Sesame Street 
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| Gordon and Big Bird help Maria find her lost parakeet | |||||||||
| Air date | April 1, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon gives Big Bird clues as to what's under the cloth he's carrying. Big Bird doesn't have much luck guessing correctly and Gordon reveals he has a parakeet in a birdcage. |
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Cartoon | "Birds Count 1-20" Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon explains to Big Bird that the parakeet (named Petey) belongs to their friend Maria, who needed someone to watch Petey while she was away. He says he needs to go to the store, but Maria will be along any minute now. Big Bird offers to watch Petey for Gordon. Big Bird tries to make Petey happy by offering him some jellybeans or singing a song; the bird doesn't respond. Big Bird recalls some birds feel happiest when flying, so he opens the cage and releases Petey. He soon realizes this was a mistake as Petey flies out of sight. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria (Carla Pinza) finally arrives, as she and Gordon discover the cage is empty. Maria believes Petey isn't far away and deduces that he probably flew to a spot where there's birdseed and a nest - Big Bird's nest! Gordon goes inside and, sure enough, returns with Petey in his cage. Maria invites them over to her place for some coffee and birdseed. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Feelings in the Rain — Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel. (First: Episode 0137) |
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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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Muppets | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" about a baker and a shoemaker. (First: Episode 0208) |
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Film | A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there, near and far, and close and next to. (shortened, 'close and next to' part removed) (First: Episode 0111) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob sees Oscar tying a brown paper bag with an old shoestring. He's preparing a special birthday gift for his pal Melvin Meanie - a rock. |
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Film | Kids demonstrate perspective using large and small rocks as they position themselves near and far. (First: Episode 0045) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Matching — Cookie Monster finds an innovative way to help Ernie match his cookies. (First: Episode 0169) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob and the kids put together a wooden model airplane using a diagram to make sure it is made the same way. As Bob flies the finished plane they then see a real one in the sky - Alphabet Bates', as he makes an S in the sky (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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SCENE 6 | Gordon presents another S word - STOP. He produces a stop sign, which stops some unseen incoming traffic (to his surprise). |
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Muppets | Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob sings the "Sorting Song" with tools and a bell. Gordon then plays the game using pieces of fruit and a flower. |
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Film | "Flowers Everywhere" (First: Episode 0141) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Egg — Bert asks Ernie to put an egg away so he can eat it later. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Cartoon | "Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges. (First: Episode 0003) |
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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) |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon cooperate to get apples from a tree. (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cartoon | Children describe how to draw an elephant. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing Jellybeans — Ernie divides jellybeans among himself and Bert. (First: Episode 0014) |
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Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming makes a number 6 on the ice. |
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SCENE 8 | Gordon and Maria set up a game of marbles for two kids. Oscar wishes to join in and produces his sure-fire winner, which is the size of a bowling ball. |
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