News Reports on the Sesame Street episode, Goodbye, Mr. Hooper From 1983
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Here are news reports of the actor Will Lee, who played the character Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street for 13 years up to that point, died a year prior, which the reports showcases Sesame Street’s upcoming response to his death at the time, the famous Goodbye, Mr. Hooper episode from 1983. And footage of the episode was shown in these reports, one day before the episode was broadcasted on November 24th of that year on PBS. These news reports also include some interviews with the cast and crew of the episode, such as writer Norman Stiles and actor Bob McGrath.
When Will Lee died on December 7, 1982, instead of recasting the role for the character, explaining Mr. Hooper's departure, or simply dropping him from the show without explanation, the producers of Sesame Street decided to have the character pass away as well. The staff that worked on this episode would listen to researchers to not reference Mr. Hooper “going to the hospital” for fear that a child might worry if a loved one gets sick and goes to a hospital. The staff also originally were going to add flashbacks from past episodes of him but ultimately rejected, citing that it would confuse children because, "for them, if something moves, it's alive. Which this resulted to one of the saddest moments in Sesame Street and children’s television history.
When the episode aired, it was beloved by many viewers who saw it, it even got a book adaptation a year later called I’ll Miss You, Mr. Hooper, and Sesame Street would continue to cover more serious topics like Adoption, Divorce, Racism, Parents in Prison, Foster Care, Homelessness, Autism, and other topics even to this very day. Because Sesame Street has always been treating its target audience with the level of intelligence and respect as they don’t dumbed things down to kids. Which is why it’s considered one of the most influential educational shows of all time.
Rest in Peace, Will Lee, Northern Calloway, Alaina Reed-Hall, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Caroll Spinney, you all will be deeply missed.
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I remember watching the Street Gang documentary with my dad (or at least part of it) and when it got to Big Bird saying “I’m gonna miss you Mr. Looper” I joked with all the affection in the world “RIP Mr. Hooper. The bird misnamed you to the very end.” Again, I did it with love so don’t think I was making fun of it because I wasn’t
I think that this particular episode was done beautifully.
These news reports from "CBS Evening News With Dan Rather" and KXAS-TV Channel 5 Fort Worth-Dallas (now NBC 5 KXAS-TV) in 1983, take a look back at "Seasme Street" at the upcoming episode on the "Death of Mr. Hooper" which aired on Thanksgiving Day. And we remember watching "Sesame Street" when we were living in Arizona as Will Lee as Mr. Hooper passed away in 1982 at 74, but the November 24, 1983 Thanksgiving Day episode of "Sesame Street" which originally aired on PBS, explained about the death of Mr. Hooper. But we watched a reversed CZcams video as copyright prevention from Sesame Workshop which produces "Sesame Street," as it dealt with the death of Mr. Hooper and his drawn picture by Big Bird. RIP Will Lee, Northern Calloway, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Alaina Reed Hall, Jim Henson and Carroll Spinney, and CBS News Correspondent Bruce Morton.
Do you remember when Mr. Hooper passed away.
yes
The actor Will Lee died on Dec. 7, 1982. The episode aired Thanksgiving Day 1983.
No. I can only imagine and understand why everyone loved him though. May he rest in peace. I send my deepest condolences
@@NFSBeast2365 Look at my reply above. The actor died on Dec. 7, 1982 and this episode aired Thanksgiving Day 1983.
please do News Reports on The Death Of Mr Hopper 1982 please?
Hooper, Brandon, HOOPER!
How do you explain death to a 4-year-old? The show didn't exactly, making it sound like people simply disappear one day and don't come back. It's a tough call, though: do you go into detail about illness and the increasing frailty that comes with old age and scare them? Maybe the grownups needed to tell Big Bird that even they don't understand it entirely.
They didn't want to put some religious tone to it, but did it in a way everyone agrees. Even those who believe death is the result of sin agree that an individual dies "Just because they did."