Sesame Street | |||||||
Mr. Snuffleupagus gets a cold | |||||||
Air date | December 16, 1971 | ||||||
Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob uses two wooden slats to show the kids (including Reggie and Troy) today's letters - T and X. | |
Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's | |
SCENE 2 | Maria and Bob are confused by an "OPEN" sign hanging from Oscar's trash can. They open his can to ask about it and Oscar tells them the wind must have blown the sign around. They flip the sign to the other side where it now says "CLOSED," as in keeping away anybody that wants to bother him for any reason. | |
Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine. (First: Episode 0281) | |
Film | Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277) | |
Muppets | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267) | |
SCENE 3 | Maria explains Oscar's signs to a kid in Spanish, further irritating Oscar. | |
Muppets | Ernie tries to draw an X, but can't figure out how, so he plays a game of tic-tac-toe instead. Bert sees the cross-outs that Ernie has made, and congratulates him on drawing Xs. (First: Episode 0008) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #13: A square crosses into the path of the dots, causing them to huddle around it | |
Muppets | Ernie talks about the letter X, until Bert comes in and says his bacon's been eaten by a monster. Cookie Monster emerges and eats Ernie's X, quipping "I always like to eat bacon and X!" (First: Episode 0008) | |
Cartoon | Brand X | |
Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes uses a brick wall to demonstrate around, under (by digging under it), and over (by jumping over it, and landing in the gaping mouth of a monster). (First: Episode 0076) | |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates over and under. (First: Episode 0230) | |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird vacuums his nest as Mr. Snuffleupagus arrives, feeling sad because he has a cold. This is especially bad for a Snuffleupagus, as his snuffle is stuffed up, which prevents him from doing certain things (like spraying water for his bath). Big Bird helps him out by providing him with a vacuum (to suck things up with) and a hose (to wash himself with). Snuffy asks for a couple of bedsheets to use as handkerchiefs, and lets out a sneeze. Big Bird looks around for some sheets while Snuffy leaves, planning to get them later. Bob hears the sneeze and checks if Big Bird is okay, shunning the idea that it was Snuffy who actually did it. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie imagines what life would be like if he and Bert had their characteristics switched around. | |
Cartoon | Poem about T words Voice: Bob Arbogast (First: Episode 0024) | |
Celebrity | Carol Burnett demonstrates "what you can do with your nose." (First: Episode 0131) | |
Cast | A voice narrates as:
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Muppets | Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through." (First: Episode 0258) | |
SCENE 5 | Maria shows some photos she's taken of various buildings to Peter and Troy, including a movie house, a fire station, a school, and a gas station. | |
Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | George the Farmer puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn. | |
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) | |
SCENE 6 | Snuffy returns, still recovering from his cold. He asks Big Bird how many three is, so Big Bird shows him using tables and chairs in the yard. Snuffy explains that he has three more Snuffleupaguses coming over and he wants to know how many chairs he needs to set out. He tries sitting in one of the human-sized chairs, breaking it. As he makes his exit, Luis comes by and jokingly believes Mr. Snuffleupagus is responsible. Big Bird tries to convince him he's correct as they leave to fix the broken chair. | |
Film | A boy pretends a wagon is a bus. His friend tells him it's not a bus, and explains what her father, a real bus driver, does. (First: Episode 0181) | |
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) | |
Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey | |
Muppets | A Japan storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room. | |
Cartoon | A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0247) | |
SCENE 7 | Bob takes his flashlight to Hooper's Store to get new batteries in case he needs it. He and Maria recall not too long ago when the entire street went dark in the midst of a blackout in the city. In the flashback, Bob, Maria, Big Bird, and the kids find themselves in the blackout and formulate a plan to make sure everyone has enough light. | |
Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) | |
Cartoon | Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through. (First: Episode 0096) | |
SCENE 8 | Continuing in the flashback, Maria and Bob admire the quiet of the blackout, when suddenly all the power returns. Oscar, taking his nap, pops out of his can and is upset that he missed all the trouble the blackout temporarily caused. Back in the present, Bob heads off to the store. | |
Film | A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo | |
Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (repeat) | |
Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (repeat) | |
Cartoon | Brand X (repeat) | |
SCENE 9 | Bob and Maria say goodbye and play with the kids as Luis announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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