Snakes on Film

Nitpicking Snakes’ Appearances in Movies and on Television

Sesame Street: “Hello, Sammy!”

Year: 1988
Format: Television
Categories: Children’s Programming
Posted on January 2, 2010

There was a second Sammy the Snake on Sesame Street; whereas his 1971 appearance was an original and classic song; his reappearance in May 1988 with guest star Carol Channing, singing Hello, Sammy! — i.e., a spoof of “Hello, Dolly!” with snake- and letter-S-friendly lyrics — was, well, less memorable and more risible. (“You make me glow, Sammy / ’Cause you’re so … clammy”?)

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Animation and Animatronics Computer graphics and animatronic puppets do what real snakes can’t. (10)
Biological Impossibilities What this film shows, snakes just can’t do. (9)
Children’s Programming Brought to you by the letter S. (3)
Help! It’s Harmless! Harmless snakes used as stand-ins for their deadly counterparts. (9)
Holy Crap, It’s Real! I can’t believe they used the real thing. (7)
It Came from IKEA Your giant toy snake is utterly realistic. (3)
It’s Just a Cartoon Snakes can’t talk. But you know what? Neither can any other animal. (1)
It’s Just a Snake, Dr. Jones Indiana Jones is a big pussy. (5)
My Snake Will Kill You Now, Mr. Bond Snakes can’t stand bad acting. That’s why they’re always trying to kill Roger Moore. (4)
No Freudian Implications Here, No Sir Sometimes a snake is just a snake. Not here, though. (2)
Old World, New World What are South American snakes doing in medieval Europe? (5)
Pet Store Stand-ins You’ve seen it on the big screen, now buy it at the local pet store. (10)
Snakesploitation Movies Giant snakes, gratuitous nudity. Ain’t life grand? (3)

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