Yip Yips

The Yip-Yips are characters on the popular children's television show Sesame Street. They are interplanetary visitors, presumed to be from the planet Mars and used to be terrified by things like clocks, telephones and computers. When frightened, they would cover their eyes with the lower part of their jaw.

Skits

1971 — Telephone discovery by the Yip-Yips

1972 — Grandfather clock discovery by the Yip-Yips

1987 — Computer discovery by the Yip-Yips

Unknown — (late 80s?) Ernie gives Bert some sort of description of the Yip-Yips as an excuse for something (similar to the Beautiful Day Monster's appearance in the chocolate cake skit) and when Bert goes into the other room, the Yip-Yips come down outside the window and materialize through the wall, when Ernie hollers that the martians are there, Bert (off camera) tells him to ask them if they'd like any oatmeal.

Unknown — 2003 — In the recurring skit "Journey to Ernie", Big Bird occasionally found himself in outer space, where he was helped by a Yip-Yip in his search for Ernie.

Unknown — late 80s — A Yip-Yip contributes its voice to the Old MacDonald Cantata along with three Honkers, a Dinger, and Oscar's pet elephant Fluffy.

Unknown — Old MacDonald Had A Spaceship with Kermit, Old MacDonald, various farm animals and the Yip-Yips

Clip of the Yip Yips