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{{episodesesame|plot=The magnificent block building|airdate=March 10, [[1970]]|season=[[Season 1 (1969-1970)]]|prod=|writer=|sponsors=[[G]], [[O]], [[Z]], [[4]], [[5]]|syndication=|releases=|trusted}}
 
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" valign="top"
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! Picture !! Segment !! Description
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
*[[Kermit the Frog]] sings "[[Bein' Green]]".
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 1'''
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| [[Gordon]] and several kids are building with blocks on the steps. They are just beginning to build. Gordon greets, then says, "How would you like to take a trip to the beach? And while we're there, let's see how many different kinds of animals we can find that live in the water."
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Grover Sketches: Miscellaneous|Grover]]: [[Grover]] demonstrates the difference between [[Near and Far|"near" and "far"]] by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion. {{first|0057}}
 
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| [[Image:0008-boybeach.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| "Boy at Beach"<br>A boy walks on the beach, and sees a sandpiper, a crab, a hermit crab, and other animals.<br>{{first|0008}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Sesame Street Animal Films]]: Footage of all types of birds on land, including flamingos and pigeons. {{first|0019}}
 
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| [[File:EBScratch1.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[File:EBScratch2.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
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| {{erniebert|apt}} [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] have difficulty scratching their backs, so both help each other scratch their back. While Ernie's itch takes a little too long to scratch, he introduces a film called "Everybody Scratch." After the film, Ernie notices that Bert has stopped scratching his back; [[Beautiful Day Monster]] is.<br>{{first|0012}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
*[[Bob]] and the [[Anything Muppets]] sing "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)|The People in Your Neighborhood]]": Grocer and Doctor. {{first|0067}}
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 2'''
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| Gordon reacts to the film, scratching him­self. The building on the steps has grown some. "At least I've only got one itch. This guy's got four!"
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Film: Transportation {{first|0005}}
 
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| [[image:Wombat.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| An itchy wombat scratches its four legs.<br>Music: [[Joe Raposo]]<br>{{first|0008}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Ernie and Bert]] talk about scratching, introducing a film called "Everybody Scratch". {{first|0012}}
 
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| [[Image:No4.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
 
| [[Numerosity|Four Song (Song of Four)]]<br>{{first|0006}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Sesame Street Animal Films: [[Joe Raposo]] sings George Gerswhin's "[[Funny Face]]." {{first|0006}}
 
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| [[Image:Elevator10.oldschool.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
 
| "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode.<br>{{first|0003}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
*[[Ernie and Bert]] count 4 footballs. {{first|0009}}
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 3'''
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| The building on the steps is now fairly formidable. Gordon and the kids continue building as Gordon introduces the next film.
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Sesame Street Animal Films: A wombat itches its four legs. {{first|0008}}
 
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| [[Image:transportationfilm.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
 
| Transportation<br>{{first|0005}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*"[[Number Song Series|Five Song (Song of Five)]]" {{first|0006}}
 
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| [[Image:E&B-Football.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
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| {{erniebert|apt}} [[Ernie]], dressed in his football uniform, marches around the apartment reciting his team chant. He tells [[Bert]] he's a member of the Dirty Rugs, named such because everyone beats them.<br>{{first|0009}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes]] demonstrates near and far. {{first|0079}}
 
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| [[Image:PovertyZ.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
 
| "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.<br>Artist: [[Cliff Roberts]]<br>{{first|0085}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment|Ernie and Bert]]: [[Bert]] says that he and [[Ernie]] are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing! {{first|0005}}
 
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| [[Image:2059y.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.<br>{{first|0004}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
*[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment|Ernie and Bert]]: [[Bert]] sees [[Ernie]] talk to "an elephant" while using a banana as a phone. Ernie explains to Bert that he is just pretending, but then he tells Bert that the elephant wants to talk to him. {{first|0004}}
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 4'''
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| Gordon and kids are still building. The structure looms now. Gordon points out a section of it where the blocks are arranged in order of descending height.
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Speech Balloon]]: G--Gorilla {{first|0085}}
 
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| [[Image:0110.blockarrangement.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| A boy arranges white blocks by size while his dog watches.<br>{{first|0049}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Cartoon: A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way. {{first|0085}}
 
