| Sesame Street | |
| Air date | April 23, 1970 |
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) |
| Sponsors | I, P, U, 8, 9 |
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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 | SCENE 1 | Susan welcomes the viewer, and asks if we can guess who the mother in the family is. |
| | Muppets | "Can You Guess?" In the first-ever Sesame Street game show, hosted by Big Bob, monster contestant Billy must guess which one of the family is the mother. Billy gets the answer wrong, because he only recognizes his own (monster) mother. (First: Episode 0026) |
| | SCENE 2 | Susan sings "If You're Happy and You Know It" with the kids. She then announces that we're going to do some painting. |
 | Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. |
| | SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, Gordon asks for a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. Mr. Hooper laments that he just sold his last pieces to Ernie and Bert. |
| | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie eats one of the two pieces of chocolate cake that Bert was saving for their dessert. Bert sees Ernie holding a fork in one hand and a napkin with some chocolate on it in the other--and in front of him is a plate full of chocolate-cake crumbs. When Bert accuses Ernie of eating the cake, Ernie tells Bert that a monster came in, ate Bert's cake, and framed Ernie. Bert doesn't believe Ernie's lie. But when Bert leaves the room, Beautiful Day Monster comes in and does exactly what Ernie told Bert happened to the first piece. Ernie tries to explain, but Bert says, "I don't want to talk about it." |
| | SCENE 3 cont'd | Gordon decides to have ice cream instead of cake. |
 | Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
 | Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (First: Episode 0033) |
 | Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Cookie Monster drinks both of Kermit's glasses of milk, which he was going to use to explain "more" and "less". When Kermit insults Cookie Monster, several of Cookie Monster's monster pals gang up on Kermit, prompting him to point out that now there are more monsters and less frogs. (First: Episode 0004) |
| | SCENE 4 | Gordon and some kids watch a live guinea pig eat vegetables. Gordon introduces a film about where vegetables come from. |
 | Film | A girl named Jennifer visits family friend Mrs. Wilson in the country, and together they pick food from her garden. (First: Episode 0021) |
 | Muppets | Ernie sings "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake" when a hungry Cookie Monster demands a cookie. (First: Episode 0031) |
| | SCENE 5 | Big Bird tries to play hopscotch with the kids, but his feet are too big for the squares. |
| | Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings a counting song. (First: Episode 0026) |
 | Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) |
| | SCENE 6 | Big Bird tries to help Mr. Hooper unpack his new umbrella, but his hand is too big to fit in the packing tube. |
 | Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0038) |
 | Cartoon | "Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0036) |
| | SCENE 7 | A kid's balloon is caught in a tree. Big Bird is able to retrieve the balloon. |
 | Film | "What if you were magic, and could make things stop just by telling it to, or make it go backwards? Stop! Then you could see what things look like when they're moving. Go forwards! Stop! Well, film is magic, and this is a film, so you can be magic for three minutes. Like this: Go slow, water fountain! Now, you try it." (First: Episode 0047) |
 | Muppets | Part 1: Guy Smiley hosts "The Mr. and Mrs. Game", a quiz show for newlywed monsters. (First: Episode 0072) |
 | Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016) |
 | Muppets | Part 2: Mr. and Mrs. Monster win the game, and Guy offers the choice of three prizes: a new house, a trip to Hawaii, or a cookie. Mr. Monster ravenously devours the cookie. (First: Episode 0072) |
| | SCENE 8 | Jennie and the kids look up and see the letter U written in the sky (First: Episode 0036). |
| | Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (repeat) (First: Episode 0038) |
| | Cartoon | "Poverty U" (repeat) (First: Episode 0036) |
| | SCENE 9 | Oscar asks Jennie for help with choosing a piece of chalk out of a group of nine. |
| | Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (repeat) (First: Episode 0016) |
| | SCENE 9 cont'd | Jennie hands him a piece of chalk, but it drops and breaks, making eight. |
| | Cartoon | Jazz #8 (repeat) (First: Episode 0016) |
| | SCENE 10 | Bob and Gordon and the kids observe a live iguana, which begins with I. |
| | Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (repeat) (First: Episode 0032) |
| | Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I - ice cream. (repeat) (First: Episode 0033) |
 | Celebrity | Jackie Robinson says the alphabet. (First: Episode 0054) |
| | SCENE 11 | As the others continue looking at the iguana, Gordon signs off. |
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