Telly Monster is that muppet on Sesame Street that most likely could be your best friend. He is the most relatable among the Sesame Street gang and he was even able to break bread with Oscar the Grouch.
Telly is such a great friend to Oscar that he is part of the Oscar the Grouch Fan club: The Grouchketeers!
Telly first TV appearance on Sesame Street in 1979 (season 10).
He was a much different monster back then. He was known as the “Television Monster”
The first people that interact with him on the show is David and Mr. Hooper. Telly comes running into Hooper’s Store demanding to plug in a cord for his TV. David comes in shortly and Mr. Hooper described the weird interaction he just had with a “weird guy.” David convinces Mr. Hooper for them to both go out of the store and find Telly only to find him “glued” to his TV Set. Telly looks a bit different than what he currently looks like:
He had two antennas coming out of his head, he had a cord coming out of his left side of his face and his eyes were in a swirly pattern. The original premise of Telly Monster was cautioning children of watching too much television. There was even talk of just making him a one-eyed monster but it was later changed because they felt that maybe the opposite effect was happening and it was actually encouraging children to watch a lot of television. So in the next season they shorted his name from “Televisions Monster” to just Telly Monster, Got rid of the swirls in his eyes, the cord and the antennas coming out of his head. And now he is the lovable, a bit paranoid, amazing friend monster you see on Sesame street today.
Some facts about Telly Monster:
Members of Telly’s family have made appearances on the show including Telly’s Mom, and Mona the Monster. I believe he is one of the few Sesame Street monsters that has his extended family on the show.
He plays the tuba, and he loves the Triangles. And his other best friend is Baby Bear and he is a constant worrier about things.
He had a show called “Ask Oscar”:
Telly is such a sweet monster and I would not mind him being part of my inner circles of friends. I believe he would mostly likely being a triangle or three every time we would hang out.
Hello everyone! This week I had the pleasure of interviewing a great small business : @catpartypetportraits !
Tell me a little about yourself:
“I’m not even sure where to start! I grew up in the midwest, went to school in Denver, and eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2010. I’m a fine art and portrait photographer, but a few years ago expanded to commercial and pet photography. I have a photo studio in downtown Los Angeles where I shoot most of my portraits. On a personal level, I have a very supportive partner and two rescue kitties named Howl Pendragon and Snake Plissken. My apartment looks like a mid-century carnival exploded, and I collect a lot of strange antiques and rare Hello Kitty items.”
2. What inspired you to create this kind of business?
“To make a long story short, a couple years ago all three of my senior animals received cancer diagnoses at the same time. I was drowning in about $24k worth of veterinary debt, and absolutely heartbroken from losing my pets to cancer, and so I started offering pet portraits in my DTLA studio. I quickly realized people loved my style, and I felt good knowing I was able to give them a beautiful lifelong keepsake of their best friend. I’ve always been influenced by so many things; renaissance paintings, baroque art, cabinet cards, midcentury modern, 80’s movies, etc. and have pulled from that inspiration in my portraiture. I think clients really enjoy the stiff Victorian feel to my portraits or the 80’s horror throwbacks. It puts a little dark humor in a serious portrait.”
3. How does one book a session and are there certain backdrops that are more popular than others?
“You can book on my website! If you go to https://www.daniellespires.com/studio-pet-photography you can book at any of my upcoming dates, or email me to get a quote for in-home portraits. Yes there are certain backdrops that people love!
My green palm leaf backdrop is a hit, especially for us LA people because it’s reminiscent of the mid-century and iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. My biggest seller is my double exposure portraits. They’re quite challenging, fun and humorous to shoot, so I get a kick out of shooting and editing them.”
4. If you had to pick 3 pop culture figures (alive or dead) to photograph. Who would they be and what animals would you pair them with while doing their pet portraits?
“What a great question! I’m going with fictional pop culture figures if that’s okay with you! Here’s my three picks:
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1.Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Creature is a misunderstood monster. No doubt he has a pet hermit crab that the loves dearly, and he’d ask for a double exposure portrait.
