On “Sesame Street,” Roscoe Orman has played the part of “Gordon” for more than 30 years. And a better black role model would be hard to imagine.But shortly before Mr. Orman got that gig, he starred as a badass pimp in the 1974 blaxploitation flick “Willie Dynamite.”
So let’s double up on some Roscoe Orman this mornin’, shall we? YouTube style.
In the “pimp council” scene, also keep a sharp eye out for a “Sanford & Son” co-star. (Not to mention Robert DoQui, a charter member of the Black C-Listers Hall of Fame.)
I remember that Gordon. Was he the second one? Holly Robinson Peete's dad played Gordon too.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that a parental advisory sticker was slapped on the DVDs of the early Sesame Street episodes? Something about same sex muppets sharing an abode, Oscar's anger management issues, Cookie Monster's bad eating habits, etc. Today's kids might be negatively influenced. :rolleyes:
Anyway, I loved Sesame Street!
Isn't this the actor who elicited so much surprise by appearing in the final season of The Wire?
ReplyDelete^ Surprised the hell out of me.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that a parental advisory sticker was slapped on the DVDs of the early Sesame Street episodes? Something about same sex muppets sharing an abode, Oscar's anger management issues...
ReplyDeleteOscar was outta control in those early years. One time he called Susan a cunt.
On an tangential but somewhat related note, I hear that Clarke Peters was on Damages last night, alongside John Doman.
ReplyDeleteI can never get enough Clarke Peters, especially after the teasing we got on U.S. Life on Mars.
Haha! Talk about a study in contrasts!
ReplyDeleteWhen I get home, I'll play both clips simultaneously at level 10, while getting high... fun times!
Omg first of all, thanks for the legitimization for the Black C-Lister concept. Robert DoQui is a PERFECT example. Just perfect. My heart is warmed.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, did you see Tropic Thunder? Either way, now that its an Oscar nominated role (somehow) don't you think Robert Downey Jr looked CRAZY like Robert DoQui in that blackface? I would want my estate to sue.
Thank you for putting this together.
@bklyn6
Matt Robinson was the original Gordon and Holly Robinson's dad: http://blog.wfmu.org/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/25/matt_robinson.jpg
^Although I remember him, I could'nt picture him in my head. Thanks for the visual thembi.
ReplyDeleteThere's another problem..
ReplyDeleteMY Bitches!
You saying you can't control YO bitches?
You gotta collect-a-vize or you run!
UBM---OMG! I am rolling over here.---Pure Brilliance is all I can say.
p.s. who was the Sandford and Son co-star? I missed it.
^ The cat who played Sugar ("Sweet.") is Nathaniel Taylor, a.k.a. Rollo.
ReplyDeleteDamn! Who knew? I used to dig "Gordon" during my SS years. Wow.
ReplyDelete"Did you know that a parental advisory sticker was slapped on the DVDs of the early Sesame Street episodes? Something about same sex muppets sharing an abode, Oscar's anger management issues, Cookie Monster's bad eating habits, etc. Today's kids might be negatively influenced."
ReplyDeleteNot sure how much of a hack joke you were going for there Bklyn6, but indeed there was a disclaimer on the DVDs before each episode about how the shows were for adults and their nostaliga purposes. It had mostly to do with some filmed sequences of children playing and running through rugged construction sites by themsevles.