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| Mr. Snuffleupagus sings “Doin' the Snuffleupagus”; Luis plays “La Víbora de la Mar” with the kids. | |||||||
| Air date | April 4, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan introduces today's sponsors by counting four kids, and by forming the letter X with her forearms. |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: EXIT sign (First: Episode 0300) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Snuffleupagus walks down Sesame Street, but nobody is around - not even Big Bird. Snuffy thinks of something to do that might attract someone to play with, and he proceeds to perform his dance, "Doin' the Snuffleupagus." Nobody arrives, so he tries blasting a large toot from his snuffle. Snuffy decides to go back to his cave for a nap and shuffles off; soon after, everyone comes out and wonders where the large trumpeting sound they just heard came from. |
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Cartoon | A horse is drawn as kids guess what it is. |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0368) |
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Muppets | The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 1) A mother sends her young daughter into the forest to chop down a tree to use for wood. When she finds one, a terrible troll encourages her to chop it down. However, a bird above protests, as the tree is her home. The girl wonders what she should do... (First: Episode 0307) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird tells Shola that he's been having some trouble figuring out big and little. Shola says that she's little and Big Bird is big. Big Bird says, "Oh! That must be why they call me Big Bird." Shola answers, "Yeah! You're Big Bird. I'm Shola." (First: Episode 0306) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty T” (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
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Muppets | The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 2) The girl resolves to not chop down the tree, allowing the bird to keep her home. She finds another tree, when an old man objects - he thinks it's the most beautiful tree in the forest and gives him shade on hot days. The troll wants to cut it down, so the girl starts thinking again... (First: Episode 0307) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Swimming and flying pelicans. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0322) |
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Muppets | The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 3) The girl again choses to not chop down the tree and happens upon a third. She decides that this tree is perfect to cut down, as it is not being used by any birds or people. The troll reveals himself to be a handsome prince, who will grant her any wish. She asks him to cut down the tree and bring it to her house. (First: Episode 0307) |
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SCENE 3 | Molly sings the "Same/Different Song" for Leah, Kim, and Kirk using two balloons. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | Grover sings "What Do I Do When I'm Alone?" (First: Episode 0269) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | A Carmen Miranda-style Anything Muppet sings "No Matter How You Count Them, they come out the same!" (First: Episode 0227) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl adds 4 galletitas (cookies) in Spanish. Cookie Monster interrupts, then eats all the cookies when he learns the Spanish meaning. (First: Episode 0327) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis plays his guitar and sings “La Víbora de la Mar” with the kids, Molly, David, and Susan. |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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Muppets | Happening upon the ice cream man, Ernie wants to buy a chocolate - strawberry - peach - vanilla - banana - pistachio - peppermint - lemon - orange - butterscotch ice cream cone, but the ice cream vendor instead gives him a butterscotch - orange - lemon - peppermint - pistachio - banana - vanilla - peach - strawberry - chocolate ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0133) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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SCENE 5 | Molly and Luis ask the kids to identify what's wrong in the pictures they see, including a girl riding a bicycle with square wheels, a girl wearing shoes on her hands and gloves on her feet, and a man about to dine on a hammer. Luis translates everything in Spanish, teaching the others specific words. |
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Animation | Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0287) |
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Muppets | Grover explains the word "EXIT" with some Anything Muppets running over him as they run through the exit. (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cartoon | A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is. (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 6 | Molly demonstrates top and bottom using a glass and a box. She then uses her mailbag, accidentally dumping all of the mail out. |
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Muppets | Simon has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Film | Kids comment over footage of an eagle's view of different kinds of roads. Music: Joe Raposo |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tall, Taller, Tallest — Ernie is tall, Bert is taller, and Big Bird is the tallest. (First: Episode 0284) |
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SCENE 7 | David has a chat with a kitten before handing it over to Kim. She hugs the kitten as Molly announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Molly holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan and Oscar hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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