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Sesame Street
A new library on Sesame Street / Grover's crush
Air date December 3, 1971
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production October 7, 1971
Sponsors E, R, 5

0290

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0290a
SCENE 1 Mr. Hooper welcomes the viewer, then introduces "the world's foremost expert on the alphabet..."
PatPulsen-Alphabet
Celebrity Pat Paulsen says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0067)
R ribbon
Cartoon A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
(First: Episode 0289)
Jazzyspies5
Cartoon Jazz #5
(First: Episode 0007)
0290b
SCENE 2 Big Bird passes by the the empty storefront on the block, surprised to see some kids congregated around it. Maria explains that they've turned the space into a community library and she's serving as librarian this afternoon. Big Bird loudly cheers for the new addition to the street, unaware that libraries are meant to be quiet. He loudly starts yelling at some cars making noise nearby.
0290-PanelDropBridge
Film New Bridge #1 - Panel Drop
(First: Episode 0105)
GroverTangSub
Muppets An Anything Muppet in a loud suit named Marty teaches Grover about adding and subtracting with three tangerines.
3978f
Song Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."
(First: Episode 0245)
0290c

0290d
SCENE 3 Mr. Hooper serves Grover a soda at Hooper's Store, when Maria stops by. She meets Grover for the first time and the monster is immediately struck by her beauty. Eager to impress his new crush, he attempts to get her the glass of water, pencils and pad she needs, but Mr. Hooper already has those things handy. Grover does, however, get to deliver the items to her.
Dot Bridge 15 rotating pattern
Cartoon Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern
Ernie Bert umbrella
Muppets Ernie & Bert — During the rain, Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel happy, sad, and mad. Bert has been trying to get under the umbrella with him, telling Ernie that all it has made him feel is wet. Ernie wonders why he doesn't have his umbrella; Bert explains that it's because Ernie is using it. Ernie thanks him and leaves Bert sneezing in the rain.
(First: Episode 0137)
0290-Bridge8-RectanngleBridgeB
Film Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B
(First: Episode 0281)
0290e

0290f
SCENE 4 Grover delivers the bag to Maria and hangs around to deliver two words straight from his heart: "I like you." Maria points out the statement was actually three words, writing them down so he can count them.
0290g
SCENE 4 cont'd Grover is disheartened that Maria has nothing to say in response, until she serenades him with "Tu Me Gustas."
GordonBob.E
Cast Gordon and Bob assemble an E.
(First: Episode 0005)
Eaticecream
Cartoon E ... see me eating a peach
(First: Episode 0001)
ErnieVase
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie can't decide which of the two different shelves he should place a large vase on, so Bert tells him to use his imagination. Ernie imagines the vase falling off the little shelf and Bert kicking him out of the apartment. Then, Ernie imagines putting the vase on the big shelf, and Bert rewarding him with a big surprise party.
(First: Episode 0277)
2059f
Cartoon E for elephant, eat, eagle, everything, empty, and egg.
Voice: Casey Kasem
(First: Episode 0002)
1446d
Cartoon Speech Balloon: E for egg
A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo."
(First: Episode 0002)
0290h
SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper lugs a heavy bag of potatoes toward the store. Bob needs to purchase some, but if Mr. Hooper cuts open the bag, they could spill on the sidewalk. Instead, Bob helps Mr. Hooper carry the bag to the store.
FirstandLastsong
Muppets Two brothers, First and Last, sing about how their names affect how they do things.
(First: Episode 0134)
Film-FeetFirst
Film A kid enters a tunnel made of snow to demonstrate "head first" and "feet first."
Jazzyspies5
Cartoon Jazz #5 (repeat)
R ribbon
Cartoon A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R. (repeat)
0290-BridgeC
Transition Bridge #9 - Rectangle Bridge C
0290i
SCENE 6 Oscar thinks they should cut down the tree on the sidewalk, but Bob tells him to think what would happen if it was - the birds would stop singing, there wouldn't be any shade and the street would look less pretty. None of this changes Oscar's mind, however.
AMs-FatherSon
Muppets A Muppet father and son switch roles in the forest. The father climbs trees and asks questions, while the son explains things.
(First: Episode 0089)
5painting
Song "1-2-3-4-5!"
(First: Episode 0144)
GroverLoren-Count
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Loren count to twenty.
3978f
Song Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (repeat)
Peopleneighborhood-garbagemanbarber
Muppets Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Garbageman and Barber.
(First: Episode 0045)
0290j

0290k
SCENE 7 Mr. Hooper remarks there are different ways of fixing things. For example, he uses a screwdriver to fix a broken pot handle. Elsewhere, Maria fixes a broken heel with glue.
500022
Film Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
(First: Episode 0084)
1446d
Cartoon Speech Balloon: E for egg
A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (repeat)
Eaticecream
Cartoon E ... see me eating a peach (repeat)
2059f
Cartoon E for elephant, eat, eagle, everything, empty. and egg. (repeat)
0290l

0290m
SCENE 8 Mr. Hooper uses his trusty screwdriver again to fix a screw on the doorknob. Meanwhile, Bob uses a needle and thread to mend a hole in his sock. Back at Hooper's, Mr. Hooper's screwdriver has become broken. Since he doesn't have a second one to use, he tosses it away.
Matchingcookies
Muppets Ernie tries to find another cookie with a criss-cross of icing. He has trouble matching cookies, but Cookie Monster "matches" them by eating them (putting them all in the same place, his stomach).
(First: Episode 0169)
GordonTom-House
Cast Gordon and Tom want to draw houses, but they only have one sheet of paper. They each use half, but they are not pleased with their houses until they cooperate again and connect the lines in the middle to make one big house.
(First: Episode 0271)
R ribbon
Cartoon A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R. (repeat)
0290n
SCENE 9 Maria and the kids help find a picture book for Grover at the library; they offer him Dandelion and The Snowy Day. They all wave goodbye as the credits roll, then Bob announces the sponsors.
OscarBobsignS02-01

RooseveltCTWsign
CLOSING SIGNS Oscar and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, while Roosevelt Franklin holds the CTW sign.


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