| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Farley gets his tonsils out | |||||||||
| Air date | May 5, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob shows Chris and Jill pictures of various animals and they discuss the names of what each young animal is called. The final picture shows a calf nursing from its mother. Bob segues from this to the next segment... |
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Film | Baby animals are fed milk. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Cartoon | Seven monsters cause havoc in a village. Artists: Maurice Sendak, Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0247) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppets sing "As I Was Going to St. Ives." (First: Episode 0045) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan, Gordon, and Miguel find Farley crying. He has a sore throat and has been told he must get his tonsils removed, but he's afraid of the procedure. Gordon gives him words of encouragement, when Susan reminds him of an event a year and a half ago. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | In a flashback, Gordon comes home from the doctor feeling agitated; he too must have his tonsils removed, even at an age such as his. He feels nervous, having never been operated on before, but Susan comforts him. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Back in the present, Farley starts to feel better and Susan proposes a way to put him at further ease. |
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Animation | Dot & Hill B-1 - A ball cannot travel up a steep incline. (First: Episode 0216) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan shows Farley some pictures a of a kid named Chris going to the hospital to have his tonsils removed. She talks about every step of the event and Farley warms up to the idea when he sees his parents will be there, plus he can bring his toys and eat ice cream afterwards. He declares that he will go through with the surgery and starts wondering what toys he'll bring. |
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Animation | Dot & Hill B-2 — A dot tries to get up a hill after a cart, but doesn't make it up. (First: Episode 0216) |
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Film | Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for. (edited, with new music track) (First: Episode 0137) |
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Animation | Dot & Hill B-3: Silhouetted dots use carts to climb a steep hill. |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn explains to Herry Monster about the similarities and differences between three shoes. (First: Episode 0199) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates slowly around the rink. |
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Muppets | Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through." |
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SCENE 4 | Susan and Bob sing "Happiness Is." |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog introduces Professor Hastings, who conducts a lecture about the ways people feel, but keeps drifting off. Meanwhile, two groups of Muppets behind him pass by; one cheering for their winning team, and the others crying for the losing team. (First: Episode 0106) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." (First: Episode 0047) |
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Cartoon | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Insert | Mr. Hooper, Susan, Gordon, Bob, and three kids are counted (in voiceover by Fran Brill) as they rearrange on the stoop. |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) |
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Cartoon | A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper presents an A word - airplane. His toy plane flies off on its own. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 1 — Bert asks Ernie if he's aware of the fact that he's got a banana in his ear. |
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Cartoon | A is for Ape. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 2 — Ernie claims he still has the banana in his ear to keep the alligators away. |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 3 — Ernie announces that he just saw an alligator, so he'd better get a new banana. |
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SCENE 6 | Susan has a pile of fruits and vegetables and identifies the ones that begin with A. |
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Cartoon | "Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A. (First: Episode 0130) |
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Muppets | Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Cartoon | A is for Ape. (repeat) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 12 hits in a row, but miss on the 13th. (First: Episode 0136) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob follows some arrows to the letter A. Miguel then points to his amigos. |
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Muppets | Monsters are looking at something. Billy appears, and is reprimanded with "Eyy!" After a few times, Fred's son turns toward the viewer and yells "A!", revealing that the group is staring at the letter A. (First: Episode 0083) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 20 hits in a row. (First: Episode 0167) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Four Cookies — Ernie eats one of Bert's cookies and doesn't know what to tell him. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Cartoon | Seven monsters cause havoc in a village. (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Farley, joined by his parents, shows Susan his teddy bear, which he will be taking to the hospital with him. Susan offers to go with them, and they say goodbye as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Cookie Monster holds the Sesame Street sign, and Bob and Susan hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Fran Brill performs Farley's mother.
- During scene 1, as Chris guesses baby animal names he softly comments that he heard about them on a Sesame Street record.
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