Hell yeah! Early literacy, baby!

When I was a kid, a program called "The Letter People" was used as an instructional aid. Each letter had a character with different traits and a snappy song to match! Apparently, they've changed some of the characteristics to make them less offensive to the new brand of kiddies- so no more Ripping Rubberbands.

Also tragically changed was Mr. X- who had a wicked, wicked song! Behold the synth weirdness!



My brother (TRON/GangstaFam) was OBSESSED with Mr. S when he was little, even dressing up in his own Super Socks and running around the living room!

Here's the song:



As I was obsessed with anything that had the letter V, and still am, to a degree. Part of the appeal of Valparaiso University for me was the yellow V. So I was all about the violet, velvet vests of Mr. V!



What were your favorites? Any memories of the letter people?

Moonbeam said:

I somehow have the feeling he never grew out of that...




Kewl songs, btw!

PS, the S song starts with a Motown sample of a Jimmy Ruffin song!

Naughty.

Moonbeam said:

And I will not remark on this. It's too easy.

HamsterHuey said:

"I am a super sonic streak in the sky!"


Oh myyyy.

I am scared of Mr X. now.

My favorite was Mr. M., "Munchy Mouth."


But I think I preferred the show's theme song to any one character theme.

HamsterHuey said:

It's got groooove. 8)

HamsterHuey said:

All wrong!

Lammastide said:

Mr. M was cool too, a real favorite along with Mr. R.

Here they in all of their glory.

Ripping Rubberbands!



Mr. M, with the intro!

OMFG that brings back memories of the 70's

We never had this in HOlland, so to me it is all new. And scary, sometimes. Mr X freaks me out.

OMG, y'all are killing me over here!

The tv people over there were on some major drugs, I am sure.

TRON said:

Hello, Mr. S!

Oh my. The Renner Co. is online! That's a long time ago!

Should we invade chat?

TRON said:

You failed to answer -- Selena or Sepsy biatch?!

HamsterHuey said:

We never had it in South Africa either, although I kinda wish we had! hehe

Gooey

CHAT!

This thread took me right back to kindergarton.

AHHHHH!!!!! This used to be the SHOW!!!

Jumping on my mom's bed to the theme song...imitating the characters after the show went off...life was so simple.


Introducting Miss A!!!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

MoniGram said:

I now imagine all them kids packed in kartons somehow. Pod people.

HamsterHuey said:

I was forever traumatized by these. My kindergarten teacher had stuffed animal versions of each of these that she was making for the class. I dared pick one up to look at it before it was finished and she spanked me in front of the entire class. Still hate the bitch to this day.

We had blow-up versions of these in our kindergarten class hung up around the room as we got to them each week.

Our first was Mr. M. I'll forever remember his song. "I'm Mr. M with a munching mouth... my mouth goes munch munch munch...."

The TV show was utter crap though. Some of the worst production values in the history of children's television. Turn up the damn lights! It's like "Meet the Feebles" but not on purpose and without the sex.

I hate that they got all politically correct and changed a bunch of them. I was outraged when they did it.

I don't think I ever watched The Letter People. I use to watch Sesame Street,and Romper Room.

TRON said: