The Bizarre Search For Cracks: Sesame Street's Lost Nightmarish Short | blameitonjorge

Today we explain one of the most bizarre searches in lost media, the infamous Crack Master short!
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Cracks aka "Crack Master" (found animated Sesame Street short; 1975) - Lost Media Wiki
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"The Crack Monster!" - Tail O' The Rat
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How an Internet Obsession Resurrected a Creepy, Long-Lost Sesame Street Cartoon - Slate
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Rare "Cracks" animation from 1970's Sesame Street - Muppet Central
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SEARCH: Have You Seen Me? The Search For Cracks (Feat. Liam Paige) The Animation Warehouse - Bedhead Bernie
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Jon Armond's 9 Minute "Crack Master" Audio Documentary - Lost Media Wiki
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[@blameitonjorge]

Thanks for watching the video! This is definitely one of the strangest and most famous pieces of lost media I’ve covered on this channel. It’s really needs an entire documentary dedicated to it. I’ll probably have one more video by the end of 2019. Heading into 2020, lots of changes will be made. The major one being that I will primarily be doing documentaries instead of lists. Maybe an occasional one here and there, especially for the lost media updates videos, but I’m hoping to do mostly documentaries from now on. The topics will be darker (thanks COPPA!) and center around television/movies and online mysteries. I feel a lot more proud of this work rather than the list videos, and I think the majority of you guys like the documentaries more. They certainly garner way more likes. Anyways, those are my plans. I really hope you guys enjoy this one, and I’ll see you next time!

[@boxifed]

I love all your documentaries. keep it up 🖤.

[@smiledog.exehasjoined3067]

blameitonjorge gotta love it

[@knifebaaastard]

I can't wait I love darker scarier things

[@JustinTYT]

Yes

[@henrykaufman1042]

These vids are the reason I love you haha

[@JamesLupus]

“I called him Crack Master.” I call him my dealer.

[@daisymay6505]

🤣

[@lelakurayami3727]

Nice pfp

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

*_"You're godamn right!"_*

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

@@lelakurayami3727, Yes, really appealing to the human eye.

[@daviddixon992]

@The Amarican man .pls why

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

"So, yeah, a dead end. But he got a pretty bitching drawing of Scooby Doo." I'd call that a win.

[@SpaghettiGod34]

ThatDudeWithBoobs heh heh I just imagined Morgan freeman saying that line

[@obiwankenobi3529]

Pretty rad right?

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

@@obiwankenobi3529 The man. The myth. The legend. Also dude, your new voice...what?

[@marisaprince6115]

"I see this as an absolute win"

[@xxx_trinity_xxx2695]

Yep

[@evaneibach]

Isn’t it kind of coincidental how she says “we will see the cracks again someday” when the short was lost for a long time and then was found again

[@Ifarmplasma]

*We did get to see the cracks again someday though*

[@evaneibach]

@@Ifarmplasma yes indeed we did

[@Ifarmplasma]

@@evaneibach *(:*

[@Lord_Drakostar]

Hello! You appear to have misused the word "IRONIC"! Situational irony points to something unexpected or opposite of what is expected. Verbal irony means saying the opposite of what you mean (E.G. Sarcasm). Dramatic irony means that the audience knows something the characters don't! It's not ironic that what she said came true in its own way, but it's certainly cool!

[@TheProfessor230]

Well she wasn't wrong

[@Hollowolfjas4014]

Reasons everyone thinks the short was kept hidden: Weirdness People thought it was freaky It's Cursed Footage If you watch it, you need to pass it on or in 7 days Big Bird will crawl out of your TV set and sing to you Actual reasons it was kept hidden: Didn't want to be famous for coining the term Crack Monkey

[@andresvillanueva5421]

Lmao

[@yuriination]

🤣🐒🤣🐒🤣🐒

[@sheeloesreallycool]

Or crack monster.

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

🤣🤣🤣 That’s gotta be it. I wanted to say “what terrible timing,” but there couldn’t be “good timing” for an addiction epidemic. 😕😔 Besides that the monster ended up being a little too scary for the kids...

[@aicc1728]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vampvhs]

“The crack monster” oh that naked guy standing outside of Walmart talking to his shoe

[@thatsoneinterestingpfpyago2521]

VAMPVHS Nah, it’s just your average, friendly neighborhood drug dealer.

[@spiderz5145]

Bro I think I’m that guy.

[@ncrtrooper2856]

Nah, the Albertsons in my neighborhood has crack heads galore.

[@jamesrynott3742]

I wasn’t naked I had on a flesh toned thong & it wasn’t my shoe it was a banana

[@arminiusofgermania]

The shoe speaks! The shoe knows all!! Edit: Hark! The magical shoe speaks! It says to me, "more people will like this comment!"

[@orbitaloutcast9878]

"Did you 'crack' the code?" "No, but we got a pretty bitching picture of scooby doo"

[@Zulf85]

Honestly that's a win in my eyes

[@MH_0015]

Agreed

[@themountaindewsterfella4317]

Combine 12:39 Better than cracking the code

[@orbitaloutcast9878]

Damn, that's alotta likes... why?

[@catoticneutral]

@@orbitaloutcast9878 you made a fun quote I guess. Idk. Any comment can randomly get a ton of likes.

[@uhoh4950]

Her voice is beautiful. She seems like such a calm and kind woman, I genuinely love how she sings.

[@andrewburris4370]

yeah same.

[@PreciousArianneRRecto]

she would be very good at telling stories to little childrens

[@lucymtork]

the album is incredible, give it a listen

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

@@lucymtork YES PLEASE

[@stevenrama]

You can genuinely hear the happiness in her voice knowing that there are a group of people honestly interested in the short

[@gingerdog8203]

"He destroyed himself trying to be mean" I guess the moral is to not be mean, that and, of course, don't do drugs.

