The number-specific middle sections contain one of three different improvised instrumental solos over a basic progression featuring soprano saxophone, electric guitar, and steel drum. The arrangements in the eleven films reflect musical idioms commonly found in 1970s urban culture, predominantly funk and jazz, though other styles including Caribbean steel drum music are also represented. The music for Pinball Number Count was composed and produced by Walt Kraemer, and was arranged by Ed Bogas, with vocals provided by the Pointer Sisters. The 1280 x 1024 wallpaper of “Pinball Number Count” from Ninja Tune (click twice for actual size). The segment first aired during Season 41, as part of Episode 4221. In 2010, a stop-motion remake of the segment produced by Florence Animation, an Italian studio, was entered in the AniBOOM Awards 4 Sesame Street and was declared the winner. The animation recalls contemporary psychedelic and pop art styles, typified by the ornate pinball bumpers, colorful geometrical motifs, and whimsical themes and devices inside the machine. The actual animators included Ernie Fosselius. The animation was directed by Hale, who also developed the concept and design for the segments. The segments were produced and animated by Jeff Hale's Imagination Inc.
These scenes are tied to a theme, such as an amusement park, a golf course, and others detailed below. This middle segment features a scene in which a number of contraptions moved the pinball about the interior of the machine. Between these two sequences are different number-specific animated narratives showing the pinball in play. The "Pinball Number Count" segments contain common beginning and ending sequences showing the launch of the pinball into the machine and the exit of the pinball from play.
Animation was made for numbers two through twelve a segment for number one was never produced.
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