My son just responded to my knock with "Who is it?," and I had a massive flashback after responding, "It's the plumber...." He was confused, I was confused. Thanks for clearing out the cobwebs! I was 7 in 1971 :) This was, at that time, *hilarious.*

@JimTurnerTech

7 жыл бұрын

We're about the same age. :-)

@MarkBlemish

7 жыл бұрын

It's still hilarious and will alway be :)

@ChristopherSobieniak

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes humor just transcends generations.

@rochelleb973

6 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo! I was seven also. I had a flash back with my grand when she said who is it. I had to come search for this

@saddad6601

5 жыл бұрын

This just happened to me with my wife. I have no idea where it came from but it happened.

I'm 48, and learned to read from Electric Company. My mother (who died in 2008) would reference this cartoon throughout her life, and especially when the plumber came. Thanks for sharing the memories.

@colleenhenry8022

5 жыл бұрын

Same here!! I loved this one too

@bustyrandit

2 жыл бұрын

I'm also 48. This was one of my fave sketches from The Electric Company as a kid. I've been saying "Who Is It?" to my wife every so often, while she thought it was funny, she'd never seen the sketch until I showed it to her. Now she gets it and thinks it's even funnier.

@alicegolightly9699

2 жыл бұрын

@@bustyrandit SAME here, I also learned how to read by the time I was three and this is STILL funny to me, for no reason...!

@gertrudelaronge6864

Жыл бұрын

​@@alicegolightly9699 Re ad Read.

@ninademci1500

8 ай бұрын

@solomonmemprys, I loved watching “The Electric Company”, and I learned a lot from it. I wish this show had been on in reruns when my daughter was in elementary school.

I saw this when it was new... and it put me on the floor. 44 years later... it's still insane!!

@KRW628

5 жыл бұрын

3 years later, and it just popped into my head.

@BirdTalk13

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Powell LOL! I also saw this when it was new and it popped into my head today when……I had to call the plumber to fix the sink!!! 🤣🤣🤣💖👍🏻

I'm 82 and just called the plumber to come and fix the sink and had this flashback from when my kids were small. I told my daughter who grew up on Sesame Street and Electric Company and she found and texted this link. Imagine, being able to re-bond over this 52 years later!

This was one of my favorite Electric Company animations. My mother and I made a game out of it: whenever I rang our buzzer when I came home from school, she'd answer, "Who is it?" and I'd start the "It's the plumber" routine, and she wouldn't buzz me in until I did it the fourth time (just before the plumber has a heart attack, or faints). Thanks for the memory!

@BarbsGrandkids

10 жыл бұрын

This show was back from my era too. I was sitting here and out of the blue, I said, " It's the plumber, I've come to fix the sink." Its a catchy saying, and Ive been saying it for many years. I just shared the animation with my grandkids :) they enjoyed it too :) Thanks for bringing it back to share it.

@brooke050870

10 жыл бұрын

Todd Larson, your mother sounds absolutely fantastic, twisted and hilarious! My son and I have similar "games!"

@lcooperhunter

7 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite, too. If someone knocks on my door (instead of using the doorbell), I go into this routine. Everyone who knows me knows that this is my absolute favorite. I was three when this came out.

@krustymadrid4953

Жыл бұрын

you were a lucky boy to have her as a mother!

@TVHouseHistorian

3 ай бұрын

😂 That is the *best* EC story! I’m convinced that the best memories were made in the 70’s and 80’s.

Thanks as always for the kind comments, everyone. I'm happy to see I share this childhood memory with so many others. Blessings to you all.

@e.kushner6661

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this very funny memory, from when my children were small. I also think of this skit whenever there's a need for a plumber.

@dannythompson463

2 ай бұрын

Since I was 10 years old, whenever I'm in the kitchen near the sink I always say the line "Its the plumber I've come to fix the sink". Thank you for this share.

