Musical Office (1961) Musical Office (1961)
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Video duration: 210 seconds

Innovative short produced by Ernie Kovacs in which the various objects of an office workspace come to life. The music they dance to is a medley ("Jalousie/Sentiment al Journey") by space age pop maestro Juan Esquivel.

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Kitchen Symphony (1961) Kitchen Symphony (1961)
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Video duration: 238 seconds

Musical short produced by Ernie Kovacs in which various objects in the kitchen come to life. The music they dance to is "Cherokee" by space age pop maestro Juan Esquivel.

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Fat Cat (1973) Fat Cat (1973)
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Video duration: 113 seconds

Cool Muppet bit from Sesame Street's fifth broadcast season. Bip Bipadotta and three anything Muppets sporting sunglasses perform this classic rhyming song, from a poem by Joe Raposo.

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It\ It's A Bird (1930)
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Video duration: 183 seconds

Excerpt from a bizarre early stop-motion animation piece featuring Charley Bowers and a metal-eating bird. The creature devours junk from an auto scrapyard, then lays an egg that hatches and grows into a brand new car! Very impressive FX and way before CGI. Directed by Harold L. Muller.

Related: animation, bowers, stop-motion, weird

Mystic Twenty (1971) Mystic Twenty (1971)
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Video duration: 118 seconds

Classic animation short from Sesame Street's third broadcast season. An Indian guru counts from 1 to 20 on his four arms, accompanied by sitar music and a lot of psychedelic visuals. As a bonus, there's a recap in Spanish!

Related: animation, psychedelic, sesame, television

Handclapping (1972) Handclapping (1972)
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Video duration: 99 seconds

Fantastic Muppet bit from Sesame Street's fourth broadcast season. Roosevelt Franklin and an array of Anything Muppets clap and vocalize together in this rhythmic free-for-all.

Related: clap, rhythm, sesame, television

The Thieving Hand (1908) The Thieving Hand (1908)
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Video duration: 327 seconds

Surreal silent film from cinema's infancy. A one-armed beggar receives a new limb from a strange store that specializes in human appendages. The new arm has a mind of its own, though, and brings the man nothing but trouble. Produced by the Vitagraph Company, this rare short boasts astounding trick photography and FX for its age.

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The Residents - Moisture (1980) The Residents - Moisture (1980)
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Video duration: 63 seconds

A disturbing and intriguing installment from a four-part set of "One Minute Movies" made by the enigmatic San Francisco group. This film is included in the NY Museum of Modern Art's film collection. Created by the band, with Graeme Whifler, and featuring a spastic solo by the late Snakefinger.

Related: music, residents, short, weird

Jazz #2 (1969) Jazz #2 (1969)
Posted by: turkeytv

Video duration: 45 seconds

Classic animation short from Sesame Street's first broadcast season. We're treated to various interpretations of the numeral two against a lively jazz score.

Related: animation, jazz, sesame, television