| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 19, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | On a rainy day, Bob makes his way down Sesame Street carrying a newspaper over his head to keep dry. Mr. Hooper is busy covering his newspaper stand, and Gordon tells Bob that it's not a fit day out for man nor beast. Susan and a kid are taking shelter under an umbrella; Susan invites Bob into her place for tea. | ||
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134) | ||
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — During the rain, Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel happy, sad, and mad. Bert has been trying to get under the umbrella with him, telling Ernie that all it has made him feel is wet. Ernie wonders why he doesn't have his umbrella; Bert explains that it's because Ernie is using it. Ernie thanks him and leaves Bert sneezing in the rain. (First: Episode 0137) | ||
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SCENE 2 | Oscar sings about why he likes it when "Rain Falls," then Bob gives his own take. Oscar has second thoughts on how the rain makes him feel, especially how it helps flowers grow. | ||
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Film | A female vocalist sings about the many different types of flowers found all over. (First: Episode 0141) | ||
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Celebrity | Carol Burnett runs the gamut of emotions while counting to 20. (First: Episode 0132) | ||
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Muppets | Cookie Monster hangs his head down in sadness. Ernie gives a lengthy speech on how looking up is the key to happiness. While his head's in the clouds, Cookie looks up toward Ernie's cookie box and empties it, making him happier. (First: Episode 0135) | ||
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SCENE 3 | Gordon shows some kids pictures of handprints. In a series of quick cuts, the uses of hands are then demonstrated by Gordon (scratching), Susan (hugging Gordon), Mr. Hooper (drawing a picture of Big Bird), and Bob (hammering). Oscar prefers having paws, and Gordon uses his hand to point at the next segment... | ||
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) | ||
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper shows how to make a letter A with his hands. | ||
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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 | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) | ||
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird and Little Bird argue over whose tree picture is the best: Big Bird drew the top half of a tree, and Little Bird drew the bottom half of one. Gordon concludes that both drew trees based on their differing heights, and combines their pictures to make one picture of a whole tree. They all agree that it looks the best this way. | ||
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (repeat) | ||
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10. (First: Episode 0120) | ||
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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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SCENE 6 | Gordon and some kids play "Three of These Things" with a snow hat, sandals, a toy sled, and mittens. Which one doesn't belong? Gordon shows there's more than one answer. | ||
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Muppets | Ernie tries to teach Cookie Monster to use his knife, fork, and spoon. (First: Episode 0134) | ||
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SCENE 7 | Susan, holding a baby cat, asks the kids what it's called (a kitten). The kids name other animal babies they can think of; one girl says she likes baby hyraxes. | ||
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Film | Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0096) | ||
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Susan poses the question of what babies do. | ||
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0107) | ||
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby teaches the concepts of "yesterday" and "today." | ||
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin spells his name. | ||
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Cast | Mr. Hooper and Bob build an A. (First: Episode 0083) | ||
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Cartoon | A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) | ||
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Muppets / Cast | Gordon observes Prairie Dawn spelling out the word DANGER. She defines the term and explains that she's placed it there because a piano has just been dropped out of the fifth story window next to them. | ||
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Cartoon | Various renderings of the word DANGER. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0151) | ||
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Muppets | Grover reads a sign that says DANGER and looks around for said danger. He doesn't find it anywhere until he trips and falls on the sign. | ||
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Cartoon | A showcase of things that begin with A, ending with avalanche and ambulance. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) | ||
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Muppets | Ernie demonstrates the word "Apple"; Cookie Monster eats Ernie's apple. (First: Episode 0047) | ||
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0158) | ||
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SCENE 8 | Bob talks to the children about using their imagination. Sally recalls pretending to be a ghost, while another girl has pretended to be a devil. Bob pretends to have a bag full of donuts, and each of the kids take one (though Ronald wants them all). Big Bird rushes by playing Road Runner and gets in on the game. He becomes a super donut-eater, but ends up getting an imaginary tummy ache. | ||
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Film | "Stop and Go" — film footage plays forward, freezes, and runs backward on command. (First: Episode 0047) | ||
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0131) | ||
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SCENE 9 | Bob imagines hearing music, meaning it's time to say goodbye. The music turns out to be real and everyone signs off as Gordon announces the sponsors. | ||
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CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar and Bob hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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