[@MrJimbojamez]

Don't BE Drugs

[@tonybalony1811]

Drugs can make you mean.

[@MrJimbojamez]

@@tonybalony1811 drugs give chill, stupid people make you mean

[@jeremyc9593]

" I guess the moral is to not be mean, that and, of course, don't do drugs. " One or the other. You can't have both.

[@Joe-ww8uw]

Ginger Dog or you’ll BECOME a crack monster 🤣

[@crazykingofspades5101]

The short was nowhere near as creepy as the build-up implied and that's hilarious.

[@olliefischer]

Sometimes something that looks ordinary, bland even, to an adult, can be deeply unsettling or terrifying to a child.

[@erigo1403]

I was rather disappointed.

[@hakureikirisame1173]

Remember the lost Clockman short? Turns out it wasn't disturbing as they said!

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Dyna Stix123 yeah but that still feels a bit creepy, at least to me even as an adult

[@purplepickle6921]

When i was a kid those fucking "do not redistribute" screens scared me, it made me feel some sort of isolation ig

[@katschmat889]

I remember seeing this, because afterwards i looked for faces and things in the walls. I found a monster in the concrete wall of my basement and refused to go down there alone after that. How bizarre to see it 40 years later.

[@tiecoonracoon3630]

I could only imagine, i’m only 22 and it’s already surreal to see people discuss things i grew up with like artifacts

[@Parzi_Parzival]

@@tiecoonracoon3630 as someone who was born around when the search started, I remember viewing it as a child. Its so weird

[@HerculesMays]

@@tiecoonracoon3630 Pretty crazy how vast the void of oblivion is, isn't it? Every day something is being lost and forgotten, many of these things never to be recovered again. It's a constant struggle of humanity just trying to remember everything we create! Personally I have an old Beyblade Plug & play console from the early 2000s that's now pretty obscure. Who knows what else other people have from just the 2000s that's on the verge of being lost?

[@Hankyuh8]

Lol what did the monster look like?

[@MetalHeartGunner]

I watched it in the late 90s and it definitely made me go and try to find weird shapes on cracks and stains on the walls. It was a conscious thing too like everytime i found a strange shape i remembered this short, pretty crazy.

[@carolinereinventedhorsechild]

"He destroyed himself trying to be mean" i love this

[@espurresso]

“but he got a bitchin’ drawing of scooby doo” very good

[@abyss1315]

What a pleasant surprise, hi sweetie :0

[@benos1799]

@@abyss1315 .....

[@mightyfilm]

Hilariously, pretty much what I said at the time when dycaite shared that note on a chat board. I mean, not only did he wind up unearthing a lost Sesame Street cartoon, but he also got original, personalized artwork from someone in the animation industry. Gee, I hope he got it framed.

[@abyss1315]

@@benos1799 What? Is it suddenly illegal to say hi to my baby?

[@benos1799]

@@abyss1315 ?

[@luminexscence_]

"I wanna be a Crack Creature!" she cried. "Make me a Crack Creature!" But the Crack Master said nothing, he just kept on cracking

[@thatsoneinterestingpfpyago2521]

Mysterious _ ngl, he’s just straight cracking.

[@mustardman1040]

“He just kept YO-ing”

[@aceykiwi5877]

Lmao

[@sketchyskies8531]

Lol

[@zoe-ly5qq]

Mysterious _ watch when this is a real quote from the short video thing but we just don’t know and they’re laughing at us while we think it’s a joke

[@MaxOakland]

I really like the Cracks short. I don’t think it’s that disturbing. I think it’s really cool and arty

[@xnoodzx839]

Same

[@porshprix4286]

Agreed.

[@drawnwithlove3499]

They mostly took it down because... you know.... *c r a c k*

[@TheFI4X]

Same

[@jayjam1681]

I could see how the loud increase in the music volume could startle kids but other than thats it's not inherently creepy

[@why2goatdagame]

It’s a short about how kids in poverty will amuse themselves on rainy day, but whilst doing so they are listening to the yelling from the other side of the wall. Could be the neighbors or their family. Domestic violence causes cracks & is the Master that destroys itself from trying to be angry. Then the kid tells their imagination good bye & thanks for the ride. I’m gonna go play outside now. I’ll see you again. Another time when I have to escape the captivity & use the cracks in the walls as friends. Just so I can make since of the reality I live within. I get it!! Way too much!

[@Qiqirelle2]

Great analysis!!! I didn’t even think of something like that

[@why2goatdagame]

Noha Thanks. The only reason I was able to make the analysis is because I have been in this situation. You make friends with the wall paper, the cracks, & create a story in your mind that makes since. Eventually you learn to just go play outside in the rain because the acoustics are better. No angry yelling. Just rain drops and pavement.

[@kryptospore1]

Sense, not since.

[@kryptospore1]

@@why2goatdagame Sense, not since.

[@why2goatdagame]

Princess Maxine a minuet difference that is essentially unnecessary to explain. Sense vs. since is a mere spelling different. Technically you can’t since anything with out your senses so I don’t bother differing the spelling. It makes more sense 👍

[@phuturem2883]

It’s clear why this short is shrouded in secrecy : it’s too real. It’s about a young girl suffering the misery & desperation of poverty. Her only escape from reality is her imagination. Even though the villian destroys itself from hate, in reality she’s still in that decrepit room. It’s dark as f.

[@madmaverick]

You're absolutely correct. It scared children because of the dim visuals, but it frightens adults because they can draw some rather dark conclusions about the situation being portrayed. However, the short ends with the girl remarking that the rain has stopped outside... that might be a metaphor for better times coming her way. She's able to leave that decrepit room because there is finally light and warmth beyond it, and so her situation isn't one of complete despair. For both children and adults, the final lesson is that there's hope.

