Sesame Street | |||||||||
Big Bird wants to imitate a rooster, and plans to wake Susan at 8 o'clock | |||||||||
Air date | December 24, 1971 | ||||||||
Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird announces today's number, but can't remember what one of today's letters is. "Oh, gee..." he sighs, which Tom informs him is today's letter. | |
Muppets | Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows. (First: Episode 0210) | |
Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes displays a G, for "good." She gets kissed by a monster, who says, "Gee, that was good!" (First: Episode 0279) | |
SCENE 2 | As Tom and Bob prepare for bed, Big Bird tells Susan about a book he's been reading about the rooster, and how they crow to wake people up. Since he's the only bird around, he feels he should take on this responsibility. He wants to wake Susan up, so she permits him to crow at 8 o'clock sharp, though mutters to the viewer that she isn't sure this is a good idea. | |
Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father! Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0241) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep: he remembers with his mind, which is in his head; his head is round, and so is the basketball. His plan works the first time, but not when Bert wants to go to sleep. (First: Episode 0134) | |
SCENE 3 | "Being a rooster is hard," Big Bird remarks. His understanding of when 8 o'clock occurs is that his clock will ring eight times. The clock starts ringing - ding-ding-ding! He isn't sure how many dings that was and decides to wake Susan just in case he's correct. He crows loudly, waking up the entire street and gets a shoe thrown at him. Susan confirms it was only three dings, and reiterates the eight dings he should listen for. | |
Cartoon | G is for Glue Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) | |
Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) | |
SCENE 4 | The clock dings once more - ding-ding-ding-ding-ding! Big Bird thinks this must be the 8 o'clock alarm and crows again, now getting pelted with a can and a paper towel roll. Susan confirms it's only 5 a.m., and reminds him what eight dings sound like. | |
Film | Kids count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo. (First: Episode 0288) | |
Cartoon | I thought a thought ... about circles. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0247) | |
SCENE 5 | Susan was unable to get back to sleep from before and has been up reading instead. She comes outside to find Big Bird fast asleep on the stoop and he misses the 8 o'clock alarm. She wakes up him up by crowing herself, and he can't remember what he was supposed to be doing. He remembers a moment later and loudly crows, then Susan invites him in for birdseed waffles. | |
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) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie answers the telephone. Bert overhears the conversation, which involves a baseball game, a rainy day, and a gorilla stealing a bologna sandwich. When Bert asks who just called, Ernie says it was a wrong number. | |
Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) | |
Muppets | Grover appears in a library to tell the viewers about what a library is. The librarian, however, keeps telling Grover to be quieter, until he can barely even be heard. (First: Episode 0287) | |
SCENE 6 | David and the kids put together the missing pieces of a toy boat, plane, and car. Once the car's wheels are in place, it drives off by itself, shocking David. | |
Transition | Bridge #7 - Rectangle Bridge A (First: Episode 0290) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to put a pot on Bert's head. Bert asks Ernie why he's doing that, and Ernie says that he broke a cookie jar. Ernie has to put the cookies somewhere, so he put them in the sugar bowl – and put the sugar in the flowerpot, which meant that he had to put the flower in a milk bottle. He put the milk in the soda bottle, the soda into the fishbowl, and the fish in Bert's cowboy hat. Bert asks, "Now what am I going to wear when I want to play cowboy?" Ernie puts the pot on Bert's head and says, "Ride 'em, cowboy, Bert!" | |
Celebrity | Actor James Earl Jones recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0002) | |
Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0283) | |
SCENE 7 | Susan and two girls discuss what's the same and different about two rubber balls, then a toy horse and zebra. | |
Film | Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) | |
Muppets | Grover the Assistant: The Amazing Mumford's pineapple subtraction act (First: Episode 0280) | |
Transition | Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B (First: Episode 0281) | |
Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! (First: Episode 0090) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. Ernie pulls the knob off the radio, puts it on Bert's stomach, and turns the volume of Bert's voice up and down. (First: Episode 0241) | |
SCENE 8 | Tom sings "If You're Happy and You Know It" with the kids, encouraging Oscar to play along. When the song's over, Oscar accidentally admits he had fun, too. | |
Muppets / Cast | Bob tells the story of a mother who had a loud child (who screamed all the time) and a quiet child (who whispered all the time). The Amazing Mumford casts a spell to reverse their afflictions. | |
Transition | Bridge #9 - Rectangle Bridge C (First: Episode 0290) | |
Cast | Tom plays a clown preparing himself in a mirror. Bob, his reflection, can't find the same hat as Tom's. (First: Episode 0277) | |
SCENE 9 | A groovy snare drum beat plays as David forms up a line of kids to count from 1 to 9. | |
Film | A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 0217) | |
Cartoon | G is for Glue (repeat) | |
Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (repeat) | |
SCENE 10 | David plays basketball with the kids and signs off. Tom announces the sponsors, and the game continues to be heard over the illustrated credits. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Susan and Oscar hold the Sesame Street sign, while Roosevelt Franklin and Betty Lou hold the CTW sign. |
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