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| [[Image:E&B1969Bananaphone.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
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| {{erniebert|apt}} [[Bert]] hears the phone ringing inside a basket, and asks [[Ernie]] to answer it. Ernie goes through the basket, and finds a banana. He pretends it's a phone, and gives it to Bert to talk on. Ernie answers the real phone, and tells the caller that Bert can't come to the phone because he's talking on the banana.<br>{{first|0004}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
*Cartoon: "Imagination O" -- A surreal story about a boy, a goat, and a bulldozer that closes up a hole in a cloud that blows the cold. {{first|0011}}
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 5'''
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| Gordon reads a book to the kids: <u>Goggles</u> by [[Ezra Jack Keats]], pointing out the uses of ''near'' and ''far''.
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Cartoon: "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. {{first|0085}}
 
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| [[Image:SSGroverOriginalNearandFar.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
 
| [[Proto-Grover|Grover]] demonstrates the difference between [[Near and Far|"near" and "far"]] by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion.<br>{{first|0057}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*[[Buddy and Jim]] try to figure out a way to get an ironing board from one room to another. {{first|0002}}
 
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| [[Image:Film Rocks.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| Kids demonstrate perspective using large and small rocks as they position themselves near and far.<br>{{first|0045}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*Cartoon: "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode. {{first|0003}}
 
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| [[Image:Nosesnatcher1.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[Image:Nosesnatcher2.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
 
| Bert says that he and Ernie are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing!<br>{{first|0005}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*"[[Number Song Series|Four Song (Song of Four)]]" {{first|0006}}
 
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| [[Image:BabyAlice-NearFar.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
 
| [[Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes]] demonstrates near and far.<br>{{first|0079}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
*"[[Jazz Numbers|Jazz #5]]" {{first|0007}}
 
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| [[Image:ohubleycartoon.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
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| A song about a rolling O<br>Animation by [[John and Faith Hubley]]<br>{{first|0011}}
   
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 0086]]|next=[[Episode 0088]]}}
 
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 6'''
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| The block structure has grown even more. Gordon and the kids think it could be a zoo.
   
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:zoomonkey.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Song
 
| [[Sesame Street Animal Films]]: [[Joe Raposo]] sings [[George Gershwin]]'s "[[Funny Face]]."<br>{{first|0006}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:2293o.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.<br>Music: (piano and whistling) [[Joe Raposo]]<br>{{first|0019}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:PIYNGrocerDoctor.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
 
| [[Bob]] and the [[Anything Muppets]] sing "[[The People in Your Neighborhood]]": Grocer and Doctor.<br>{{first|0067}}
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 7'''
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| [[Susan]] transitions from the previous song into a song from Kermit.
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:BeinGreen-1970.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Muppets
 
| [[Kermit the Frog]] sings "[[Bein' Green]]".
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:No5.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
 
| [[Numerosity|Five Song (Song of Five)]]<br>{{first|0006}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:jazzyspies5.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
 
| [[Jazz Numbers|Jazz #5]]<br>{{first|0005}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:BuddyJim-Board.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cast
 
| [[Buddy and Jim]] try to figure out a way to carry an ironing board (horizontally) from one room to another.<br>{{first|0002}}
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 8'''
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| Susan plays two rounds of "[[Three of These Things]]" using pictures of shapes.
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:Filmfair G gorilla.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
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| Filmfair G: A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla.<br>{{first|0085}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:Gorilla toon2.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
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| G for Gorilla ''(in man suit)''<br>{{first|0085}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:1095s.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Cartoon
 
| A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way.<br>{{first|0085}}
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|- {{collapsible|yes}}
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| [[Image:Filmfair G gorilla.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Film
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| Filmfair G: A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla.<br>''(repeat)''
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|- {{collapsible|no}}
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| [[Image:noimage.png|100px|center]]
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| align=center | '''SCENE 9'''
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| Gordon invites the viewer to look for "G" words around Sesame Street. He arrives at the steps, where the block building is huger than ever, and exclaims "Great Scott!" Gordon's next G word is "Go!", signaling the kids to demolish the block building. Gordon's final G word is "Goodbye". The sponsors and today's book are announced.
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|}
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{{nav|episode|prev=[[Episode 0086]]|next=[[Episode 0088]]}}
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__NOWYSIWYG__
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Episodes| 0087]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Episodes| 0087]]

Revision as of 08:34, 15 February 2020

Sesame Street
The magnificent block building
Air date March 10, 1970
Season Season 1 (1969-1970)
Sponsors G, O, Z, 4, 5
This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source.

