| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | May 28, 1971 (Season finale) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | The kids greet the viewer, when Grover (in voice-over) introduces a story from Bob... |
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Muppets | Grover takes part in Bob's story: "Cutie and the Beast." Princess Cutie falls in love with the beast (Grover) and her father, the king, believes that when kissed, he will break whatever spell he's under and turn into a handsome prince. But, before they can be wed, the beast must first undergo "The Ordeal of What-Happens-Next." Part 1 (First: Episode 0233) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | As "Cutie and the Beast" continues, the Beast must deduce what happens next in three different situational paintings. The Beast successfully guesses what will happen and is allowed the princess' hand in marriage. The two share a kiss and Cutie turns into a beautiful beast, which is what she previously looked like before her enchantment. "These fairy tales never turn out the way you expect them to!" the king groans. Part 2 (First: Episode 0233) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon talks to Benjamin and Robin about the importance of practice as they help him hammer some nails into his wooden box. |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family arranges themselves in different ways. |
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SCENE 3 | "That was a nice family," comments Big Bird. He pretends to be a daddy bird, with a girl as the mommy and Polly as a daughter. They're about to have some pretend breakfast, and Big Bird states that even lions have a family... |
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Film | Lions (instrumental, with occasional lion growls) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0018) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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SCENE 4 | Miguel uses water to drink. Mr. Hooper uses water to wash a glass. Oscar uses water to squirt the viewer. |
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Film | Kids narrate a film about water in hoses, fountains, puddles, streams, bathtubs, rivers, oceans, and other places. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning", "middle", and "end", and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cast | Fran Brill narrates a segment with Gordon and Tom drawing a house in limbo. (First: Episode 0271) |
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SCENE 5 | Miguel walks along Sesame Street and counts ten people (including Big Bird and Mr. Hooper) in Spanish. He introduces the following to help translate... |
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Film | The numbers 1-10 are presented in a series of realistic and offbeat scenarios in the city. |
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Muppets | Ernie has four apples, and wants to draw the number 4, showing that he has four apples. However, Cookie Monster wants to eat an apple, so Ernie crosses out the 4 and draws a 3. Then Cookie Monster decides not to eat the apple, causing Ernie to have to cross out the 4 again and draw another 3, over and over again. (First: Episode 0140) |
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Muppets | The Hands: Kids provide voiceover commentary as a green hand builds a face out of pieces. A purple hand tries to do the same, but gets all the parts mixed up. The green hand helps the purple hand make the face look like the one on the left. (First: Episode 0212) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob and Susan sing "Right in the Middle of My Face" with some kids. |
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Muppets | Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "Yolanda and the Youth", a story about a youth who wins the hand of Princess Yolanda by passing the "Y" test. (First: Episode 0174) |
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Film | Traffic lights (First: Episode 0131) |
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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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SCENE 7 | Miguel shows how to draw a number 13. |
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Cast | Mr. Hooper has some difficulty setting up a number 13. (First: Episode 0220) |
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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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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "All Together Now". (First: Episode 0015) |
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Cartoon | Y is for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0036) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Grover calls for the kids to say goodbye, while Big Bird and Oscar announce the sponsors and the credits follow. So ends the 2nd season of Sesame Street. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Big Bird holds the CTW sign. |
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