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Flashback Friday: Ethel Merman Calls Imogene Coca an Idiot and Then Sings "Tomorrow" From Annie

All that and more in this ”Sesame Street” Christmas special.

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In 1978, CBS aired A Special Sesame Street Christmas. A riff on A Christmas Carol, this production has faded from memory ever since, but one thing stands out: guest star Ethel Merman calling Imogene Coca an idiot and then singing "Tomorrow" from Annie. Yeah, it's absurd. But what a delight.