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Sesame Street
Big Bird asks Tom not to use the bug spray
Air date December 7, 1971
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 21, 1971
Sponsors D, W, 7

SSShowID-0292


StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0292a
SCENE 1 David welcomes the viewer from far away. After the camera comes closer and closer, he asks if we know the difference between here and there, segueing to the following...
1244-Tree
Film A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there. (edited)
(First: Episode 0111)
LeftyAlphabet
Muppets Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0236)
Ddart
Cartoon D-dart
0292b

0292c
SCENE 2 At the library, David isn't sure whether or not he wants to borrow a book, while Maria is fussing with a wobbly table leg. David decides he wants a book - not one of stories or pictures or recipes, but one that nobody ever reads. Maria hands him The Complete History of Chickens. He says that's just what he's looking for, and puts it under the table leg so the table won't wobble.
Cast water tap 01
Cast Part 1: In limbo, and without dialogue save for a voiceover, Tom, Rafael, Gordon, and Bob all try to get a drink of water from the same tap, but they keep arguing and bumping into each other when they all reach for it at the same time. The result is that no one gets a drink of water.
Toon-Love1
Cartoon Two men discuss who they love, as one man asserts that you can't love an ice cream cone.
Cast water tap 02
Cast Part 2: The four men circle the water tap eyeing one another while the voicover wonders what they will do. One of them holds the tap while the other gets a drink. The voiceover declares that some things are easy when you cooperate.
0292d

0292e
SCENE 3 Members of the cast appear in quickies to show a lowercase "d" in different places: on the sole of David's shoe, on the lid of Oscar's trash can, in Maria's book, on the construction doors (pointed out by Jay), and on a dish Tom is washing.
Whichcomesfirst
Song Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
(First: Episode 0276)
0292f
SCENE 4 A Spanish-speaking kid named Katerina asks Maria if she should borrow a book that is in Spanish or a book that is in English. Since she can read both, Maria suggests that she take both books.
FourorThreeApples
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)
Folge1a
Cartoon A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0132)
0292g

0292h
SCENE 5 Big Bird wants to try some mushroom ice cream with birdseed sprinkles, but Tom is busy taking dolls off the shelves, reducing their prices and putting them in boxes. Big Bird offers to cooperate with Tom so the job gets done faster and he can get his ice cream. He finds he is not good at labeling prices or putting dolls in boxes, but he can help get them off the shelf because he is tall.
MetsMiss-16
Celebrity The New York Mets make 15 hits in a row, but miss on the 16th.
(First: Episode 0167)
Seasonssong
Cartoon "Four Seasons"
(First: Episode 0276)
0292i
SCENE 6 Tom now serves Big Bird some cherry-vanilla birdseed at one of the outside tables, but a fly keeps buzzing around. Tom tries to get it with a can of spray, but Big Bird reasons that the spray that is bad for flies is also bad for birds and people. He asks Tom not to use it, especially around a place where he's eating.
0592-Love
Cartoon A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is.
TonyHerry-LOVE
Muppets Herry Monster (wearing a wig with a bow) spells out LOVE and kisses Tony.
(First: Episode 0197)
0292j
SCENE 7 While her face fills the screen, Maria points out a matted circle and asks if we can find two more circles hidden somewhere in her face. She explains that there's a circle in the middle of each eye.
1095e
Muppets Grover the Assistant: Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls.
SB--WWater
Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water
(First: Episode 0062)
Timber2
Film A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up!
(First: Episode 0149)
0292k
SCENE 8 David counts seven kids who pop up from behind the basement wall of 123 Sesame Street.
SevenDaysSong
Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "Seven Days."
(First: Episode 0072)
MetsMiss-20
Celebrity The New York Mets make 20 hits in a row, but miss on 21.
(First: Episode 0167)
0292l

0292m
SCENE 9 Members of the cast and Oscar now appear to show a lowercase "d" on the same possessions and locations as before.
Ddart
Cartoon D-dart (repeat)
DionYou!
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
0244 06a

0244 06b
Cast Gordon demonstrates the different kind of outfit he might wear if were a farmer rather than a school teacher.
(First: Episode 0244)
1710l
Cartoon W - wallpaper
(First: Episode 0291)
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch"
Animation by Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0001)
Timber1
Film A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground.
(First: Episode 0149)
0292n
SCENE 10 Tom classifies pictures of wild animals by size as he sings "Here Are Some Things."
1090-02
Cartoon Jazz #7
(First: Episode 0136)
Fourelephants
Muppets Lefty the Salesman wants to sell Ernie a painting of a tree, which he says is a picture of four elephants. Ernie doesn't see the four elephants, so Lefty offers to show him the elephants if Ernie will buy the picture for a nickel. Lefty points out the elephants, which are actually spaces in the tree's branches. Ernie shells out for the picture. Ernie wants to pull the same trick on Bert, but Bert notices the elephants right away.
0292o
SCENE 11 David classifies pictures of people by size as he sings "Here Are Some Things."
3house
Animation A 3 looks for its house.
1095q
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate "here" and "there".
(First: Episode 0277)
0292p

0292q
SCENE 12 Maria sees that Oscar has set up a "trash emergency alarm" for himself: a spike on his can lid adjacent to a balloon on a stick. When someone opens the lid, the spike pops the balloon. That way, Oscar will know to tell the offender not to dump trash on his head while he's reading or playing the piano. ("It really ruins the sonata.") He demonstrates by having Maria pretend to be the offender, and the device works. However, it doesn't prevent David from putting the busted balloon into Oscar's can, right on top of his head.
SB--WWater
Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water (repeat)
Sadflower
Film A film shows parts of a flower.
Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo
(First: Episode 0008)
1710l
Cartoon W - wallpaper (repeat)
0292r
SCENE 13 David is proud of the model airplane which he made. Big Bird is proud of his ability at horseshoe throwing – but he needs more practice. A kid is proud because he's learned to tie his own shoelaces.
Kidsplayinsnow
Film Kids play in the snow.
Music: Joe Raposo
0292s
SCENE 14 Maria is proud because she got an A on a paper for school. Big Bird almost decides to quit horseshoes, until he makes a ringer.
1090-02
Cartoon Jazz #7 (repeat)
ErnieCMCuppycakes
Muppets Ernie has a stack of seven cupcakes that he wants to take a picture of, but Cookie Monster keeps stealing cupcakes (which he calls "cuppycakes").
(First: Episode 0136)
0292t
SCENE 15 As we get farther and farther, David waves goodbye. Tom announces the sponsors.
OscarSSsign

ClosingSign-BobGordonCTW-0222
CLOSING SIGNS Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, and Bob and Gordon hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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