Sesame Street | |||||||
Air date | May 6, 1970 | ||||||
Season | Season 1 (1969-1970) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | As Gordon welcomes the viewer, Big Bird claims he's the best letter writer on the block. They soon hear an airplane, look up and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter F, which becomes the letter E with an additional line. | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter F. He wanted an F, but someone sent him an E. A monster asks what the difference is between E and F, and then solves Kermitโs problem by eating the bottom line of the E so Kermit can talk about F. (First: Episode 0033) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) | |
Muppets | Muppet "F" Cheer - 4 (0:15) (0:25) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird draws an E and F on the blackboard. He briefly leaves to fetch an arrow, and the line on the E disconnects itself and attaches itself to the F. Big Bird is confused when he comes back, but the line on the E disappears as his back is turned, making two F's. | |
Film | Story of E | |
Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) | |
Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "Frieda and the Frog". (First: Episode 0095) | |
Film | Dot bridge 1 | |
Muppets | Ernie tries to help a Pumpkin Anything Muppet mailman (performed by Frank Oz) deliver a package to Mrs. Mary Ann ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. (First: Episode 0038) | |
Film | Dot bridge 2 | |
SCENE 3 | Gordon and some kids observe a toad. Gordon introduces the next segment โฆ | |
Film | Animals from the African plains. | |
Film | Dot bridge 3 | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball. (First: Episode 0107) | |
SCENE 4 | Bob introduces the next segment. | |
Muppets | Gordon meets Professor Hastings and Professor Goldfinch, who will be performing a number. A wild Anything Muppet arrives as their drummer and the trio performs "Spinning Wheel." (First: Episode 0012) | |
Film | Dot bridge 4 | |
SCENE 5 | Bob shows some kids different ways to pick things up. He shows them what a magnet is, and points them to โฆ | |
Film | A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal. (First: Episode 0009) | |
Film | Dot bridge 5 | |
Muppets | Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s. (First: Episode 0079) | |
Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) | |
Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin counts. (First: Episode 0068) | |
Film | Dot bridge 6 | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit presents a lecture on tall and short using two Snerfs, who keep changing their size. (First: Episode 0015) | |
Cast | Gordon and Bob assemble an E. (First: Episode 0005) | |
Cartoon | Poverty F | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit presents a lecture on big and small with the Beautiful Day Monster and a small monster. Splurge comes in at the end to show what a really big monster looks like. (First: Episode 0015) | |
Film | Dot bridge 7 | |
SCENE 6 | Bob plays two rounds of "Three of These Things" with the viewer, containing E's and F's. He points out that one should always clean up after playing a game. | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies. (First: Episode 0033) | |
SCENE 7 | Gordon and the kids watch the toad some more; Gordon signs off. |
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