Of course, what child of the 70’s wasn’t obsessed with “Sesame Street”? I remember watching this short clip and fantasizing about getting my hands dirty all day. And listen to those song lyrics, it’s all about compost, bee pollen and everything natural. Kind of what we are aspiring to today, eh?
Warning, this “Romper Room” video will f you up big time if you are not purposely medicinally impaired, but give it a shot anyway. All I remember is that bees were cool … and could dance really well.
“It’s the ‘New Zoo Revue’ coming right at you”. GREATEST. SHOW. EVER. I always remember wondering how they could let Emmy Jo sing, but that was besides the point. The Owl was the coolest and wisest dude ever and I still am in awe of all owls today because of him.
I was a huge “Brady Bunch” fan and can pretty much recite the dialogue from every episode. But what stands out more than anything else for me was their ridiculous astroturf backyard. I always dreamed of my own backyard looking like that, where we never had to worry about cutting the lawn or weeds or the grass turning brown in winter. Check it out for yourself.
And finally, who could forget about “Captain Kangaroo“. I remember thinking he was such a nice “grown-up” with a comforting voice, but his hair couldn’t have been creepier. Check out the flowers on the window sill in this video. It just made everything seem so bright, cheery and positive.
I am thrilled to have made such a breakthrough in my therapy and hope it may have jogged a memory or two for some of you.
John