Comments on: The Computer Monster. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raincoaster http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-102792 raincoaster Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:11:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/#comment-102792 There's also <a href="http://raincoaster.com/2007/03/30/stone-age-computing-maria-lays-it-down-old-skool-for-cookie-monster/" rel="nofollow">this Sesame Street video</a>, where Maria explains to Cookie Monster how computers work. I must say, it took, because I'm sure he was my sysadmin at one point... There’s also this Sesame Street video, where Maria explains to Cookie Monster how computers work. I must say, it took, because I’m sure he was my sysadmin at one point…

]]> By: Anita http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-102778 Anita Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:12:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/#comment-102778 It's actually from 1967. The video is from a computer training session that Jim Henson put together for IBM. The monster at the time was called "Arnold the Munching Monster". After his first appearance, Arnold sat in Henson's closet for 2 years, until it made a brief appearance in 2 Munchos potato crisp commercials. When Arnold appeared in Sesame Street in 1969/1970 (its first season), he was unnamed and still rather scary. He quickly was fashioned as the Cookie Monster and took on the toothless "friendly monster" appearance we all know and love today. I submitted the video to digg (link <a href="http://digg.com/videos_comedy/CLASSIC_Cookie_Monster_s_first_appearance_a_training_video_for_IBM" rel="nofollow">here</a>) for anyone that likes it. I thought it was hilarious. It’s actually from 1967. The video is from a computer training session that Jim Henson put together for IBM. The monster at the time was called “Arnold the Munching Monster”. After his first appearance, Arnold sat in Henson’s closet for 2 years, until it made a brief appearance in 2 Munchos potato crisp commercials.

When Arnold appeared in Sesame Street in 1969/1970 (its first season), he was unnamed and still rather scary. He quickly was fashioned as the Cookie Monster and took on the toothless “friendly monster” appearance we all know and love today.

I submitted the video to digg (link here) for anyone that likes it. I thought it was hilarious.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-102767 Miss Cellania Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/#comment-102767 Thanks, Lala! I had wondered how old this clip was, and from the link you posted, I would guess late 60s. Thanks, Lala! I had wondered how old this clip was, and from the link you posted, I would guess late 60s.

]]> By: Lala http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-102766 Lala Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:49:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/#comment-102766 this is so old! i read on a few websites that this is what cookie monster looked like back when, green w/ teeth and more scary lookin, here's a link of "Cookie Monster through the years: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Cookie_Monster_Through_the_Years this is so old! i read on a few websites that this is what cookie monster looked like back when, green w/ teeth and more scary lookin, here’s a link of “Cookie Monster through the years: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Cookie_Monster_Through_the_Years

]]> By: Kerozene http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-102756 Kerozene Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:41:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/#comment-102756 So cookie monster used to have teeth? Thats a new one to me. So cookie monster used to have teeth? Thats a new one to me.

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