Episode 0399

Sesame Street
Molly’s broken mailbag
Air date	May 4, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production February 23, 1972 Sponsors C, L, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	David, dressed as a magician, “turns” a chair into a number 4 for an audience of kids.
	Animation	Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Pizza and Grape Juice — Ernie and Bert figure out how to share their pizza and grape juice. (First: Episode 0256)
	Cartoon	Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198)
	Film	The numbers 1-10 are presented in a series of realistic and offbeat scenarios in the city. (First: Episode 0275)
	Cartoon	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version). (First: Episode 0140)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353)
	SCENE 2	Molly enters Big Bird’s nest area, carrying her mailbag in her arms because the strap is broken. Big Bird suggests taking it to Luis at the Fix-it Shop, but Molly is still working and has to keep delivering the mail. For the time being, Big Bird offers to loan her his oversized carrier that he uses for visits to Granny Bird. She's grateful for the offer, and leaves to let Luis know her situation as Big Bird starts loading the carrier with her letters and packages.
	Cartoon	A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird has emptied all the mail from Molly’s mailbag into his carrier as Molly returns. To her surprise, Big Bird has added some loose birdseed as a snack on her trip. She's also repulsed by Big Bird's pet rubber worm that uses the carrier as a home, so she decides to opt for her old, broken mailbag instead.
	Muppets	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300)
	SCENE 3	Oscar has learned of Molly's situation and lends her his Grouch shopping bag, which Oscar says all Grouches use when they go downtown. Naturally, there's a big hole in the bottom and the mail ends up all over the sidewalk. Molly angrily clocks him with the bag, and Oscar demands it back.
	Cartoon	L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147)
	Film	George the Farmer counts 20 barrels. (First: Episode 0278)
	SCENE 4	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis solves Molly’s problem by creating a makeshift mailbag using a cardboard box and a rope.
	Cast	Bob reads the first half of "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda." (First: Episode 0197)
	Cast	Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position. (First: Episode 0147)
	Cast	Bob continues reading "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda." (First: Episode 0197)
	SCENE 5	David encounters Big Bird chasing his own tail. Big Bird suggests David try it himself, but David points out that only animals have tails.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals with tails. (First: Episode 0017)
	Film	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up! (First: Episode 0149)
	Cartoon	A man gets a letter C in the mail. (First: Episode 0294)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255)
	Insert	David (in voice-over) spots shapes in and around the Fix-It Shop.
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Painting of Bert — Ernie modifies Bert to match his painting of him. (First: Episode 0365)
	SCENE 6	David plays “One of These Things” with the kids using three squares and a rectangle.
	Cartoon	A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347)
	Film	The Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344)
	Cartoon	The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294)
	Film	Through close-ups, children identify mushrooms. (First: Episode 0357)
	Muppets	Tony sings The Beatles song "Help!" because his date can't go to the dance tonight and he needs someone to go with. (alternate take) (First: Episode 0135)
	SCENE 7	Oscar has received a note written in Spanish, and isn't sure whether or not he likes it as he doesn't speak the language. He asks Luis to translate it, and learns it's from his prep school friend Pepe the Grouch in El Paso. Oscar thinks Luis is lucky, as he knows how to say rotten things in two languages.
	Film	Kids identify broccoli through close-ups. (First: Episode 0357)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147)
	Film	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0149)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (First: Episode 0321)
	SCENE 8	David encounters Oscar looking at a grasshopper hopping around nearby.
	Film	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music) (First: Episode 0084)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Plays the Drums — Ernie repeats Bert's knocks on the door with drum beats. (First: Episode 0280)
	Cartoon	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294)
	Film	The camera zooms out on a pepper as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0390)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd counts four lions. (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Oscar has the kids gather around and show him their hands. Most of them are filthy, which is how Oscar recommends they keep them before they eat. Molly arrives to set the kids straight as David announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Molly holds the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.

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