| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Love is on Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan greets the viewer and says that today's Sesame Street is being brought to you by the number 2 and the letter L, but also by the word "love." She says that it's one of the nicest things you can feel. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Bob enters and sings "What the World Needs Now Is Love." |
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Muppets | Herry Monster (wearing a wig with a bow) spells out LOVE and kisses Tony. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 1: Ernie expects a call from Bert, but lets Cookie Monster make a phone call to his mommy, provided it's short. He proceeds to tell her about show and tell at school. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Celebrity | Flip Wilson shows how his teacher, Miss Johnson, taught him the ABCs. (First: Episode 0151) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 2: Cookie Monster tells his mommy about jumping rope after school and counts the jumps he made. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | L is for Lunchbox (First: Episode 0031) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 3: Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614 by now and asks how his brother Fred is. Ernie offers him a box of cookies to get off the phone. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position. (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 4: Cookie Monster finally gets off the phone, and then eats it. When Bert calls, Ernie has to talk to him through Cookie Monster's mouth. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cast | Bob reads the first half of "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda." |
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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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Cast | Bob continues reading "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda." |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin and his mother sing "Roosevelt Franklin Counts." (First: Episode 0068) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon and Brynne hold up one finger each, making two. Gordon then narrates a film about animals that come in pairs (First: Episode 0001). |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan sings two rounds of "One of These Things," first using drawings of groups of flowers, then matching the number of petals on flowers. |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (repeat) |
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Muppets | Marty sings The Beatles's song "The Word" with a trio of Anything Muppet hippies while assembling the word "love" with blocks. |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird reads a poem he wrote called "When It Rains." It's a bit short, so Gordon and Susan help him add some rhyming lines to it. |
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Film | You can clean almost anything. Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Song | "Doll House" (repeat) |
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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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Cartoon | L is for Lips (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Ice cream, pickles and sardines are left on the counter of Hooper's Store. Gordon and Mr. Hooper put together these clues, which indicate that Oscar the Grouch has been there. Their assumption turns out to be true, as Oscar returns to pay for his sundae. |
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Muppets | A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers. (First: Episode 0168) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tells Bert about his so-called "boring" day at the zoo. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | Steam shovel (First: Episode 0004) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball. (First: Episode 0107) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan and the cast reprise "What the World Needs Now Is Love" while Brynne and the kids play in the yard. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper and Gordon hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds up the CTW sign. |
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