Part of the nostalgic quality of Boards of Canada's music come from their extensive sampling of 70's and 80's era children television programs. One commonly sampled program is the US program Sesame Street, created by the Children's Television Workshop.

Confirmed samples

• "Bye-bye-bye-bye" ("Sunshine Recorder") - "Different Mes" animated sketch (same as "I feel proud" speech)
• "I feel proud" speech ("Whitewater" - "Different Mes" animated sketch (removed from YouTube)
• Reversed speech ("Sixtyten")

  "Different Mes"

  A boy explains how has many "different mes" for all his different emotions.

  • Video: YouTube (removed)
• "Yeah, that's right" ("Aquarius") - Animated sketch
• "Orange!" ("Aquarius")

  "O for Orange" by Bruce Cayard (Episode 2483, aired May 11, 1998)

  A colorless man sucks the hue out of an orange.

  • Video: YouTube (1, 2)

Unconfirmed samples

• "Alphaquest" theme ("Roygbiv (Alphaquest mix)") - title music from a recurring segment, "Alphaquest"
• "I love you" ("The Color of the Fire")- believed to come from a sketch similiar to this one.

External links

• Sesame Street article at Wikipedia
• Sesame Street article at MuppetWiki
• Official site hosted by PBS

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