| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 21, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob welcomes the viewer and wants to talk about the concept of away from. Oscar interrupts, as he's trying to read his book. He ultimately finds a way to get some peace by having Bob demonstrate away from by getting further and further away from his trash can. |
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Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 1) (First: Episode 0003) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster wants to go to school, but he can't tell which building the school is because he can't read. An Anything Muppet tells him to read the letters on the sign on one of the buildings. Cookie tears the sign off the building, but once he's read the sign, he still doesn't know which building the school is. |
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Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 2) (First: Episode 0003) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cast / Muppets | Gordon plays a game of "What Will Happen?" with Ernie. After Ernie guesses correctly what will happen when Gordon drops a ball and turns on a radio, Gordon asks what will happen when he picks up a bell and shakes it. Ernie says the bell will ring. Gordon states that a monster will come out and start blowing a flute. Ernie thinks that's silly, but is surprised when that exact thing happens. Gordon admits that he had worked it out beforehand with Cookie Monster, and gives him a cookie. After Gordon leaves, Ernie has an idea for a trick to play on Bert. (First: Episode 0031) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan quizzes two kids about what a street is; she pokes her head outside the construction doors to confirm that Sesame Street is a right answer. She does the same when asking about the Spanish word for "street": calle. |
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Muppets | Part 2: Ernie tries to play the same trick on Bert, but when Ernie rings the bell, nothing else happens. Bert thinks Ernie's gone bananas, and he leaves. When Ernie wants to know what happened, Cookie Monster says that he couldn't play the flute, because his mouth was full of cookies. (First: Episode 0031) |
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SCENE 3 | Groups of two kids sit on all three of the corners of the steps; one kid sits in another corner. Gordon turns it into a "Three of These Things" game. |
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Cartoon | A baby rescues a ball from on top of a column. Artist: John and Faith Hubley |
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Celebrity | The New York Knicks make 11 shots, but miss on the 12th. (First: Episode 0154) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster helps Ernie match mittens, shoes, and gloves and put them away. Guess how he puts away two matching cookies. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film / Animation | Part 1: A boy declares he wants to build a building. He and an adult voiceover describe how the building will be made, intercut with stop-motion animation and live-action footage. The two then wait for the foundational cement to dry... (First: Episode 0142) |
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Muppets | Gordon meets Professor Hastings and Professor Goldfinch, who will be performing a number. A wild Anything Muppet arrives as their drummer and the trio performs "Spinning Wheel." (First: Episode 0012) |
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Film / Animation | Part two: With the cement dried, the boy's building is brought to completion. (First: Episode 0142) |
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Insert | On a kitchen table, the Hands attempt to match crackers, milk, and soup to their serving dishes. |
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Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Tough Luck Lester, a little boy, explains why he is in bandages; he is never cautious about what he does. With his friends' help, Lester is able to stay away from dangerous items like matches and broken glass. (First: Episode 0161) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob subtracts two fingers from five, making three. |
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Celebrity | Lorne Greene and the Bonanza cast subtract two horses from three horses to equal one horse. (First: Episode 0150) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird helps Mr. Hooper count 12 toy horses by lining them up on the counter. He looks for the "12" sign to advertise them, but Hooper points out that the horses are now on top of it. Big Bird props up the sign, scattering the horses on the counter. |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird, Susan, Bob, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, and seven kids all count off from 1 to 12. |
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Muppets | Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Dentist and Bus Driver. (First: Episode 0106) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0120) |
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SCENE 7 | Mr. Hooper passes out jellybeans to Bob and the kids. They all look up to see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter S (First: Episode 0063). |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Gordon teaches Frannie and Melody about conflict resolution by having them figure out how they can both play with a top. |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat) |
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SCENE 9 | As more kids come to play with the top, Gordon signs off as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird and Mr. Hooper hold up the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds up the CTW sign. |
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