| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 7, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
SCENE 1 | Oscar writes a poem in honor of Charlie Rotten for tonight's testimonial dinner at the Disagreeable Order of Grouches (D.O.G.) lodge meeting. Gordon, Mr. Hooper and Susan suggest some complimentary rhymes about his friend, but Oscar would rather write grouchy rhymes. He retaliates with a poem about his not-so-helpful neighbors: "Next time I write a poem, and ask your advice, believe me, I'm certainly going to think about it twice!" |
 |
Film | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
Cartoon | Y is for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0036) |
  |
Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "Yolanda and the Youth," a story about a youth who wins the hand of Princess Yolanda by passing the "Y" test. |
 |
Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
 |
Muppets | Grover sees the word YOU, then points to the viewer. |
|
Film | "Doll House" (repeat) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie's doctor comes over. Ernie keeps trying to tell the doctor why he called him, but the doctor is too occupied with checking on Ernie, hardly allowing him to get a word in edgewise. (First: Episode 0137) |
  |
SCENE 2 | Bob and Susan point out to Troy and Kwame that there are two of lots of things on 123 Sesame Street such as windows, doors, and railings. The body has lots of twos, and they sing "I've Got Two." Oscar has three balloons, but lets go of one, which makes two. |
 |
Muppets | A voice (Jerry Nelson) presents the word YOU. Two Anything Muppet girls greet each other as such, then the viewer. |
 |
Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket doesn't go off until a few seconds after the countdown commences. (First: Episode 0148) |
 |
Muppets | Two brothers, First and Last, sing about how their names affect how they do things. (First: Episode 0134) |
 |
Cast | Larry and Phyllis cooperate when wrapping a present. (First: Episode 0145) |
 |
Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The director's hat blasts off instead. (First: Episode 0148) |
|
Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (repeat) |
 |
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) |
|
Cartoon | Y is for Yo-Yo (repeat) |
 |
Celebrity | Tim Conway asks, "Who pulled his string?" |
 |
Muppets | Tony sings "Windy" to his girlfriend, Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0074) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie 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. (First: Episode 0124) |
 |
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) |
 |
SCENE 3 | Mr. Hooper plays "One of These Things" with Troy and Farley using glasses of milk. |
 |
Muppets | Cookie Monster plays "One of These Things" using plates of cookies. |
 |
Celebrity | Flip Wilson talks about arms and legs. |
 |
Film | A film of kids riding their bikes to the zoo. The kids look at zoo animals. (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
Celebrity | B. B. King sings the alphabet. (First: Episode 0130) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie finds an apple on a brick wall, and wants to know who it belongs to. Sherlock Hemlock helps solve the mystery, and realizes that Ernie has a brown paper bag with a hole at the bottom, and that Ernie had an apple in the bag, therefore the apple belongs to Ernie. (First: Episode 0137) |
|
Film | "Doll House" (repeat) |
 |
SCENE 4 | Oscar is disgusted by a tree nearby, claiming it has no uses and should be chopped down. Susan and Gordon protest, listing all the tree's advantages, but Oscar stays firm on his opinion. They then list some of the tree's drawbacks, like loud singing birds and the wind whistling through it. Oscar suddenly likes the tree, and gives it a hug. They say goodbye (though Oscar contrarily says, "hello") and Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
  |
CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 0173 | Episode 0175 |