[@bigbubbabonney8091]

phutura2049 You can literally find the clip on KZbin. I just searched for Sesame Street crack and it was the 3rd result

[@Colddirector]

Mad Maverick I think you’re reading too much into it. The segment strikes me as being about making the best with what you have - even if all you have is a barren room, a child can still have fantastic adventures with nothing but the cracks on the wall.

[@katiepopcakethegirlygirl9272]

+phutura2049 Wow,that's just sad,poor girl

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I think it's really cute. It's raining outside, if anything this place is her refuge and its just boring, so she made a story about her walls. I did that as a kid all the time. I had this peeling bit of wallpaper in my room and I imagined ripping it all off one day and finding something magical that they covered up with paper. I also had a tree branch that scraped the side of my house, which was objectively unsettling but I got so used to it that it became comforting. I think the creepiest part is that it's so poorly animated

[@matthewherrmann6205]

This is probably one of the strangest searches I’ve ever heard

[@jacksonmnl7901]

Wait does he heart it if we call the vid disturbing? It happened to me.

[@garfielf1826]

A Day Out With Spongebob honestly sounds more suspicious and disturbing.

[@lit-eral5953]

How is it disturbing

[@Jess-iq1bw]

Go for a punch is more disturbing

[@agentepolaris4914]

How "disturbing"?

[@asyamorton6134]

Imagine the shows we watch today that’s going to be someone’s scary lost media content one day lol.. that being said before y’all start freaking out in 2075 Mr Meaty was a real show😭

[@jayferguson3648]

I miss it!

[@Fancysaurus]

All God's creatures, fresh off the grill!

[@sweetstrawbies55]

Mr meaty is unfortunately easy to find and I wish it was just a fever dream

[@asyamorton6134]

@@sweetstrawbies55 🤣🤣🤣

[@nordicwrath9489]

That was the first damn show that came to mind. That tapeworm episode was something else

[@LiMCRiMZ]

I love how the narrations make a 37 year old man searching desperately for a sesame street clip sound like a loose cannon cop that plays by his own rules.

[@jarmond1]

Hahaha! Wait...I actually love that.

[@monkeydevinebb]

"He destroyed himself trying to be mean." That's actaully really deep

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

I destroyed myself being mean without even trying

[@SonofTiamat]

Sounds like the Democratic Party

[@yeetsmith1105]

@@SonofTiamat i mean if you're inbred maybe

[@KingOfGaymes]

Son of Tiamat y’all gotta bring politics into everything huh

[@dontaskmeaboutmyprofilepic5898]

@Crynaotlod you just did

[@skeletonkiss1112]

Lost media is the coolest thing. I just love discovering different things that never made it.

[@cnrsfilms]

Exactly, Jorge is the man when it comes to this stuff

[@skeletonkiss1112]

@@cnrsfilmsone thing I like is he doesn't upload constantly, therefore I'm never bored.

[@Earlys-ec4iz]

Lost media is creepy though.

[@RedColdRitsu]

Incesticide.

[@comettamer]

Or made it then fell into the void of history to never be seen again.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Being a child in the 70s and 80s and having watched Sesame Street, i can confirm that Sesame Street during those years had some REALLY weird segments. Many of which i can recall right now after not seeing them for nearly 40 years.

[@huyu9242]

I found a playlist full of them

[@andyjay729]

A lot of TV in general did back then, even the Disney Channel. They used to show the Canadian cartoon The Raccoons (as well as other productions which I only learned years later were also Canadian, like The Edison Twins and Danger Bay), as well as other rather offbeat non-Disney productions like The Phantom Tollbooth, The Point (which was actually inspired by Harry Nilsson having an acid trip), and Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure (best known for a terrifying sequence featuring an amorphous monster made of taffy called The Greedy).

[@465marko]

He destroyed himself trying to be mean! That's a good message, I was expecting something much worse and scary

[@Iyana]

This is just like Clockman, the descriptions are way creepier than the actual short haha

[@pasta6953]

I y a n a the actual clock man short has been found???

[@Iyana]

Pasta Yeah! I thought it would be scary but it was cute, and I'm a person who gets scared fairly easily haha

[@doublenaut443]

the shorts too me are really cute lmao

[@daniellahernandez1320]

Right!,the person who voices this short honestly sounds similiar to the one who voiced the clockman

[@josefi9656]

Except if you look at literally any freeze frame of him and then i feel like he wants to lure me into his white van

[@FedoKingbruhmoment]

"It was causing mental distress and I don't believe that" *thinks about it for the next past 30 years*

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

FedoKing He doesn’t believe the story of how it disappeared. He knows that the “reason” is true.

[@blitzie66]

>next past 🤔

[@georgesimpson1406]

It grew into an obsession with free jazz vocal music. Oh no!

[@stevan1023]

He destroyed himself trying to be mean.

[@-throat-]

he sure did

[@entitykeeper8869]

"Cracks" isn't as elusive as this video leads one to believe. I just watched it again and as an adult gained a much deeper understanding. It's about finding beauty in poverty. The writers did a wonderful job and this short cartoon.

[@caoilfhionndunbar]

ya, because they found it, as is said in the video. once you find the thing its not that hard to circulate. beforehand it wasnt possible to view

[@HyLion]

I'm not sure why you'd assume that a short that has already been found would continue being elusive?

[@ninja_tony]

@@HyLion He's not talking about the video itself, he's talking about the meaning behind it being elusive. I think it was pretty obvious myself, but not a lot of people seem to understand what the video was about.