I'm 54 and was just talking about getting a plumber to look at our sink and I had a flashback to this skit...literally haven't thought about it since I saw it as a young kid...All I learned from the Electric Comapny is evidently deeply engrained :). It was great to be able to see this again...thanks for posting it.

I quote this often when someone asks, "Who is it?" Invariably I get blank stares from the other person... I wish someone would get the reference! lol.

I remember seeing this segment about a hundred times in the '70s -- The Electric Company, a weekday show, used to repeat animated segments like this one three or more times a week until they were burned into our little noggins. This particular segment was among the first when the show hit the air in 1971. The vignette regarding the plumber with the heart condition wasn't the important part, at least as far as I was concerned. I remember thinking, at age nine, that the background music was among the coolest I'd ever heard. And these days, naturally, I am an enormous swing-and-jazz fan.

@MrRezRising

9 ай бұрын

Their music was iconic. I'm a drummer now and Sesesme and EC were my introduction to jazz, and they knew what they were doing. Blues Clues came along at some point and really ran with the whole repetition thing. This comment is brought to you by the letter 'B'.

Oh, I remember this from my childhood. It's so funny that when my children were young and I would knock on their bedroom door, they would ask: Who is it? I would respond the same...."It's the plumber, I've come to fix the sink". So they've grown up listening to me say that but never saw it. Now I can show it to them. I never thought too search for it until now. I'm so happy I have. It's wonderful. Thanks for having it here!!!!

@evetteurbino

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry for such late response. I didn't get your post till just today. I don't know why. But Yes, something so simple stays with you. I've used that line so much...."Who Is It? It's the Plumber, I've come to fix the sink", with my children when they were tiny (they're adults now) and we still use it. I finally had to find it so that I could share it with them. I don't think that this segment is shown any more?

RIP The Plumber. He never fixed that sink.

@ JimTurner WoW what a blast from my childhood. Imagine today trying to explain the antics of Wiley E Coyote, Uncle Remus or a plumber dying from a heart attack. We are all sooooo overly sensitive and over-PC. We all turned out ok and didn't wear bicycle helmets while eating peanut butter sandwiches and never got participation awards! Thank you for the fond memories of not having to be PC! Bring on the original Sesame street, electric company and my sister's favorite "the magic garden" GO PBS NY!

I can only hope that when it's my time to go, I remember to go out like this guy.

One of my of my favorite sketches from THE ELECTRIC COMPANY.

When I taught first grade years ago, my students loved the Electric Company and this sketch was one of our favorites.

Yes! I don't think this will never get old. I enjoyed it as a child, but enjoy it more now! Great stuff! 😂

I just asked my hubby if he ever saw this skit, he hadn’t, so I sent it to him. I loved this!!! I’m 55 and loved Electric Company! Easy Reader was my dude 😎

@garyblanchard1084

Жыл бұрын

And now Morgan Freeman is a superstar hall of famer

@noahpartic7586

Жыл бұрын

The Electric Company is where I 1st came across Morgan Freeman & has been all over Hollywood to this day.

I only hope that when my time comes I have the wherewithal to remember to croak this way :)

We've had plumbers working on the house, and every time my wife says something about the plumbing work I hear this in my head. She did not grow up in the US so I wanted show this to her. Thank you for posting!

This reminds me of Cheech and Chong's "Dave's not here"

@robsweeney6341

4 жыл бұрын

Same year too.

I remember this great funny clip on the electric company. They did the samething on Captain Kangaroo. At my old job. There were lots of doors to open and close. You had to knock before you open them. I knocked on one door. Cindy said who is it? I said it's the plumber iv'e come to fix the sink. Cindy said come in. I said cool. I came in she said Hi. I said Hi and we both went back to work. That was along time ago. 😊

52. And remember this like yesterday. Hard to believe it came out the year I was born.

50+ years later, and my sisters and I still quote this! It sounds like a joke that Gabe Kaplan would tell on “Welcome Back Kotter”.

@proudmoon3

3 ай бұрын

Another classic show!

