Sesame Street 
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| Oscar puts himself in charge of Mr. Hooper's recycling bins | |||||||
| Air date | December 1, 1971 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Things move in fast motion on Sesame Street: Mr. Hooper sweeps in front of his store, Gordon takes out the trash, and Susan waters her flowers. Some kids observe this in voiceover, and ask for everything to slow down; everybody now starts moving in slow motion. When things return to regular speed, Susan introduces... |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates fast and slow by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair. |
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Muppets | A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers. (First: Episode 0168) |
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Film | A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 0217) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper counts three feet. Susan counts three flowers (one of which sprouts from the bottom of her pot). Oscar pops up from his can twice, then pops out from the side the third time. |
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Film | Kids comment on a film of the process of peanuts being made into peanut butter. (First: Episode 0194) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar recites a poem about how much he doesn't like the letter I. |
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Animation | Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths. |
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Cast | In split screen, Susan prepares cake, while Mr. Hooper prepares juice. They both feel they could use something else to go with their treat and decide to share. |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process. |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper sets out some recycling bins outside the store. He and Gordon discuss how important it is to keep the street clean as the kids bring over their empty bottles and cans. They are surprised when Oscar puts himself in charge so he can admire the findings. |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Transition | Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty |
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Muppets | Marty uses a chain to make shapes. (First: Episode 0232) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon, Big Bird and the kids talk about fear. |
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Muppets | Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is. (First: Episode 0221) |
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Cartoon | The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Doctor Ernie — Ernie assumes that Bert is ill when he turns down his invitation to play in the park. (First: Episode 0124) |
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Film | A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat. (First: Episode 0028) |
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Cast | Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates. |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop". (First: Episode 0148) |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 6 | On the stoop, Susan plays two games of "Three of These Things" with some kids, first using pictures of toys grouped in threes, and another using pictures of fruit grouped in pairs. |
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Muppets | Howie, a rabbit, gets Cookie Monster to recite a poem about cookies. (First: Episode 0252) |
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Cartoon | Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231) |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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SCENE 7 | Gordon, Big Bird and the kids play a rhythmic rhyming game in the yard. |
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Film | A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (repeat) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (repeat) (First: Episode 0254) |
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Film | Voiceovers count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Peanut Butter Sandwiches — Ernie and Bert decide their groceries are boring until they combine them to make peanut butter sandwiches. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Film | While watching her goldfish, a girl wonders what the world is like from her goldfish's perspective. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over a film about tomatoes growing in a field. |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (repeat) |
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Film | George the Farmer shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. |
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Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (First: Episode 0032) |
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SCENE 8 | Goodbye |
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