2. Hello Kitty: Obviously Hello Kitty would bring the little Sanrio hamster Kuririn (not Dear Daniel who I truly resent for taking away Hello Kitty’s strong independent status) as her pet and she’d definitely pick the Pink Palm Leaves backdrop.
3. Totoro: I’d like to think forest spirits like Totoro would bring in a little mini Totoro as their pet, and ask to be shot on the Palm Leaf backdrop….or maybe Totoro would ask me to set up a custom portrait in the forest with all the spirits.
5. Do you have any exciting news or events that you would like to share?
“I am back in the studio booking portraits with COVID precautions in place! I take it very seriously and want all my clients to feel safe coming into the studio. I hope to do some popups in some of my favorite cities in the fall-time or early 2022 when we feel COVID is more under control.”
It is no surprise that I am writing about this amazing song! In celebration of Valentine’s Day I change my ringtone to this song:
This song was written by Paul Jabara who was a songwriter who wrote such hits for Donna Summer. He wrote an Oscar winning song for her called “Last Dance” from a movie called “Thank God It’s Friday (1978).” Directed by Robert Klane.
Paul Jabara collaborated with Paul Shaffer on it’s Raining Men ( you may remember him as being the band leader on “Late Night with David Letterman.” (1993-2015)):
Paul Jabara originally wrote the song for Donna Summer but she had no interest in singing the song because of the lyrics and her religious beliefs. She was so put off that the song was sent her way that she sent Paul Jabara a bible. The song then went through other singers like Diana Rosse, and Cher all of whom passed over the song.
Finally in 1982 the song was brought to a group called “The Two Tons (aka the Weather Girls) but not without their own reservations about the lyrics as well. The duo also thought that the lyrics were to out there and actually turned down in doing the recording of the song. However with constant begging from Paul Jabara for the singing group to do the song they finally agree to do it.
The song was released on September 10, 1982 on the Weather Girls third album called “Sucess”:
The song reached the #1 status on the dance charts in 1982 and received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best R&B performance by a duo or group with Vocals.”
Of being the 80’s and being the premiere MTV decade there was a music video made. It was directed by Gary Keys who also did producing and an amazing documentary on Duke Ellington called “Reminiscing in Tempo (2006):
The music video had a super super low budget because the record label (Columbia Records) didn’t provide them with hardly any money for it. So with the little resources they had they found an abandoned building for the music’s video in the middle of the freezing New York City winter. The Weather Girls also didn’t have a memorable memory of the making of the video. They acknowledge the cheese factor of the synopsis of the music video. Also how freezing it was and that also why they kept their coats on in the music video. Also there is one section in the music video were the duo is coming out of the sky on mattresses. They found out later on the day they shot that section they the crew just found those mattresses and fail to check them. The mattresses were actually infested with bugs and the Weather girls were filled with bug bites and very scratching for days!
Fun fact about this song: In 1998 the song was covered by Rupaul and Martha Wash called “It’s Raining Men…The Sequel.”
In 2001 Geri Halliwell did her own cover of this song on her second album called “Scream if You Want to Go”:
Geri Halliwell’s version of the song was also featured on “Bridget Jones’s Diary” soundtrack (2001).
Hello everyone! This week I interviewed fellow IG account: @casadedrunkdiva !
Tell me a little about yourself:
“I am a classically trained singer living in the Bay Area of California. I teach singing at home and perform regularly (or did before the pandemic) in musical theatre throughout the region. I have always been obsessed with all things vintage. As a child, I loved classic movies of the 40s and designed retro fashion of that era. At 8 years old, I frequently would break into my neighbor’s house, an abandoned house of an elderly lady that had been sent to a nursing home, and rummaged through all her old gowns and hats. Shameful. In high school I was a Mod and rode around with various boyfriends on vintage Vespas. I really loved thrifting mini skirts, go-go boots and bright print patterns of 60s fashions. They could easily be found for less than $5 back then! These days I abstain from committing felonies and since the theatre world has shut down from the pandemic, I turn my vintage neuroses toward vintage and retro cooking and cocktails. I think food should be fun and funny. I revel as much as anyone in the ridiculous aspic recipes from bygone days: Salmon in aspic, ground ham in aspic… and at the same time I find food trends so fascinating. We’re so grossed out by this stuff but it’s been around for centuries and has only in the last 30 years been deemed “horrifying”. Aspic has been considered a delicacy since the 10th century. I was just looking at a recipe designed by Melissa Clark (@clarkbar) one of the top food columnists for the New York Times. She has published a recipe for banana canapés with peanut butter, chile paste, flaky sea salt. If that had been in a 60s cookbook we would have all gagged. But because it’s Melissa Clark it’s considered chic.”
