NTV

Music by	Stephen Lawrence
Lyrics by	Mark Saltzman
Date	1984
Publisher	SJL Music Co. Sesame Street Inc.
First	Episode 2071

"NTV"^[1] is a Sesame Street song parodying the 1980s new wave music scene. On the MTV-spoofed channel of the same name, host Nora Nicks introduces the newest hit song from Nick Normal and the Nickmatics, referred to in the segment as "The Letter N."

In the song, Nick Normal recalls the events of one Friday afternoon, with each incident shown in flashback and all involving a negative word beginning with "N" (Nothing, Never, and No). At the song's coda, Nick looks on in horror as a giant animated letter N takes up the screen.

Notes

• The segment was directed by Lisa Simon and was taped on October 11, 1984.^[2]

• The music video features MTV-style captions at the beginning that refer to "N Records."

• In the segment's initial airing, the cutaways were shown in color and full screen. Subsequent airings from season 17 onward (starting with Episode 2129) presented the scenes in monochrome and letterboxed widescreen.

• The segment was notably featured in Episode 2888 in a scene where Maria and Big Bird are watching NTV in the Fix-It Shop. Nora Nicks makes a cameo shortly afterwards.

Releases

Online

• SesameStreet's YouTube Channel

Sources