Cartoon: Among the numbers 1 through 12, a moving truck takes a number 8 and drives off. Muppets: Eight Beautiful Notes, sung by Count Von Count using his organ. Cartoon: A girl draws a self-portrait of her entire body. (Bruce Cayard animation) Muppets: Ernie and Bert -- The two...
"Without Lloyd Morrisett, there would be no Sesame Street," Cooney said in a statement. "It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers. He was a trusted partner and loyal friend to me for over 50 years,...