I have no idea how this topic came to me, but as I was on the airplane, I was pondering who the best Sesame Street guest stars were. As you can see from my list, I'm partial to musicians. :)
1. REM - Furry Happy Monsters
2. James Blunt - Triangles
3. Shawn Colvin - I Don't Want to Live on the Moon
4. Sheryl Crow - "I" Soaks Up the Sun
5. The Dixie Chicks - "B" No Letter Better
What are your favorite Sesame Street memories? For a complete list of guests on Sesame Street, click here.
REM was SO my favorite guest star; but honestly, I barely remember the rest of them. I think I remember the I don't want to go to the Moon; but I don't even think I remember the Dixie Chicks on there. Hmmm.
Posted by: April | 01/27/2010 at 10:03 AM
I never watch Sesame Street because I have no children at home. I haven't watched it since the early 80's. I LOVE these. Thanks for sharing this.
Posted by: MaryC | 01/27/2010 at 10:42 AM
I still watch Sesame Street, and my kids are Tweens. I don't think it's possible to outgrow those characters. I was always partial to Super Grover.
I loved the Ernie/Shawn Colvin duet. Still do.
Posted by: FuzzyCricket | 01/27/2010 at 11:09 AM
I am too old to remember watching REM on Sesame Street, but I'm such a huge fan of REM that I have watched this dozens of time. My favorite Sesame Street memory is the Hole In the Bucket scene. And Kermit the Frog reporting on Guy Smiley's songs. My family still sings the end of the alphabet song "next time won't you sing with a frog." And I think that scene aired 30 years or more ago.
Posted by: Deanna - Fun Mama | 01/27/2010 at 11:28 AM
James Taylor singing Jelly Man Kelly. The best part is how into it the kids are. Neither of my girls really care for Sesame Street, so I hadn't seen the more recent ones. Now ask me about Curious George and I can tell you all about it. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Annette Kuusinen | 01/27/2010 at 12:37 PM
Oh my, I LOVE this post. I think I need to share this link with some non-scrappy friends. :)
Posted by: Barb | 01/27/2010 at 03:18 PM
I will always love Sesame Street!! Thanks for this post AND the link!! WOW!! :) My 4yo watches sometimes and I have one of the older DVD's that show several segments!! Can't help it!
Posted by: Angie F | 01/27/2010 at 06:25 PM
It is fun that so many, many famous people have been on Sesame Street. It is the Ed Sullivan of our day!
Posted by: debbie | 01/27/2010 at 10:52 PM
THanks for the entertainment. My five year old and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We don't get Sesame Street here, so it was a fun treat!
Posted by: Margie | 01/27/2010 at 11:20 PM
OMG!! I'm too old to remember "guest stars". I was 6 yrs old when SS started!! They didn't have guest stars then that I remember. I always loved Mr. Hooper and his store.
Posted by: Ann | 01/28/2010 at 01:25 AM
That's quite a list. I did home daycare when my kids were little and remember many of those 'guests' on Sesame Street. Often, their celebrity didn't register with the kids but I got a kick out of it!
Posted by: Sue | 01/28/2010 at 08:23 AM
My favorite has to be Norah Jones singing "Don't know why Y didn't come..."
Posted by: Etta | 01/29/2010 at 11:20 AM
Ack, I missed this post.......LOVE the choices...but still have to admit that I loved Garth Brooks on SS too.
I miss SS..... it just isn't the same up here since they changed it to Sesame Park (apparently us Canadians just HAVE to be different!)
Posted by: Cori-Lyn | 01/30/2010 at 05:59 PM
Wow, I had no idea James Blunt was on Sesame Street! Love him!
Posted by: Gab | 02/01/2010 at 02:02 AM