| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Pete Seeger visits Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | November 20, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan introduces Pete Seeger who is visiting the street for the day because his car had a busted chain so he is waiting for the garage to fix it. Pete says he has a song that is like a chain, where each verse leads to another. He sings "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". |
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Susan calls the kids' attention to the sky and they watch Alphabet Bates draw the letter N. (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cartoon | Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never." (First: Episode 0101) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cartoon | N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper brings everybody sodas and asks Pete where he learned all those songs. Pete compares them to a chain, because he learned them from people who learned them from other people. He sings the Woody Guthrie song “Why Oh Why”. |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004) |
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Celebrity | Tim Conway says, "One more time!" |
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SCENE 3 | One of the kids is sad because the chain fell off his bicycle. Pete says he has a chain, but Gordon says a bicycle is smaller than a car, so it needs a smaller chain. He takes the kid to the repair shop, while Pete sings a song about a bicycle: "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" |
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Song | “Song of Eight” (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "Octopus' Garden." (First: Episode 0019) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob explains to the kids what a round is. He teaches Pete, Oscar the Grouch, and the kids the Robert Allen song "Why Choose to Be Afraid?" |
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Muppets | Ernie has four apples, and wants to draw the number 4, showing that he has four apples. However, Cookie Monster wants to eat an apple, so Ernie crosses out the 4 and draws a 3. Then Cookie Monster decides not to eat the apple, causing Ernie to have to cross out the 4 again and draw another 3, over and over again. |
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SCENE 5 | Pete teaches Bob and the kids how to hambone, and sings "Hush Little Baby". |
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Song | "Fireman Ready to Go" (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper introduces the ET family to the viewer, starting with the word "set". Gordon walks Big Bird on a leash, demonstrating the word "pet". Finally, Mr. Hooper displays the word "yet", and the "y" flies away. |
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Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version). |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (repeat) |
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Cartoon | N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never." (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | Pete and Gordon talk to the kids about things that look like other things — for instance, a set of windows with shades half down may look like two sleepy eyes. Gordon points them to a bridge. |
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Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers |
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SCENE 8 | Big Bird asks to sing with Pete and the kids. Pete tells him he can sing the chorus, and instructs him on how to do so after a few failed attempts. They all sing "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore". |
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Song | “Song of Eight” (repeat) |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures - Kermit watches some live bears do exercises. (First: Episode 0044) |
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SCENE 9 | Pete sings "Old MacDonald," "I've Been Working on the Railroad," "Sixteen Tons," and "Hush, Little Baby." |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (repeat) |
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SCENE 10 | Susan says goodbye to Pete and the viewer. Pete departs with his banjo and chain, and the credits roll as he walks away. |
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