Stuff I Watched as a Kid, Part 1: THE BATTY BAT!!!!!

[tempested_bird]

I did like Sesame Street as a kid. I especially loved The Count and Placido Flamingo (yes, I've had a thing about horror and opera ever since I was very small) And this one was my probably my favourite Sesame Street song ever. The little dancing bats did me in every time...

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[deathbytamarind.livejournal.com]

I loved Placido Flamingo! I cracked up at the idea of a silly looking bird singing opera when I was four years old.

I love the Barber of Seville, in no small part due to this segment from Sesame Street and The Rabbit of Seville. Once I grew up and realized these were based on a real opera I tracked down the music and fell in love with it. I have the recording from a 1993 production with Kathleen Battle and Placido Domingo. :p

And I sang the Batty Bat song endlessly and danced around the living room, too.

Do you remember Monsterpiece Theatre? Those were always great. I wonder if this stuff is on DVD...

[autobeast.livejournal.com]

Oh classic 70's and 80's sesame street. Quality programming. Compared to some of what I see for kids know, this is positively genius stuff.