| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper and Jay discuss painting when Big Bird alerts Mr. Hooper that he has a big package waiting for him at the store. Mr. Hooper takes out the contents, piece by piece, and has Big Bird guess what it is: an adjustable stool to replace an old one from his store. He lets Big Bird put it together as he goes back to talk with Jay. |
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Film | Five Song (Song of Five) (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Big Bird has put the adjustable stool together, only it's very low to the ground as it suits his tall height. Mr. Hooper role plays as a customer to point out that the low stool won't work for the other customers. Big Bird tells him to take a walk and let him fix it again. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
When Mr. Hooper comes back, he sees that Big Bird has now adjusted the stool to be way too tall... and Jay is seated on top! This won't work either, as Jay can't reach the soda when it's served on the counter. Big Bird decides to adjust the stool again, suggesting that Mr. Hooper can leave for a while to look at manhole covers. |
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Film | The “unsung beauty of manhole covers” is explored. (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Mr. Hooper hears a crash, and rushes back to the store, fearing the worst. Big Bird laments that he broke the stool because it won't adjust anymore, but Mr. Hooper thinks it's just the right height. He rewards Big Bird with a free ice cream soda, complimenting him by saying, "You're better than a one-man band!" |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar". (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob shows Paul and Gayle a picture of a house with items of clothing embedded, using stickers to help locate the outlines. |
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Cast | Buddy comes home with a new jacket and Jim tries to find out how to get him to see the large label still on it. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert has a number 4 in his hand, and asks Ernie what it is. Ernie says it's a chocolate cream pie. Bert points him to a film about the number 4. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | When the clip is over, Ernie guesses that the 4 is a banana cream pie. "If this 4 is a banana cream pie, then what is this?" asks Bert, while he pulls out a pie. "That's a 4!" Ernie grins, and Bert pushes the pie in Ernie's face. "I knew what it was all along," Ernie remarks, "but who wants to get hit in the face with a 4?" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat) |
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SCENE 3 | In the kitchen, Susan has Gayle draw the capital and lowercase A. It can have two sounds, like in the words "ape" and "alligator." |
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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. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon / Muppets | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes is standing next to a bathtub full of water. She is dry. A monster appears and throws the water at her, causing her to be wet, and then kisses her. "Bleah!" she says. Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert watch the Alice cartoon on TV, and Ernie laughs when he sees Alice being kissed by the monster. Bert says Ernie wouldn't think it was so funny if a monster kissed him. Beautiful Day Monster appears, and kisses Ernie, who says, "Bleah!" Bert laughs. (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper has cleaned up his store and talks to Jay about the tools he used to dust the shelves and mop the floor. |
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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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Muppets | Kermit tries to give a lecture on being happy, but Cookie Monster eats Kermit's happy face prop, which makes him mad. |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (ending cut) (First: Episode 0010) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob reads a book: Dear Uncle Carlos... by Seymour Reit. He mentions that "book" begins with B. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is startled when a buzzing B enters the room and flies around. Bert thinks it's harmless, but then it stings Bert on the nose. (alternate last shot) (First: Episode 0013) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | On the steps, Mr. Hooper shows Paul how many things can be made from four thin lines, two short and two long. The last thing they make is a rectangle. |
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Film | "Rectangles" Rectangles in the city and country are shown to a percussion soundtrack. (First: Episode 0005) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie shows Bert his A machine. You turn the crank over here, you push the button on top, and out comes an A. But it doesn't work when it rains, it only makes A when the sun shines. (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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SCENE 7 | Bob sings "Three of These Things" using three pieces of rainwear and a belt. |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Five Song (Song of Five) (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Bob recounts how good Big Bird felt with his job earlier, and Bob feels good when the viewer visits. He closes the show as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors and today's book. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bert and Ernie hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Big Bird's voice is slightly higher and more excitable in this episode, signifying a change in which Caroll Spinney begins to lose the less-dopey personality that the character initially had and gravitating to a more childlike one.
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