This clip of children gleefully shouting their favorite euphemisms for their bathroom...dealings comes from the Sesame Street potty-training DVD Elmo's Potty Time. I think it's supposed to be a discursive laxative or something. My sister had it on for my one-and-a-half-year-old nephew this weekend, and when these kids started screaming their heads off about pooping and peeing, I wondered why I hadn't seen this before. I mean, hello, viral. This Yelp thread suggests it was once uploaded to YouTube (the direct link to the video says it was removed for a terms of use violation, which makes no sense since YouTube is full of Sesame Street clips and what kind of fucked-up terms of use wouldn't allow children the pleasure of wailing about defecation? Talking about is way different than going! To wit, I haven't messed myself once since starting this post!).
Anyway, I put it on DailyMotion to be safe. If the world is to become a better place, more people need to see this. It is the only path to joy. Swear. The potty prophet told me. My favorites are the little girls who are embracing as they say, "We call it poo-poo," as though they're talking about their new couch from Ikea or some other important life decision. I guess when you're 4 or 5, determining how to refer to your feces really is an important life decision.
Also, obviously, the word "dookie" being uttered on Sesame Street needs a permanent, easily streamed monument. I'm not even that impressed with potty humor usually, but this thing really had me at "dookie."
Oh yeah, this was on constant rotation when my daughter was in that stage. I even used to be able to sing (from memory) the soulful tribute to learning how to use the potty by yourself that Elmo's dad sings at the beginning of the DVD. Good times.
Posted by: birdgal | September 10, 2009 at 12:08 PM
I needed a real genuine laugh today, and that definitely brought it. "DOODIE!!!!"
Posted by: Steph | September 10, 2009 at 12:58 PM
My entire office is now chorusing "I REALLY NEED TO URINATE!"
Posted by: Chris | September 10, 2009 at 01:00 PM
That's...that's amazing. XD
Posted by: Dio | September 10, 2009 at 01:17 PM
they said caca. isn't that "shit" in spanish?
Posted by: juppy | September 10, 2009 at 01:28 PM
I think I love you.
Posted by: Caroline | September 10, 2009 at 01:54 PM
I hope those kids turn famous and we can look back on this.
Posted by: Liz | September 10, 2009 at 01:56 PM
I do a pee pee pee pee.
Posted by: steele | September 10, 2009 at 02:16 PM
Clearly, dooky is the best. Nothing else comes close.
Posted by: Miss Lisa | September 10, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Did that little girl say, "when I'm sleeping the pee pee comes out of me?" This video made my day!
Posted by: twitter.com/MyHeartsOnFire | September 10, 2009 at 02:40 PM
the febreeze noticeables ad following the post really answered some existential questions for me.
Posted by: yungrii | September 10, 2009 at 03:23 PM
My nephew calls it "dropping a deuce" or "growing a tail". He's six.
Posted by: Syd | September 10, 2009 at 04:19 PM
Faves (in no particular order)
- The way green girl softy utters "tinkle."
- Dookie(y)
- Anything the one with Downs said
Posted by: Dennang | September 10, 2009 at 04:22 PM
There was a video that videogum posted and commented on a few weeks ago - a silly parent put a kids first poo in full view youtube - and it was removed for a TOS violation. So, defecating and kids are a definite no no.
Posted by: bingo | September 10, 2009 at 04:23 PM
That "I call it Dookie" kid is the BEST. I honestly tried to make my 2 year old start calling it that after watching this.
I WILL say that on the whole video they do this thing where Elmo can put the little potty wherever he wants. That ONE trick was immediate potty training for my oldest. I said, "sure put it wherever you want" He wanted it RIGHT inside the door of MY bathroom. So for a few weeks we had to be careful not to trip over it but he never had another accident again.
Weird brilliant Elmo.
"I call it Dookie!"
Posted by: Erin K | September 10, 2009 at 05:37 PM
Bwahahaha! The dookie boy cracked me up. I usually said "number one" and "number two" when I was little.
Posted by: brista | September 10, 2009 at 06:56 PM
The best bit is that you've put it on Daily Motion.
Posted by: George | September 10, 2009 at 07:55 PM
That was incredible. I seriously dribbled water down my chin when that kid said "I call it DOOKIE!"
Posted by: Sara | September 11, 2009 at 03:09 AM
DOOOOODIE!
Hell yes, this is the very ESSENCE of the internets. And CNN/Fox/MSNBC/Daily Show news.
Posted by: Theo | September 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM
I'm sorry - a bunch of toddler's all screaming in unison "I HAVE TO URINATE!" .. Rich, again you shock me with how much more I can love you every day.
Posted by: frannycheska | September 11, 2009 at 04:04 PM
You had me at dookie. Yes, yes and yes.
Posted by: Ramou | September 12, 2009 at 10:17 AM
I was sold at the group chorus of, "I have to urinate!"
SOLD.
Posted by: Darren | September 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I hate kids.
Posted by: Misery | September 13, 2009 at 08:27 PM
haaha, oh my goodness! My husband posted this on Youtube/MySpace a couple of years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vcVGzYBKFc&feature=channel_page
Along with a Grover poops one (I think from the same DVD), just in case you're looking for more Sesame St poop shenanigans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEMetTn5xI
Posted by: Kim | September 13, 2009 at 10:47 PM
My 3 year old son is ENTRANCED by this whole video. At the beginning, we meet Elmo's daddy, and he's *creepy.*
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