Island of Emotion (Classic Sesame Street)

Reggae music in this classic Sesame Street song about the Island of Emotion. I heard that some children found it too emotional to watch though it's really very sweet. Animated by me, Sally Cruikshank. I have a few pieces of production art for it at my Etsy shop, www.etsy.com/s... under "animation art"

[@stephenlawrence9874]

"Island of Emotion" is one of over 300 songs and scores I composed for Sesame Street and it remains one of my favorites. Lyrics by Mark Saltzman. Sung by Tyrone Davis.

[@sallycruikshank]

Yay, hooray!

[@JustLooking]

Did you write the lyrics too? I have an older comment about hypothetical locations/verses for two more emotions -- but how might they fit into the song?

[@ThatChadWithTheAnchorArms]

Wow 😮

[@jonathankamysek4338]

oh that is amazing :D I really love this one :D brings out the fun of a island and beach :D grew up around the old stuff of the show including this :D amazing work and choice indeed :)

[@autumnasters]

You're a fn genius in the event that you didn't already know this

[@cantpopdismolly]

I can’t believe I finally found this after so long 😭😭😭 I still remember all the words to this by heart. This little piece of my childhood is back!!!

[@sallycruikshank]

Yay, welcome back!

[@mdmjr2468]

@@sallycruikshank you created this angel child music animation?

[@sallycruikshank]

@@mdmjr2468 yes I did.

[@sweetlife031]

@@sallycruikshank -- You outdid yourself here lol

[@michellegage4713]

@@sallycruikshank Me Too It's my part my childhood too

[@GlobalsoftPirka]

This is so cute and sweet. I love how even sadness is portrayed as something that is okay, and how it’s okay to cry so you can feel better. And on a more superficial standpoint I’ve always loved the animation style of this short! Really cute characters! It’s so neat that in the age of KZbin creators can straight up post their work. Thank you for sharing it with us. 😊

[@sallycruikshank]

Thanks for your nice comment.

[@brandonrobertson5181]

This brings back memories😊. Ah,to be a kid again😊.

[@sallycruikshank]

Aww now don't get emotional on me. ;)

[@meowpoint1403]

Happy Harbour: happiness. Weeping River: sadness. Love Lagoon: affection. Woods of Yow: surprise.

[@danielsteele4712]

I still cherish hand drawn animation to this very day (not that I have anything against computer animation, though).

[@grapebuy789]

This was one of my favorite Sesame Street songs. I loved the part of surprise where the gator leans on the tree and all the presents fell down. That cracks me up to this day.

[@sallycruikshank]

That makes me happy!

[@grapebuy789]

@@sallycruikshank Your other cartoons you made for Sesame Street brought so much joy to me then and now. I want to thank you for all those memories.

[@sallycruikshank]

@@grapebuy789 Thanks so much. I didn't know at the time that they had any audience.

[@Super_Mario128]

as a kid watching this I learned that it was okay to show emotion, it still resonates with me today as an adult who is bipolar.

[@sallycruikshank]

this is a wonderful thing to read, thank you.

[@celticband9987]

This was brilliantly animated Ms. Cruikshank!

[@sallycruikshank]

Thank you Marvin the Maniac!

[@celticband9987]

@@sallycruikshank you're welcome Sally.

[@LucarioBlade]

Thank you for our childhood, Sally.

[@sallycruikshank]

Sweet!

[@angelaparente4470]

The power of emotions

[@sallycruikshank]

yep.

[@susanjmaskin]

I absolutely love this. Music is great, lyrics fantastic and animation spot on! Wonderful!

[@sallycruikshank]

Thanks, Susan, and see message above.

[@tpirman1982]

This is one of the best cartoons ever, Sally! And my all-time favorite one of all! Keep up the good work.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

What a timeless piece of art!

[@sallycruikshank]

Thank you!

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@sallycruikshank you're welcome Ms. Cruikshank.

[@leafyyay6960]

I still love your work! I am now in college as an artist and I take heavy inspiration from your work. It means a ton to me!

[@sallycruikshank]

Stay inspired!!

[@blindsportslover]

One of my favorite animation segments.

[@SaiyanGamer95]

I remember being so mesmerized by this segment because it looked so unusual and bizarre. Of course, I didn't know how made it, nor did the question enter my mind, cause I was, like, 6 at the time. Lo and behold, I would learn many years later that it's just your style. In fact, I think many of your segments stuck out to me because they were so bizarre. And yes, I do consider that a good thing.

[@sallycruikshank]

Interesting, thanks. I never intended it to seem bizarre.

[@tenishastairpraisegod7648]

That classic sesame street clip brings me back to my childhood memories

[@Nanabobo]

I remember this one! Yeah, that's awsome. I remember it was one of my favorite clips as a kid.

