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Pinball Number Count (or Pinball Countdown) is a collective title referring to 11 one-minute animated segments on the children's television series Sesame Street that teach children to count to 12 by following the journey of a pinball through a fanciful pinball machine.
The Count debuted on Sesame Street in Episode 0406, the premiere of Season 4 (1972–73). He was conceived by Norman Stiles, [3] who wrote the first script. In the Count's very first scene, Ernie told Bert to watch his pyramid of blocks and make sure nothing happened to it while he got his camera to take a picture of the pyramid.
Sesame Street was conceived in 1966 during discussions between television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett.Their goal was to create a children's television show that would "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them," [16] such as helping young children prepare for school.
Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer.She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street, which was co-created by her.
Sesamstraße (German: [ˈzeːzamˌʃtʁaːsə] ⓘ, Sesame Street in English) is a German children's television series that airs primarily in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries. It is a spin-off of the first preschool programme Sesame Street .
Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets.Known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials.
Portrayed by Broadway actor Jerome Raphael, Mac was the most frequent target of the Number Painter's antics. He appeared in seven of the skits, including the owner of a boat (#2), a baker (#6), a passenger in an elevator (#7), an unassuming homeowner enjoying a lazy afternoon in his swimming pool (#8), an operator of a street-cleaning truck (#9), and a janitor (#10 and 11).
This episode includes appearances by four Sesame Street Muppets: Oscar the Grouch, played by Caroll Spinney; Grover, played by Eric Jacobson; Elmo, played by Kevin Clash, and an Anything Muppet named "Ex Ray", played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo. D'Abruzzo had previously appeared on-screen herself as the patient in the musical episode, "My Musical".