Robin Williams Knew How To Get To Sesame Street

Robin Williams wore a lot of hats (and one time, for a few hours, a clown nose). He could be manically funny (on Carson or inGood Morning Vietnam),a total creeper (Insomnia,One Hour Photo), and a sagementor(Dead Poets Society,Good Will Hunting). One Robin you may not have known was the gentleeducator. It was a side of him his kids probably saw a lot of, but the rest of us only glimpsed during his many visits to Sesame Street.

Beginning in 1990, Robin would drop by, hang out with Elmo, and teach us a thing or two. It’s fun to watch him try to figure out whether his shoe is alive or tell the Two-Headed Monster about the nature of conflict. But it’s also really heart-warming to see him cater to kids while just being himself(albeit a slightly more family friendly version). No Doubtfire prosthetics, no Jumangi visual effects,no Hookflying, just Robin and a few of our favorite friends. It’s another reminder that we didn’t lose one of our bestactors or comedians this week; we lost a national treasure.

1. What’s Alive?(1990)

2. What Can You Do With AStick? (1991)

3. On Being Inclusive With Our National Pastime (1991)

4. Monster In The Mirror (1991)

5. On Being Similar And Different (1993)

6. DemonstratingThe Use Of Knees(1998)

7. Conflict (2012)

Thanks, Ariel.