| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Snuffleupagus wants a glass of water | |||||||
| Air date | December 23, 1971 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis shows the word "sit," but laments over having nothing to sit on. He decides to sit anyway and admits it feels good, chair or no chair. |
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Cartoon | A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings "Minute Waltz." (First: Episode 0019) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 2 | Molly helps Oscar count out eight letters she delivers for him. After taking up her time trying to figure out the best way to count them, he asks her to throw them out; he hates getting letters. Annoyed, she tosses them in his trash can. |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Film | George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock investigates the sound of the letter S. (First: Episode 0200) |
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SCENE 3 | In a scene spoken entirely in Spanish, Antonio attempts to attach a net to a basketball hoop while Luis pumps up a basketball. However, Antonio's too short to reach, so they switch jobs. |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Film | Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — David says he can count to twelve hundred, but Farley would prefer just hearing him count to twelve. (First: Episode 0291) |
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SCENE 4 | Molly plays a game with Fannie and Pamela, where they match a picture of a smiling girl with the same face (as some of the pictures have missing body parts). |
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Animation | Bridge Dot & Hill A-1 (First: Episode 0146) |
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Muppets | Western: Four Anything Muppet cowboys put up a Wanted poster for "the Great Cookie Thief", who's been stealing cookies from all the bakeries in these here parts. Cookie Monster is standing in front of the poster, and the others suspect that he's the Great Cookie Thief -- he has the same googly eyes, the same blue fur, and the same Western hat. They confront Cookie Monster, but he denies the charge: "Not have same mustache!" He shouts, "Look over there!" -- and while they're distracted, he draws a mustache on the poster. They apologize -- but then Cookie Monster takes off his hat, and cookies fall out. The Great Cookie Thief makes his escape. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Animation | Dot & Hill A-2 (First: Episode 0146) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon compliments Marty on the wooden sailboat he made all by himself. Fremont comes by with a nicer looking sailboat, but he explains that it's store bought. When he learns that Marty built his on his own, he asks if he can teach him how to do it. |
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Muppets | A yellow hand tries to match a glass of milk to a picture of an object that produced the milk. A purple hand tries to help it out. (First: Episode 0185) |
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Animation | Dot & Hill A-4 (First: Episode 0164) |
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SCENE 6 | Antonio and another kid demonstrate shorter and longer with pieces of licorice. |
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes and a monster use hot dogs to demonstrate "long" and "short." (First: Episode 0289) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film about shorter and longer skirts. |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 7 | Mr. Snuffleupagus arrives at Big Bird's nest, looking for something to drink. Big Bird awakens from his nap and asks Snuffy to wait right here while he goes to get him a glass of water. Snuffy wonders what "wait right here" means, and leaves. |
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Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0137) |
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SCENE 8 | Big Bird returns to his nest to find Luis and a girl feeding a cat. He asks Luis if he's seen the Snuffleupagus, but Luis isn't sure. Maybe he has and just hasn't realized it, so he asks Big Bird to describe him. Big Bird conjures an image in his mind of the Snuffleupagus with four legs, and he's very thirsty. Luis points to the cat who's enjoying some milk. Big Bird acknowledges the similarities but says they're different too. |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Grover and Oscar recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat) |
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Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 9 | Big Bird asks Molly if she's seen the Snuffleupagus, which he describes as brown with four legs. Molly points to the chair and says she was just about to sit on it. Big Bird says that's not it and keeps looking. |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (repeat) |
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Animation | A 3 looks for its house. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. (repeat) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 10 | Gordon and Melody talk about where the dirt on the windows came from, discussing what air pollution is. |
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Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot count to twenty. (First: Episode 0189) |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (repeat) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. (First: Episode 0236) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (repeat) |
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SCENE 11 | Big Bird hasn't found Mr. Snuffleupagus yet despite having asked everyone if they've seen him. He thinks it's strange that no one has ever seen him. As he goes on, a snuffle emerges from behind the construction doors and drinks up the water. Gordon announces the sponsors |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Antonio holds the Sesame Street sign, while Molly holds the CTW sign. |
Gallery[]
Snuffleupagus illustration used for scenes 8 and 9 by Peggy Owens Skillen.
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