2. How did you come up with your social media name?
” Honestly it just came to me when I was posting a story and I kept it. I don’t particularly like it even though it’s accurately descriptive so if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.”
3. What are your three favorite vintage recipes you made and why?
“I recently made a Warm Potato Salad from the 1967 Better Homes and Gardens “Suppertime” cookbook; a potato salad ringed with frankfurters. The hilarity of it drew me- franks are funny! When I read the article I was sure it was going to be shitty (many vintage recipes are) since it simply called for potatoes cooked in a bacon grease roux with vinegar. But THAT SHIT WAS THE BOMB! I honestly don’t know if I’ve had anything so good. The tanginess of the vinegar with the bacon grease was kill-me-now deliciousness. It haunts me to this day.
The Mai Tai Banana Mold from the 1972 Better Homes and Gardens “Recipes For Entertaining”. It called for a non-alcoholic mai tai but I made it with a real one. I’m all about ring molds and cocktails and this was a perfect marriage with a tiki theme. I believe it had egg whites whipped in that gave it an exquisite light texture as well.
The Redberry Torte from Good Housekeeping’s 1967 Suppertime Cookbook. It almost killed me but in the end I conquered and prevailed. The recipe called for NINE layers of cake batter to be rolled out on the back of a nine inch cake pan – why I do not know- as modern recipes have better techniques for multi layered tortes. But I went with it. The cake layers were basically large thin sugar cookies that easily shattered. They were layered with cherry preserves and whipped cream in between. The texture was like nothing I’ve ever had before. It was downright majestic.
4. What is your favorite decade of food and why?
“I love the gaudiness and absurdity of the recipes of the early 70s. Salvador Dali’s cookbook, “Les Diners de Gala” published in 1973, perfectly illustrates (and exaggerates) the food of that era: champagne sherbet, aphrodisiac cocktails and “Peacock a L’imperiale dressed and surrounded by it’s court”. I also think my earliest memories come from the 70s. There’s more than a faint whiff of nostalgia for me in it’s fashion and food trends. When I was very little, my mother used to put a raw egg in my chocolate milk (I guess she thought it was healthy) and now I see all these recipes for various “nogs” of that era that call for a raw egg in fruit juice and milk combinations.”
5. If you had to make a signature drink for the month of February: What would it be and what would you put in it?
“I’m going to go with my new Cherries Jubilee Cocktail consisting of 151 dark rum, creme de noyaux, kirschwasser and cherry pie filling. I like it for February because there’s this weird trend in fifties food culture of all food things being made of cherries or wood logs for the month of February in tribute to the myth of Washington chopping down the cherry tree and Lincoln being born in a log cabin. I’m going to be creating a post on what I call Hatchet Cakes and a whole series of flaming cocktails. Who knew February could be so inspiring?”
If you like to learn more about Sarah. This is her contact information:
So I had a big obsession with anything Jim Henson growing up. So when I first saw a commercial for the premiere of the TV show Dinosaurs. I was totally hooked!
Dinosaurs ran from 1991-1994, and I remember it was a prime time TV show that ran on ABC. The show premise was about how a family of dinosaurs was living in a 90’s kind of world in a comedic way.
The main family consisted of:
Earl Sinclair: father to Robbie, Charlene and baby Sinclair. Husband to Fran Sinclair. Earl works as a tree pusher (he basically pushes trees all day) at a company called Wesayso Development Company. He is the head of the household so the show mostly revolved around him and any problems or daily lessons he had to learn.
Fran Sinclair: mother to Robbie, Baby Sinclair and Charlene. Wife to Earl and she was practically the glue that held the family together:
Robbie Sinclair: son of Earl and Fran Sinclair. He kind of reminded me of James Dean in his role from “Rebel Without a Cause.” Because he is always questioning authority figures and has a red jacket.
