W

 W  is the 2 3 r d letter  of the English  alphabet.  W  was 1| 1 of the brave, early sponsor s of  SESAME STREET  ; it sponsored  t he 1 s t episode  , along w i t h E| E  , S| S  , 2| 2  , & 3| 3  , & sponsored some of the  test s how s  ( starting w i t h  the 2 n d pilot  ). It also sponsored the 1| 1 s t  SESAME STREET  movie,  Follow That  BIRD  , along w it h B| B .

The letter, which be g i n s such word s as witch  ,  wolf  ,  Western  ,  W ode house  , &  Wash in g ton  , has often been depicted in Muppet form , pummeling  Kermit the Frog  in an early lecture , eluding capture by  Sergeant Thursday  in a  Dragnet  spoof , & more recently , performed by  KEVIN CLASH  , being interviewed by  Larry King. The " w uh " sound of W h as so endeared it s elf to the public s to become the center of  Bert  ’ s society, T he National Association of "  W  " Love r s. In the Gift of the Magi  story as heard in  Merry  Chris t mas from  SESAME   STREET ,  Bert  said that  he  had a paper clip shape d like a  W .

The letter  W  has appeared in the sketch  A me r i can  I| I  ( a spoof of  A me r i can   I  ) as a contestant to become the next  A me r i can  I| I  by the help of his letter I| I ' less on s.

Son g s about W

 * " T he National Association o f "  W  " Love r s  " (  Bert  )

Sketch e s about W

 * Speech Ball oon -  W  - Water
 * T he Type write r -  W  - Wall
 *  Dragnet  -  W  - Wanted
 * Human letter s at the Beach