Episode 0713

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird gives everybody gifts
Air date	January 8, 1975
Season	Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production	September 26, 1974
Sponsors	P, R, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird picks out colors of yarn to knit something for Luis, who fixed his feather duster earlier (“Boy, were my feathers dusty!”). He then tells Gordon he’s making a surprise for Luis and asks Susan to borrow her knitting needles. Big Bird goes into the construction site, and Gordon, Susan, and the kids try to guess what Big Bird is going to knit. Suddenly, they hear a loud crash coming from behind the doors; Big Bird accidentally "dropped a stitch."
	Cartoon	Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details. Artist: Marv Newland (First: Episode 0510)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The grown-ups follow Big Bird to the Fix-It Shop where Big Bird gives Luis his gift: a woolen conga drum for playing soft music! (Luis: "Eddie Palmieri, eat your heart out!")
	Cartoon	What if my hair were grass? (revised) (First: Episode 0514)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert sing "Imagination". (First: Episode 0493)
	Film	Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411)
	Cartoon	R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011)
	Animation	Sand R/r (First: Episode 0635)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin teaches the class the difference between "here" and "there." He demonstrates by having a letter for Hardhead Henry Harris (here), and delivering it to him (over there), with Smart Tina portraying a mailbox, and Baby Breeze taking it to him. Upon reading the letter, Harris is insulted and chases Roosevelt.
	Cast	Maria asks the viewer to imagine her as a baseball player, a princess and a baker. (First: Episode 0558)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: R for rabbit (First: Episode 0014)
	Muppets	Kermit is about to talk about the letter R, until Cookie Monster karate chops one of the legs off, turning it into a P. When Kermit threatens to tell the monster's mommy, Cookie reassembles the broken letter back to the letter "R". (First: Episode 0129)
	Film	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493)
	Cartoon	A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler. (First: Episode 0572)
	SCENE 2	Luis and Gordon bring tools and some wood to Big Bird's nest. Big Bird tells Gordon he's using these things to make something for David. Meanwhile, David joins the grown-ups on the steps and shows them his broken iron, which he needs fixed so he can iron his shirt for his date with Maria. Finally, Big Bird gives David his gift: a wooden shirt! It never wrinkles or shrinks, but Big Bird warns him of splinters (and woodpeckers).
	Cartoon	A man carves a YES and puts it on display. (First: Episode 0366)
	Film	A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas. (First: Episode 0524)
	Muppets	Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523)
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007)
	Song	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245)
	Film	Slide puzzle - boy (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369)
	Cartoon	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369)
	Cartoon	R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... (repeat)
	Muppets	The Count hires Ernie to answer his phone so that he won't be bothered with calls while he is counting. However, when the phone rings, the Count wants to count the rings, and won't let Ernie pick up the phone until it's too late. "I told you it wouldn't be easy," the Count explains. (First: Episode 0539)
	Film	Five Song (Song of Five) (First: Episode 0006)
	SCENE 3	Susan, Gordon and the kids play a “Here Are Some Things” game, sorting types of lights and a watch by class.
	Muppets	Old West: Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart, the meanest man in the West. The sheriff counts five men in the saloon, and tries to organize them. But it turns out that there are only four good men -- one of them is Bad Bart! (First: Episode 0554)
	Cartoon	P is for Puppy (First: Episode 0199)
	Film	African children play in a village, and in a modern playground. (First: Episode 0159)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Prince Sleeps — Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep. (First: Episode 0513)
	Film	A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count a penny. (First: Episode 0438)
	Cartoon	A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (First: Episode 0057)
	Animation	George the Farmer is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235)
	Cartoon	A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452)
	Muppets	Lefty holds a letter R, and Ernie holds a letter P. (First: Episode 0129)
	Cartoon	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird uses a welder to make a gift for Susan and Gordon. It’s a cast-iron frisbee, made to replace their old one (which got squashed by a truck). Gordon and David "toss" the frisbee to each other.
	Film	A little horse gets near and far from the camera. (First: Episode 0279)
	Song	Bob sings "Hi Friend" with two Martians. (First: Episode 0430)
	Animation	3 balls + 1 = 4. (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert says that he and Ernie are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing! (First: Episode 0005)
	SCENE 5	All those who got gifts from Big Bird reciprocate by giving him a swing made from rope and wood. "I would've used spaghetti and meatballs," Big Bird comments as the others take turns swinging him while David announces the sponsors via voiceover.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Sherlock Hemlock holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.