Mom, there’s an alligator in my room
I got this skit from Sesame Street in my head last night and I’m still singing it today. Geez. It still makes me laugh.
Mom: (in doorway, to Gerald, who is in bed) Goodnight, dear.
Dad: (in doorway, too, to Gerald) Goodnight, Gerald. (and to the dog, on the floor beside the bed) Goodnight, Sparky.
Mom: (to Sparky) Goodnight, Sparky.
Gerald: Goodnight, Mom. Goodnight, Dad. Goodnight, Sparky.
(Door closes and lights go out. Sparky jumps up and runs to the foot of the bed where he makes a huge shadow of an alligator on the wall)
Sparky: (singing) Imagine me an alligator! (chorus in background sings “Alligator!”)
Gerald: MOM! There’s an alligator in my room!
Mom: (coming in; Sparky dashes back beside the bed) I don’t see an alligator.
Gerald: Sure, it’s not there now, but when you turn out the light, it’s there!
Mom: Go to sleep, Gerald. It’s just your imagination.
(Door closes and lights go out. Up jumps Sparky.)
Sparky: (singing) Sweet potato! (chorus: “Alligator!”) I was lookin’ –
Gerald: MOM!!!!!
Mom & Dad: (opening door; Sparky of course returns to spot) What is it?!
Gerald: The alligator! It’s back!
Mom: (leaving) Go to sleep, Gerald.
(Sparky resumes his song)
Sparky: (singing) And you came by for me to munch ya!
I’m afraid of gettin’ thinner
Won’t you please become my dinner –
Gerald: (peeking over the end of the bed) Sparky!!! It was you all the time!
(Sparky blushes and goes to sleep)
Mom: (from hallway) What is that singing?
Gerald: Oh, nothing, Mom. Just your imagination. (grins)
I found these lyrics here. But does he say “Sweet Potato” or “I eat Potato”? I always thought he said “I eat potato”.
23 Responses to “Mom, there’s an alligator in my room”
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
When people ass happy is a helliva thing eh! Yuh reaslise I eh budder yuh about posting in a while.
By ttfootball on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Hottie this is what was was happenin when he eh post for a while, he was watchin sesame street LOL
Mani this is real kicks LOL
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Hottie, eh? I doh ketch, lol.
ttfootball, no I wasn’t watching no Sesame street….my cousin said a line from it and it stuck in my head.
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
but yeah gyul, is real kicks…that’s one of my favourite skits.
By Carnival Jumbie (Diva) on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
This is my all time favourite toon from sesame street. Oh lord i wish i had this on ringtone.
By nandini on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
i remember this one. sesame street is awesome! remember the one with the hippo? “hippos are heavy!”
By Chennette on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Another favourite - the one with the big-frizzy hair girl who speaks in the deadest drawly voice, and ends up “Plants need water man, plants need water!”
And let Mani relax with Sesame Street - at least he blogging and giving people stuck in work and in airports something to do - although the people in the Club Caribbean lounge in Barbados may not appreciate my singing the songs that come to mind now.
By Mani on Nov 29, 2006 | Reply
Carnival Jumbie, we could lime gyul.
Nandini, I really doh remember that one yuh know. But it sounding vaguely familiar.
Chennete, that is another classic. “It looks funny” lol.
Chennette, doh study them gyul. I wasn’t watching no Sesame Street. It just come in my head. I stop watching Sesame Street since I start going secondary school. But Chennete gyul, you doh stay in one place at all?
By Chennette on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
I in T&T now until Sunday. Once I get some doubles, life is all good. Although we have water problems, and I hear is not just our area in Central…what’s going on WASA - why no public statement?
By Mani on Nov 30, 2006 | Reply
lol, Chennette. Well you have to get a cold coconut water also. WASA does only give public statement when vaps ketch them. Don’t expect one. Just assume that at any time of the day you can be without water.
By Chennette on Dec 1, 2006 | Reply
They send trucks to deliver water to everyone in the area. No water at all since before the weekend. It’s been a while since it was this bad. But a good way to answer when people from foreign ask me why T&T, with all its amenities and knowledge is considered Third World. Sigh.
By bella on Dec 1, 2006 | Reply
I am SUCH a Sesame Street peong. The American husband is amazed at how much Trinis remember old classic episodes of Sesame Street, quoting verbatim and ting. I just got myself a copy of Sesame Street Old School 1969-1974. Haven’t watched it yet, but I know alot of those old skits and songs are on there. Remember the Ladybug Picnic? That was my favorite!
Holla back when you want to reminisce about old commercials, Mani - I just was remembering those old insurance ads with Sparrow and Kitch. “Run - I nearly buss me head…Living running from the dead…” I would love to see those on YouTube.
By Mani on Dec 4, 2006 | Reply
Chennette, what would ever make anyone think we were third world?
Bella, I really don’t remember the ladybug picnic, you’re going to have to jog my memory.
But yeah I plan to reminisce about old commercials soon. Those two ads with kitch and sparrow were some of my favourite ever….my sisters and I laughed till we cried the first time we saw the kitch one
By Carnival Jumbie (Diva) on Dec 7, 2006 | Reply
You don’t remember lady bug picnic!!!!!
Nah! I take back that stripe!
“One, two ,three , four,five ,six,seven,eight ,nine, ten, eleven,twelve as they chattered away at the ladybug’s picnic..”????
By Danielle on Feb 8, 2007 | Reply
I JUSSSSSST was blogging about how Trinis love Sesame Street and came across your post. Nice, man.
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By Mani on Feb 9, 2007 | Reply
lol, well thanks! Nice to meet another Trini out here in the wilderness.
By Tristan on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
hahahaha
Brace! I am a Trini looking for this clip and came across this post. Random. Something about trini and sesame street boy.
By Mani on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
lol, it have something.
By jane on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
My all time favourite sesame street skit is …”There’s a hole in the bucket, dear lila, dear lila. there’s a hole in the bucket, dear lila, a hole.
Well fix it dear henry, dear henry, dear henry. well fix it dear henry, dear henry, fix it.
with what shall I fix it, dear lila, dear lila? with what shall I fix it dear lila, with what?…..
Love henry and lila!
By jane on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
And how could I forget the singing orange….on the kitchen counter and all the stuff on the counter become her eays and ears and she starts singing! hilarious. Brings back memories.
By jane on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
lady bugs picnic is on you tube! LOL!
By jane on Jul 30, 2008 | Reply
I meant Henry and Liza.
By Sarah on Aug 8, 2008 | Reply
I was looking for this clip and I found this! Thanks for the lyrics! I’ve been singing this for days!