Anyone know the name of the acrobats covered in cloth tubes, on a TV kids’ show in the late 1970s?

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Eric L asked:

I remember a segment, maybe from Sesame Street or Electric Company, maybe not. People were covered head-to-foot in a cloth tubes so you couldn’t see them, and they’d do handstands or stand normally so it looked something like a giant inchworm. A friend of mine remembers this as well and said they would interact with a big ball (”kicking” or nudging it).

Does anyone remember this? What show were they on? Who were they? Are they still around, or is any information available about them? Maybe a video clip somewhere?

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  1. avatar Lab Rat Says:

    I think the group was called Momenchantz. I remember a seeing them on tv a lot in the late ’70’s. I remember one routine where one member of the group scuttled on stage like a bug. He had 3 pads of paper on his face. 1 for the left eye, 1 for the right eye and 1 for the mouth. He would pull one piece off at a time. When he did that, the eyes would look in different directions and the mouth would have a different expression. They also put rolls of toilet paper on their faces and unrolled it. I also remember the ball. I tried looking them up, but got very little info. I’m pretty sure that’s the name of the group you are looking for.

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