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Sesame Street
Cookie Monster is left alone with Susan's cookies
Air date January 20, 1972
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production November 23, 1971
Sponsors T, U, 6

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0324a
SCENE 1 Tom is about to display one of today's letters, which both Bob and Rafael have forgotten to bring. By holding his arms out, Tom forms the letter T with his body.
400013
Cartoon T for top
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0298)
AMs-BusStop
Muppets Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it.
(First: Episode 0189)
Udogcartoon
Cartoon A dog learns about U.
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0131)
1576-Bird
Film An osprey flies around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0293)
0573t
Cartoon Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.
Artist: Bud Luckey
Short long skirts
Film Kids narrate a film about shorter and longer skirts.
(First: Episode 0304)
0324b

0324c
SCENE 2 Susan has finished baking some cookies. She must leave to answer the phone, and asks Big Bird to take care of the cookies for her while she's gone. Big Bird has to go to the store, so he asks Cookie Monster to take care of the cookies. Cookie Monster is sorely tempted, but he listens to his conscience and does not eat the cookies; he keeps his promise.
0324-Racing
Film Tracks from a race car cross paths until most of the screen is blank. A pair of foot prints crosses the screen to blank out the last bit.
(First: Episode 0105)
0324d
SCENE 2
cont'd
Cookie Monster is very hungry, and his conscience encourages him to avoid looking or smelling the cookies to keep his mind off them. Cookie is unable to do this for very long, though. He produces a suitcase, with a lock and chain, to keep the cookies away for good.
SpeechBalloon.Umbrella
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella
(First: Episode 0038)
Clip
Muppets Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened. Ernie has a drawing of an empty bird cage with an open door (the bird flew away), and a man lying on the ground with a banana peel next to him (he slipped on it). Then, Ernie shows Bert a blank page. The answer to that one is that there was a cow eating grass, but the grass is all eaten now, and the cow went home.
(First: Episode 0030)
0324e
SCENE 3 Tom gives Big Bird his groceries, then assumes that Cookie Monster has eaten the cookies that Big Bird was supposed to watch. When Big Bird returns and sees that he hasn't eaten them, he feels relieved. When Susan returns, she tells Cookie Monster that she baked the cookies for him! Cookie confers his with inner voices once again to make sure he's allowed to eat the cookies now, then digs in.
Tisfortelevision
Cartoon T is for Television (shown in Spanish, then English)
(First: Episode 0024)
Grover and Polly sing Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Polly recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0281)
Tisfortrash
Cartoon "Poverty T
(First: Episode 0020)
Milk
Film How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (edited)
(First: Episode 0001)
0324f
SCENE 4 Rafael shows the kids a goldfish in a bowl. As Tom provides him with a pitcher of fresh water for the bowl, Rafael describes how fish are able to breathe underwater.
400007
Cartoon A poem filled with T words, including a teacher, toys, Texas, and "turtles with brains".
Voice: Bob Arbogast
(First: Episode 0024)
SSYellowSubmarine-intro

SSYellowSubmarine
Muppets Bob makes up three Anything Muppets as if they were employed in a transportation mode: a railroad engineer, an airplane pilot, and a bus driver. They all agree that the best job would be on board a submarine, then sing "Yellow Submarine".
(First: Episode 0017)
1285-BUS
Cartoon The word BUS
(First: Episode 0277)
Shot.queenof6
Animation The Queen of Six explores her garden.
(First: Episode 0223)
KermTwiddBugParty
Muppets Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.
(First: Episode 0280)
Cosby-Counting
Celebrity Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin."
(First: Episode 0135)
BabyAlice-ShortLong
Cartoon Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes and a monster use hot dogs to demonstrate "long" and "short."
(First: Episode 0289)
0324g
SCENE 5 Tom is back to show today's other letter, but once again, Bob and Rafael were unable to procure a physical copy for him. Tom lays on the ground and uses his arms and legs to make the shape of the letter U.
SpeechBalloon.Umbrella
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (repeat)
Itsanotter
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: "It's an Otter!"
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0284)
Tisfortrash
Cartoon "Poverty T(repeat)
Erniebertnewspaper
Muppets Ernie has a question but decides to wait until Bert is done reading the newspaper to ask. Ernie hums and talks to Rubber Duckie until Bert gives up reading the paper in exasperation. Then, Ernie asks his question: Can he borrow the newspaper?
(First: Episode 0042)
0324h
SCENE 6 Rafael and Christopher find Oscar unable to decide whether to use his baseball to practice his pitching or to use his pencil to write his uncle a letter. Rafael states that if Oscar needs the ball, he and Christopher will draw with the pencil and paper, or will play with the ball if Oscar wants to write. Oscar can't make up his mind on what to do, when a frustrated Rafael makes a decision for him and takes the ball. Oscar remarks that Rafael has the makings of a true Grouch.
Kermitgroverladder
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit asks Grover to use ladders to demonstrate the difference between short and long. Kermit's amazed that Grover can carry the long ladder by himself, but then sees that Grover is on both ends.
(First: Episode 0276)
0573t
Cartoon Country 6 (repeat)
BobHooper-Coats
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)
Udogcartoon
Cartoon A dog learns about U. (repeat)
0324i
SCENE 7 Bob points to a toy horse, then describes a similar animal - the sea horse.
0573k
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Seahorse
(First: Episode 0183)
400007
Cartoon A poem filled with T words (repeat)
Dot Bridge 12 gather tight red
Cartoon Dot Bridge #12: Square remains in corner, and third dot changes color
(First: Episode 0296)
400013
Cartoon T for top (repeat)
RF-DaysOfTheWeek
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week".
(First: Episode 0107)
Shot.queenof6
Animation The Queen of Six explores her garden. (repeat)
FarmerGeorge-ShorTall
Film George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall.
(First: Episode 0254)
I'vegotamind bird
Cartoon I've Got a Mind: Bird
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0269)
0324j
SCENE 8 Bob and the kids play follow the leader, marching down the steps of the carriage house then getting stuck in a tire. Cookie Monster announces the sponsors.
0324k

0324l
CLOSING SIGNS Rafael holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan and Bob hold the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • As Rafael talks about how fish breathe underwater, a brief cutaway shows a film of a shark breathing through its gills. This footage would also be repurposed for the song "Take a Breath."

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