Sesame Street: Sammy the Snake - 1971

Upload on YouTube by Jbrangwynne53 The complete version of the classic song from "The Muppet Alphabet Album" (1971). Sammy the Snake sings a song about himself, "Sammy the Snake", in a Sesame Street insert recorded for Season 3. In this appearance, Sammy was a Lavender Anything Muppet. Another snake character, also called Sammy was performed by Jim Henson in an appearance with Carol Channing for the song, Hello, Sammy!, to the tune of Carol's signature Broadway hit, Hello, Dolly! in 1984.Sesame Street is an American children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and is the longest running children's program on television. The show is produced in the United States by the non-profit organization Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), founded by Joan Ganz Cooney and Ralph Rogers. The show was originally taped at Teletape Studios until 1992, when Reeves Entertainment went bankrupt. Since its 24th Season, the show has been taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios.