The image is from a classic Sesame Street animation.

https://youtu.be/mTr_HS_O4Ek

@dgar

Unsure if you know this already, but the singers from this Sesame Street clip are The Pointer Sisters, who had been on tour as a gospel group along the East coast, when Herbie Hancock, who was arranging the music, called them in for a single session between shows. He was so impressed with their versatility and improvisational skills that word got out, and eventually they were given a chance to perform material that was more AOR radio-ready.

@KCDOZ

I did not know. Thank you for sharing. 😁

@dgar @KCDOZ I'm curious as to why they count to 12 of all things.

The comparable show back when I was a kid was "Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter" and in it they counted to 20, which seems a lot more logical?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUq9exx602E

@KCDOZ @loke

Twelve was once considered to be a magical number. There’s twelve months in a year. Twelve disciples in the Gospels. Twelve inches to a foot. Twelve hours on a clock. Twelve eggs in a carton. The magic comes from its useful divisibility in trades and markets, something traders have known since numbers were first invented. One could buy a dozen bread rolls and divide them between two, three, four, or six people.

The magic has been depreciated somewhat by a decimal and digital culture we have today.