When Gus Fring Was Big Bird’s Camp Counselor

Today, most people know Giancarlo Esposito as the super-intense—and unexpectedly violent—Gus Fring on both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. But long before he was the head of Albuquerque’s favorite chicken restaurant/meth empire, Esposito—who turns 59 today—landed a much more G-rated gig when he played Mickey, Big Bird’s camp counselor, for five episodes on Sesame Street in 1982. Let’s watch …

(Spoiler alert: Big Bird doesn’t get his throat slit.)