Charlene Sinclair: daughter of Fran and Earl. She totally embodies me as a teenage. Her interests include fashion, shopping:
Baby Sinclair: son to Earl and Fran Sinclair. The baby of the family and my favorite character on the show. He always had the best come back lines and didn’t take any crap from anyone.
They even made a Baby Sinclair toy. I always wanted one but never got it.
Other favorite characters I liked on the show was:
Ethyl Phillips: the sassy grandmother Baby Sinclair, Charlene and Robbie. She is the mother of Fran and the mother in law to Earl. I believe that Baby Sinclair has similar traits to his grandmother. With her pearls and thick glasses she processes the typical TV grandmother traits. She is a strong character and she is set in her ways and she openly criticize Earl constantly. There was also an episode about her having a near death experience:
Roy Hess- Best friend and co-worker of Earl. He is best remembered as the dinosaur who wears Hawaiian shirts.
Dinosaurs first show was on April 26, 1991 until July 20, 1994. The concept of the show actually came three years before the first show by Jim Henson. He wanted to have a comedy show about a family that was dealing with the current issues of the 90’s but with a family of dinosaurs. He decided on making a family of dinosaurs because he was amazed by the advances that were being done by his Creature Shop. The Creature Shop were making The Ninja Turtles at the time.
I remember watching the last episode as a child and I didn’t really catch on the first time I watched it the show’s message. It wasn’t until I was much older and had watched the last episode again did I realized how impactful it was. The family was facing extinction because of the environment was to toxic because of big companies were to it’s land. I remember going to school as a child and always being taught about environmental issues. I even was part of a recycling group at my elementary school. Dinosaurs was a show I thought was just for comedic relief but it was much more than that. It provided a powerful message about how important it is to take care of our natural land resources.
Fun Fact about the show: There was not a whole lot of merch made for this show. However Mcdonald’s did have a line of happy meal toys made. I remember just buying the happy meal for a Baby Sinclair toy! 🙂
“My name is Luke. I’m 40 and work in finance. Since I was a very young kid, I’ve been obsessed with music. I grew up with an older brother (nine years my senior) who’s also a massive music fan. So my earliest musical memories where of sneaking into his bedroom while he was at track practice to pour over his cassette collection. Mostly heavy metal and early rap – but also lots of new wave, r&b, and classic rock. His interest in so many different genres of music made a big impact on me in terms of being openminded to all types of music. Since sneaking tapes out of his room was often too risky, I would usually just stare at the covers and imagine what the music must sound like. This cultivated an early appreciation for not just the sounds – but also the visual aspect – of albums.”
2. How did you come up with the concept of your instagram?
” I worked at a record store during (and slightly beyond) college. We took in a lot of used product – which means *a lot* of weird, random records. Over the years I began to identify the aesthetic that I would later dub “terribly awesome.” While there’s not one set formula for what it is, it’s essentially any cover that – on the surface – shouldn’t work but due to either the artist’s naïveté, chutzpah, or pure outlandishness somehow transcends its inherent limitations and becomes something amazing in its own right. A close friend and I would eventually refine the definition as we began sending covers back and forth to each other via text, always trying to one up the other with the most terribly awesome example. Eventually talk turned to starting an Instagram page dedicated to the covers since we assumed there were others out there who enjoyed (or would enjoy) them as well. After a bit of research and finding it to be pretty much an untapped theme on IG, the page was born. Now, here’s a common misconception about TAC: I am not simply making fun of the covers/artists (though, admittedly, that’s often a component), I’m celebrating them. I genuinely love all of the covers I post. When I first started the page, I received a lot of submissions of purely bad/ugly/tasteless album covers and, while I’ve always appreciated the engagement, that’s never what the page has been about. There’s plenty of straight up bad covers out there. But the “terribly awesome” cover is a magical blend – a unicorn in a forest of banality. That’s what makes them special and worth celebrating!”
