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Classic Sesame Street - Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet



Uploaded by: sawing14s
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Lo and behold, here's a classic lip-synced Muppet bit from 1969, featuring the voices of Matt Robinson and Loretta Long (the original Gordon and Susan). Note how incredibly butch Roosevelt sounds here - this must have been his very first appearance.
Whew! Even I'm amazed I was able to post this.


Tags for this video: 1969 Classic Franklin Long Loretta Matt Muppets Robinson Roosevelt Sesame Street

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they said that ... ( 2 months ago by jera1986)
they said that roosevelt franklin portrayed the bad stereotypes placed upon the african-americans. on sesame street, he did a lot of things that were typical of the average black person (being loud, obnoxious, not givin a fuck, failing in school, things of that nature). he received a lot of complaints from the black community about how his image on sesame street makes the black community look inferior to other races. thats why he was put off the air...too bad though, i liked him..he was kick ass
I love this. ... ( 2 months ago by elsuperbrain)
I love this. Roosevelt is the best!
I used to LOVE ... ( 1 month ago by TadAllagash)
I used to LOVE Roosevelt Franklin. It was kinda racist to name the black character after two Presidents after that (anyone remember Charlie Brown's black friend, also named Franklin!) That said, I wouldn't give away my childhood memories for anything. Miss you Roosevelt
Just because those ... ( 1 month ago by simplyphenomenal)
Just because those things do exist doesnt mean this isnt a sterotype, because it is.
I'm glad I wasn't ... ( 1 month ago by amnfoliver)
I'm glad I wasn't alive in the 70's, this is straight up racist. It's almost as racist as FOX News. You may as well have a muppet named Darky who does a little soft shoe and eats Watermelon.
That's not true.. ... ( 1 month ago by jensmusicfaves)
That's not true.. he didn't fail in school. In fact, I had the original RF album, and he teaches kids things like letters and numbers and tells them to GO TO/STAY IN school (not black kids specifically.. all kids).
=O The song's ... ( 1 month ago by Yoshiling)
=O The song's lip-synced? I thought the puppets were actually singing it themselves! :) J/k. 5/5.
This was political ... ( 1 month ago by dangard88)
This was political correctness gone bad. Roosevelt was one of the BEST muppets ever! "inferior"??! He was a classic OVER-acheiver! Not just staying in school but teaching it! And his musical ability...that's not a stereotype, it's a TALENT!! A talent shared by many blacks yes, but how is that a bad thing? There was a muppet called "placido Flamingo" who sang opera, but there were no tirades by the Latino community. Finaly, Roosevelt had a mom....he expressed a sense of family.
I misshim
Roosevelt has a ... ( 1 month ago by dangard88)
Roosevelt has a mother...this expresses the importance of family.
He not only stays in school, but actually teaches it...he's a classic OVER-acheiver!
If his style of singing is a stereotype...is it really a BAD one? Is it wrong to display such talent? How is it insulting to blacks to suggest that they have great musical gifts??
If the way he talks is stereotypical, mabye it was so black kids would identify with him...and love their family, stay in school, and show their talents!
lets chat ( 1 month ago by Avon07734)
lets chat
What utter, abject ... ( 1 month ago by gr8pumpkin)
What utter, abject BULLSHIT jumping all over this as racist. The late '60s and early '70s were THE era for the blacksploitation flick and shows like Good Times and Sanford and Son. This wouldn't resonate at all unfavourably with anyone then, just as a rap tune of the alphabet wouldn't do so today. Don't take your modern crybaby politically correct brainwashing and apply it to things out of historical context. One can only wish that black music was still so soulful and funky today.
Roosevelt Franklin ... ( 1 month ago by tapper36)
Roosevelt Franklin sounds like Isaac Hayes!
Roosevelt was never ... ( 1 month ago by PandaMishima)
Roosevelt was never in detention! If anything he encouraged his friends to learn. Sure he was a bit of a wise guy, but he never put anybody down. As for ribbing his mother, what kid doesn't do a bit of that?
I liked Roosevelt ... ( 1 month ago by PandaMishima)
I liked Roosevelt too, we need him back! But he WASN'T failing school, he just had this devil-may-care attitude about it.
Oh my....someone ... ( 1 month ago by parsleyda)
Oh my....someone needs a history lesson. There is NOTHING RACIST about this character. You are a PRIME EXAMPLE of political correctness gone MAD. Political correctness will get us killed!
Yeah, what is ... ( 1 month ago by parsleyda)
Yeah, what is racist about it? My gosh, what has America come too! Political correctness run amuck!
I thought it was ... ( 1 month ago by SnugglySara)
I thought it was Rerun from WHAT'S HAPPENING!!
And the Jeffersons ... ( 1 month ago by SnugglySara)
And the Jeffersons & What's Happening!!
Racist!???? Where ... ( 1 month ago by zoeydebra)
Racist!???? Where is that shown? What is with his voice? That is what I am laughing about.
How is this racist? ... ( 1 month ago by byronbenguche)
How is this racist?.I grew up watching Roosevelt Franklin when I was a kid so please this is no way racist at any point.
do all of yall ... ( 1 month ago by sugarkissesz1)
do all of yall realize that you have no life..this is a little kid cartoon its not meant to be racist..its meant to teach a lesson...and a name is just a name..and as for his actions dont you think its supposed to teach kids how to not act and behave properly?...[SIGH]
Why did Roosevelt ... ( 3 weeks ago by Akira625)
Why did Roosevelt Franklin get the boot from Sesame Street? I guess he was just too badass for the show. :)
This was so ... ( 3 weeks ago by Lordofjunggle)
This was so advanced for its time ,its almost like Rosevelt Franklin was in the year 1970.
Well, why not? and ... ( 2 weeks ago by PandaMishima)
Well, why not? and now there's President Obama, what do you think about that? ;-)



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