[@christopherrice5402]

I remember this song vividly!! and this video as well!!

[@mysteria5705]

If this island was real, I would not mind living there.

[@negroesonlycaribbeanisraelites]

Me toooooooooo

[@chasegriffin5205]

I third that feeling 👍💯

[@Mysteriouscommebtor]

Yeah! I would spend my days exploring the famous woods of yow!

[@gablit-gt8kk]

I love 90s music

[@joshuarattan3624]

From my chilhood days this song still plays in my head.

[@sallycruikshank]

That's sweet.

[@joshuarattan3624]

yea feelings

[@joshuarattan3624]

The word is spelt childhood okay if it is you are correcting me.

[@isupergirl]

I love this song, I loved it as a kid and I still know the words to it now that I'm grown up. I always thought it sounded like a fun island to visit.

[@sallycruikshank]

I'd like to go there too, thanks!

[@meowpoint1403]

Except for Weeping River.

[@nicole9volt]

No way! No way I’m bingeing your animations and came across a Sesame Street classic I actually forgot about! Sally.. when I go to heaven I hope it looks like this! 😂

[@moatguy4471]

I'm just glad Sally the island had nothing for fear, anger, jealousy, disgust and shy. Those emotions are not good! :(

[@sallycruikshank]

You're right about that! Although fear might have been fun!

[@potatohive]

Oh my goodness! Your animations were my favorite on the whole show! Your art style has stuck with me for my entire life, and anytime something reminds of any of your pieces, I get all warm and fuzzy. Island of emotion was my very favorite, I'm so glad I ran into it again!

[@futurefangirl1063]

Man this was my childhood. I was around a baby to about 4 years old listening to this.

[@novemebrinbrookline]

This is one of my favourite things :) mmm fuzzy. Totally going to use this to show kids in animation workshops

[@RavenAngel42]

It's been at least 10-15 years since I've heard this song and I can still sing it word for word LOL

[@sallycruikshank]

In early years of Sesame St. they did some pieces with fear, such as "The Crack Monster" and another I can't remember. By the time I was animating for them, they were watching more closely. And I never wrote the lyrics, just came up with imagery and did the animation etc. Even weeping river was pushing it, I know it upset my preschool daughter at the time. Many adults have memories of "The Crack Monster", and not good memories! (about a crack in the wall transforming.)

[@KBAFourthtime]

+Sally Cruikshank So you wouldn't have known how those extra verses would have gone.

[@ElectricShark]

Who did the animation for the crack segment?

[@sallycruikshank]

+ElectricShark No idea.

[@TsukiCondor]

+ElectricShark But they did find it

[@sallycruikshank]

aww, sorry for the nightmares Jamie-Anne! I did the other one you mention too.

[@Thorbie]

OMG I was looking for this for years!!! I loved this clip. It's the only Sesame Street clip i've ever wanted to see again. After reading the comments I guess it did have an emotional effect on me when I watched it.

[@superdavey79]

very awesome! thank you for this video, Miss/Mrs. Cruikshank, I remember it fondly. You're a legend, thank you for all the memories!

[@jeanmcfarlane7394]

I loved this type of animation on sesame street. This one was my favorite out of the series of this type of animation.

[@sallycruikshank]

Thanks, Jean. These songs were a lot of fun for me to do.

[@xenshia]

This reminds me of my mood disorder, PMDD - one moment you're crying, the next you're okay ha ha.

[@punkyrubberducky4]

How could anyone find this "too emotional" to watch?? This is just a happy song with happy animations to match. Thanks for posting it!

[@meowpoint1403]

Prolly the weeping river.

[@lakshwadeep]

Thank you Sally for making this animation. Sesame street always had good music and videos.

[@ryant7865]

This is one of coolest songs that I ever listen to.

[@sallycruikshank]

wow, thank you! Happy New Year!

[@ryant7865]

@@sallycruikshank you too

[@KraZvEgGyBuRgEr]

Aww, this was & is one of my favorite segments on Sesame Street ever. I would be all excited when it would go on when I was little :P

[@AnimationBliss]

Wow! You sure did a lot of animation for Sesame Street and they were amazing!

[@Mssweetolive]

i wish i could get every song and video on a dvd and cherish it 4ever

[@sallycruikshank]

I love you guys! You cheer me up!

[@thenewageriseth]

Love thisssss xD Like I love "Above it All" and "In Crowd" and a few others. Good times.

