| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 15, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon and Susan are trying to help Big Bird learn the alphabet; he keeps getting stuck on one letter that looks like a circle. Bob enters and learns of the situation, then contacts Alphabet Bates (voice of Will Lee) via the walkie-talkie he happens to have in his pocket. (Gordon: "Traveling transistors, it's a walkie-talkie!") The skywriter writes the letter O in the sky (First: Episode 0012), which jogs Big Bird's memory. |
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Cartoon | "O Imagination" Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O. (First: Episode 0075) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan, Big Bird and the kids all sing "The Alphabet Song." Susan tells Big Bird that if he practices hard enough, he can say the alphabet with as much finesse as James Earl Jones. |
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Celebrity | Actor James Earl Jones recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob and Josh look at and feed a large horse named Coffee Cake, pointing out that it's measured in hands, and its nose is between its eyes, just like ours. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit demonstrates between by using a ping-pong ball, a doughnut, and a Beatles record sitting on a table, with the donut between the record and the ball. Beautiful Day Monster comes along and proceeds to eat everything. Kermit fears he will also get eaten, but the monster thanks him with a kiss. (First: Episode 0070) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and Susan sing two rounds of "Here Are Some Things," first with pictures of things to read, and then with pictures of different foods. |
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Cast | Buddy and Jim attempt to figure out a way of getting to the opposite side of a wall in order to paint it. (First: Episode 0012) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan, Lisa, and Lance observe a bantam chicken and her three chicks. |
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096) |
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Muppets | A Muppet father and son switch roles in the forest. The father climbs trees and asks questions, while the son explains things. (First: Episode 0089) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon shows some picture cards to Gillian, Lisa, Troy, and Lance, and asks if they can figure out what happens next in each scenario. A picture of an airplane above the ground shows that there can be multiple answers for the same image. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's What Happens Next Game — Ernie shows some picture cards, and asks Bert if he can figure out what happens next in each scenario. (First: Episode 0017) |
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SCENE 7 | Oscar the Grouch is in such a rotten mood, he has written a song to express himself. He bangs a pot and rattles a chain as he briefly sings "If You're Grouchy And You Know It," which sends Gordon and Susan away. Above the noise, Gordon comments that hands are another way of expressing how one feels. |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 8 | Susan sings "Rub Your Tummy" with the kids. |
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Muppets | Mahna Mahna and two Anything Muppet girls sing "Mah Na Mah Na". (First: Episode 0014) |
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SCENE 9 | Mr. Hooper displays the capital and lowercase letter E as he explains the two. They keep falling over during his lecture (not unlike an experience he had last week) so he breaks for a few messages. |
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Cartoon | E ... see me eating a peach (First: Episode 0001) |
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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 9 cont'd | Mr. Hooper continues his lecture, but the letters still fall over. He counts to ten to calm his nerves. |
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Celebrity | Pat Paulsen counts to 10. "Whoopee!" (First: Episode 0069) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Big Sneeze — When Bert's nose comes off from a sneeze, Ernie teases him by re-attaching it in the wrong places. (First: Episode 0026) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Cartoon | Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V. (First: Episode 0110) |
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SCENE 9 cont'd | Mr. Hooper assures that all of the technical difficulties have been fixed and goes on with his lecture... only to have the table the letters are sitting on fall apart, leaving the letters in mid-air! A rattled Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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