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Sesame Street | |||||||
Premiere episode: Gordon introduces Sally to Sesame Street. | |||||||
Air date | November 10, 1969 | ||||||
Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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In the first episode of Sesame Street, Gordon takes a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street, introducing her (and the viewers) to the various characters on the show. Besides Gordon, viewers are introduced to Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie and Bert, Buddy and Jim, Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes, Cookie Monster, Jennie, and the Anything Muppets. Also featured in this episode are the first installments of the Number Song Series and Jazz cartoons, along with the first-ever performance of "One of These Things".
In this episode, many sketches are properly introduced by the characters, even within the inserts. This is done because the show was initially conceived as sort of a children's version of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Gordon introduces Ernie and Bert, leading to their first sketch, which ends with Bert introducing the Solomon Grundy cartoon. Jazz #2 is followed by a scene with Ernie commenting on the film, while he and Bert also introduce a cartoon about the letter E. At one point, Gordon asks Kermit the Frog to give his W lecture, and when the sketch begins, Kermit says that Gordon asked him to talk about the letter W. The second showing of Wanda the Witch is followed by a brief skit where Carol Burnett comments on Wanda the Witch. And the episode ends with Gordon, Sally, and others talking about who Sally met in this show.
Picture | Segment | Description |
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Gordon introduces his new neighbor Sally to Sesame Street, where she meets Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper and some kids in the courtyard.
When Gordon tries to introduce her to Big Bird, however, Sesame Street's tallest resident has trouble finding her, because she's so small. But when Gordon lifts Sally up so that she'll be easier to see, Big Bird mistakenly thinks that she is eight feet tall and gets scared, later claiming that he nearly laid an egg. Gordon and Sally then hear singing coming from the basement apartment in 123 Sesame Street, which Gordon explains is where Ernie and Bert live. He also tells Sally that, if she can hear Ernie singing, it most likely means that he is taking a bath. | ||
Ernie and Bert: Ernie tells Bert that he calls his bathtub Rosie, because after his bath, he leaves a ring around Rosie. Bert then tells Ernie to hurry up with his bath, because other people are waiting to use the tub: Solomon Grundy, for instance. | ||
Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!" | ||
You can clean almost anything. The music is Bach's "Gavotte," performed by the Swingle Singers. This segment has been removed from the 2006 DVD release of the episode. | ||
Ernie leads the cast in "Everybody Wash". | ||
30 Dots #1 | ||
"Three Song (Song of Three)" | ||
Sally drinks milk in Gordon and Susan's apartment. | ||
How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow, I See You Now". | ||
30 Dots #2 | ||
Gordon introduces Sally to Oscar the Grouch. | ||
(DVD release) |
Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit (at the Beginning)" along to a film of "good things growing better." This segment was not in the original broadcast of the episode. It is currently on the episode's 2006 DVD release, where it replaces "You can clean almost anything." | |
Claymation: Sam the Snake ... and other things that begin with S | ||
Gordon introduces Sally to Jennie, who uses her knitting to teach about over, around and through. | ||
A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on. When this episode aired as part of the Sesame Street Unpaved series, Noggin removed everything after the initial "around" part. | ||
30 Dots #3 | ||
Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about "through". | ||
30 Dots #4 | ||
Gordon puts some features on some Anything Muppets, forming them into a family. They all sing "Consider Yourself". The song "Consider Yourself" has been removed from the 2006 DVD release of the episode. As a result, the scene fades out after Gordon has finished dressing the family. | ||
30 Dots #5 | ||
Ernie and Ronald are at Hooper's Store; Susan needs two quarts of milk. | ||
"Two Song (Song of Two)" | ||
Susan and Ronald look at film clips with pairs of zoo animals. | ||
"Jazz #2" | ||
Ernie cries because he loves the number 2 so much. | ||
Letter E ("See me... eating a peach...") Animation by John & Faith Hubley | ||
Bob hangs a picture. | ||
Buddy and Jim hang a picture. | ||
Dots #6 | ||
Bob shows how to fold a dollar bill into a letter W. Kermit then leaves to do his famous W lecture. | ||
"Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins | ||
Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W. | ||
"Wanda the Witch" (repeat) | ||
Carol Burnett: "Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird." | ||
W is for Worm This segment was cut from the Noggin version. | ||
Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him. | ||
30 Dots #7 | ||
Susan plays "One of These Things" with the number 2. | ||
W is for Worm (repeat) | ||
Gordon asks Sally about her day; Ernie cries when he thinks about 2. Susan gives him a 2. Then, Gordon mentions the letter E. Ernie cries again cause Susan doesn't have an E. Gordon tells the viewers to come back again soon. |
Cast
- Carol Burnett
- James Catusi - Jim
- Jim Henson - Ernie, Kermit, Anything Muppet father and uncle, Sam the Snake, soldier, juggler, baker's voice
- Will Lee - Mr. Hooper
- Loretta Long - Susan
- Brandon Maggart - Buddy
- Bob McGrath - Bob
- Frank Oz - Bert, Cookie Monster, Anything Muppet little girl and brother
- Matt Robinson - Gordon
- Caroll Spinney - Big Bird, Oscar, Anything Muppet mother
Notes
- This episode can be viewed at The Museum of Television and Radio in its complete, uncut form.
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