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Sesame Street
Air date January 29, 1971
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth
Production December 7, 1970
Sponsors N, 7


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 After greeting the viewer, Mr. Hooper, Reggie, and Robin notice a sign on Oscar's trash can: "Don't bother me unless you know the secret knock." Oscar explains that too many people knock on his can, so the special knock lets him know if anyone has something important to tell him. He teaches the knock to Mr. Hooper and the kids.
Cartoon Jazz #7
(First: Episode 0136)
SCENE 1
cont'd
Susan and Kwame read Oscar's sign and make several attempts to find out the secret knock, bothering Oscar. He lets them in on the secret knock as well.
Cartoon Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never."
(First: Episode 0101)

SCENE 1
cont'd
Miguel and Mary make some attempts to find out the secret knock, which bothers Oscar (who has resorted to wearing earmuffs) so much that he takes his sign down. Once Miguel and Mary leave, Mr. Hooper and Reggie return to point out the missing sign to Oscar, infuriating him.
Cartoon N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing.
(First: Episode 0140)
Muppets "The Word Family Song": ET family
(First: Episode 0139)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
(First: Episode 0001)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Putting the Basketball AwayErnie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep.
(First: Episode 0134)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)
SCENE 2 Miguel and some kids look in a picture for lots of embedded fish.
Cartoon While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
(First: Episode 0004)
Celebrity Tag: Tim Conway says "There was something fishy there."
(First: Episode 0146)
Film A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
(First: Episode 0028)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red
(First: Episode 0001)
Muppets Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie."
(First: Episode 0136)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry
(First: Episode 0001)

SCENE 3 At his store, Mr. Hooper sells a candy bar that's five cents, but Willie (Caroll Spinney) and his friend only have two cents apiece; that's only four cents. Another boy (Jerry Nelson) has a penny, so Mr. Hooper adds up all five cents.
Film Two boys each have five cents - one has five pennies, one has a nickel. They see a dime along the way, which is worth ten. They ask the man at the store for change for the dime, and he gives them a nickel and five pennies. They spend their pennies, but then they want to buy an ice cream for ten cents and the machine only takes dimes. They give the store man their nickels in exchange for a dime and they share a fudgesicle.
(First: Episode 0132)
Muppets Two Anything Muppets sing "As I Was Going to St. Ives."
(First: Episode 0045)
SCENE 4 Miguel counts his fingers from 1 to 7 in Spanish.
Cartoon Jazz #7 (repeat)
Celebrity Pat Paulsen counts to 20.
(First: Episode 0101)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Newspaper ExpeditionErnie makes an elaborate plan to go buy a newspaper.
(First: Episode 0093)

SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper and the kids look up and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter N (First: Episode 0040). The kids list some N words.
Cartoon Speech Balloon: N for Nail
(First: Episode 0040)
Muppets A large letter N sits on a brick wall. The letters "OT" and "OW" push each other away in order to form the words "NOT" and "NOW." The N has had enough, and hits two of the letters - "OW!"
Cartoon Speech Balloon: N for Nail (repeat)
Cartoon N words (repeat)
Cartoon An N-terview with an N
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0131)
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with.
(First: Episode 0118)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
(First: Episode 0001)

SCENE 6 Susan sings "Three of These Things" using groups of toy transportation. Miguel sings "One of These Things" in Spanish with groups of ginger ale bottles.
Film A film of kids riding their bikes to the zoo. The kids look at zoo animals.
(First: Episode 0131)
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit gives a lecture about rectangles. Cookie Monster smashes the shape, but says it'll still work out: "It's a wreck -- and it's a tangle!"
(First: Episode 0017)
SCENE 7 Mr. Hooper, Miguel, and the kids say goodbye as Susan announces the sponsors. The credits roll.

CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the Children's Television Workshop sign at the end.


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