3. What are your top 3 favorite terribly awesome album covers and why?
1.)” Kenny Loggins – “Keep the Fire”. It was my first post and the cover that started it all. If there’s a terribly awesome template, it’s Kenny Loggins grasping a glowing light orb while wearing a white silk robe on the shores of a fantasy ocean…during a meteor shower. It’s a 10/10.
2.) Michael Henderson – “Slingshot”. This is a perfect example of someone feeling themselves just a *bit* too much. The Speedo, the full torso body hair, the fact that he’s midway through taking off a jacket (even though he’s at the beach in the middle of the day). All combine for an exquisite representation of “so bad, it’s good.” Plus the post’s caption was authored by OldSchoolDads, an IG hero of mine and a big part of the inspiration behind the page. So it holds a special place with me.
3.) Dee D. Jackson – “Cosmic Curves“. The 70’s “Cosmic Disco” scene was a real hotbed for terribly awesome cover art, but for my money, Dee D. takes the prize for the most eye catching. She’s emerging from the center of the Milky Way galaxy in a form fitted, bedazzled, black vinyl jumpsuit with matching silver gloves and cape while shooting rays of starlight from her gloved fingertips. Her oddly blank facial expression, the soft filter on the photo, and the neon laser lettering of the album title are only a few of the finer details on this stellar cover. “
4. What is a random fact about yourself that not a lot of people know.
“I gestated for 10 months rather than the normal 9 and was born exactly one month late on my mother’s birthday. “
5. Do you have any exciting events or news that you would like to share?
“I have my continued weekly post collaborations with the incredible Emil Amos of Holy Sons, Grails, Lilacs & Champagne. He’s my favorite artist currently making music so that’s been some real dream fulfillment for me. I also have a series of playlists on my Spotify and Apple Music pages that I update semi regularly. Some based solely around the TerriblyAwesomeCovers page and others that focus on specific genres I enjoy. Mostly, I’d just like to welcome any readers to come and check out the page. I feel like I’ve cultivated an amazing group of followers who are hilarious and well informed. Engaging with them in the comment section – whether roasting or toasting the covers, swapping jokes or sharing knowledge – is really what makes the page so much fun. Hope to see you there! “
Valentine’s Day is soon and what better way to celebrate the day than watching movies! I decided to make some movie recommendations for that special day. This list of five movies is not your normal movie list: “When Harry Met Sally” need not apply to this list. Some of the selections are romantic and some not so much….So enjoy!!!
Shock Treatment (1981) directed by Jim Sharman. Starring Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O’Brien. and Patricia Quinn. What better way for a couple who want to fix their marriage than to go on a TV game show and air out their grievances on live TV? I found out about this movie when arrow video was re releasing this. I have seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show about twenty times at that point but never venture further than that. So I decided to to give this movie a chance when it became available to buy. And it did not disappoint at all! This was the first time I was dancing and singing to a movie in my living room! The soundtrack to this movie is one of my all time favorite soundtracks of all time.
Fun Fact about this movie: This movie was going to be called “The Brad and Janet Show”.
My Bloody Valentine (1981) directed by George Mihalka. Starring Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier and Neil Affleck. The teenagers near a big coal mining site in Canada want to do a big Valentine’s Day dance. However since there was a huge deadly accident twenty years ago on Valentine’s Day the adults of the town have been prohibiting any kind of social event. Since the reason the deadly accident occur was because the people who were in charge of the mine went to the Valentine’s Day dance instead of doing their jobs. Miners who were in the mine were trapped by an explosion. It cause one miner named Harry Warden, who was with them to go insane and killed the rest of his co-workers. He was sent to an insane asylum but escape around Valentine’s Day twenty years later when the teens want to do this dance and Henry is ready to kill AGAIN!
Fun fact about this movie: The mines scenes in this movie was actually filmed in mines that were about 900feet underground.
Married to the Mob (1988) directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Mercedes Ruehl, Matthew Modine and Dean Stockwell. Michielle Pfeiffer plays a housewife Angela De Marco. Her life is just coasting by until her husband gets killed by his mob. Now Angela must start her life over again and she wants to break free from her deceased husband’s mob lifestyle. She moves to New York City with her son and love finds her in the most interesting way.
