| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird wants to be a firefighter | |||||||
| Air date | November 23, 1971 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
SCENE 1 | Tom greets the viewer, when he hears the sound of a fire engine... |
 |
Song | "Fireman Ready to Go" (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
SCENE 2 | Inspired by the sight of the firemen that came roaring down the street, Big Bird has decided to become one too. |
 |
Transition | Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A |
 |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird hasn't found any fires to put out so far, but catches a whiff of smoke coming from Hooper's Store. The smell is coming from the grill, which Tom is using to cook hamburgers. Big Bird goes off to find some fire he can fight. |
 |
Transition | Bridge #4 - 4 Corner Bridge B |
 |
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) |
 |
Transition | Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C |
 |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird still has found any fires yet. He decides to go back to his nest and finish preparing the cake he was baking earlier. He realizes he never took it out of the oven and sees smoke coming from behind his doors. The ever-brave firebird begins calling for help. |
 |
Transition | Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D |
 |
SCENE 5 | Tom puts out Big Bird's burning stove with the store's fire extinguisher. Big Bird admits he'll never be a fireman, or a baker. |
 |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed, and then he'll get crumbs in his pajamas, itch, and not be able to sleep. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead. |
 |
Cast | Gordon notices two groups of potato sacks with the wrong numbers matted above them: the group of two has the number 3, and the group of 3 has the number 2. He and Bob cooperate to carry one sack from one group to the other. (First: Episode 0178) |
 |
SCENE 6 | Gordon introduces the IG sound, as in the word BIG. He unfolds a giant sheet of paper to reveal a large print version of the word. |
 |
Muppets | "The IG Family Song" (First: Episode 0141) |
 |
Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. |
 |
Muppets | Some AM kids get ready to play baseball. A Fat Blue (Jerry Nelson) brings a bat, Prairie Dawn (Fran Brill) brings a glove, and a Lavender (Caroll Spinney) brings a catcher's mask. A Hot Pink (Frank Oz) brings a hockey stick, and a tennis racket, before producing a box... which holds the baseball. (First: Episode 0193) |
 |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
 |
SCENE 7 | Gordon asks the viewer if they've ever seen a fish that swims around on its tail and has a horse's head. |
 |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Seahorse (First: Episode 0183) |
 |
Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week". (First: Episode 0107) |
 |
Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
 |
SCENE 8 | A Muppet boy (Jerry Nelson) enters Hooper's and asks for a letter he can put on his sweater; all his friends have letters that start their names. Since his name is Kenneth Klans Kirk Kevin Kelly, he receives a letter K. |
 |
Cartoon | "K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (First: Episode 0141) |
 |
SCENE 9 | A Muppet girl (Caroll Spinney) enters the store and asks for a letter too. Tom assumes she's a relation to Kenneth and would like a K too. Instead, she says her name is Zoe Zelda Zelinka Zabriskie, earning her a letter Z. |
 |
Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281) |
 |
Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
 |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts four eggs. A chick hatches out of one egg, so he counts the three eggs -- then two, then one. Then he counts the four chicks. |
 |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0265) |
 |
Muppets | Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down. |
|
Animation | "The King of Eight" (repeat) |
 |
Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "Octopus' Garden." (First: Episode 0019) |
 |
Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers (First: Episode 0140) |
 |
Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
 |
Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger. |
 |
SCENE 10 | Rafael has pictures showing the different seasons, but there's an element missing from each one - a tree. He and the kids figure out which seasonal tree belongs in each picture. |
|
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (repeat) |
|
Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (repeat) |
 |
Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #1) (First: Episode 0100) |
 |
SCENE 11 | Oscar has a box by his can containing a new animal companion of his. Tom and Rafael try to guess what it may be based on Oscar's clues. It's not a hamster or a mouse; it turns out to be a spider named Twitchy. |
 |
Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza appear: Hoss and Mr. Cartwright take turns saying letters of the alphabet; Little Joe rides up in time for Z. (First: Episode 0136) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie wonders what it would be like if everyone was exactly the same, and sees four balls who can't discern each other. Ernie decides to help the balls recognize each other by dressing each of them. (First: Episode 0166) |
|
Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (repeat) |
 |
SCENE 12 | Tom and Rafael say goodbye to Twitchy, who returns to his box as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
  |
CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 0281 | Episode 0283 |