| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Jay's birthday party | |||||||
| Air date | December 9, 1969 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon invites the viewer to Jay's tenth birthday party. He asks how many that is, and counts to 10 on his fingers. |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (First: Episode 0021) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon quietly shows the viewer where everyone is hiding in his apartment, where the party is going to be. He points out the hiding places of several people and kids, including Leslie, Carlos, Ronald, Brynne, Renee, and Mr. Hooper. Big Bird thinks he's hidden if he just covers his face, but Gordon disagrees and tells him to duck down. Susan enters with the birthday boy, and everyone gets up and shouts "Surprise!" and sings "Happy Birthday to You." They proceed to the table, where Jay blows out the candles, and everyone counts as the ten candles are removed. |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The spectators take off. |
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SCENE 3 | Jay receives several different presents, and tries to see if Big Bird can figure out what they belong to. He makes incorrect guesses as he sees some railroad cars, tracks, and an engine; Big Bird thinks they might come from an "engine reservation," but they are actually parts of something that begins with T. (Big Bird: "Orange Pekoe!") |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: T for train |
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SCENE 4 | All of the parts have been put together, and Big Bird thinks it's some kind of electric snake. It's a train, and everyone imitates train whistle sounds (including Mr. Hooper's hooting - a Night Train) as they watch it go through a tunnel. |
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 5 | Jay and the party guests all leave through the door. Gordon and Susan have to again show Big Bird what through means when he walks right into the door. |
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash. |
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Cartoon | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water. |
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SCENE 6 | Bob and Susan sing "What Is This For?" while sorting pictures of things that produce water. The umbrella doesn't belong with the shower head, the faucet, and the hose - but Buddy and Jim wouldn't know that. |
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Cast | Buddy and Jim: Jim tries to explain to Buddy what umbrellas are for, but they are both clueless what to do after opening them. (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 7 | Mr. Hooper reads Gail and Mauricio a book, ABC of Cars and Trucks by Anne Alexander. |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) |
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SCENE 8 | Bob brings over a caged mynah bird for Mr. Hooper and the kids to see; they try to get it to whistle and say things. |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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SCENE 9 | Mr. Hooper displays a letter H, the first letter in Hooper. |
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Cartoon | Poverty H (First: Episode 0020) |
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Cartoon | H is for horseshoe. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar". (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 10 | To thank him for helping out with Jay's party, Susan gives Mr. Hooper a handkerchief with an H on it. Mr. Hooper thinks it looks like an I at first, from the way she holds it. |
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Cartoon | Poverty H (repeat) |
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SCENE 11 | Gordon says that H begins the word "hand," leading to the next film… |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 12 | Gordon stops Jay and Renee running in their tracks, simply by holding up his hand. He points out to them how many expressions can be made with the hands, including those used in a baseball game. Susan comes over to discuss how hands can even talk happily, and sings "Happy Talk." |
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SCENE 12 cont'd |
Oscar is bothered by the happy song; it makes him miserable. Bob suggests singing a sadder song to see if it lightens his mood: "Puff the Magic Dragon." It ends up making him laugh, and Bob introduces the next segment. |
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Muppets | Kermit teaches "some," "more," and "most" with different sized jars of jellybeans, the most of which are eaten by a monster. |
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Cartoon | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (repeat) |
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Muppets | Kermit has now filled the jars with marbles. When the monster tries to eat the marbles, he hurts his jaw and becomes most unhappy. |
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SCENE 13 | Gordon, Leslie, and Brynne observe Judy, a nine-month-old monkey. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 14 | Big Bird encounters Gordon looking closely at a manhole cover. |
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Film | The “unsung beauty of manhole covers” is explored. (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 15 | Big Bird finds the film interesting, and Gordon reminds the viewers of today's letter sponsors. |
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Cartoon | Poverty H (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (repeat) |
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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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Cartoon | Poverty T (First: Episode 0020) |
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SCENE 15 cont'd |
Gordon points out that the three aforementioned letters spell the word HAT. He and Big Bird count Gordon's fingers again to announce the number 10, and says goodbye with Big Bird. Susan finishes by announcing today's book. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds up the Sesame Street sign while Susan and Gordon hold up the CTW sign. |
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