#gordon robinson

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Muppet Fact #1809

Olivia, Gordon's younger sister, used to work for a newspaper in Detroit.

Source:

Sesame Street. Episode 0950. December 31, 1976.

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1937 illustration by Gordon Robinson by totallymystified Via Flickr: From The Story Wonder Book. For the story What The Sunbeam Said by May Wynne.

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Sesame Street (1969-Present)

[thejadedjewel]

Little Muppet Sesame Things #27

The different designs and drawing styles of the kids homes.

Elmo is very childish and obviously done in crayon. I love that he said he wasn't done, he needed to add the sky.

Rosita's look like it was done in marker instead of mainly crayon. Love the detail of the service ramp to their home to keep continuity.

And then there's Abby's two houses, another one that looks mostly mixed media like Rosita's. Love the little details like the pumpkins at her mommy's house and the smiling sun at her daddy's.

Wait... two houses?

Oh... This one.

[motziedapul]

Sesame Street's VERY FIRST episode portraying your average queer family

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

I am a poor girl and me life it is sad

For it's once I was courted by a rakish a young man

Well it's once I was a-courted by a night, noon, and day

Ah, but now my love has left me and he's gone far away

Oh, me love he's a bandsman and his fingers long and small

He plays on the pipes sweetest music of all

With his red rosy cheeks, love, and his dark rolling eye

While there's breath in my body, I will love my fine boy

And there's something that tells me that me love won't be long,

And it more often tells me that my love won't live long

So then let them all be talking, let them say what they will

While there's breath in my body, I will love my love still.

Ah, for love it is a killing; did you ever feel the pain?

But I've a bunch of green ribbons my love to adorn

And if ever he comes back to me I will I will crown my love's joy

And I'll kiss those fond lips of me darling fine boy.

art: Gordon Robinson, "She plucked with her own soft hands the ugly stinging-nettles". From "The Wild Swans" in Hans Anderson's Fairy Tales, (1917). cr: elephantadvice

lyrics: "I Am A Poor Girl", trad. Irish & Scottish folk, as sung by Peta Webb. cr: mainlynorfolk

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Muppet Song of the Day: "True Blue Miracle"

Written by Carol Hall