The Count von Count

November 27, 1972. That's when Count von Count made his debut on Sesame Street. My fixation with the supernatural becomes so much more clear to me. I remember the early days of the Count when his segments included a haunted house with lots of bats flying around to count, naturally. Jerry Nelson created the character and modeled him after Bela Legosi's Count Dracula.  A much less scary Count Dracula, admittedly.

Count von Count

I don't think we give enough credit to Jim Henson for making monsters so much fun.

Let's all honor the Count today doing what we do best- buying things over the internet. Maybe that's just me. Redbubble has some very funny t shirts.

Redbubble: Vampire Body Count

Redbubble: Snuffy the Vampire Slayer

Redbubble: Counting

And, we should all have a plush count watching over us.

Gund: Plush Count

Happy Birthday Count von Count!

Song of the Count