They wanted Tom Cruise to play the Mike role but he chose to do the movie “Cocktails” instead.
Scenes from a Marriage (1973) directed by Ingmar Bergman. Starring Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson. If you want to the full effect of a marriage unravel and view all of its ups and down. Then this powerful three hour movie is for you. The two lead actors are so good in this movie! I remember watching it years ago and not expecting much but was blown away by the strong performances. It kind of felt like I was watching a documentary because the acting was so on point.
Fun fact about this movie: This movie won a Golden Globe for best foreign film but was not consider in the running that year for an Oscar since it was a TV movie.
Old Boyfriends (1979) directed by Joan Tewkesbury. Starring Talia Shire, Richard Jordan and Keith Carradine. Talia Shire plays a woman named Dianne who is a psychiatrist who is has own struggles with her divorce. She decides one day to venture out to find a couple of ex boyfriends who made some kind of life changing impact on her life in order to heal and move on.
Fun fact about this movie: This was John Belushi’s first feature in a movie.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner I thought of doing a gift giving idea guide! If you are on the fence trying to find something for that special someone. Or even if it is a gift for yourself for the special holiday. Here are some gift ideas to spread the love on that special day:
Sexy Truth of Dare Pick-A- Stick Game from https://alwaysfits.com/: For couples in need of spicing things up or want to add something to their routine. Why not make a game out of it? The sticks in the game range from passion to xxx and is a fun twist to your sex game!
Golden Books Valentine Packs from https://www.greenwichletterpressshop.com/: If you have a long list of valentine’s Day cards you need to mail but want to send something cute. I totally recommend these! These are super cute retro valentines that will definitely be a big hit to whomever you are sending it to. They come in a pack of 15 Valentines with pink and white striped envelopes. Standard shipping time frame is between 7-10 business days.
I recently found out about this wonderful small business last month. I am such a fan of candles but wanted to buy some that were not your average looking candle. What better gift to give on Valentine’s Day like these set of 3 full figure Woman body candles?!! I recommend to order these ASAP because it does take 2-3 weeks for the shipment to arrive.
Loteria Card Pack by https://www.anakarenlovespaper.com/ : These handmade cards are so unique and they come with their own shimmery envelopes. There are five cards in the pack and you also have the option to buy them separately. Thee cards are blank inside so you can add your own passionate note to your love one. Shipping deadline for her website is February 4th.
Hot Chicken Socks from https://gifthorsenashville.com/: So I am huge fan of socks and Hot Chicken sandwiches. So when I heard that Gift Horse in Nashville, Tennessee is selling these on their online store. I thought this is a great gift to give to the foodie lover in your life. Make sure you buy one for yourself so you can match!
The Relationship Spread (tarot card reading) from https://www.tarotclarity.com/: Marilyn is having a special for Valentine’s Day! If you are wondering about that special someone in your life or what more insight in your relationship. Then this is a must do! She is currently running having a sale on “The relationship Spread” read. Normally it is $60.00 but it is currently on sale for $45!
Made for Each Other Print from Artist Martha Hull https://www.marthahull.com/ (comes in the options of a 8″x10″, 11″x14″, one of a kind brushstroke print, and in card form): Martha Hull makes the cutest art with a macabre twist. This gift idea is perfect for those who enjoy that kind of dark but humorous twist of things in life. Recommend time frame to order your item is be February 1,2021. The artist ships via USPS and will provide a tracking number and arrival time frame by Valentine’s Day is not guarantee due the USPS craziness! So I recommend ordering the sooner the better!
My Therapist Likes you Postcard from Ancillarium https://www.etsy.com/shop/Ancillarium?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=675080357: Nicole Isaakson (https://www.instagram.com/postcardsfortherapists/ ) is a writer, editor and artist. She made this cheery Valentine’s Day Postcard and it made from a postcard stock and the front is glossy but you are able to write on the back of it. So if you want to send a quick note to your friends for Valentine’s Day with having to deal with a bulky card. Then this is a must buy! If you order the postcard Nicole does ship your item the next business day via USPS.
