| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 20, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob explains why we need the letter J: without it, there'd be no jumping (like he and the kids do), jellybeans (like Mr. Hooper has), jobs (like Susan has), or junk (which Oscar wallows in). | ||
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Cartoon | "The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug." Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0009) | ||
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Celebrity | Flip Wilson shows how his teacher, Miss Johnson, taught the ABCs. (First: Episode 0151) | ||
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Noisy Bedroom — Bert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. (First: Episode 0131) | ||
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Celebrity | Jim Nabors counts from one to twenty, demonstrating soft and loud. (First: Episode 0150) | ||
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SCENE 2 | As another kid counts in voiceover, Benjamin uses his fingers to count to 11 (with a little help from a friend). | ||
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Cast | Bob and Gordon erect an 11. | ||
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: Draw 11 — A girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. | ||
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Film | Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0098) | ||
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out. (First: Episode 0160) | ||
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Film | African children play in a village, and in a modern playground. (First: Episode 0159) | ||
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Muppets | Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over. (First: Episode 0160) | ||
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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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Muppets | Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away. (First: Episode 0160) | ||
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) | ||
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SCENE 3 | Susan plays two rounds of "Here Are Some Things" with the kids, first using balls and then with dolls. | ||
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Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (First: Episode 0004) | ||
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Cartoon | The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133) | ||
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Seven Balloons — Ernie tries to count his balloons. (First: Episode 0133) | ||
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away." (First: Episode 0049) | ||
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Film | Sea Horse Music: Joe Raposo | ||
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird finds Gordon and the kids arm wrestling on the stoop. He proudly displays the "picture poems" he drew, which contain multiple things that rhyme. One is a cat in a hat (something he picked up from "somebody named Seuss") holding a bat, and another is a bear combing his hair and eating a pear. The last one is a shirt that Gordon puts on Benjamin: a sweater with a letter! The letter J, to be precise... | ||
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Cartoon | "The J Commercial" (repeat) | ||
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Muppets | Grover: Surprise — Grover intends to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. | ||
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Film | A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on. (First: Episode 0001) | ||
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) | ||
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Cartoon | A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (First: Episode 0071) | ||
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SCENE 5 | Bob and the kids look around for wheels. They're found on Cedric's tricycle and Norma's roller skates. A miniature dump truck drives by honking its horn, confusing Bob. | ||
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Film | Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for. (edited, with new music track) (First: Episode 0137) | ||
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes uses a brick wall to demonstrate around, under (by digging under it), and over (by jumping over it, and landing in the gaping mouth of a monster). (First: Episode 0076) | ||
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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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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (First: Episode 0001) | ||
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Blows a Fuse — Ernie and Bert are watching TV, but Bert gets bored and decides to play a record. (First: Episode 0003) | ||
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Celebrity | The New York Knicks demonstrate over, around and through. (First: Episode 0162) | ||
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (repeat) | ||
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Film | James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico. (First: Episode 0153) | ||
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SCENE 6 | Bob and Gordon are in the mood for some ice cream sodas, but the doorway to Hooper's Store is blocked by a large package. The two cooperate to move the box with Mr. Hooper. To reward them, Mr. Hooper serves their sodas with an extra scoop of ice cream. With that, Gordon asks if there are any other boxes that need moving. | ||
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face." (First: Episode 0006) | ||
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SCENE 7 | Bob, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper announce the sponsors using Hooper's soda straws. | ||
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper, Oscar, and Bob hold up the Sesame Street sign as Gordon and Susan hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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