[@RiseHickey]

Chorus: (Sung) On the Island o' Emotion, surrounded by the ocean, feelings are fillin' the air, c'mon, let me show ya what's there, look at the smiles at Happy Harbor; pelicans sing a giggly song, sailboats are skippin' on the water, seagulls are laughin' all night long, let's have a cry at Weepin' River, that's where to lose your misery; cry all your sadness in the river, wash all your troubles out to sea, on the Island o' Emotion, c'mon w/ me, down at the Love Lagoon, it's lovely, everyone strollin' hand in hand; see how the breeze's blowin' kisses, see how the waves all hug the sand, anyone fond o' big surprises visits the famous Woods o' Yow; behind every tree a new surprise's waitin' for ya, here comes one now, yow!, sadness & happiness, love & surprise, now we must finally say our goodbyes to the Island o' Emotion

[@LordTurtleneck]

Looks like a lovely place to visit. As long as you stay away from the "Anger", "Hate" and "Fear"-sections, obviously.

[@tpirman1982]

Of all the areas of the Island of Emotion, I'd definitely spend most of my time in the Love Lagoon 'cause I bet that'd be a great place to have my dates with my fiancee. Especially going for a swim in the ocean, build sandcastles on the sand, etc.

[@chemicalcarlos]

OMG, you did "Quasi at the Quackadero", one of my all-time fave animated bits! Too trippy! BTW, this delightful bit is well after my time -- I grew up with the "Jazzy Spies" and such. You do great work!

[@forrestdupre87]

This would make a great Summer music video

[@Joshwolfman]

I remembered this song and this animation

[@yaoi4evandnevayuri]

Omg! I can't believe I found the person who made this, when I was a child this was one of my favorite songs that they always played, this and "It's hip to be a square" The animation is awesome and fits perfectly for it, I went from being happy to sad when I saw everyone else crying, and then I would turn out happy again, at the end when he touches the cloud and it rains on him I would always die laughing. This is a great animation, and it's one that inspired me to want to do animation myself!

[@TsukiCondor]

this is just such creative Miss. Cruikshank its just amazing what you can do with animation :-D

[@sallycruikshank]

+Tsiki Condor THANKS!!

[@matthatter56]

This is when Seasme Street was good. Beofre it got all crappy And to who posted this video thanks so much. I used to have these taped on betamax but now i can see them again. Now all I have to do is wait till Wal-Mart opens so I can get the calssic seasme street dvd.

[@Sandlot1992]

I totally remember seeing this back as a little baby and aired for the last time in 2007 of Sesame Street's 38th Season from Episode 4146!

[@sallycruikshank]

That's really interesting. Have they stopped running all the old animated songs?

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

I think so. They only record a small selection of episodes per season now.

[@derricklee7951]

Richard, because Sesame Street was brought to you by the letter N and the number 12

[@mayurihatake8913]

As a child I used to pretend and imagine going to these islands☺️

[@sallycruikshank]

I bet you still have a vivid imagination.

[@glenngriffon8032]

Your animations and art have always touched me. I remember many of your animations affecting me as a child, the crying segment in this always made me sad, but in a way I liked that back then and still do. To this day I adore and cherish your art style and as I told a friend of mine "I can honestly say that I have loved her art since I was an infant." It's so unique and eye catching, like nothing else you see. It grabs your attention and your animations really have fun with whats possible in an unlimited medium. You have a knack for keeping certain rules intact, such as anatomy, even while you break every single other rule in the book. By that I mean, your characters are free to stretch and bend and flex, to move in ways that are so dynamic and plastic but at the same time the viewer is never confused about the person doing these things. The eye continues to understand where everything is on this person's anatomy even if they disproportionate at times. You know how to play with your medium and it shows. Everything is loose and smooth and fluid. Your characters give off a sense that they know how to kick back, relax and have a good time. From a fan who is approaching the big 4-0 in a few years I want to say thank you Sally. Thank you for making me sad. Making me happy. Making me terrified. And also for making me feel emotions that are a soup of so many different other feelings down in the center of my soul so mixed and varied and complex that I fear I can never put a name to it, and which swells within me, when i look upon your work, with such force that I can barely contain it. Thank you for being part of my childhood. For _making_ part of my childhood and in turn making part of me. From the bottom of my heart and the wellspring of my soul, Sally Cruikshank, thank you.

[@sallycruikshank]

Glenn, I think this is the nicest comment about my work that I've ever received. Thank you! Sally

[@glenngriffon8032]

@@sallycruikshank You are wholeheartedly welcome ma'am. ❤️

[@TheSparklepantz]

I have been thinking about this song for such a long time but could never remember what it was called. Today I just thought: "I'll type in 'sesame street reggae', but it probably won't come up". When it did, I freaked out!! This brings back so many memories, thanks so much for posting it!!!!!!!!! :)

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

0:03 0:22 Favorite Charaters 0:58 this part reminds me of a mother happily seeing her Offspring

[@thenewageriseth]

Another one of my favorites! XD

[@jayare5483]

Love it!!!

[@sallycruikshank]

@orange2dope thanks- artists are still trying to make sense of the ease of computer animation- better things will come.

