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| Written by | Kevin Weist |
| Publisher | Sesame Street Inc. |
| First | Episode 2873 |
"Wuntafordy" is a Sesame Street doo-wop song performed by The Lemmings, who also supplied vocals for "Get Along." The song counts to 40 as lemmings dance and jump off a cliff. James Earl Jones contributed the spoken voice for "30."[1]
The segment was originally to have featured clay animation depicting rotating multicolored numbers. David Daniels created the piece using his "strata-cut" animation process in which the end of a long loaf of clay is cut frame by frame to create the resulting visual.[2] This original version was made during production of season 20, but the vibrant graphics and patterns were deemed "counter-educational" and went unused.[1] Michael Sporn produced the animation for the aired segment,[3] which was initially presented without additional sound effects that were added in subsequent appearances.
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 YouTube video with identification in description and comments by Kevin Weist, song writer and vocalist. February 4, 2011.
- ↑ Vimeo upload by David Daniels. March 20, 2012.
- ↑ Season 22 spreadsheet