[@jaceybella1267]

@@ninja_tony it was seen by a bunch of young children, likely only a single time, like 40 years ago. Of *course* the meaning wasn't obvious to those that remembered it.

[@bluehole6019]

@@jaceybella1267 it’s not really that hard to figure out if you take a minute to think about it. I first heard about it from Jorge’s Lost Media Iceberg video and it pretty immediately registered what the theme was just with his vague explanation. Sesame Street usually doesn’t do things purely for entertainment value, and especially not for the sake of being creepy. I think people just want to find things that aren’t there, you see it a lot in this corner of the internet.

[@Z31HoodMoments]

“Crack master” is the final boss of a New York City alleyway.

[@dromie5059]

Gold

[@idiot7662]

*giornos theme starts playing*

[@michaelrahaman9297]

I am you but right side up

[@solomonreal1977]

Crack Master is YOOOOOOOOOUUUU

[@melissagardner9686]

First and best comment I saw on this vid.

[@schmingbeefin4473]

"...not suitable for a younger audience." *The short was made for a younger audience.* H m m .

[@blueberix]

I require the source of your profile picture

[@williamsmith6921]

It's for COPPA

[@anueutsuho7425]

@@williamsmith6921 Yeah COPPA is obnoxious and is continuing to remove the "You" in "KZbin"

[@esp371]

@@williamsmith6921 Jorge has always put that before his videos. I have no idea why, but it adds to his aesthetic.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

@@anueutsuho7425 Honestly KZbin has been doing that for years Copa was just the final nail

[@DestroyIhosh]

The song of the short is super cuute, the woman's voice is super calm and precious

[@caseydopp318]

I actually agree

[@pan1884]

As someone who's spent their life on the constant brink of homelessness, I actually quite love this little short. It's relatable - when you're poor enough to live in a house that's falling apart, you often don't have much to keep yourself busy. You let your imagination wander, and you daydream a lot. That's exactly the kind of thing I used to do as a kid, but for me, it was usually water stains on the ceiling rather than cracks in a wall.

[@camillealyse3962]

“he destroyed himself trying to be mean” i love that.

[@AC74u]

its so mf deep honestly. it really hits home to me. it reminds me of my father. idk why but i almost cried hearing that.

[@FoxAzureOfficial]

Beauty

[@HunterJarvis]

I think the short is really beautiful and tells a story of life as a child in poverty, and how your imagination can help keep you entertained. The fact that it started out so obscure is what made it so creepy to so many people I think.

[@poeticteen00]

I agree completely, I think it's more endearing than scary.

[@hyuflies7415]

Hunter Jarvis idk but you said that so beautifully and true

[@kikii7290]

also 'he destroyed himself trying to be mean' is an interesting message... i can imagine they tried to take the childrens fear away of their fantasy running wild in their room, in the dark/in cracks/in patterns etc. (you know when you were little and that pile of clothing suddenly looked like a scary monster?) too bad it backfired badly lol

[@Utonian21]

Plus, completely innocent stuff from the 70's now seems creepy just because of the dated animation

[@friedoreo2824]

Hunter Jarvis i find certain lines scary oops

[@reignman1328]

I lived in poverty as a child. I understand this short. I cried. I always found adventure in random things around me.

[@aMAXproduction]

It's crazy to think that a good chunk of lost media is just sitting in a warehouse or archive somewhere, in some cases that could be easily accessed by someone and shared again to the public

[@gat0r-creator794]

“Crack master” I call him master of crack

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

gat0r-creator I call him a dealer.

[@HandmadeGoose97]

@@nicholasfarrell5981 tells me to be safe out there before giving me the stuff

[@diegoaguilar6602]

The ladies call me the "crack master" if you know what i mean ;)

[@gobobaby]

my uncle

[@vaper8824]

gat0r-creator 😤😤😤😤

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

The "Crack Master" is definitely a worse name than "Crack Monster".

[@fontunetheteller410]

WeegeeSlayer but they had to rhyme “master” with “plaster”

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Maybe the title is something after all, you have a vivid memory you can not recall, relatively abstract, something by the name of Crack Master. Then this comes from the same peculiar names like *_"Master/Crazy Hand."_*

[@zackduelel9549]

I’m the 420’th like

[@SpicyMang0s]

WeegeeSlayer 666 likes. Kek

[@expendableindigo9639]

Cookie Monster vs. Crack Monster when?

[@blobtuna236]

Expectation: Horrific, scary, decrepit house with a monster possessing the walls Reality: "He destroyed himself from being too mean"

[@jovishark]

the WORST part of this story is the anonymous fax to his workplace, and the fact that the dvd was dropped personally in his mailbox. this man broke a promise to someone who doxxed him and ill never get over it

[@tsm688]

he didn't though. someone else did it for him

[@jarmond1]

@@tsm688 Thank you. No, I didn't break any promises.

[@montyheisenberg36]

@@jarmond1 Jon? Is that really you?

[@jonarmond8270]

​@@montyheisenberg36 The one and only

[@montyheisenberg36]

@@jonarmond8270 omg! How have you been doing as of recent? Still in touch with Jennifer Bourne?

[@armin2changs]

The story behind this is insane but the short itself is actually cute

[@generalalduin9548]

It’s kinda trippy

[@Galaxyzzz__]

Sheep I actually found it it’s not that creepy but the crack monster is scary

[@insertname6333]

Water Park!?

