Greats as Youngsters

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Ok, so I wasn't sure if I should put this in the funnies section, or create a new horror / thriller section

This is James Earl Jones in 1969 speaking the alphabet on Sesame Street. He was the first guest on Sesame Street.


All well and good.

But look at his facial expressions? It looks like he's going through some massive moment of significant realisation in his own life while speaking this, I mean look at when he gets to "I", that's where it all starts, before that he seems to be quite enjoying himself. "L" looks like it's really taken him by surprise, then "M" and "N" both look like he's realising that Tutenkamun was in fact buried alive, but "O" brings him back around to full understanding, and from here on in it's plain sailing.

But what happened in that gap between "L" and "O"? Remember, this was 8 years before he played Darth Vader. Was this the moment that he knew he wasn't going to be able to fight off Emperor Palpetine's promises of power? Would he have become Darth Vader if it wasn't for Sesame Street, and why didn't Yoda divulge Anakin's involvement in Sesame Street before he passed, surely that was significant to the Skywalker family history?

Inquiring minds need to know.
 
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OMG, I had no idea how cool Sesame Street was!

Here's Richard Pryor giving the kids some serious schooling

 
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