What was Count von Count's favourite number?

Apparently it was 34,969. For those who have never seen Sesame Street, here's a quick video of the count in his prime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJxKvwMIVtA Btw 34,969 is divisible by 17 (it's 187 squared, or ((17 x 17) x (11 x 11)). The BBC website has more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19409960