Turtle children learn what a round is by singing and acting out the lyrics.
Edith Zornow, the original animation producer for Sesame Street and The Electric Company, contacted us to see a storyboard package by Jeff Hale and Anna Dribble. "Redwood Tree" was the last of the Jeff Hale/Anna Dribble package and one of the most challenging. We were given the mixed track of the voices and our voice track analyzer had a very hard time differentiating between the children's voices so the animator could make the lip sync.
Many years later, when I met adults who were children in 1989, they were able to mimic the body language of the round!
For Sesame Street: Edith Zornow, producer
Designed and Written by Jeff Hale and Anna Dribble
Directed by Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli
Animated by Vincent Bell
Producer Marilyn Kraemer
Voice by Jim Thurman and children