Al Jarnow

Al Jarnow is an animator, artist, sculptor, and filmmaker, whose video and animation works have appeared on Sesame Street and 3-2-1 Contact. He wrote the lyrics to "Box City Recycling Rap" (which he also directed), and co-wrote the rap "One Thousand Faces".

He produced and/or directed over 100 short films for Sesame Workshop, including "Yak", "Orange", "Floor Tiles", "Perspectives", "Litter Rap", "Real Cats Drink Milk", and "Three Primary Colors".

During his stint as an illustrator, Jarnow was a cover artist for Alfred Hitchcock Magazine and Agatha Christie titles. His artwork has been display at New York City's Museum of Modern Art and the Pompidou Center in Paris.

Segments

Up/Down - Dangerous
(First: Episode 0276)

Yak You Yes (Y)
(First: Episode 0301)

The Ten Steps 1-10/10-1
(First: Episode 0997)

Monster Kits^[1]
(First: Episode 1014)

Chase: Dog & Cat Race Around, Thru House^[1]
(First: Episode 1020)

Around & Through^[1]
(First: Episode 1042)

AT Blending^[1]
(First: Episode 1101)

Small F - flower in the forest^[1]
(First: Episode 1102)

Over the Fence Cat & Dog/Boy and Girl^[2]
(First: Episode 1210)

Five Bears in the Bed^[3]
(First: Episode 1231)

Blocks: Obstacle Mix
(First: Episode 1446)

Blocks: Train Tracks
(First: Episode 1447)

Pegboard
Music: Tom Perri
(First: Episode 1455)

Blocks: Architecture
(First: Episode 1459)

Rocks - Pond Crossing
(First: Episode 1459)

Blocks: Bunny Cooperation
(First: Episode 1463)

Real Cats Drink Milk
Music: Jonathan Larson
(First: Episode 1802)

Oranges - Unpeeled, Peeled, etc.
Music: Jonathan Larson
(First: Episode 1802)

Kitty Blocks
Music: Jonathan Larson
(First: Episode 1824)

Shell Life
(First: Episode 2031)

Earth Works
(First: Episode 2039)

Shell Zoom - A - Shell Spins In Sand
(First: Episode 2039)

Shell Zoom - B - Shell Spins In Sand
(First: Episode 2061)

Apple Scale
(First: Episode 2176)

Alphabet Implements
(First: Episode 2210)

Rock and Roll
(First: Episode 2234)

Rap Song (series of 8)
(First: Episode 2502)

"Litter Rap"
(First: Episode 2646)

Ocean
(First: Episode 2670)

Lake
(First: Episode 2700)

Island
(First: Episode 2731)

Family Drawings
(First: Episode 2759)

Kid Portrait: Katie
(First: Episode 2760)

Kid Portrait: Kerry
(First: Episode 2776)

Kid Portrait: Amelia
(First: Episode 2784)

Kid Portrait: Dai Xi
(First: Episode 2791)

Box City Recycling Rap
(First: Episode 2851)

Typefaces: Z
(First: Episode 2855)

Typefaces: X
(First: Episode 2862)

Typefaces: M
(First: Episode 2864)

Hand Tricks: "OP"
(First: Episode 2886)

Hand Tricks: "CH"
(First: Episode 2893)

"One Thousand Faces"
(First: Episode 2894)

"Imagination Landscape"
(First: Episode 2904)

Hand Tricks: "AKE"
(First: Episode 2935)

Hand Tricks: "WH"
(First: Episode 2937)

Navajo Blanket Design
(First: Episode 2963)

Navajo Blanket Weaving
(First: Episode 2976)

Navajo Kid Drawings - Clans
(First: Episode 2985)

Navajo Weaving: Paper Patterns
(First: Episode 2990)

Two Navajo Kids: Homes and Lifestyles
(First: Episode 2999)

Computer: N
(First: Episode 3039)

Computer: Tall/Short
(First: Episode 3042)

Classifying Beads - Jacket
(First: Episode 3045)

Puerto Rican Numbers 1-10/10-0
(First: Episode 3045)

Puerto Rican Numbers 10-0
(First: Episode 3048)

"Computer Kids"
(First: Episode 3058)

Computer: Between
(First: Episode 3059)

Hand Tricks: Letters (series of 6)
(First: Episode 3060)

Computer: E
(First: Episode 3071)

Classifying Beads - Necklace
(First: Episode 3076)

Computer: Forwards/Backwards
(First: Episode 3077)

Computer: G
(First: Episode 3112)

Computer: In/Out
(First: Episode 3122)

Writing Rain in Chinese
(First: Episode 3192)

Writing Tree in Chinese
(First: Episode 3198)

Indian Numbers 1-10
(First: Episode 3199)

Chinese Numbers 1-10/10-0
(First: Episode 3217)

Writing River in Chinese
(First: Episode 3219)

Zoo Drawing Story
(First: Episode 3328)

Letters on the Street (series of 7)
(First: Episode 3351)

Billy the Fish Drawing Story
(First: Episode 3358)

Square Dance Shoes Sorting
(First: Episode 3450)

Uses for Paper
(First: Episode 3482)

Floor Tiles
(First: Episode 3732)

Spring Symphony in the Meadow
(First: Episode 4150)

OK Go: "Three Primary Colors"
(First: Episode 4282)

Sources

External links

• "Vintage Paperbacks & Original Cover Art", appraisal on Antiques Roadshow.
• Al Jarnow Films
• Celestial Navigations: The Short Films Of Al Jarnow