The skit that teaches TIMING IS EVERYTHING! Thanks for a much needed laugh! My timing is sitting down taking a break from trying to fix a lawnmower and finding this!

I can't believe I found this. I was knocking on the bathroom door other day at work, the boss said in a squueky voice, who is it? I blurted out, It's the plumber, I've come to fix the sink. I'm not sure he fgot it, but you guys did lol. Awsome.

At 10 I thought this was the funniest bit ever, loved, loved, loved The Electric Company

from the noise the plumber makes when he's walking, it sounds like he replaced his own hip with a ratchet from his toolbox (couldn't afford hip replacement surgery)

@ChristopherSobieniak

6 жыл бұрын

Hard times!

Loved that show - As a kid, I never got much out of Seseme Street, except for Grover. Electric Company had humor that adults can laugh at.

One of the best-spent sixty seconds of your life, right here with this video clip. 😎👍🏻

I wonder if the voice actor is Vincent Pastore..sure sounds like him. PS: I loved the Electric Company and am glad to have been a kid when ti was new.

This teaches you that plummah is spelled p-l-u-m-b-e-r

I’m 60 and this was a fav from the electric company

LOL, "Hmm, I forgot to read the TITLE of this video as Jim posted it, right up at the top of here!"

Watching an old All in the Family, Archie answers the door to a guy who goes "I've come to fix the fridge", and BOOM total recall of this sketch.

This takes me back, I can't believe I remembered this today!

My dad used to say "It's the plumber" whenever he came home, and I only just now realized why!

Classic cartoon from the Electric Company show. Poor plumber never got to fix the sink!😆🤣🤣

This has lived rent free in my head. Till this day, when i knock on my mom's door, she will say whooooo is it? And I will say, its the plumber, I've come to fix the sink.

One of those things I could remember throughout my lifetime but could never remember where I heard it. Now at 56, thank you KZread!!

I remember this one and letterman..this definitely brings me back..thanks for posting it

I saw this as a little kid, as I watched Electric Company a lot when it was originally on, and I really started reading and pencil-writing at 3 years old, even though most kids don't get literate until they start school. It cracks me up now that I'm grown up and see what is going on here. The plumber probably can't see that it's a parrot saying "who is it," and he is frustrated that no one is opening the door.

My dad used to say this to my brother and I whenever we said who is it. I am only 15, but he grew up in the 70's. He died when I was 11 and my brother was 8, this is a video that I hold very near to my heart

@MargieM10

6 жыл бұрын

quinn murphy Such a sweet memory! Thanks for sharing it.

Just saw Stoey Mitchell tell this joke on a Carol Burnett rerun from 10/23/69. Remembered this cartoon from when I was 7.. Burst out laughing and had to find it. Thank you, OP.

I'm 57 years old and I had to show this to my older brother. We laughed and laughed!

My husband and I use this whenever I come home. I didn’t actually remember the ending though. That was even funnier then I remembered.

50 years old and loved this since I was 2😊

I remember seeing this a bazillion times on PBS in the late 70's & early 80's. Poor Plumber. The sink wasn't the only thing in need of fixing😱.

I'm doing some plumbing today under my kitchen sink, and it's not going too well. I'd give anything for this guy's help! Was sitting here joking with myself about it and remembered this from when I was a kid. I watced this cartoon almost every day for months when it was originally on The Electric Company. Thank you for posting it, and helping make my rotten day go a little nicer with a giggle. lol

@beth063

9 жыл бұрын

+Beth S p.s. I was 8 in 1971. I am one of the original Electric Company Kids. :) If it wasn't the ELC, it was Sesame Street. Manamana. ;)

@KenGrunke

9 жыл бұрын

+Beth S Do, do, do-do doo. I was just singing that this morning! I love this bit with the plumber, used to watch it with ya. (Beth's big brother here) Too bad he croaked!

@garyblanchard1084

Жыл бұрын

The water main break at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena somehow reminded me of this classic hilarious skit!!