[@felixc543]

Agreed! It reminds me of when I was a kid, making shapes out of the patterns in wood grains, cracks, granite, tree branches, etc

[@mexikunt]

I find it really sad lol

[@eldenemerald7962]

I guess you could say he took a crack at finding it

[@blameitonjorge]

Stitch Unicorn ha

[@PoOp-ll6qe]

Not Funny, Didn’t Laugh

[@ChoomOfDoom]

Funny. Laughed

[@sambradley9091]

@@ChoomOfDoom kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaGveYB-p9F3iLM

[@trentkelsey4730]

Man if I had a nickel for every time an old cartoon short about a child being plucked from their bedroom by a strange creature in their wall went missing, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@bruhistantv9806]

Anyways, I think what caused kids to become distressed is the extremely weird, almost amphetaminic pacing combined with near constant speech, causing sensory overstimulation which if they were slightly older would have been reacted to with annoyance, but as small kids - distress

[@Persun_McPersonson]

This point honestly why little kid's shows are awful. It's often sensory-overloaded nonsense that the child can't even begin to properly comprehend. Not to say that this specific short is awful on its own, it's just that this stuff shouldn't be experienced if you're too young....and I definitely was.

[@arkhererallegedlyer]

"crack monkey" is the most racist sounding term I've heard come from sesame street.

[@NeonGrillz]

That's probably why they hid it.

[@mev0759]

Yeah I saw a couple of reasons to hide it..... not well thought out at all. (On top of traumatizing kids)

[@bodierunnels2867]

Almost died laughing that's fucked

[@lloydlandrum3040]

At the time Crack wasn't really a well known term for a drug so it's not like it was intended as a racist term

[@10shi89]

Not only that, but I think the idea of kids playing with plaster and paint could influence kids to eat or mess with lead paint which is something that was common not too long ago, especially in poor city areas.

[@coryman125]

There is something oddly hypnotic about how it's half-spoken and half-sung, with some of the lines rhyming in an odd pattern. I can kinda see why it would stick with people so much, especially if it just disappeared like that

[@kedabro1957]

@Caramel Johnson Same reason Star Wars has lost its mythic magic for many people.

[@SashyGryphyth]

@Caramel Johnson I remember watching the Trapdoor as a kid. Never disappeared but no more or less creepy than Cracks, so I think you're right. I expected something worse with all this kerfuffle.

[@shadycharacters1934]

@@SashyGryphyth damn thats a show I havent heard of in like a decade.

[@imlxh7126]

Yeah is it just me or is something a bit Laurie Anderson about her delivery? Kinda...Sharky's Day-ish? I dunno.

[@janosk8392]

CTW was amazing in a time of relative innocence.

[@sorrowfulxsoul]

"We'll go and see the cracks again someday." Yes... much later than anticipated, but yes. Again we did.

[@AnneIglesias]

I was expecting something horrific to come to light, but when I saw the short, the narrator’s voice and sweet animation gave me such a warm and nostalgic feeling. It’s a beautiful little short about finding fun and beauty in the ugliness around you. Such a shame that it had to be put away because of its unintended profiling, but I am glad it was found.

[@billblaski9523]

Unintended profiling? I heard it had to be put away because of the word 'crack monkey'

[@AnneIglesias]

@@billblaski9523 Yes. That is the unintended profiling.

[@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332]

Honestly, the part that freaks me out the most was the anonymous person who mailed the DVD.

[@Karmy.]

Yeah

[@ataridc]

Yeah

[@anueutsuho7425]

His name was Steve and he has a foot fetish.

[@amusedcuriosity3370]

Exactly, the short itself is a little weird but pretty tame

[@PeanutButterZombie00]

It doesn't make any sense. Why do it? What did they get out of it, especially after warning people not to show anyone else (although they must have known they would)?

[@weirdanimenoises]

The crack monster lives at my house, he’s asking me for money

[@katiepopcakethegirlygirl9272]

lol

[@OneDude7745]

😊

[@deviantartguy0]

No Crack Monster, no! Crack Monster go away, away, away. No money Crack Monster, no no no! No Crack no blow, no go no show!

[@draco8846]

@That guy its 8008

[@CarrotAndCo]

Hehe

[@DanGoodShotHD]

At the beginning I thought I remembered this short. When the real short played the memories of it snapped back vividly. I was sitting on the living room floor in front of the big console tv with my favorite blanket drinking a glass of milk while my grandmother was crocheting in the rocking chair behind me. I remember being mesmerised by it. Though it didn't scare me. I really liked it. It was one of my favorites.

[@catattack7639]

That animation artist who sent him a letter brought so much joy to my day I love it I would've framed that and hung it up on my wall omg

[@Keybug55]

That woman's voice is so nice, feels so familiar, as if I'm expecting her to read me a story. I'd like her to read me a story

[@eduardoa3165]

i agree! and to think it was rehearsed a capella.

[@AlexStiff1945]

Sounds like the singer on “Interjections” from School House Rock

[@amy_lola_jean]

I think she also sings this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYaaiauZiZ6toJo

[@MeliChappell]

There’s something sad about her melody.

[@PrincessNinja007]

She vaguely reminds me of Shelly Duvall

[@Mello-Naper]

“So yeah, a dead end. But he got a pretty bitching drawing of scooby doo.”

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

I love when people use "bitching" in that manner, we should bring that back.

[@kurtneyemich7304]

"King of crack" is what our friendly neighborhood crack addict used to call himself

[@basementdrummer5804]

“It’s weird it was delivered on a Sunday.” As a mailman, I must say that’s cute. I work every Sunday delivering packages and sometimes mail 😂

[@ninja_tony]

In what country? I'm just curious, because in the US, the postal service doesn't run on Sundays.

[@basementdrummer5804]

@@ninja_tony in the US. It’s crazy right now. I won’t go into specifics, but I’ve been working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week since the summer

[@AshHeaven]

I thought the offices are closed for input, but mail still gets sorted and stuff.

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

I think maybe it's the state. I live in Ohio, and I know there's no mail on Sundays here.