One of my favorite channels to watch when I was little (and even today as an grown up) was:
I would watch everything on that channel! Like Julia Child’s cooking show:
To British comedies even though I didn’t understand the some of the tongue and cheek jokes:
One show I was particular fond of was Sesame Street:
One of my favorite segments they would play on that show was “The Pinball Number Count”:
I did not realize until I was much older that the songs were sung by the Pointer Sisters:
The Pinball Number Count made it’s first appearance on the show in 1977. It is a 11 60 second segments that have the same beginning and ending. The number one did not have it’s own segment even though the words in the song they are singing numbers ranging from 1 to 12. The pinballs always drops in the hole of the pinball game except for number 7.
The only difference between the segments is the number and that number’s theme.
Here is the breakdown of the segments:
Number 1: No segment
Number 2: ” A Day at the Carnival”: the ball weaves through an different rides you would find at an amusement park. Including going out of a huge clown’s mouth:
Number 3: Circus Capers: The pinball goes around a bunch of circus oriented items. Such as a bunch of clowns, a ape who juggles and a pink elephant:
Number 4: “Fore!”: The pinball goes through a mini golf theme area.
Number 5: “The Only Way to Travel”: The pinball goes through various modes of transportation. Like a bicycle, an airplane and a tugboat.
Number 6: “Down on the Farm”: The pinball goes to the farm and maneuvers it’s way through a barn, and gets kick by donkey.
Number 7: “Sightseeing A: World Tour”- the pinball takes a journey to the world’s most famous landmarks. Such as the Sphinx, the pyramids, and Taj Mahal:
Number 8: “Forest Follies”: The pinball goes through the woods and meets a bear on a unicycle, a kangaroo and a racoon.
Number 9: “Play Ball!”: The pinball goes to a baseball game and meets some baseball players, runs over a person selling hot dogs and gets drop into the hole by a sports loving dog.
Number 10: “Medieval Times”- the pinball goes back in time to a where knights and jesters are a norm.
Number 11: “Wild Things in the Jungle.” The pinball goes to the jungle see an elephant, a lion and a big gorilla the throws the pinball into it’s hole:
Number 12: “Sightseeing B: USA”: On the pinball finally journey. It takes a trip to the USA and pasts through important landmarks. Such as Mount Rushmore, The Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.
For some reason I was a fan of number 6,8 and 12. But it didn’t mean I didn’t like the other segments as much but I remember those were the most shown when I was watching Sesame Street at the time. I remember this was a good way for my to learn my numbers because of the catchy tune that went with it. I still hum it time to time randomly. What number segment was your favorite out of the 12?
When I was in the 3rd grade my daily go to reads involved a lot of comic strips reading. I looked forward in getting the Washington Post delivered to my house so I can feel like a sophisticated 30 year old in an 12 year old body. I would be the first person every morning in my house to grab the Style section and open it up to the back of that section just to look at the comics. One of my favorite ones to read was the Cathy comics. She literally became my best friend during that time because I felt like I could relate to her.
Not that I necessarily understood the tongue and cheek humor of Cathy. But I did admire the fact that this particular comic strip revolved around a woman and not a animal, or floating head or a guy with a horn helmet.
The Cathy comic strip was made by Cathy Guisewite and it was a reflection of her life while she was single. Her struggles in the comic strip was so relatable especially to me now re reading some of the comic strips. Things just was work, love, family and just basic living your life. Her comic strip has a humorous and refine way to showcase it. The comic strip ran from 1976-2010.
Cathy Guisewite
Some of my favorite Cathy comic strips’ involved a super cute dog named Electra. Who is a rescue dog from a shelter:
Her boyfriend Irving. Who later turn husband on February 5, 2005:
Cathy’s Mother Anne. Who always had marriage on her mind. Especially when it came to her daughter and when she was finally going to get married:
As a child reading the Cathy strips it left an impression on mind. Particularly when I got older and I started reading some of the strips over again. That Cathy with all of her insecurities was never ashamed of admitting she had them. Which made me feel better about myself because we all have insecurities about ourselves. If you treat them head on and say them out in the open they don’t feel as scary anymore.
For those on social media. Cathy Guisewite does have an instagram and the information for that is below:
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