Episode 0358

Sesame Street
Molly loses her shoes
Air date	March 8, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production January 6, 1972 Sponsors G, N, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Herry Monster is drinking an ice cream soda at Hooper's Store. Ferris comments how slowly Herry drinks it. Herry doesn't know the difference between fast and slow, so Ferris teaches him. He drinks the rest of Herry's beverage in one fast slurp. Herry hopes Ferris can run just as fast and chases him out of the store.
	Film	Kids narrate a film in which footage is slowed down and sped up. Sequences include kids on a playground, riding a roller coaster, and Big Bird jumping around and being chased in the park.
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates fast and slow by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair. (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	The Miss Muffet Play (First: Episode 0280)
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 2	Molly sits down to rest her poor, aching feet. She realizes she's wearing her older, more beat-up shoes instead, as they can be still be comfortable to walk in despite the holes in the soles. She sets them down on the sidewalk and begins to take a nap on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street.
	Cartoon	"Lowercase n"
	Transition	Bridge #2 - Scoring (First: Episode 0291)
	SCENE 3	Oscar goes out walking in his can for "trash hunting." As he collects bits of trash, he takes Molly's old-looking shoes with him.
	Cartoon	A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
	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 4	Big Bird carries a boxed cream pie to Maria's apartment, tip-toeing past Molly when he sees she's asleep. Molly wakes up and notices her shoes are missing. She suspects Big Bird has them in his box as a little joke, but Big Bird insists otherwise. Molly tells him to put it down so she can get her shoes, nearly sticking her feet in the pie. Molly begins to panic as she can't work without her shoes, so Big Bird offers to get her some.
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn and a Anything Muppet boy named Walter enter an old house. Walter says that it's a haunted house. However, Prairie comforts him by saying it's just an old house. He gets scared by everything that happens while Prairie has an explanation for all of it. When they spot a little mouse Prairie gets scared and runs away, while Walter tells the mouse not to be scared. (First: Episode 0252)
	Transition	Bridge #1 - Zipper (First: Episode 0291)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird returns with a pair of baby shoes from Mrs. Tomaselli, but they are much too small for Molly to wear.
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird comes back with his large, three-toed rain boots, which Molly says are now too big. Big Bird becomes upset that all his help isn't proving useful, so Molly politely decides to wear his boots for the time being. She delivers Mr. Hooper his mail, who gives the camera a funny look after witnessing Molly's unusual footwear.
	Film	George the Farmer shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business. (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 7	Molly goes to deliver Oscar his mail. He shows off the shoes he collected that's now being used as planters for his cacti. She takes back her shoes, promising to bring back the plants when she's done. From down the block, Bob complains about not getting his mail yet. She gets ready to continue her delivery and starts to put her shoes back on... forgetting about the cactus.
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #8: Dot can't stop coughing, then leaves (First: Episode 0295)
	Muppets	A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243)
	Cartoon	Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never." (Spanish version)
	SCENE 8	Mr. Hooper, Bob, and the kids count seven rubber duckies quickly and slowly in English. Bob consults with Caridad as he counts them in Spanish. They all count them again quickly in whatever language they want, including Mr. Hooper doing so in Yiddish.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie approaches Bert in a harried manner, talking rapidly. Bert tells him to talk slower so he can understand him. Ernie says, slowly, that Bert's bread is burning in the oven, which causes Bert to speak in the same rapid, harried manner. (First: Episode 0323)
	Insert	Mr. Hooper, Susan, Gordon, Bob, and three kids are counted (in voiceover by Fran Brill) as they rearrange on the stoop. (First: Episode 0258)
	Muppets	Old West: The James Twins, who do everything together (even the speaking), arrive at the saloon and demand some "mu" and "sick." The patrons don't understand until they put the two parts together. (First: Episode 0328)
	Cartoon	Jazz #7 (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0281)
	Muppets	Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds."
	SCENE 9	Bob sings "Here Are Some Things" using pictures of animals and a flower.
	Cartoon	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240)
	Cast	A man with a British accent narrates a limbo sketch in which Gordon and Bob share bubbles and a book. (First: Episode 0316)
	Film	An osprey flies around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0293)
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 8 baskets in a row, but miss on the 9th. (First: Episode 0146)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon.
	Cartoon	N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (First: Episode 0140)
	SCENE 10	Mr. Hooper shows the kids a picture of a doctor using a fluoroscope on a patient. He introduces a film of fish who don't need a machine to show off their insides...
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish. (First: Episode 0287)
	Muppets	Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229)
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 11 shots, but miss on the 12th. (First: Episode 0154)
	SCENE 11	The kids play in the yard while Bob announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the CTW sign.

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