tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post9185834716954986110..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: They played jump rope but the rope it broke…Backpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-11965592280423067912009-07-05T08:18:36.762-07:002009-07-05T08:18:36.762-07:00I remember the Ladybug Picnic all too well. I thin...I remember the Ladybug Picnic all too well. I think I had that tape and played it for my kids...<br /><br />As for Can. money not being accepted, what the hell?!?! And especially when we're at par, and sometimes even worth more. That's right, I said more, than American money.<br /><br />Anyway, I still love the Ladybug Picnic. And we're going on a picnic today, and I hope I see a ladybug, and I'll sing the song, and everyone will think I'm nuts. And now I'm just rambling...Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-5271235117303853992009-07-04T08:24:14.949-07:002009-07-04T08:24:14.949-07:00We recently bought the Sesame Street Old School DV...We recently bought the Sesame Street Old School DVD and it is awesome! Ladybug Picnic is on there along with a whole lot of other classics. If you don't have it, you should get it! I can't wait to show it to our child.Amy Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011605158544190413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-33642982006141985482009-07-02T20:48:18.573-07:002009-07-02T20:48:18.573-07:00The Ladybug Picnic was always my favorite!!! Ever...The Ladybug Picnic was always my favorite!!! Every time I watch with my kids (not on my own! eeesh! who would do that?), I wish futilely that it would play. Thanks for sharing this piece of my childhood.Lex - @laprimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190385895207863962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-61932311655333407622009-07-01T19:12:45.864-07:002009-07-01T19:12:45.864-07:00We had a satelite dish growing up (wait, this DOES...We had a satelite dish growing up (wait, this DOES become relevant, I swear) and my step-father was in charge of ordering the channels - he ordered the sports package (of course) but did not bother to order the NORMAL channels (things were clearly done differently back then...so I never got the opportunity to watch Sesame Street at home...until I was 12 I would actually get up early at sleepovers to find Sesame Street on my friends' TVs. Pathetic. But you're right. At least it wasn't Hanna Montana.Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09071995482215751570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-74019466561348910032009-07-01T11:54:22.034-07:002009-07-01T11:54:22.034-07:00Just found your blog - our PBS time has passed, bu...Just found your blog - our PBS time has passed, but we have great memeories of our morning and afternoons enjoying PBS and the Disney channel. Kind of miss those days!TeachingDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457567148953108544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-39778876002061662512009-07-01T11:00:02.013-07:002009-07-01T11:00:02.013-07:00LOVE youtube for this very reason. I've shown ...LOVE youtube for this very reason. I've shown my two girls (4 and 6) all the classic Sesame Street clips. I LOVE hearing them sing along to "Ladybug's Picnic"...Momma Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771665079660617047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-75581423888357632162009-07-01T09:18:28.387-07:002009-07-01T09:18:28.387-07:00this was my favorite too!this was my favorite too!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776942311638100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-75437222344828671782009-07-01T07:34:25.822-07:002009-07-01T07:34:25.822-07:00Amen!
Growing up in Detroit, I also enjoyed havin...Amen!<br /><br />Growing up in Detroit, I also enjoyed having both the CBC and the US channels. <br /><br />My favorite CBC was Mr. Dressup with Casey and Finnegan. My mother made a VHS of episodes for my daughter and she grew to love them as well.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632457245324216299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-73306335330958203002009-06-30T19:30:01.734-07:002009-06-30T19:30:01.734-07:00We had something better than Sesame Street when I ...We had something better than Sesame Street when I was a kid....we had the Banana Splits! All those who remember...say "Amen!"Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256803031351067982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-1928511411061003032009-06-30T17:51:13.255-07:002009-06-30T17:51:13.255-07:00That clip is on the Sing Yourself Silly video. It...That clip is on the Sing Yourself Silly video. It`s a great buy. All sorts of good songs and videos from back in the day. My daughter went through a phase of watching them every day when she was the same age as yours.<br /><br />Also - NOTHING is creepier than In The Night Garden. That shit is what nightmares are made of.Krishttp://www.milesandmunchkins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-91608679675620889462009-06-30T14:22:38.551-07:002009-06-30T14:22:38.551-07:00Amen to all talk about the superiority of our cart...Amen to all talk about the superiority of our cartoons to todays. I loved Sesame street too. I love the reference to conjunction junction. It got me thinking about the lonely bill on capital hill too.Otter Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-18797130042963988322009-06-30T12:39:40.602-07:002009-06-30T12:39:40.602-07:00Does she like that crazy show...
yo gabba gabba?