BeinGreen-1970

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
Noimage
SCENE 1 Gordon and several kids are building with blocks on the steps. They are just beginning to build. Gordon greets, then says, "How would you like to take a trip to the beach? And while we're there, let's see how many different kinds of animals we can find that live in the water."
0008-boybeach
Film "Boy at Beach"
A boy walks on the beach, and sees a sandpiper, a crab, a hermit crab, and other animals.
(First: Episode 0008)
EBScratch1

EBScratch2
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie and Bert have difficulty scratching their backs, so both help each other scratch their back. While Ernie's itch takes a little too long to scratch, he introduces a film called "Everybody Scratch." After the film, Ernie notices that Bert has stopped scratching his back; Beautiful Day Monster is.
(First: Episode 0012)
Noimage
SCENE 2 Gordon reacts to the film, scratching him­self. The building on the steps has grown some. "At least I've only got one itch. This guy's got four!"
Wombat
Film An itchy wombat scratches its four legs.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0008)
No4
Film Four Song (Song of Four)
(First: Episode 0006)
Elevator10.oldschool
Cartoon "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode.
(First: Episode 0003)
Noimage
SCENE 3 The building on the steps is now fairly formidable. Gordon and the kids continue building as Gordon introduces the next film.
Transportationfilm
Film Transportation
(First: Episode 0005)
E&B-Football
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie, dressed in his football uniform, marches around the apartment reciting his team chant. He tells Bert he's a member of the Dirty Rugs, named such because everyone beats them.
(First: Episode 0009)
PovertyZ
Cartoon "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0085)
2059y
Film Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.
(First: Episode 0004)
Noimage
SCENE 4 Gordon and kids are still building. The structure looms now. Gordon points out a section of it where the blocks are arranged in order of descending height.
0110.blockarrangement
Film A boy arranges white blocks by size while his dog watches.
(First: Episode 0049)
E&B1969Bananaphone
Muppets Ernie & BertBert hears the phone ringing inside a basket, and asks Ernie to answer it. Ernie goes through the basket, and finds a banana. He pretends it's a phone, and gives it to Bert to talk on. Ernie answers the real phone, and tells the caller that Bert can't come to the phone because he's talking on the banana.
(First: Episode 0004)
Noimage
SCENE 5 Gordon reads a book to the kids: Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats, pointing out the uses of near and far.
SSGroverOriginalNearandFar
Muppets Grover demonstrates the difference between "near" and "far" by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion.
(First: Episode 0057)
Film Rocks
Film Kids demonstrate perspective using large and small rocks as they position themselves near and far.
(First: Episode 0045)
Nosesnatcher1

Nosesnatcher2
Muppets Bert says that he and Ernie are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing!
(First: Episode 0005)
BabyAlice-NearFar
Cartoon Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes demonstrates near and far.
(First: Episode 0079)
Ohubleycartoon
Cartoon A song about a rolling O
Animation by John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0011)
Noimage
SCENE 6 The block structure has grown even more. Gordon and the kids think it could be a zoo.
Zoomonkey
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
(First: Episode 0006)
2293o
Film Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.
Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)
PIYNGrocerDoctor
Muppets Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Grocer and Doctor.
(First: Episode 0067)
Noimage
SCENE 7 Susan transitions from the previous song into a song from Kermit.
BeinGreen-1970
Muppets Kermit the Frog sings "Bein' Green".
No5
Film Five Song (Song of Five)
(First: Episode 0006)
Jazzyspies5
Cartoon Jazz #5
(First: Episode 0005)
BuddyJim-Board
Cast Buddy and Jim try to figure out a way to carry an ironing board (horizontally) from one room to another.
(First: Episode 0002)
Noimage
SCENE 8 Susan plays two rounds of "Three of These Things" using pictures of shapes.
Filmfair G gorilla
Cartoon Filmfair G: A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla.
(First: Episode 0085)
Gorilla toon2
Cartoon G for Gorilla (in man suit)
(First: Episode 0085)
1095s
Cartoon A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way.
(First: Episode 0085)
Filmfair G gorilla
Film Filmfair G: A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla.
(repeat)
Noimage
SCENE 9 Gordon invites the viewer to look for "G" words around Sesame Street. He arrives at the steps, where the block building is huger than ever, and exclaims "Great Scott!" Gordon's next G word is "Go!", signaling the kids to demolish the block building. Gordon's final G word is "Goodbye". The sponsors and today's book are announced.


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