| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Grover prefers capital G | |||||||
| Air date | May 1, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Susan, in her work uniform, greets the viewer and says she just saw Grover down the street as she got off the bus from work. "You know Grover, don't you? Oh, sure you do... this is Grover..." |
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Muppets | Grover passes through the frame and cries, "Hey, Susan!" as he runs into the screen. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Susan: "See? You knew Grover." She says Kermit the Frog ought to keep his eye out for him, because she just saw him in the neighborhood. |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: G — Kermit the Frog talks about the capital and small G, with the assistance of Grover. |
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Cartoon | G for Gorilla (in man suit) (First: Episode 0085) |
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Cartoon | A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla. Artist: Film Fair (First: Episode 0085) |
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Cartoon | A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way. (First: Episode 0085) |
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Cartoon | Alphabet Bates makes the letter G. (First: Episode 0025) |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 1 — A boy shares his bag of jellybeans with a girl, but now he has none. Will he get his jellybeans back? (First: Episode 0016) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan, Bob, and the kids observe a gibbon in the Pet Shop window. |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 2 — The girl gives the jellybeans back to the boy after she's been intimidated by a monster, but he quickly loses them again. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007) |
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Muppets | "Five People in My Family" (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count to 5. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count five fingers. |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 3 — The boy and girl are mad about the state of their jellybeans, but come up with a compromise that makes each of them happy. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 1 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with jellybeans. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Minus his podium, the director laughs nervously as he accidentally launches the spectators into space. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 2 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with marbles. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings their own version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan shows Mary a picture of a train in her kitchen and asks them to identify the shapes in the image. |
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Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (with revised music) (First: Episode 0004) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Rectangle — Cookie Monster destroys Kermit's rectangle. (First: Episode 0017) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Unlike previous segments, the rocket successfully launches at the right time as everyone celebrates, and the director grins at the camera. (First: Episode 0042) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Newspaper Expedition — Ernie makes an elaborate plan to go buy a newspaper. (First: Episode 0093) |
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Cast | Buddy and Jim struggle with replacing a light bulb. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and the kids observe a kangaroo named Charlie. |
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Muppets | This part of Sesame Street is now brought to you by...fathers! The Anything Muppets sing about what a father does. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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Muppets | This part of Sesame Street is being brought to you by mothers. The Anything Muppets perform a song all about the things a mother does. (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan comments on the previous segment and says that some mothers have jobs outside of motherhood, like she does. She introduces the next segment saying that all mothers have one thing in common: children. |
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Muppets | This part of Sesame Street is brought to you by kids. Sibling Anything Muppets sing about the roles they play in the family. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Celebrity | Pat Paulsen counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0101) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: What Happened Here — Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened. (First: Episode 0030) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan, Bob, and the kids say goodbye to Charlie the kangaroo. The credits roll and Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | A group of Muppet hippies (including a bearded hippie) hold the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit the Frog appears under the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- The credits for this episode appear in the HBO Max version of Episode 0123.
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