| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | March 22, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan gives some gum to Mauricio and Sharon, making sure they know what to do with the wrappers. She sings “The Garden,” after which Oscar says he’ll take the gum wrappers. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty U” (First: Episode 0036) |
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Muppets | Ernie demonstrates the letter U with a ukulele; Cookie Monster plays "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on it, then eats it. (First: Episode 0047) |
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Cartoon | Letter U salesman (First: Episode 0202) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob asks the kids what they're scared of; Sally says roller coasters frighten her, and Mauricio doesn't like heights. They listen to some scary sounds and try to identify them: a dog barking, thunder, wind, and a car screeching to a halt. Bob talks about how to stay safe from what makes these noises. |
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Film | Kids narrate a visit to an automobile factory, and watch a taxi being made. (First: Episode 0186) |
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Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | Jerry Nelson narrates a letter F joining U and N to make the word FUN. They celebrate with streamers and confetti. (First: Episode 0178) |
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Transition | Diamond transition (First: Episode 0007) |
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Film | Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other. |
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SCENE 3 | Bob talks about the power of imagination, and tells the viewer to imagine him with a beard and mustache. Mr. Hooper tells the viewer to imagine what Hooper's Store would look like if he suddenly gave away free ice cream. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0038) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures - Kermit watches some live bears do exercises. (First: Episode 0044) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon tells the viewer to imagine him as a knight in shining armor. Oscar tells the viewer to imagine him as a nice grouch –– which he can’t, especially when he imagines all of the neighborhood kids cuddling him. |
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Cartoon | What if a dog looked like a bird? Artist: Cliff Roberts |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird wants to imagine, too, so he imagines himself following a knight who gallantly marches down Sesame Street to "Pomp and Circumstance." After the knight leaves, Big Bird asks, "Quo vadis?" |
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Cast | Larry and Phyllis cooperate by watching the same show on television. (First: Episode 0181) |
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Film | New Bridge #1 - Panel Drop (First: Episode 0105) |
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Cartoon | "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Cast | Gordon gets Bob unstuck from a large number 9. (First: Episode 0129) |
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Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about big things. Artist: Cliff Roberts |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird finds Mr. Hooper busy filling some glasses of soda for customers outside. He leaves to answer the phone as Herry Monster enters. He and his four friends have ordered sodas, but he isn't sure if the glasses on the counter are theirs. He attempts to count them, with Big Bird pointing out his errors. ("How humidifyin'," Herry exclaims.) Herry gets flustered and comes up with a way of counting them correctly: by drinking each one, leaving five empty glasses. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (repeat) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie's doctor comes over. Ernie keeps trying to tell the doctor why he called him, but the doctor is too occupied with checking on Ernie, hardly allowing him to get a word in edgewise. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. |
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Film | Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0096) |
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Muppets | Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact). (First: Episode 0145) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob sings the “Same/Different Song” using an apple and an orange from Mr. Macintosh's fruit cart. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (First: Episode 0179) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about horns as a film of animals with horns plays behind him. (First: Episode 0112) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Letter U salesman (repeat) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones spell out RUN. |
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SCENE 8 | Gordon, Mauricio, and Bob spell out the word RUN... and they do. |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different. (First: Episode 0018) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Lion family. (First: Episode 0018) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley sings "Gone with the Wind" to a young woman. During the song, a very strong wind blows – making the leaves fly off the tree, causing the woman's house to collapse, and finally ripping Guy's clothes off. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cartoon | Checkerboard transition cartoon (First: Episode 0105) |
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SCENE 9 | Bob, with his imaginary facial hair again, imagines being five years old and plays on the tire swing. He and the kids say goodbye as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
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