[@Lilcisco87]

Omg I remember that song. Back when Sesame Street had all the good shows.

[@Kuroobi5]

Wow! Thanx 4 the upload. I can't believe you have this.... I grew up on this b4 sesame street got messed up xD thanx!

[@NecroticCadaver]

oh Sally! i totally love this! also it is totally awesome to finally get to say COOL JOB on the Mannequin main title! rock on! (talk about 20 years past! it's never too late to say good job! )

[@surprisedinnocence]

wow i remember this song! i loved it when i was little! thanks for posting this :D

[@Muppets4Life]

Still an all time favorite for me! Old Sesame Street Rules!!! ^_^

[@FreakyLynx]

Wow, that art style reminds me the intro to a number of eighties movies (such as Madhouse).

[@captainfantastic9158]

I always remembered the dragon tickling the tree's underarm - uh, underbranch - in the Yow Woods! I didn't care for it as a kid, but I think I'd like to go to the Love Lagoon nowadays!

[@Formeldehyde]

Wow this takes me back!!

[@McCoyReginald]

"Its Too Bad They Don't Make Educational Cartoon T.V Shows Like This Anymore Best Believe It's The Honest Truth."

[@sallycruikshank]

me too

[@sallycruikshank]

thanks gumballguy34. It was fun to animate to a reggae beat.

[@kookaman6095]

Vibe Island from _Super Princess Peach_ is basically Nintendo’s Island of Emotion.

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

Very accurate...

[@ViddyOJames]

I've seen either this or something very similar to it on TV, although I don't remember the content. Just that it may as well have been this thing in the style and feel. Pretty difficult to remember things from more than 20 years back, but the shapes are pretty solidly stuck in memory.

[@chloika]

TRIPPY this is sooo FABULOUS, (:

[@JoeKellogg-ko7vq]

Animation movements like this acting like Rugrats. And the feeling is... Hilarious!😂😅😂😅

[@LittleGigiK]

You animated this? Wow! I remember this video and I loved it!

[@nicholasdimatteo5912]

I say this is the best one ever.

[@jbkitty91990]

See how the breeze is blowing kisses

[@sallycruikshank]

@dslgunner1977 It was around 1994, thanks.

[@NellieKAdaba]

This is Calypso, music originally from Trinidad, my mom's Island.

[@sallycruikshank]

how nice!

[@calvinlam7272]

Just stay away from Anger Volcano, Disgust Mud Pit, & Fear Cave!

[@sallycruikshank]

Ha! Those are good ones!

[@moatguy4471]

But make sure to vist the Proud Meadow. :D

[@NellieKAdaba]

I love Sesame Street since the 80s and 90s, I watch it once in a while.

[@joeycoburn.7335]

Nellie K. Adaba me too!

[@battybuddy]

Oh great... Now I got that song stuck in my head again. :D

[@Marbles471]

Although "Above It All" seems to be the popular favorite out of your Sesame Street stuff, these are some of the most memorable 95 seconds of screen time EVER. (I can't believe it's only that long!) I want to go to The Woods of Yow! And I'd love to know who wrote this song. I duno about you, but I find the line "See how the breeze is blowing kisses" very evocative.

[@leonel1982]

Classic

[@sallycruikshank]

Thanks

[@sallycruikshank]

you guys are so nice! Thanks!

[@googamp32]

"Inside Out: The Musical"

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

It's surprising that this song/sketch was referenced in that movie...

[@beckigreen]

I love it.

[@SailorJenova]

I never could quite put my finger on it....until now. Now I finally know where the inspiration for the art style of Superjail! comes from....

[@jx346]

love it

[@Garrettk41]

I remember this one alright. It's catchy and memorable, and it has brilliant animation. I wonder who does the singing.

[@narozzz]

Hey, nice work Sal! :D

[@dangard88]

Really cool song!

[@Lamentconfiguration-b8x]

2021 this is my life lol😭😁😍😳😂😎😞

[@sallycruikshank]

haha I get it!

[@Lamentconfiguration-b8x]

@@sallycruikshank lol I always enjoyed this style of animation. Bring it back❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sallycruikshank]

@@Lamentconfiguration-b8x Love your screen name!

[@Lamentconfiguration-b8x]

@@sallycruikshank thank you❤❤❤❤❤😎😎😎😎

[@EphemeralProductions]

Haha! That's cute! :-) I really like it.

[@sallycruikshank]

Thanks for your nice comments!

[@sallycruikshank]

That's nice to know. Thanks for telling me, Benny.

[@sallycruikshank]

@TheDreReichDude Yes, I did titles for Ruthless People and Madhouse too. Always liked song for Madhouse, "Let's Dance." Thanks

[@sallycruikshank]

Such a nice comment, thank you.

[@forrestdupre87]

This song deserves an SMV