | Image:Visualthinking(saf).jpg|''[[Sam and Friends]]'', 1959 |
| − | + | Visual thinking mike douglas 1966.jpg|''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', 1966 |
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| − | + | PDVD 027.JPG|''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', 1966 |
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+ | Image:Visualthinking(tdcs).jpg|''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'', 1971 |
| + | Image:Visualthinking(tts74).jpg|''[[The Tonight Show]]'', 1974 |
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| + | VisualThink-SS.jpg|A similar sketch on ''Sesame Street'' |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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+ | *[http://www.toughpigs.com/hipsters-1/ Tough Pigs Anthology] -- Hipsters and Squares (Sesame Street "Visual Thinking" transcript) |
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[[Category:Variety Show Sketches]] |
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Revision as of 09:28, 24 July 2019
Visual Thinking
The original "Visual Thinking" routine from Sam and Friends, featuring Kermit and Harry.
Jim Henson's outline of the original sketch as displayed in the Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibit at Museum of the Moving Image in 2011.
Visual Thinking is a Muppet sketch that originated on Sam and Friends and went on to feature in a number of appearances over the years. The concept consists of characters visualizing their thoughts with the aid of on-screen animation.
Sam and Friends
In this classic mix of puppetry and animation, Harry the Hipster demonstrates the art of Visual Thinking to Kermit; and what it does to you once it gets out of control.
This is one of the most well known Sam and Friends scenes that shows up in most documentaries. A clip was shown on The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, revealing it to have been from 1959. The entire sketch was uploaded on The Jim Henson Company's YouTube Channel. It's one of the few videos on their channel to feature Kermit, since his rights are owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Kermit and Harry would re-enact the skit as a part of the unsold 1962 pilot for Mad Mad World and for a 1966 appearance on The Mike Douglas Show.
Variations
The skit was remade for an Ed Sullivan Show appearance on October 2, 1966, with Kermit as the hipster and Grump as the straight man. The sketch was performed on Ed Sullivan again on June 4, 1967.[1] It was also performed, with an updated Kermit the Frog, on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971 and The Tonight Show in 1974.
A Sesame Street sketch from season 3 featured an Anything Muppet hipster and his square foil, demonstrating a similar lesson about shapes. (First: Episode 0361) According to the book Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street, "Visual Thinking" was also the inspiration for Sesame Street's "Speech Balloon" letter segments.
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Sources
- ↑ "Jim Henson's Red Book" entry, 6/4/1967 – Sullivan “Visual Thinking”
External links
- Tough Pigs Anthology -- Hipsters and Squares (Sesame Street "Visual Thinking" transcript)