| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird discovers balloons; Susan in the kitchen | |||||||
| Air date | December 8, 1969 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird walks by Gordon and Ford blowing up balloons on the street. He has a balloon too, but he thinks it's a rare fruit until Gordon tells him what it is. Big Bird is impressed, however he points out if they drop their balloons, they fall to the ground, but when he drops his, it floats up to the sky. |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird happens upon Beautiful Day Monster (Jim Henson) and they challenge each other on what they know about balloons. The monster asks if Big Bird knows what happens when he bites a balloon, then proceeds to do so, popping them. Big Bird calls him out on his mean act, but the monster produces a giant sized balloon for him in consolation. |
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Film | "Noises" A boy named Chris uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including construction equipment, a baby crying, people coughing and sneezing, a car honking, a telephone, and a typewriter. Can you make those noises? (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan and Tammy are in the kitchen making lunch for Gordon, and point out all the shapes involved in making a sandwich. |
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Cartoon | A male voice narrates a story of a jazzy triangle who loved to dance, and a square square. The triangle likes being flexible, but the square would rather be stiff and *square*. Music: "Waltz in Mean Time," David Lee (First: Episode 0007) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Letter Tea — Ernie and Bert tell the viewer they're supposed to talk about the letter T. |
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Cartoon | T is for Trash and Ticket (First: Episode 0020) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan plays "One of These Things" with Stevie using a feather duster, a mop, a broom, and a book. |
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Film | You can clean almost anything. Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A boy counts while erasing things and people. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon says he asked a young friend of his recently if she knew where corn came from, and introduces the following film... |
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Film | A girl named Jennifer visits family friend Mrs. Wilson in the country, and together they pick food from her garden. |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon reads 5A and 7B by Eleanor Schick to Greg and Tammy, about two kids who live in the same apartment building. |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings their own version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 7 | Gordon points out to Greg that a kid's wagon has wheels, and mentions that a lot of things have wheels, like a bike and a car. |
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Film | Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for. (First: Episode 0013) |
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Muppets | Gordon asks Ernie to put three balls and a balloon into four small boxes. When Ernie learns the trick, he tries to play the game with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | H is for horseshoe. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Cast | Buddy and Jim get confused when a picture falls off of the wall. (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 8 | Susan is back in the kitchen talking about the things you can do with water such as washing things and drinking it. She notes that water is plentiful and can be found all over the world. |
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Film | Water is shown in many forms, including oceans, fountains, and snow. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 9 | Bob sings "You Gotta Have Rain" with some kids. |
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Film | A film of things that make sounds, including birds, farm animals, vehicles and footsteps. Is silence a sound? (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 10 | Bob invites the kids into Hooper's Store for some chocolate sodas. Susan announces the sponsors and the book read on today's show. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds up the Sesame Street sign while Gordon and Susan hold up the CTW sign. |
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