| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 24, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan finishes hanging out her laundry to dry. Oscar tells Susan that today is laundry day for him too, only he does his laundry by making clean things dirty. He demonstrates this by leaving coffee stains on his necktie and ink stains on his handkerchief. Susan has had enough with Oscar when he requests that she walk over his linen tablecloth, and points out that people clean things with soap and water. |
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Film | Water is shown in many forms, including oceans, fountains, and snow. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash. (First: Episode 0022) |
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SCENE 2 | As sneaky music plays, a kid peers over the fence in the yard; another kid counts his ten fingers. |
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Muppets | Kermit and Tracy count to 10. |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10. |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings "You Gotta Learn." (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan reads a book to the kids: Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: P - Pin (First: Episode 0054) |
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Cartoon | A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (First: Episode 0059) |
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Celebrity | Burt Lancaster says the alphabet. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy recite the alphabet. |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon picks up a letter from his mailbox, and introduces the next film. |
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Film | "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Gordon opens and reveals his letter: the capital letter I. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Gordon turns the paper over and reveals the lowercase letter i. |
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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 0032) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "The Story of Ira and Inez." (First: Episode 0034) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert shows Ernie pictures and he needs to tell what happens next. Ernie imagines some very random scenarios based on the pictures. For the last picture (a man about to drive his car over a nail), Ernie says, "I think a monster's going to appear." Sure enough, behind Bert's back, Cookie Monster appears: "COOKIE!" Bert faints. (First: Episode 0056) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan sings two rounds of "Three of These Things" using split-screens, first with pictures of today's sponsors (including a capital and small I), then with pictures of rectangles and circles. |
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Film | "Round": A live-action film set to a lively soundtrack shows circles in every-day life, including Coca-Cola bottle caps, moving wheels, yo-yos, bubbles, and balloons. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Game Show: Pick Your Pet Lucy Jones insists upon a pet that purrs, has silky hair, and likes milk... the Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0067) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: P - Pin (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket falls over. (First: Episode 0018) |
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Muppets / Cast | Susan sings "Swing on a Star" while putting features on some Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot. (First: Episode 0018) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the word "in," and the monster (an early version of Grover) wants to help him teach. Kermit has a big box that he wants the monster to get inside, but he can't seem to grasp the concept of IN... he gets beside the box, on the box, and under the box. Finally, he reveals why he can't get in the box: because "Fred" is already inside it! (First: Episode 0056) |
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SCENE 6 | It's almost time to go, but first Gordon wants to introduce Roosevelt Franklin. |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week". (First: Episode 0107) |
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SCENE 7 | Gordon notes that a number of words rhyme with the letter I, such as high, fly, sky... and goodbye. The credits roll as Susan brings in her laundry and talks with the kids; Gordon announces the sponsors and the book read on today's show. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | A group of Muppet hippies (including a bearded hippie) hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Cookie Monster holds up the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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