Wow this brings back so many memories. Anyone who remembers this is a friend of mine 😜

The line, “It’s the plumber. I’ve come to fix the sink.” is a line I’ve heard from time to time in other comedy shows, including Mystery Science Theater 3000. It’s instantly recognizable as being fron this animated skit in The Electric Company, which so many of us watched as children in the 1970s.

"IT'S THE PLUMB-AHH!" Hehe, growing up in Boston during the '70s, I identified with the character's accent, although I realised years later that it was a Brooklyn accent. 😅

This one and “W,” (when Wanda washes her wig on a windy winter Wednesday) are my childhood favs.

I spent my weekend fixing the leaky pipes under my sink. What a disaster it was. All through the job I kept repeating this phrase. My wife didn't remember this scene until I found it here on KZread 🤠. It's the plumber I've come to fix the sink. I finally fixed it after 3 more trips to Home Depo. 🤠

My parents told me about this skit and I've heard it referenced in several other shows. It was even referenced in Recess lol. It's cool to finally see the real skit. Thanks for sharing! :D

@dalyand5944

9 жыл бұрын

stargatefansg1 My father did too! We did some googling and found this. :D

@gbarry27gb

6 жыл бұрын

stargatefansg1 Think I saw Danny Thomas do this gag with Dianna Ross on a tv special back in the 70s.

Thanks so much for this video! I just got reminded of this again, and LOVED re-watching it! Takes me back to a better, vanished time, when I was about 7 years old! They used to run Electric Company in the middle of the school day, and we all just soaked it in! Now, I'm trying to get my 5-year old great nephew into it. It's hard, dragging him away from his Spider-Man video games! And yes, I know Spider-Man's on Electric Company, too. So far, it doesn't really move him (yet)!

Это я, почтальон Печкин. Принёс журнал "Мурзилка"

I am still laughing about this since I saw it in 1971 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. When he grabbed his chest I thought about all the times Fred Sanford would say ooooh Elizabet dis da big one!!

I'm 63 with 3 grown kids...they ALL watched Electric Company, so much so when anyone asks "Who is it?" I say.....its the plumber, he's come to fix the sink" no one knows what the hell I'm talking about.

I remember this episode very well, in fact my brother and I would do a version of this for other kids... we took turns being the Parrot.. LOL

Growing up in Massachusetts then moving down to SC and realizing that they nixed sidewalks and have a plethora of ditches. One tends to forget them on a beverage or 2. Next you are in one of those freaking ditches.

I remember there being a live action version of this too. Jim Boyd as the plumber. Anyone else remember this? Maybe my imagination.

@Sam-for-Dyce

2 жыл бұрын

While I don't recall it, I wouldn't be surprised if it exists. EC apparently loved to do live-action nods to their cartoons, including this one. Incidentally, I remember Luis Avalos as the plumber who said that same line, after gallons of water were let loose on Morgan Freeman at his supper. Another live-action sketch, with "Buster Boy," had an actual parrot say the line, though obviously as a voiceover -- maybe Jim Boyd?

Thank you for this flashback!

Quite hilarious. Moreover my grandmother always liked the music in the background!

I still remember this one 40 years later. It was obvious a rerun as I was only 1 at the time.

Damn bird!

this little cartoon skit just randomly came into my mind today, so of course, I had to look it up on youtube. Not surprised it's here. This cartoon used to stress me out lol because the plumber got so upset.

