| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Cookie Monster gets his mind off cookies | |||||||
| Air date | May 10, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Harvey Kneeslapper enacts his latest prank - he fills Molly's hat with confetti, which will spill all over her when she puts it on. She and Tom exit Hooper's Store while she's on her coffee break and sit with Harvey, who encourages Molly to put on her hat. She doesn't feel like it right now but notices how insistent Harvey is to see her wear it. She puts it on him instead, showering him with confetti; he doesn't find the idea of playing jokes on others very funny and leaves to get a vacuum cleaner. |
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Film | A turtle swims in a tank. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283) |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Animation | Kids narrate a variety of shapes that come together to form an ice cream cone, a bird, a clown, a mouse, a carriage, a man, a sailboat, a lady, a dog, an umbrella, a cat, a face, a train, a see-saw, and a lollipop. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Pretend to Be Angry — Ernie wants Bert to pretend to be angry, but Bert says that he can't because he has nothing to feel angry about. (First: Episode 0216) |
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SCENE 2 | Cookie Monster jaunts over to Hooper's for a cookie, but Tom has some bad news - the cookie delivery hasn't come yet and the store is fresh out. Cookie panics, but Tom suggests that he try to keep his mind off of cookies until the delivery comes in. This proves to be very difficult, as Cookie darts in and out every few seconds asking if the delivery has arrived. |
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Cartoon | "Four Seasons" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 3 | Cookie is struggling to keep his mind off cookies. He considers taking a ride on the tire swing and begins envisioning it as a giant cookie that he starts to eat. In reality, he is repulsed by the yucky, rubber taste. He has a similar experience with a nearby bicycle. Big Bird greets the monster, but Cookie realizes he can't even hear his own name without thinking of cookies. He covers up his ears, then catches wind of Molly's new perfume. Molly is insulted when Cookie thinks it smells like his favorite food: "I didn't spend five dollars and seventeen cents to smell like a cookie!" she exclaims. Cookie now tries to hold his nose, but a couple of kids ask to play frisbee with him. Once again, the sight of the frisbee reminds him of a cookie, so he alternates between covering his eyes, nose, and ears. He gets an idea and runs off. |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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SCENE 4 | Cookie has nullified his senses with earmuffs, a blindfold, and a clothespin for his nose. Tom comes over with news that the cookie delivery just arrived and he has a carton with him. He can't get Cookie's attention at first until he removes his earmuffs. Cookie gleefully starts to scarf down the whole box. |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 5 | Back at Hooper's, Tom stands with a now empty carton, hypnotically saying, "I can't believe he ate that whoooole thing!" Molly orders a glass of milk and a cookie. However, Tom points out that Cookie Monster has eaten all twelve dozen cookies that came in, and another shipment won't come until tomorrow. Cookie Monster understands the situation Molly is in right now, and starts to force his clothespin, earmuffs, and blindfold on her to help keep her mind off cookies. |
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Film | A boy talks his observations and experiences with the rain as he and his father go for a walk in it. (First: Episode 0149) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppet boys are in the park, playing Hide and Seek. One hides while the other says the alphabet. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the whole alphabet, so he asks for help when he gets stuck. The other boy has to come out of his hiding place to help him finish the alphabet. He helps with Z, and then gets caught. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Insert | Kermit gets to be all over the place. There's a frog in a nest and in a mailbag. There's a frog on the counter and on the trash can. There's a frog under the table and under the newspaper. (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. (First: Episode 0236) |
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Cartoon | Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Muppets | Kermit asks the viewers to play a weather imagination game. First, Kermit imagines it's a warm, sunny day. Then he imagines that it's raining hard. Then he imagines that it's a snowy, windy day. (First: Episode 0325) |
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Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) |
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SCENE 6 | David sings "Three of These Things" with Trey and Joey using items with wheels and a sled. |
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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." (First: Episode 0367) |
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SCENE 7 | Molly sings "Here Are Some Things" using the same wheeled items David used, as well as a sunflower. |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn invites Grover to dinner, but Grover can't come without Herry, who can't come without Cookie Monster, so Prairie invites all three of them until she learns that they are not cats. (First: Episode 0248) |
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Film | Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (repeat) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates on top of. (First: Episode 0242) |
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Cartoon | Imagination (Boy Imagines Being Zoo Animals) (First: Episode 0383) |
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SCENE 8 | Grover wants to play with Oscar, showing off his three pretty balloons. Oscar only likes playing with angry people, and Grover is much too nice. He'd rather play with the balloons but does so by popping them. Grover becomes very angry and starts kicking Oscar's can. Oscar enjoys the company of Grover now and invites him to play, only Grover is much too angry at Oscar to do so and leaves. |
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Cartoon | Poem about T words Voice: Bob Arbogast (First: Episode 0024) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou and an AM boy fight over a lollipop. (First: Episode 0164) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (repeat) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou and an AM boy fight over a lollipop. (Spanish version) |
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Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | Slide puzzle - truck |
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Cast | Tom, Rafael, and Bob go in, on, and under some boxes. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Muppets | The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. (First: Episode 0226) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle: Ernie |
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Cast | Tom stands on Gordon's shoulders, as an announcer repeatedly points out the difference of being on an under. Gordon leaves to get some sandwiches, leaving Tom suspended in the air. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Cartoon | Clouds that look like things. (First: Episode 0211) |
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SCENE 9 | Grover is no longer angry but is very confused when David tries to high-five him. David makes his way over to the kids in the yard as Molly announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Molly and Tom hold the Sesame Street sign, while Cookie Monster holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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