| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | February 4, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon welcomes the viewer as he dumps some trash into Oscar's trash can, then realizes that Oscar might be annoyed by this. Instead, Oscar greets Gordon and forgives him; he's unusually okay with it, knowing it was an accident. Gordon suspects there's something wrong with Oscar, who sings, "Oh, what a beautiful morning..." yet claims to feel lousy. It turns out he got up on the right side of the bed this morning and is in a good mood. He offers a trip to the park with Gordon, and wants to share the Rubber Duckie that Ernie let him borrow. |
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Cartoon | A boy counts while erasing things and people. (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Gordon shows Susan how Oscar is doing, and she is just as surprised as he is. Oscar offers some milk and (stale) cookies, but Gordon and Susan try to bring Oscar back to his old self by acting grouchy towards him. After they complain about the sunny weather and Oscar's yakking, Oscar snaps out of it and angrily tells them off. He's surprised when he finds out that they prefer him to be his old, miserable self. |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. |
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Film | Alphabet Bates skywrites the letter S. |
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Animation | Clay animation: Sam the Snake-and other things that begin with S (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon says that "Susan" starts with S. Cut to Susan, playing a game of "One of These Things" with three capital S's and one lowercase. She then says that S is also for "sleep," which Bert is about to do now… |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep - thus waking Bert up, just to tell him it's time for his nap. (First: Episode 0027) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon, Steve, and Vanessa observe a seven-month-old fallow deer named Bambi. Gordon overhears a typewriter coming from Ernie and Bert's place… |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie reads Bert a dramatic story that he's just written. The "story" is actually the alphabet, which Ernie reads in an overwrought manner. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon shows Marlon the difference between the capital and lowercase E, then asks, "Would you like to see how Big Bird learned about big and little?" |
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Muppets | Big Bird sees Little Bird and wonders what kind of animal he is. He tries to communicate with Little Bird by barking, meowing, and mooing, until he finally asks what Little Bird is. After Little Bird tells Big Bird that he's a bird, Big Bird doesn't believe him, thinking that birds are big, so Little Bird compares their similarities until he convinces Big Bird that he is a bird. (First: Episode 0028) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon and Josh observe two pheasants in the Pet Shop window. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A series of zoo animals are shown in pairs. (with Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
Gordon introduces two more animals: rhinos in love. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon tests the viewer on which sound is correct for the object he holds. A fire engine is heard when he shows Ernie's Rubber Duckie, a toy cow incorrectly makes the sound of a typewriter, and a doll (belonging to Holly) revs like a car motor. He gives the correct answer for all the toys. |
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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 7 | Gordon transitions from sounds to sights, leading to something he could look at all day… |
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Film | A steam shovel picks up debris. (First: Episode 0034) |
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SCENE 8 | Gordon is about to play a game of "which came first" with some art cards, but Oscar has some real trash to use in the game. Gordon assumes that Oscar replaced his dirty silverware, broken vase, and ratty beaten-up rug with better-looking counterparts, but Oscar says it's the other way around. "You never will understand us grouches!" Oscar snaps. |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A boy counts while erasing things and people. (repeat) |
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Cast | Buddy and Jim struggle with round and square window frames. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | "Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 9 | Big Bird looks through the newspaper's classified ads, looking for a job. Gordon is a teacher, so Big Bird thinks he could be one too, but they don't have classes on how to fly, grow feathers, and be clumsy. Big Bird then thinks he could be a policeman or fireman, but those don't seem right either. Gordon suggests seeing a boy with another kind of job… |
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Film | A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat. (First: Episode 0028) |
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SCENE 9 cont'd |
Big Bird doesn't think he could be a fisherman, since he got seasick watching the previous film. He wants a job so he'll be useful, but Gordon lists the ways he's already useful. Big Bird decides not to get a job, a good idea to Gordon: "He can't go away and get a job; if he did, who'd... run into things?" He makes his point as Big Bird clumsily crashes into something offscreen. |
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Cartoon | A boy counts while erasing things and people. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg (repeat) |
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SCENE 10 | "When a baby chick says 'moo,' it's time to go!" Gordon signs off, and Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bert and Ernie hold the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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