[@lillyjames992]

At the time, it was weird to get mail on Sundays. But same day and special Sunday delivery from Amazon and such was enough to change that

[@dandyspacedandy]

The Virgin Squidward's Suicide The Chad Cracks

[@anueutsuho7425]

The Virgin Clock Man The Chad Crack Master

[@jakep7996]

The ultra chad: plug man

[@InvaderBB]

Jake P you’ve faced ultra Chad now you must face mega Chad

[@troncrash7912]

"A pretty bitchin drawing of scooby doo" sounds like a quest item

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Sounds like something from Kingdom of Loathing.

[@deviantartguy0]

Well, anything sounds like a quest item when you give it parentheses.

[@deviantartguy0]

troncrash7 "Yellow Gunk" "Old Newspaper" "A Single Cucumber Slice"

[@fuckiopussigetti453]

Reminds me of Shag n Scoob and how a picture of Goku was a plot point

[@angelakim639]

I know I saw this! All my life (I'm 52) I've been looking for pictures in the "cracks" and now I can remember why! Sesame street used to be different than it is now, the creators believed in exposing children to very real, sometimes scary situations that was extremely beneficial to my generation's growing up. Instead of protecting kids from the real world they'd scare the crap out of them then explain their feelings, how adults can feel the same way and how to deal with issues. Brilliant! When Mr Hooper died, I was heartbroken. This was I think, their best episode... deep sadness, the finality of death, and the message that life continues on.

[@annahamilton6241]

I saw this as well. My grandfather saw it with me and became upset that this clip was aired on a children's show. My family decided that Sesame Street was not allowed at my house. I was too young to understand what i saw. To me this clip stood out as a very scary thing that created nightmares. Thanks for finally setting my mind at ease finally.

[@jayferguson3648]

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry you missed out on such a wonderful program. Early Sesame Street was really the best influence on me. It was filled with lessons on being a happy, responsible, loving person.

[@billblaski9523]

Why would ur grandpa get upset at this clip? Legit curious

[@SegaJennesiss]

@@billblaski9523 probably cause of the term "crack monkey"

[@brennansmith3343]

Too late my Dad has owned the name “Crack Master” since the 60s

[@daisymay6505]

Oh I’m so sorry 😔

[@NitwitsWorld]

lawsuit time. lol

[@PierceMyGuy]

I can’t tell if that’s a joke or true so I’ll do both responses I had -lol -I’m sorry!

[@lollic307]

Lol

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

I hope it's because he's a plumber. Or a guy who fixes windshields, or house foundations.

[@Lostinmyhead23]

The last time I was this early Bert and Ernie were “just friends”.

[@a.l.michael6240]

Let’s be honest, they were never just friends 😂

[@Lostinmyhead23]

A. L. Michael yes! But they officially came out in like 2016/17 on Times magazine.

[@b.m.933]

Lost I’m pretty sure they’re blood brothers who just live together

[@scaryspagghetti9569]

@Ben Meszaros Nah man look it up, theyre dating

[@arch4ngel]

I was today years old when I found out Bert and Ernie weren’t “just friends”.

[@OkkyHan]

When it comes to Sesame Street's "missing" piece, for me personally, it's of one of those short song segments, the beginning goes _"my friend.. the animal"_ and the video shows children with farm animals, kind of like a petting zoo. Seems like it was made in the late 70s/early 80s, as 1 of the children was wearing that multicolor horizontal striped turtleneck with a semi bellbottom denim. It's a happy song, and unlike the guy who searched for closure of his somewhat "traumatic" experience, I wish to see and hear it again to reconnect with my childhood. Been trying to find it, but to no avail. If anyone has info, it'll be awesome 😙😙

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

I remember a clip of Elmo's World where Dorothy goes missing so Elmo goes inside this door that they never go into, just usually things come out of. Elmo thought Dorothy might have gone in there. It's all foggy and Elmo warns the viewer that they can't stay for too long or else they'll be trapped. That's all I remember.

[@yunios862]

@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops that is horrifying thank you

[@Mike_sandoval_]

Now I have another task for you… I DID see Cracks back in the late eighties or early nineties, but the version I saw was in spanish. I am from Mexico (born 1986) and the Sesame Street we got was adapted for a Mexican audience so the audio was in spanish, not in english. The voice of the woman singing was very similar. Actually the bit that I remember and that is stuck forever in my mind is when they meet the monkey: “Buen día, buen día, que alegre compañía…” This means that someone in Mexico (specifically Televisa, the biggest tv network in Mexico and Latin America) must have a copy of the show with the dubbed audio.

[@xochitlk.floresflores]

The Spanish version is also on KZbin, my mom says she also saw it but she isn’t sure if she saw it in Mexico or in the States. She insisted she saw it with me as a kid around 2005 to 2009 on pds kids/ reading rainbows in English but talking to her now she says she might have seen it in Spanish in Mexico but in the early 2000’s. Do you know if it was regularly shown around that time in Mexico?

[@fakefreckles6253]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rITUdYlqnZKjqLs

[@andrezits9723]

Imagine sending an untraceable fax to someone, getting a DVD copy of an obscure short from the 70s, going all the way to their house just to deliver it and warning them to never show it to anyone else only to then send it to another person through email

[@Pimploaf_YTP]

It's likely that it was a different employee that sent it. That's just my theory, though.

[@oshikiri999]

Imagine being *A Crack Master*

[@danielfinley-pesti6661]

E L S E W H E R E 😦😧🤯

[@danielfinley-pesti6661]

i feel like the first guy who made the documentary was lying about the circumstances he got it in, i feel like he reached out, got the rejection letter than got emailed it too, then probably burned it to a dvd to make it seem more spooky so he could sell his fucking documentary as some kinda scary spooky mystery, wouldve worked great if the other guy didnt go and ask too, get the same response and video and actually posted it, instead of creating a bullshit contract etc.

