Ballad of The Count: 'When I'm Alone I &%#$ Myself'

As is the case with most people under 40 who grew up in the United States, memories of Sesame Street are woven deep into the tapestry of my childhood. So with today being the show's 40th anniversary and all, I've been thinking all day about posting a favorite clip of mine from way back when, most of which are available on YouTube now. In doing so, I wanted to find a clip featuring one or both of my favorite characters from the show, The Count and Cookie Monster, the thinly veiled intellectual snob and the unrestrained glutton of the show, both of which have always spoken to me for some reason. Anyway, my first choice was one I can still remember vividly from my childhood, a skit in which The Count counts a plate of cookies as Cookie Monster eats them, but then I remembered an altered Sesame Street song sketch I'd seen about a year ago that features The Count and, well, it's just too hilarious not to post.

Enjoy...