| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Hooper's Store has a rusty pipe; Oscar says "sorry" | |||||||
| Air date | November 22, 1971 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon comes into Hooper's Store for a glass of water, but Mr. Hooper reports a problem - the faucet has been dispensing dirty, rusty water all day. Tom is in the midst of finding the issue as Mr. Hooper worries about how he hasn't been able to use any fresh water for cleaning dishes, washing the floor, and watering the plants outside. |
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Muppets | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267) |
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SCENE 2 | Tom finds the source of the problem - one of the store's old, rusted pipes. He and Gordon explain to Seth (Caroll Spinney) how this causes the fresh water from the reservoir to come through the rusty pipe and become dirty. Tom has a newer pipe and begins to reattach it to the plumbing. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." |
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SCENE 3 | Tom finishes working on the pipes, and everyone is relieved when Mr. Hooper draws a clean batch of water for Gordon. |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot recites a poem with OP words, counting on Grover to hop whenever he says "hop" — repeatedly, until Grover faints. (First: Episode 0150) |
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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. (First: Episode 0258) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon and David organize a group of letters on the back of Mr. Hooper's newsstand into the traditional alphabet. |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. |
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Film | James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico. (First: Episode 0153) |
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Muppets / Cast | The Anything Muppets sing "Before and After." (retaped version) (First: Episode 0188) |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo |
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Muppets | Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part one) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (shown in English, then Spanish) (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z”: -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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SCENE 5 | Tom sits by Oscar's trash can reading a newspaper. Oscar disturbs the peace by banging his drum, which makes Tom angry. Oscar says he's sorry, and Tom forgives him. Oscar realizes how much fun he can have by making people angry, then smoothing the tension by saying "sorry." He apologizes again before pounding on his drum, making Tom leave. |
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Cartoon | A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster uses the EXIT. (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cartoon | A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan blows up Wendy's balloon, which Oscar causes her to let go of and lose when he bangs on his drum. He says he's sorry before he did it, so Susan can't be angry, right? |
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Film | A turtle walks slowly. Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod |
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SCENE 7 | Oscar pulls his scheme once more on Mr. Hooper, who drops his boxes as a result of Oscar's drumming. |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly recite the alphabet. |
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Cartoon | N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (First: Episode 0140) |
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SCENE 8 | Tom, Susan, and Mr. Hooper discuss what has been going on with Oscar lately, and hatch a plan. They confront Oscar and shower him with nice flowers, but say they're sorry for doing so, thus he shouldn't be mad. Oscar gets upset anyways, but comes to understand the trouble he's caused and gives everyone a sincere apology. |
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Cast | Gordon and Bob assemble a letter Z. (First: Episode 0150) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 1 Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink. |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 2 The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (repeat) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 3 The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. |
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Film | A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out. Music: Joe Raposo |
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SCENE 9 | Susan recites several short poems, and the kids fill in the rhymes by act out the missing word. |
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Film | Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?"
(In this first airing of the segment, the editing is different as alternate piano tracks are heard and the scene is played mostly without an underscore. There is also some extra dialogue before Big Barney is found.) |
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Cast | Bob is dressed for the snow, but is on the beach. Gordon is dressed for the beach, but is out in the snow. The two switch places in the split-screen. (First: Episode 0206) |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 10 | Oscar removes the flowers from his can, and Tom apologizes by gifting him a dented can. Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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