Episode 0001

Sesame Street Episode 0001 Season 1 (1969-1970)

Air Date: November 10, 1969

Cast: Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Bob, Buddy and Jim, Sally, Jenny

Muppets: Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, Anything Muppets

Sponsored by: W, S, E, 2 and 3.


 * Was included in Noggin's Sesame Street Unpaved package.
 * This episode is available at The Museum of Television and Radio.
 * Noggin's edits to this episode include repeated showings of the 30 Dots segment, and alterations to the film with kids (see below).

Premiere episode: Gordon brings his new neighbor Sally around Sesame Street, introducing her to the friendly residents.

1A: Gordon introduces Sally to Sesame Street and its residents: Bob, Mr. Hooper and Big Bird 1B: Sally drinks milk 1C: Gordon introduces Sally to Oscar the Grouch 1D: Sally learns about through, around and over 1E: Susan needs 2 quarts of milk 1F: Susan & Ronald play a game about the number 2 1G: Ernie Loves the Number 2 and Bert Lets Him Watch the Letter E 1H: Bob hangs a picture 1I: Bob make a letter W out of a dollar 1J: One Of These Things Is Not Like the Others 1K: Susan & Gordon talk about Sally's first day on Sesame Street; Mr. Hooper's voice says, "Sesame Street has been brought to you today by the letters W, S, E and the numbers 2 and 3. Sesame Street is a production of the Children's Television Workshop."
 * Claymation insert
 * Sesame Street Theme
 * E&B: Ernie calls his bathtub Rosie
 * Cartoon: Solomon Grundy
 * Film: You Can Almost Clean Anything
 * Song: Everybody Wash (Ernie)
 * Cartoon: dots
 * Baker film: #3
 * film: How milk is made
 * Cartoon: dots
 * Claymation: Sammy the Snake
 * Film: kids play "Follow the Leader"
 * Cartoon: dots(one of them is missing)
 * Cartoon: Alice Braithwaith Goodshoes teaches the viewers what "through" means
 * Cartoon: dots
 * Insert/Song: Consider Yourself
 * Cartoon: Dots (one red)
 * Insert: dots(one red)
 * Baker film: #2
 * Film: 2 of animals ''(w/Ronald & Susan voiceover)
 * Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #2
 * Cartoon: E...E...See...Me...Eating a peach
 * Video: Buddy & Jim hang up a picture
 * Cartoon: Red dots
 * Cartoon: Wanda the Witch
 * MUPPETS: Kermit's W Lecture Part 1
 * Cartoon: Wanda the Witch
 * Video: Carol Burnett thinks Wanda's weird
 * Cartoon: W-Worm
 * MUPPETS: Kermit's W Lecture Part 1
 * Cartoon: Dots form into raspberry
 * Cartoon: W-worm