[@oshikiri999]

@@danielfinley-pesti6661 haha!

[@Simonkipnerssoul]

I actually really like the idea of a young girl making imaginary adventures with cracks in the wall, it's something I feel underprivileged kids could relate too. I totally get why theyd pull it after the Crack Cocaine epidemic though.

[@littlesongbird1]

Exactly

[@mmoore5190]

@xisobelx373 duhhh we gotta play w imaginary crack animals cause our underprivileged mamas couldn't afford to buy us no tv

[@LLL124Original]

I like the idea too of using cracks on the wall. I used to do that in school when I was forced to face the wall while standing all day. Except I used the bumps in the paint to draw pictures like stars.

[@jadedoe9966]

xisobelx373 oh shut up, go be offended somewhere else or cry in your room, no one cares

[@mmoore5190]

@@pandaitis0157 we could've watched it at somebody else house 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@PkmariO64]

I’ve listened to some of the music from Dorothy’s band (The United States of America), and it’s actually pretty good. There’s definitely some quality psychedelic rock tunes from the one album that the band released.

[@PsyVen]

I THOUGHT the name "Dorothy Moskowitz" sounded familiar! Her old band, The United States of America, was what you'd get if The Velvet Underground were L.A. acidheads instead of NYC speedballers. Very much ahead of their time in their sound. Thanks for posting this video.

[@sleepygyro]

when you always pronounce it "George" because you're illiterate like me

[@prodwysp]

Omg I'm not the only one thank god

[@Juwulee]

uni i know it’s pronounced Hor Hey but my mind always goes to George

[@eidolists]

gyro sleep gyro sleep

[@jerrysmith8814]

gyro sleepin what hes dreaming about doe

[@dangercrue]

i read it like "george" because i have a friend named Jorge and we always say his name like "george" because substitute teachers would always pronounce it wrong and it just became his nickname 😂

[@hollyccam]

"Crack monkey" for sure sounds like a slur

[@xaviercouoh2750]

Fun fact: in Spain camel is an euphemism for a drug dealer

[@soulsearcher7077]

Xavier Couoh Why camel? That’s so random 😭😭

[@mikaelnadal6661]

clout fiend im guessing that camels can deliver and carry a lot of payload or cargo. So basically a drug dealer if the camel delivered drugs

[@nutella1757]

@@soulsearcher7077 I've heard dealers lackeys be called mules before it's basically the same idea.

[@stivendog]

She also called him Monkey Crack. Lol

[@LirolMolky]

THIS... JUST... I... I'm SHOCKED... I totally forgot this short film, when I saw it I got chills... It was buried in the back of my mind, I can't believe I'm watching this several years later (almost 20+ years). I'm from Mexico, so this was dubbed in Spanish and also, I'm not quite sure if it was on Sesame Street, but instead in a kids' content channel called Canal Once, which used to broadcast the weirdest, nightmarish things I've ever seen, and I recall I used to feel scared of this particular animation and I watched it several, several times, not just once... And watching it again, it is still very creepy. I can't believe I'm seeing it again in the most random possible way ever... Thank you, I guess? It pulled me back to my childhood, no doubt, but I also now understand why I like creepy stuff so much! Haha.

[@TheMKUProject]

The mystery party who had the copy was probably the Henson estate. A lot of Sam & Friends was lost because of the common practice of wiping old tapes. Jim wasn't happy about it, and probably set about hiring an archivist to prevent his work being lost again. Also explains why they were so secretive about it. I mean if you potentially had access to the entire Henson library, would you be able to restrain yourself?

[@ora3678]

why does dorothy sound so humbling like a mother reading stories to her younglings

[@california236]

I wouldn't be surprised, her voice is gorgeous.

[@azryxthefolf6331]

"Grandma! Grandma!" "Yes, darling?" "You got famous online!" "Oh yeah, you heard about that? "Yes! Oh, also apparently you were on Sesame Street?" "Yep, I did one of the skits." "Can you tell me that story again Granny?" "Sure, sit down right next to me." And so that night was filled with warmth, singing and laughing.

[@christopherparrisjr.3146]

This is almost like a sequel to The Search for Clockman.

[@katiepopcakethegirlygirl9272]

Yeah wonder what's next

[@ryannn39]

The Search for Crackman

[@jakep7996]

No this is the threequel the sequel is plug man

[@ThePikachuOnTheInternet]

I can tell

[@M50A1]

The DLC for this lost media searching game

[@MikadoYuma]

That voice actress is so sweet, I love how not only did she sound so personable to the stranger calling her but also dove headfirst in to the mystery herself with such enthusiasm.

[@benjaminforman8901]

Born 1972. As I was watching this, I thought, hmm, sounds slightly familiar. But when the actual short started playing and the crack camel gets "fleshed out" so to speak, it came back to me. It's weird and powerful feeling when you're nearly 50 and something as simple as random cracks taking the form of a camel suddenly floods you mind with things you haven't thought about since you were in single digits. Almost like memories that aren't actually yours, but at the same time, definitely are.

[@andybelt603]

Sesame Street has already HAD a character to teach about addiction...Cookie Monster

[@whitneywood1690]

Andy Belt true😂

[@davis4613]

Your probably one of if not the best youtuber documenting these lost media stories. Your probably a big reason why most of the ones that get found are even found in the first place.

[@spiderz5145]

He has a perfect voice for creepy content.

[@dandanthedandan7558]

Check out "kenny lauderdale" he once searched for a super obscure lost anime that didn't even have a google search result Edit: here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXy2Zoyej6aGgpY

[@Jimbo_McBacon]

Cool. Mystery solved. Another mystery reveals it's self- a mysterious woman with an odd "vaguely Hippy-ish" name who resembled a living blouse! Now what new Slenderman kinda freakishness is this I have to wonder???

