Classic Sesame Street - Making a Toy Airplane

[@KotaBears]

That's my dad in the video, he linked me this video this morning because he was excited to finally find it posted somewhere. Unfortunately, he has never been credited for being in the video. His name is James Boyer (the last name is French, do get it right) but he goes by Jim. Sesame Street found his toy shop in NYC and asked if they could film him for an episode, this was back in the seventies when he was in his twenties. My dad still has these toys and made them well into the 2000s.

[@SMSTERN2]

Kota Bear boy your dad was great on this clip!

[@JL-sm6cg]

Kota Bear does his toy shop still exist? or can you find his toys online or on ebay? would love to see some of them for real.

[@KotaBears]

Jonathan Lentz No, he hasn't had a shop for a while now and hasn't thought about selling online. He's not very tech savvy. I'll let you know if he's ever interested in selling.

[@damianoliver6913]

Awesome

[@thejoshsings9280]

@@KotaBears Wow! I am profoundly impressed by your dad’s ability to make toy airplanes

[@ShadesBelow03]

Wow, I do remember this one! The guy reminds me of Bob Ross. Joe Raposo's music was like a beautiful summer afternoon you wish would never end.

[@JL-sm6cg]

The music is a more upbeat version of the music used when Bert imagined himself ice skating in order to fall asleep.

[@markshazam]

Wow I remember this skit. It was cool to see it again. He did a great job making toys.

[@33chiliken]

Been waiting forever to see this again!!! Thanks for posting!!!

[@revacohen]

One thing that is interesting is that the music is very serene, while the toy maker works with dangerous machinery. The contrast is amazing.

[@MonsterpieceTheatre]

I just replied to someone else who commented that they found the music to be sad. In fact, they used a different arrangement of this tune to underscore a dream Bert was having about ice skating, and that version seemed sadder to me. This one reminds me of "Breezin'" by George Benson.

[@Ian16545]

All the wonder of childhood's imagination, borne from the looks of Bob Ross and the craftsmanship of Roy Underhill AND Norm Abram... Human eyes will never behold a scene like *this* again!

[@cutseypoo777]

Ahhh, so that’s where I remember this lovely tune in 2/4 time signature... I remembered the 3/4 version when Bert imagines himself ice skating. Thanks for helping me refresh my memory. :)

[@dewfall56]

I remember this from childhood. I was fascinated by the song. I remember thinking it sounded so industrial and ambitious. Must have been the bass guitar.

[@JL-sm6cg]

I also notice the "eye" must be his trademark, as another toy on his shelf at the beginning had that same eye.

[@ameliadiaz8040]

Tremendous gift for any aviation loving little boy! ✈️

[@nathanbailey8277]

Over all great skit and hope more will come

[@SMSTERN2]

wish tv would still be like this..today is garbadge!

[@ameliadiaz8040]

100% AGREE!!!

[@dalepidcoe8300]

Dale Pidcoe DuBoistown, Pa Please email me the scrambled ad for the 1977 Dodge Ram Truck on one of the poster size billboards in all of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with pieces of the truck that are counterclockwise and make the picture 5 times larger than normal so I can see!

[@nathanbailey8277]

Wish they had other clips provided like some of the shadow puppet skits from sesame street as well as many more

[@louistenore2185]

your dad did a great job

[@bradbradley1121]

Love the music

[@MIKECNW]

Why is this in B&W?

[@ClarkieandJoseph]

I haven't seen this in forever! I thought that this was also filmed in color, but I could be wrong since it's been sooo long since I've seen it, and also I had a black and white tv when I was little:) And yes, he does look like Bob Ross! Happy little airplane:)))

[@d72jjpilc]

It was in color, too, and the color version is on sesamestreet.org

[@MonsterpieceTheatre]

Unfortunately, the Workshop has removed this and virtually all other classic clips from the site.

[@ameliadiaz8040]

​@@MonsterpieceTheatre Pity!

[@d72jjpilc]

Thanks for posting! I'm not sure if this was also in color, but, hey, B&W is fine as well. The part I seem to remember the most is at the 0:30 mark, when the craftsman makes a pencil mark at 6". I don't know why, but that seems to stick in my mind the most!

[@JL-sm6cg]

Jon Clip if you watch when he picked up the compass to trace out the wheels that there was a long line drawn underneath just above the outline of the plane's body. Clearly he knew how to make efficient usage of the block of wood. This guy was good.

[@glennojordan]

Wow awesome, I'd love to do stuff like this

[@kennethoats2322]

Hi I'm Bob Ross and I also make toy planes

[@ameliadiaz8040]

Wonder if this wood toy plane would have the parachute shape design painted in white on its tail and wings; it'll be skydiving jump airplane! 🪂

[@thomadpringle7682]

The music was sad. But the film was interesting. Learning to make a toy airplane.

[@MonsterpieceTheatre]

The arrangement of this score that was used for Bert's ice skating dream seemed sadder to me when I was a kid; just me.

[@ChilesRussellTaylor]

R.I.P. Bob Ross!

[@michaelt977]

he does look a bit like bob ross.