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Ernie guesses pajaro and plays sounds
Air date March 21, 1972
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production January 19, 1972
Sponsors D, W, 8
This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source.


StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
Noimage
SCENE 1 Ernie and Antonio arrive at the Fix-It Shop where Antonio and Luis greet each other in Spanish. Luis says that Antonio is carrying a "pajaro" in the box, and Ernie makes several guesses about what it could be in English. After several clues, he figures out that it's a bird and begins conversing with it in a series of tweets. After a brief exchange, he tells Luis that he didn't realize that Antonio's bird spoke Spanish too.
Dalmatiand
Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
Ddart
Cartoon D-dart
(First: Episode 0292)
Noimage
SCENE 1 cont'd Pajaro Quickie
Toon-BalloonPopping
Cartoon A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble.
(First: Episode 0280)
Noimage
Insert Kids Recite Alphabet
DionYou!
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
(First: Episode 0292)
Dot Bridge 12 gather tight red
Cartoon Dot Bridge #12: Square remains in corner, and third dot changes color
(First: Episode 0296)
Kermcookie-testmachine
Muppets Kermit tests Cookie Monster with his new monster testing device. He wants to see if Cookie Monster can figure out how to get the cookie out of the machine. Cookie Monster proceeds to crush the cookie in the contraption into crumbs and pour water on them. But he's delighted with the results -- cookie soup.
(First: Episode 0320)
SameDifferentSlotMachine-Version2
Cartoon Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2)
(First: Episode 0335)
TwinAnythingMuppets
Muppets Two twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices.
(First: Episode 0277)
Noimage
SCENE 2 The cast presents same and different quickies: Maria points to kids with the same number on the front of their sweatshirts, but different numbers on the back. Bob has two of the same kind of flower pot, but the flowers that spontaneously grow are different. David has two of the same kind of radio, but they are tuned to different stations.
Film-SameDiffBoxes
Film Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other.
(First: Episode 0226)
AM-Lemonade
Muppets Three Anything Muppets (including George) individually try to sell lemons, water, and sugar. After all of their businesses fail, the three cooperate to start a lemonade stand.
(First: Episode 0335)
D balloon
Cartoon Speech Balloon: D for Dog
(First: Episode 0016)
Deedeedee
Muppets Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
(First: Episode 0319)
Noimage
SCENE 3 Locked out of Hooper's Store, David is unable to buy a soda, and Maria is unable to use the store's bottle opener to enjoy the soda she bought elsewhere. David has a bottle opener in his pocket knife, so they cooperate and share the soda.
Kingofeight
Animation "The King of Eight"
(First: Episode 0225)
1563l
Muppets Anything Muppet kids and upside-down 8
(First: Episode 0282)
0405h
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)
Square cartoon
Cartoon A square is fit into many different things, such as a truck, window, television, etc.
(First: Episode 0316)
Circlessong
Muppets Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles."
(First: Episode 0131)
Daddyddream
Cartoon "Daddy Dear"
0002.sounds1
Film A film of things that make sounds, including birds and farm animals. Is silence a sound? (edited)
(First: Episode 0002)
Noimage
SCENE 4 Maria sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish with the kids. On her board are pictures of bread, bananas, and eggs all in groups of three; she asks if the group of four tomatoes or three fish belongs with the others.
BB subtraction crossover
Cast Bob, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, and Gordon line up in limbo and a voiceover (Fran Brill) asks how many of them there are, how many when they're all mixed up, and how many when each of them are subtracted one by one.
(First: Episode 0260)
SB--WWater
Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water
(First: Episode 0062)
1710l
Cartoon W - wallpaper
(First: Episode 0291)
Kermit4eggs
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts four eggs. A chick hatches out of one egg, so he counts the three eggs -- then two, then one. Then he counts the four chickens.
(First: Episode 0282)
1452-Zebras
Film Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast.
(First: Episode 0338)
Noimage
SCENE 5 In the yard, Ernie shows Luis and the kids his tape recorder and plays some of the sounds he's captured. He's got a bird recording, but when he plays it, it's a fire engine drowning out the sound of the bird. He's also got a cat sampling but really it's a barking dog chasing the cat, and the ticking of his clock but his telephone started ringing while he was recording. Finally, Ernie plays the sound of Sesame Street, but it's just silence — he recorded it at night after everyone had gone to sleep.
2096d
Song Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
(First: Episode 0302)
BusbyTwins-Tire
Muppets The Busby Twins ask the storekeeper for a tie— so the man shows them some neckties. They finish the word, and the man figures out that they're asking for a tire. When he asks them what kind of bicycle they have, they answer, "a...bi-...cyc-...le-...built...for...two."
3181-Elephants
Film Elephants in the zoo.
(First: Episode 0283)
Erniebertcountsheep
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again.
(First: Episode 0276)
Noimage
SCENE 6 The cast sings "Play Along" using makeshift instruments.
Lions!
Film Lions walk down a trail.
Music: Joe Raposo
Ernie8Salesman
Muppets Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s.
(First: Episode 0079)
Painter8
Film Mad Painter #8
(First: Episode 0326)
Noimage
SCENE 7 The sponsors are announced.


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