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Sesame Street
Grover tells Molly that he'd like to try being a letter carrier
Air date December 10, 1971
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Directed by Joost Van Rees
Production October 19, 1971
Sponsors C, L, 10

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0295 01
SCENE 1 Grover carries a satchel and wears a postal carrier's hat as he approaches Molly to inform her that he plans to pursue her chosen career path. Molly explains that it's tough work, lots of walking and carrying heavy things, but Grover is convinced that despite his cuteness, he is also strong. She decides to let him give it a try by tasking him with delivering a few items.
Lpoemkids
Cartoon Kids hear an L poem.
(First: Episode 0198)
Sherlock-L
Muppets Sherlock Hemlock demonstrates the sound of the letter L.
(First: Episode 0251)
0295 02
SCENE 2 Grover delivers a letter to Big Bird and realizes how easy it was to do. However, Big Bird usually has a package for Molly to pick up, so he asks Grover if he'll take it. For Big Bird, it's a small sack of bird seed, but for Grover it's rather heavy, and he struggles to carry it away.
SpeechBalloonLLight
Cartoon Speech Balloon: L for Light
(First: Episode 0197)
0295 03a

0295 03b
SCENE 3 Grover attempts to deliver a clean, crisp letter to Oscar the Grouch, but Oscar won't accept it in that condition. He instructs him on how grouch mail should be delivered and walks him through throwing it on the ground and jumping up and down on it. Oscar inspects the letter and says it's better, but it still needs work. So, he bangs on it with a hammer and dips it in the mud he keeps inside his piano.

When Molly comes by, Grover is frustrated with the stresses he's had to deal with on the job and informs her that he does not intend to be a postal carrier after all.

Lisforlips
Cartoon L is for Lips
(First: Episode 0147)
Bob and Hooper assemble L
Cast Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position.
(First: Episode 0147)
0295 04
SCENE 4 Susan sings "Stop!" for the kids in the yard.
Trafficlight
Film Traffic lights
(First: Episode 0131)
EBnap
Muppets Ernie & Bert — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep - thus waking Bert up, just to tell him it's time for his nap.
(First: Episode 0027)
Film-FlowersEverywhere
Film A female vocalist sings about the many different types of flowers found all over.
(First: Episode 0141)
C- Cap
Cartoon Speech Balloon: C - Cap
(First: Episode 0154)
Kermit on Oscar's can
SCENE 5 Kermit gets to be all over the place. There's a frog in a nest and in a mailbag. There's a frog on the counter and on the trash can. There's a frog under the table and under the newspaper.
Letter C toon
Cartoon A man gets a letter C in the mail.
(First: Episode 0294)
BB subtraction crossover
Cast Bob, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, and Gordon line up in limbo and a voiceover (Fran Brill) asks how many of them there are, how many when they're all mixed up, and how many when each of them are subtracted one by one.
(First: Episode 0260)
0295-3Lines
Animation Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths.
(First: Episode 0288)
SSSurpriseSong
Muppets Hippie Anything Muppets sing "Surprise."
(First: Episode 0173)
C Clipper
Cartoon C is for clipper... and captain, crew, cargo, cookies, cantaloupe, cabbage, candy, cake, and corks that the crew eats (some by mistake).
(First: Episode 0203)
0295 06
SCENE 6 Cookie Monster observes Tom reciting some poems about animals that the kids have to complete. Cookie is disappointed that the animals in Tom's poems never eat cookies, so he finishes the game with a poem about himself. Tom rewards him with a bowl of cookies.
1257-Animals
Film Baby animals are fed milk.
(First: Episode 0238)
GrannyFanny-Alphabet
Muppets Granny Fanny Nesselrode is asked by a viewer if there's a way to memorize the letters in the alphabet. Granny thinks it's impossible, while the announcer is able to recite it with ease. Instead, Granny shows off her "alphabet box," containing an item beginning with every letter of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0250)
0295 transition
Transition Metal slabs drop halfway through the frame, then to the bottom.
(First: Episode 0105)
0295 07
SCENE 7 Molly plays a memory game with Big Bird and the kids. She places objects that end in "ock" in a box that they have to remember.
DotBridge0295-08
Cartoon Dot Bridge #8: Dot can't stop coughing, then leaves
0295 08
SCENE 8 Big Bird takes the first turn trying to remember what went in the box: was it a frog? The kids correctly guess the items, and applaud Big Bird for his effort.
Dot Bridge 09 dotlet
Cartoon Dot Bridge #9: Dot can't stop coughing, and next dot leaves
Erniebertstring
Muppets Ernie & BertBert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string.
(First: Episode 0163)
Letsmakearoad
Film "Hey, let's make a road!" Kids do so at the beach, while a construction crew does the real thing.
Dot Bridge 10 kiss
Cartoon Dot Bridge #10: Eighth dot is small, but receives a kiss
1220-Genelle
Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Genelle counts to 10 for Cookie Monster.
0010.Burtpushups
Celebrity Burt Lancaster counts while doing pushups.
(First: Episode 0010)
SpeechBalloonLLight
Cartoon Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat)
0295 09
SCENE 9 Susan sings "Here Are Some Things" with groups of boats, people, houses, bottles, and chickens; the groups of three things belong together.
Lpoemkids
Cartoon Kids hear an L poem. (repeat)
1091-24
Film Two birds
Music: Joe Raposo
I'vegotamind bird
Cartoon I've Got a Mind: Bird
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0269)
0295 10
SCENE 10 The kids play in the yard while Big Bird and Oscar announce the sponsors. The credits follow.
CookieMonsterSSsign1970

0307 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Cookie Monster holds the Sesame Street sign, while Big Bird holds the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • This episode features two main Frank Oz characters appearing in the street scenes: Grover and Cookie Monster. The script specifies Oz as the performer for Kermit the Frog in Scene 5 with pre-recorded dialogue by Jim Henson.
  • This episode also introduces a new illustrated closing credit sequence, which involves scrolling down from a tall apartment building featuring various Muppet characters. It would be used up until season 5.


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