[@voidsproutz]

THAT LADY’S VOICE IS SO CALMING 🥺

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

I like how that animator hand wrote a personal letter to the guy thats so nice lol

[@tonys6620]

"crack monster" "master of cracks" "search for cracks" I am a mature adult. This is not funny I shouldn't be laughing

[@CryBlueofZ]

Try watching this while trying to fall asleep

[@MrJimbojamez]

Harry Blotter and the Search for Crack

[@CryBlueofZ]

@@MrJimbojamez good one dude

[@CryBlueofZ]

@@MrJimbojamez good one dude

[@misanthropicisolation4013]

Don't forget the "crack animals"

[@dazeerae]

“Said the Camel Crack, ‘Climb upon my back.’” As a young girl in the 1970s, I loved Sesame Street so much. As the video began, I was unsure if I’d seen the cartoon. Hearing that line, I felt chills, the chills you feel when you connect with a lovely piece of music. Thank you for reminding me of the all too brief innocence of childhood.

[@darkdoubloontv8906]

Honestly, I personally think the Cracks short was very charming in a way. It had a unique idea for a short story, and the woman's voice was very relaxing!

[@syko396]

Ahhh the “crack master” my old high school nickname

[@caseycat7481]

Ah yes

[@Pinkchococherub]

My Elementary Nickname was "girl who cries alot" :(

[@danton1]

Mine was "stop crying and take it from your uncle, little boy"

[@carlrygwelski586]

@@danton1 in High school? So, like, you were into it?

[@luckypikachu4892]

Mine was Snorlax because I'd fall asleep in class and snore plus I liked Pokémon so yeah

[@Colddirector]

This is so bizarre and dramatic, it’s like an IRL candle cove.

[@sallylauper8222]

It's not creepy.

[@polkarfield]

What’s a candle cove

[@Colddirector]

Rebel Trooper Hoth hands down the best of the classic creepypastas. google it, it’s not a very long read and pretty good.

[@jayferguson3648]

Thank you for reminding me! I remember this. I wasn't afraid of it. I didn't notice that she was poor or nappy because on Sesame Street there was no judgment. Thank God for Sesame Street! It broadened my horizons and showed me the world

[@miajohnsonmusic9258]

I remember seeing this as a child but hadn't thought about it since then. Funny it had such an effect on so many

[@TheCambanks]

The actual sketch was kinda beautiful. I loved when kids shows used to challenge me. This gave me Courage the Cowardly dog vibes

[@cadenglass1387]

Remember, being mean will be your downfall

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

It's art.

[@doc_goodfeel]

Not really on topic, but Dorothy seems nice, like someone who'd read to young children in a library.

[@samwindmill8264]

You oughta check out The United States of America. Only made one record in '68, one of the first rock bands to make electronics a core component of their sound. As mentioned, she was in the group.

[@agentepolaris4914]

Exactly what I thought seems like a really freaking sweet person

[@miraclewade6112]

"he destroyed himself trying to be mean"

[@kmariep2425]

I was expecting the Mandela effect, but no, it's actually real..

[@happynightmaremonster488]

Crack master dies, All the other cracks: they went to bed knowing all is well

[@theweridothatyouhaveseenso4486]

Epic

[@hduniverse1631]

Surprisingly, Sesame Street does have creepy moments. There was this one episode involving a witch or something, and it got banned for being " too scary for children ". There was another moment where this rubber band face was showing kids how to count to 10, seems normal enough, but the appearance of the face was so unsettling for some reason.

[@Bella-tl8qk]

I think the creatures name was Nobody

[@Thewritingelf]

@@sagehodgens8497 You are completely right. The video is KZbin.

[@ghoultermina]

Harrison Dye count to 10 with nobody

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

@Rachel M Nothing was scarier as a kid than Heffalumps and Woozles was.

[@duelistemissary7680]

@Harrison Dye unsurprisingly

[@lesnyk255]

I didn't start watching Sesame Street until the early 1980s, when my daughter was born - but I had a similar relationship with a video clip decades earlier, when I was 10. Middle of the day, I'm sitting on the living room floor (I think). The TV is on, but I'm not really watching - maybe my mom's watching her soaps. Then there's a station break - strange, ominous music makes me look up at the set - a shock montage of frightening, twisted, distorted, near-human faces - so terrifying I couldn't look, so mesmerizing I couldn't look away. Then a man's voice: "This week, on the Twilight Zone"... What I'd seen, of course, was a promo for the TZone episode "Eye of the Beholder", first aired on November 11, 1960 - but I wouldn't learn that until years later. It wouldn't see the episode until I was 15 and the show in syndication - and even then, at that age, the climactic scene towards the end was like an electric shock, even though I knew it was coming. I've got the boxed DVD set of the entire series, and have long made peace with that episode - but man, those faces stayed with me a long time.

[@Seaglassandsage]

I didn’t find this scary at all even as a child.. I actually remember it. I found the Bert and Ernie in a Tutankhamen pyramid seen absolutely terrifying though.

[@thechadford8572]

I can't be the only person who was afraid to watch the short when it started.

[@intervalgaming6196]

yeah u were

[@catyoinnoriakitty1994]

you aren’t lul

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

That's not a very Chad thing to say

[@Firecelebi]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 A real chad is in touch with his emotions bro

[@AwesomeCoolGuy2133]

Firecelebi bro...

[@AngelWingsYT]

this wasnt creepy it had a good moral. being mean for no reason will distroy you

[@Akronox.]

blameitonjorge's voice can make any story creepy and perfect to watch