| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird spells LOVE | |||||||||
| Air date | January 14, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 |
Miguel won't waste a second; he reveals a letter A. |
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Cartoon | "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130) |
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Cartoon | A is for ape. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Monsters look at a big A. (First: Episode 0083) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan and the kids sing "The Alphabet Song," while the alphabet is displayed on the front of 123 Sesame Street. |
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Celebrity | James Earl Jones recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (First: Episode 0158) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) |
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SCENE 3 | On the front wall of 123, Big Bird attempts to spell LOVE, but, as Susan points out, he has made OVEL. |
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Cartoon | The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0149) |
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Muppets | Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Animals with tails. (First: Episode 0017) |
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Cartoon | The uses of water (First: Episode 0139) |
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Film | The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. Some of this footage is used in "Pig's Love Song", but in a different order. |
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Muppets | Bob reads the story of "The Magic Apple," which is acted out by Ernie, Bert and three Anything Muppets. Ernie plays a "poor but honest farm boy" who would like to marry a princess and live in a palace with Rubber Duckies and banana milkshakes. A fairy godmother grants him that wish, but only if he can pick a magic apple from a tree. A farmer attempts to help him get the apple, but doesn't succeed. Finally, Ernie rests under the tree until the apple falls into his mouth! Just then, a king arrives and chooses Ernie to marry his daughter, "the lovely Princess Gwendolinda" (Bert in drag!). (First: Episode 0133) |
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SCENE 4 | Miguel invites the kids and the viewers to take a close look at a tire. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer". The object is a tire. (First: Episode 0147) |
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Film | "Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body. (First: Episode 0024) |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004) |
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Celebrity | Tim Conway says, "One more time!" (First: Episode 0140) |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan, Miguel, Bob and Mr. Hooper make four, and having only three apples means Mr. Hooper gets none. |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #7" (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week". (First: Episode 0107) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (repeat) |
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Muppets | A fairy godmother turns Cookie Monster into a handsome prince. He thinks it's ugly, and uses the wand to change her into her original form, Herry Monster wearing a wig. As monsters, they fall in love. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! (First: Episode 0090) |
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Cartoon | A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: During Ernie's naptime, Cookie Monster tries to steal and eat Ernie's pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035) |
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Cartoon | A is for ape. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A. (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper sings "Three of These Things" using groups of candy. |
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Muppets | Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. (First: Episode 0135) |
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SCENE 7 | The cast tells what they use boxes for. Bob uses one to store his tools, Oscar uses one for a table, and Susan uses one to store her trash. Mauricio uses the toybox in the yard to play in, and Little Bird eats out of a birdseed box. Mr. Hooper has a box to keep his boxes in. |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | With the kids, Susan plays basketball and Bob and Miguel play with blocks. Little Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the CTW sign at the end. |
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