If I learned nothing else, I learned this.

When asked to remember a song from Sesame Street, most people would probably come up with "C Is For Cookie", "Rubber Ducky", or the show's theme song.  Not me.  No, the two songs I am most likely to remember (and randomly break into for no apparent reason) both deal with the same subject: the number 12.  Of the two songs, the one most likely to appear in my mind would have to be the one that accompanies the pinball animation, which pretty much consists of the lyrics, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve."  (I also have to say that I always wished that the pinball game was real and that I owned it.  I also wanted that one ball roller coaster/kinetic sculpture-like thing that actually was real...and you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.  Oh well, moving on.)  Just in case you missed out on this, or just want a bit of nostalgia, here's the pinball machine in all of its glory:

The second, and by no means lesser, song was "The Ladybugs' Picnic."  I always liked it, and while I may not be able to always remember most of the words, I do always remember, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve ladybugs came to the ladybugs' picnic."  I don't know if I ever did see twelve ladybugs at the same time (I'm not counting Asian Lady Beetles), but I always liked the idea of them all getting together for a nice little picnic, especially since the only other ladybug song I knew of consisted of the poor things homes being on fire.  Luckily before that could cause any permanent scars, Sesame Street came along with this cheerful little ditty, and now without any further or due, I present, for your viewing pleasure, "The Ladybugs' Picnic":

Oh Sesame Street, how would I ever remember how to count to twelve without you?