Episode 0096

Sesame Street
Air date	March 23, 1970
Season	Season 1 (1969-1970)
Sponsors L, U, Y, 4, 5 This episode guide has been compiled from materials at the CTW Archives. ⓘ

• Professor Hastings talks about the letter Y. As usual, he drifts off and Kermit has to remind him what he's teaching. When the frog's response is "Y", Hastings answers, "Because I forgot."

• Batman teaches around, up and through.

• Sesame Street Animal Films: A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms.

• Big Bird sings "ABC-DEF-GHI".

• Bob and Susan sing "Happiness Is". (First: Episode 0007)

• The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away". (First: Episode 0049)

• Cartoon: A fisherboy catches all the letters of the alphabet and makes alphabet soup. (First: Episode 0004)

• Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hair. According to Kermit, "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." He points out that some people have hair on their heads, while others have it on their faces. But if you have hair all over your body -- like Beautiful Day Monster, who emerges brushing himself and singing "A pretty girl is like a melody ..." -- then you're a monster! (First: Episode 0028)

• Cartoon: A man uses a ladder to climb up to the top of a capital L. (First: Episode 0031)

• Speech Balloon: “L” – Lunchbox (First: Episode 0031)

• Cartoon: "Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. (First: Episode 0036)

• Cartoon: “Y” – The life of the yellow ya-hoo. (aired twice) (First: Episode 0043)

• Speech Balloon: Y -- Yo-Yo (aired three times) (First: Episode 0036)

• Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes demonstrates through. (First: Episode 0001)

• Cartoon: A boy counts while erasing things and people. (aired twice) (First: Episode 0008)

• Ernie and Bert: Bert has a number 4 in his hand, and asks Ernie what it is. Ernie doesn't know, and guesses that it's a chocolate pie. Bert decides to cut to a film about the number 4, so that Ernie can get a clue. When the clip is over, Ernie makes another guess: a cream pie. "If this is a cream pie, then what is this?" asks Bert, while he pulls out a cream pie. "That's a four!" Ernie grins, and Bert pushes the pie in Ernie's face. "I knew it was a pie," Ernie remarks to the camera, "but who wants to be hit in the face with a number four?" (First: Episode 0006)

• "Four Song (Song of Four)" (First: Episode 0006)

• "Jazz #5" (First: Episode 0007)

• Song: "Look a Little Closer" (skin) (First: Episode 0010)

• Song: "Look a Little Closer" (tomato) (First: Episode 0006)

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