| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Another block party | |||||||||
| Air date | March 13, 1970 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Bob, and Mr. Hooper observe the tree in the middle of Sesame Street and notice that it's looking sick. Gordon decides to throw a block party to raise money for taking care of the tree. They divvy out the positions, but now they need someone for publicity, so Big Bird happily volunteers. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Gordon hears some screeching tires, calls Jay over, and scolds him for not crossing in the crosswalk. |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! |
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SCENE 2 | Everyone prepares for the block party. Susan looks around for Rufus the dog, whom she wants to practice a song with. Mr. Hooper and Gordon look around for ten Japanese lanterns and mention Roosevelt Franklin. |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin and his mother sing "Roosevelt Franklin Counts." (First: Episode 0068) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (First: Episode 0021) |
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SCENE 3 | In the kitchen, Susan instructs Gloria to sing. |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (lowercase version) (First: Episode 0010) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Rufus appears, and he and Susan practice the song "It Doesn't Take." They suddenly hear a commotion outside. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
They look out the window and see Bob and lots of kids with a live pony. Bob has borrowed it for some pony rides at the party and asks Brynne to make a sign that says, "Pony Rides 10¢." He wants to give the kids some free rides right now, and Mauricio, Brynne, and Jay take turns. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Big Bird has made posters for the block party, but they only have the letter Z on them, since he's good at making Zs. |
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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) |
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Cartoon | Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Animation | Clay animation insert by Jim Henson -- Z words. (First: Episode 0025) |
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Muppets | Gordon has four things lined up in a row--a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Ernie that one of these doesn't belong, and Ernie chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Gordon tells Ernie to blow into the banana and Ernie appears to be playing a horn until Gordon reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana! (First: Episode 0016) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob, Mauricio, Reggie, and Kelly observe a group of turtles and watch as they race. Bob thinks the traveling musicians might like this block party. |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "I Am a Fine Musician." (First: Episode 0010) |
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Muppets | A Snerf demonstrates shorter and longer as narrated in voiceover by Frank Oz. (First: Episode 0072) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Giraffes. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0010) |
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Muppets | Snerfs like to cuddle up to little children and think they're the cutest and cuddliest animals of all. The narrator responds, "silly snerf," prompting an abrupt reaction from the creature. (First: Episode 0072) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob, Rufus, Jay, Kelly, and Liam are making different kinds of art for the block party. Jay has a few drawings, while Rufus is struggling to make one himself. Bob and Kelly are working on some small clay decorations. |
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Animation | In a clay-animated segment, a green narrator uses his red and yellow friends (and a monster) to demonstrate how faces can show feelings. |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon tells Oscar about the block party, and Oscar of course isn't happy about it. He relents and agrees to go and have a good time, since (as Gordon points out) he hates that kind of thing, so his miserableness will make him feel good. Gordon introduces the next film. |
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Film | "Stop and Go" — film footage plays forward, freezes, and runs backward on command. (First: Episode 0047) |
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SCENE 7 | Gordon comments on the previous film and gathers all of the kids around. He wants the kids to spell the word "go" before the block party begins. The first letter is "G." |
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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) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). (First: Episode 0085) |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
The second letter in "go" is O… |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 8 | The block party is a go! Gordon calls everyone's attention and introduces Bob, who sings "Come to the Party." |
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SCENE 8 cont'd |
Gordon introduces Susan and Rufus, who sing "It Doesn't Take." He then signs off, and the others join in the song as the credits roll. In voiceover, Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper and Bob hold the CTW sign. |
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