Milk, milk, milk... ('Sesame Street' Wednesday)

I've found what is arguably the second-scariest segment ever to appear on 'Sesame Street'!

I've always wanted to rank 'Sesame Street' skits based on how scary they are, and while the "D for Dart" cartoon is the one that sent me screaming and running out of the living room more than any other skit, it has stiff competition. For instance, the "Banjo Bert" segment has to rank very high - and believe me, I would be floored to find that one on YouTube!

I think the one that ranks second behind "D for Dart" is a lengthy live-action clip from 1975 about milk:



This clip is cited by countless others as the one that frightened them to no end. It was often considered a thrill like a haunted house or riding down Dayton Pike at night in the '70s.

The yodel produced by the hard-working farmer with big sideburns at the beginning is scary enough even if it wasn't a sign of what was to come. When the music gets faster as the guy runs out to the milk truck, one is reminded of a terrifying emergency like a bowl full of soggy cereal being spilled all over a kitchen floor.

The man in this clip is truly a textbook example of a life on the edge!

Notice also near the beginning of this segment that a dog is sniffing a cow's ass.

What type of music is that anyway? Others have described it as a jazz score, but the vocals and the low notes with the organ-like instrument remind me more of the softer new wave from the early MTV years.

Mill-mill is good for you!