T...Does she like that crazy show...<br />yo gabba gabba?<br />That show scares me!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214730178069352919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-84318708185476763782009-06-30T10:41:55.255-07:002009-06-30T10:41:55.255-07:00School House Rock is all over Youtube, or you can ...School House Rock is all over Youtube, or you can buy the dvd. I can still recite the Preamable to the Constitution from memory, and I can sing it.Fancy Schmancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820338705876627799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-59157986570373358722009-06-30T08:41:08.138-07:002009-06-30T08:41:08.138-07:00Shawn- I'm a little older than you (ahem) and ...Shawn- I'm a little older than you (ahem) and I, too , watched Sesame Street pre-Elmo. Both my girls watch(ed) it too. You'd be surprised how many really old clips from Sesame Street Past make on to today's shows. How about the Electric Company, huh? That Silent E turned my 'hop' into 'hope" for quality non-commercial tv.<br /><br />You should try Between the Lions on PBS, too. It has that combination of puppets, humor, and dare I say - education that we all love.Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241915723936809627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-36902077510309721332009-06-30T08:06:50.096-07:002009-06-30T08:06:50.096-07:00Loved that one. I found it on Youtube for Alex who...Loved that one. I found it on Youtube for Alex who, despite my own glee, was not impressed.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-28396343254024960542009-06-30T07:21:10.726-07:002009-06-30T07:21:10.726-07:00Dude! Do you actually watch Sesame Street because ...Dude! Do you actually watch Sesame Street because that little clip is totally still on! We just watched an episode last week that had the Ladybug Picnic.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835303750336050596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-29585840882028768142009-06-30T06:55:11.875-07:002009-06-30T06:55:11.875-07:00I love the ladybug picnic! thanks for the flashbac...I love the ladybug picnic! thanks for the flashback!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097880461727575640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-44053374646712119142009-06-30T06:38:50.007-07:002009-06-30T06:38:50.007-07:00That made me so happy. My husband grew up on a fa...That made me so happy. My husband grew up on a farm in Kansas, in an area where PBS still does not come in on local broadcasts, and Sesame Street is the single biggest reason I pity him any time this comes up. I cannot imagine childhood without it.Stephanie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09582031215488414276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-35110983294897638022009-06-30T06:30:14.800-07:002009-06-30T06:30:14.800-07:00Back in the Napster days I tried to download the L...Back in the Napster days I tried to download the Ladybug Picnic song all the time. My husband refused to believe that it existed. Then when the Internet got BIGGER I found it on YouTube. I've been singing it to both my boys, and my mom does too. So funny! It's by far my favorite clip.Maria Meleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975394356496650716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-40445418768186059562009-06-30T05:04:24.683-07:002009-06-30T05:04:24.683-07:00Catrinkas you are speaking of the Good kind and hi...Catrinkas you are speaking of the Good kind and his 7 sons? <br />And for your border hugging child hood, AutoBUS!!! auto bus! auto bus!!kyootyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001748005643667487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-85054518780038956392009-06-30T05:02:27.427-07:002009-06-30T05:02:27.427-07:00I didnt' even have to click play it's stuc...I didnt' even have to click play it's stuck in my head! thanks so much. BTW did you know you can totally hook the kids up with School House Rock and now coming soon, School House Rock 2! yes 2 :) The boys had the SHR going this week on DVD, the whole enchilada and a side of fun! <br /><br />What about the pinball machine counting to 12, there you go, it's only fair that I plant that one! didn't it usually come on the same day as ladybugs? and don't forget the falling pie man. :)kyootyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001748005643667487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-75950988104411176162009-06-30T02:21:28.488-07:002009-06-30T02:21:28.488-07:00Five! Fancy! Fruitcakes!Five! Fancy! Fruitcakes!disneyland_grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551092989770588466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-43740292145095870962009-06-29T22:18:07.479-07:002009-06-29T22:18:07.479-07:00There are things that exist in my head that I tota...There are things that exist in my head that I totally forgot live there until something like this brings them all back. Man, what a great flashback. Now I know how I'm gonna spend tomorrow morning with my son.DGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302995272029761401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-77474453932282600282009-06-29T22:02:02.947-07:002009-06-29T22:02:02.947-07:00I just spent 30 minutes watching those videos. I ...I just spent 30 minutes watching those videos. I totally forgot all of them but the pinball. Classic!Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818211552756821661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-74409364041381306752009-06-29T21:33:13.690-07:002009-06-29T21:33:13.690-07:00I will spontaneously break into Ladybug Picnic son...I will spontaneously break into Ladybug Picnic song at the drop of a hat when someone starts counting. Well, it's actually a toss up between that and the pinball machine "1,2,3,4,5...6,7,8,9,10...11,12" When she's a little older start with the Muppet Show. Have mine convinced it's awesome...which it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com