I Remember This Outrageous Cartoon when I was in Grade School. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

Every time I hear someone say “who is it?” I think of this skit!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

MY LIST of BEST Electric Company Episodes: Season 1- Episode 1 Season 1- Episode 2 (Mel Mounds/Jelly Belly/Pandora/Vi's Diner/Here's Cooking at You/Mel Brooks) Season 1- Episode 3 (Stage set/E on the end song/John and Faith Hubley) Season 1- Episode 5 (Message Man/Marching Band) Season 1- Episode 6 (Hey you guys!/Director) Season 1- Episode 9 (Haunted House set) Season 1- Episode 10 (Silhouette) Season 1- Episode 37 (Norman Neat) Season 1- Episode 130 (Jennifer of the Jungle) Season 2- Episode 131 (Big Bird/A Very Short Book/Second Short Circus/Luis Avalos/Dan Rowan and Dick Martin "Laugh In"/Easy Reader's new outfit) Season 2- Episode 162 (Morgan Freeman as Mad Scientist) Season 2- Episode 165 (Pedro's Plant Place/Sesame Street cameo) Season 2- Episode 166 (Stadium Sports set) Season 2- Episode 181 (Morgan Freeman as Dracula) Season 2- Episode 189 (Letterman) Season 2- Episode 219 (Marvin's Fireplace) Season 3- Episode 261 (Hattie Winston) Season 3- Episode 289 (Third Short Circus) Season 3- Episode 337 (Blue Beetle) Season 3- Episode 379 (Road Runner) Season 4- Episode 391 (Spiderman) Season 4- Episode 453 (Oscar the Grouch) Season 4- Episode 491 (Grover) Season 5- Episode 35A (Fourth Short Circus) Season 6- Episode 130B

A classic !back in the day workers at the body shop would say "who is it "!funny way to get everyone in a good mood !

Wow, I SO remember this! Thanks for posting!

Fun childhood memories

This is epic the plumber I remember this clip from Electric Company totally funny classic. Yeah I’m a plumber too!

I loved this show as a child.

One of the world's top 10 jokes.

I’ve always responded “Its the Plummer...” to my kids when they’ve asked “who is it”? It just occurred to me now that KZread my have a clip of my childhood cartoon!! Yes!! Now they get my give, n they dig it!!! ( I was 7 in 1971)

I saw this when I was 7, back in 1978, and I have been doing this every chance I get when someone says anything close to "who is it" :D

I say this all the time to people wen they ask "who is it?". I don't care whether they get it or not, I am funny to amuse myself and nobody else. It's how I live 24/7. I throw references out all the time to things that nobody else gets. Once in a while a person gets it and that is fun.

My dad says this on a daily basis

I wonder if Mario gets tired of hearing this so many times in his life.

@michellenstephens So happy you enjoyed it. I think it may have aired a few times as part of Sesame Street, too. But with both productions coming from CTW, I'm not surprised at the cross-pollination.

@benitaplummer1401

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Sesame Street!

Это я, почтальон Печкин, принёс заметку про вашего мальчика.

What a great thing to train a bird to do! This needs to appear in a list of the best ways to annoy people.

I loved this cartoon. Haha

Mario, where's your hat? On a serious note, I was born in the early 2000's so I've never heard of this show until KZread recommended me a random clip from The Electric Company. Shows like Samurai Jack, Chowder, and Xiaolin Chronicles/Showdown are what I grew up watching.

This is much darker than I remember hahaha

I was surprised to find out that this music wasn't written in the twenties or thirties but far more recently, by a British composer whose name unfortunately escapes me right now.

I say this all the time! My kids are confused 😂

Кто там? - Это почтальон Печкин...

This was always hilarious i loved it.

@ijustwantedausername

2 жыл бұрын

My sister and I still laugh about it. A lot. This will never not be funny.

Comedian Scoey Mitchell told this joke on The Carol Burnett Show in 1969.

My *favorite*!

classic.

still funny after all these years. The way I remember the story is when the woman returns and finds the plumber lying dead at her front door, she drops her groceries, and cries out: "OMG there's a dead man in front of my apartment - I wonder who he is" At which point the parrot says: "It's the plumber".

not many get it when i say that... maybe that is why i do 😂 its the plummer, i've come to fix the sink. glad i found this. thought i was losing it at 60+

Sanitised: the version I know was considerably longer - and bluer.

The good ol days.

This is a family favourite.

love this

I remember that when I was a kid