I Can Remember (1972)

Filed under: Animation, 1970s, Color, Racial representation, Sesame Street, U.S.A.,

I Can Remember

Directed by:

Jim Simon

Producers:

Sesame Street

Animated by:

Jim Simon

Studio:

Wantu Animation Inc.

Release date:

15/11/1972

Running time:

1 min

Color process:

Colour

Synopsis

An animated short from season four, episode eight of Sesame Street, a young girl is instructed by her mother to purchase a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter from the grocery store.

Reception:

Following its release, the short gained popularity, and the girl and its phrases were referenced on many occasions on Sesame Street. A similar animation by Sesame Street featured a boy tasked with buying a loaf of bread for his mother and getting distracted along the way. A remake of ‘I Can Remember’ debuted in season 43, episode three (2012).

References:

“I Can Remember.” Muppet Wiki, https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/I_Can_Remember.