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Remembering Mr. Hooperby ~mbaboon

Fan Art / Digital Art / Vector / Movies & TV

This is one of my entries to the Sesame Street contest over at Threadless ([link])

I really don't think it stands much of a chance of winning but, when considering ideas for this challenge, I searched through my memory banks for some defining moments in the show. Nothing on Sesame Street still resonates with me as much as when, as a youngster in 1983, I learned that Mr. Hooper (and actor Will Lee) passed away. The child in me still gets very upset as I remember it but, viewing the scene as an adult, I am shocked at how expertly the Sesame writers handled that moment. A truly amazing moment in children's television.

You can vote for the design at [link]

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~hyacinth-kate Sep 17, 2012

Mr. Hooper!

I was still a toddler then, but my Mom said I was sad when I heard about it.

~21giants Sep 15, 2012

hoopers store was the best

~Arulein Sep 15, 2012

I am one of the first generation Sesame Street viewers. I was three years old when it hit the airwaves in 1966. And Mr. Hooper was like my third grandfather. Needless to say that I was well out of the age range for viewing the show when he died, but when I found out they were writing his death into the show I made a point to watch. I was a senior in high school. It's one of my biggest television memories.

Just wanted to say thank you for this. Please accept a llama as a token of my appreciation.

~mbaboon Sep 17, 2012

Thanks so much.

~Arulein Sep 15, 2012

argh. Sesame Street started in 1969. *I* started in 1966. D'oh!

~BuddyBoy600 Sep 2, 2012

I was born in 1987 (5 years after Will Lee died). But I remember seeing this moment on "Sesame Street 20: .... And Still Counting!" When Bill Cosby remarked that back in 1982, Will Lee, The actor who played Mr. Hooper died. He was not replaced by another actor. The children were not told that Mr. Hooper went away. When Sesame Street's Mr. Hooper, died. Will Lee died on December 7th, 1982.