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Sesame Street
Air date April 30, 1970
Season Season 1 (1969-1970)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production April 1, 1970
Sponsors C, Y, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Mr. Hooper is about to put away some pencils in his store, but Big Bird enters and startles him, causing him to drop the pencils. Feeling bad for the mess he inadvertently caused, Big Bird tries offering to help clean up, only to accidentally drop the pencils himself.
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Cartoon A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion.
(First: Episode 0032)
Cat toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor)
(First: Episode 0029)
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SCENE 1
cont'd
Mr. Hooper finishes putting the pencils away, but now Big Bird tells him why he stopped by in the first place... he wants to buy a pencil. Mr. Hooper laments, "Why? Y?"
Yellowyahoo
Cartoon The life of a Yellow Yahoo
(First: Episode 0043)
Monsters-Y-Tag
Muppets A group of monsters, including proto-Grover, Cookie Monster, and Beautiful Day Monster, repeatedly exclaim, "Y?" The camera pans up to reveal a Y floating above them.
(First: Episode 0091)
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SCENE 2 The cast, Big Bird, and Oscar demonstrate the capital and small Y in a series of quick cuts. There's a reason for all this; Gordon says that sooner or later, you'll find out Y.
Cartoonyoyo
Cartoon Y is for Yo-Yo
(First: Episode 0036)
Boxofrainbows
Muppets Professor Hastings talks about big and little using piles of blocks.
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Film Two men, Big and Little, travel around playing the tuba and violin. Even though they’re different (Big has dark skin, and Little has light skin), together they make beautiful music.
(First: Episode 0016)
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SCENE 3 Susan plays a round of "Three of These Things" with kitchenware.
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4"
(First: Episode 0006)
Fourblindmice
Muppets Anything Muppets sing a round of "Four Blind Mice". (intro shortened)
(First: Episode 0009)
E&B-Football
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie, dressed in his football uniform, marches around the apartment reciting his team chant. He tells Bert he's a member of the Dirty Rugs, named such because everyone beats them.
(First: Episode 0009)
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4" (repeat)
Jamesearljonescounts
Celebrity James Earl Jones counts to 10.
(First: Episode 0005)
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SCENE 4 Gordon and Oscar both want to throw out their broken brooms; Oscar broke his broom handle, and Gordon broke his broom part. Gordon gets the idea to put their unbroken pieces together to create one working broom, but Oscar doesn't want it. He asks for the leftover broken pieces instead.
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Alphabet Bates C
SCENE 4 cont'd Gordon and the kids look up and watch Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter C (First: Episode 0029).
Cat toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor) (repeat)
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Cartoon C for cat (repeat)
BAP
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie asks Bert to go play in the park with him. When Bert says no, Ernie wonders if he isn't feeling well and starts to examine him.
Yellowyahoo
Cartoon The life of a Yellow Yahoo (repeat)
ProfHastingsY
Muppets 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."
(First: Episode 0096)
Jump rope alphabet game
Film Girls play a jump rope alphabet game: “I’ve got an A in my ankle, I’ve got a B in my back,” etc. A boy wants to play, but one of the girls says the game is for girls only. Finally, when he contributes “I’ve got a Z in my zebra,” one of the girls says he can play.
(First: Episode 0030)
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4" (repeat)
SSGoneWiththeWind
Muppets Guy Smiley sings "Gone with the Wind" to a young woman. During the song, a very strong wind blows – making the leaves fly off the tree, causing the woman's house to collapse, and finally ripping Guy's clothes off.
(First: Episode 0034)
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SCENE 5 Bob sits on the steps with the kids and reads Maybe a Monster by Martha Alexander. He tries to think of an animal that hops, other than a rabbit.
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Film Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
(First: Episode 0084)
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SCENE 5
cont'd
Bob introduces the next film.
Film-AnimalMoves
Film Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0098)
BeeFilm
Film A bumble bee
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0082)
SpoonfulSugar
Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar".
(First: Episode 0005)
Transportationfilm
Film Transportation
(First: Episode 0005)
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SCENE 6 Gordon and Susan finish decorating a wall in their apartment. They think of doing the same for Kermit.
KermitLectureWall
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about walls.
(First: Episode 0031)
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SCENE 7 Susan is in a rush as Gordon has invited all the kids over for sandwiches and milk. Soon, the room is full of about a dozen kids (including Sally and Jay) who help make more sandwiches. Even more people arrive, including Mr. Hooper and "the old man down the street" carrying a long rolled-up tube for some reason, Big Bird, and a random "little boy." Bob announces the sponsors and the book read on today's show as the chaos continues.
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0021 - CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.

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