| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Rafael's broken phone | |||||||||
| Air date | May 12, 1972 (season finale) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird sees how things are going in the Fix-It Shop. Rafael has a marble top awaiting its owner and Big Bird suggests telephoning them to see when they can pick it up. Big Bird thinks the phone is broken by the weird noise it makes, but Rafael assures him it's only the dial tone. He puts the marble top down and almost drops it, but thankfully it isn't broken. However, when Big Bird doesn't hear the dial tone, they find out the marble top broke the phone cable. Although Rafael is good at repairs, it is recommended that the repairmen from the phone company fix it. He goes over to Hooper's Store to use their phone, while Big Bird plots a way to help Rafael. |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird's solution to Rafael's problem is a bullhorn to contact customers. Big Bird demonstrates, but Bob, Maria and Gordon come by, thinking they've been summoned. The telephone repairman arrives among the group, and Rafael escorts him into the shop. |
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Muppets | Twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices. (First: Episode 0277) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Rafael watch as the repairman replaces the broken phone wire. Now that the phone is working, Rafael is able to call the owner of the marble top. However, he's unable to stop Big Bird from using his bullhorn to alert the neighborhood that the phone is fixed. |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0297) |
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Muppets | Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another. (First: Episode 0391) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Counting Sheep — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. (English version) Producer: Ken Snyder; Music: Billy Taylor (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob shows how his body and outstretched arms can form the letter Y. He then stands straight while spreading his legs; the image rotates upside-down, showing Bob forming a Y in a different way. |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (Spanish) (First: Episode 0306) |
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Cast | Mr. Hooper, Bob and Brian help Susan set the table. Now that's what I call cooperation. (First: Episode 0276) |
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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) |
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SCENE 5 | At his nest, Big Bird tells a riddle to the kids when Mr. Snuffleupagus strolls in (his appearance scares the kids at first). Big Bird is excited to introduce Snuffy to the kids; he points out that Snuffy didn't believe they were real because he had never seen them before. They all play Snuffy's favorite game, "London Bridge." Big Bird steps out to fetch the adults, but they brush him off, as they're too busy fixing a bike. Back in the nest, he decides that the other kids know Snuffy is real, so it doesn't matter what the grown-ups think. Snuffy replies "Bird, it's a pleasure having a friend like you," to which some of the kids applaud, and everyone resumes playing "London Bridge." |
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Cartoon | A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn. (First: Episode 0353) |
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Muppets | The Remembering Game — Cookie Monster and Bill Smith match pictures. (First: Episode 0310) |
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Cartoon | Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2) (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (repeat) |
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Film | "Hey, let's make a road!" Kids do so at the beach, while a construction crew does the real thing. (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern (First: Episode 0290) |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10. (First: Episode 0120) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria and the kids disturb Oscar's crossword puzzle with their game of Simon Says; one of the kids, Joey, tries to tell him off. Oscar then switches his mind and wants to play, provided that he be the leader and they follow everything he does. When his last command is to "go down inside your trash can, close your eyes, and be very, very quiet," Maria realizes that they've been tricked. |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Surprise Present — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. (First: Episode 0165) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over a film about tomatoes growing in a field. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cartoon | A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob plays "One of These Things" with the kids using different-sized images of trucks. |
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Transition | Bridge #9 - Rectangle Bridge C (First: Episode 0290) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Big Bird and Little Bird share a bag of birdseed and talk about a pigeon friend who recently had an egg. Little Bird stops himself from eating too much, saying that he's on a diet, and the two say goodbye to the viewer. Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. So ends the 3rd season of Sesame Street. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, while Rafael and Maria hold the CTW sign. |
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Notes[]
- The script features a different scenario for Scene 5 that does not appear in the final episode. Big Bird prepares some tea for himself and Mr. Snuffleupagus. He invites Gordon to stay and meet him, but Gordon isn't convinced he's anything beyond imaginary. He does, however, agree to stop by later for some tea and instructs Big Bird to beckon him when it's ready. After he exits, Snuffy lumbers in and states he can't stay too long. Big Bird calls out for Gordon, but he can't hear him. Snuffy uses his snuffle to let out a loud whistle, which Gordon hears, but makes him confused. Big Bird resolves to get Gordon himself, and Snuffy goes back home a moment after Big Bird exits. Gordon is brought back to the nest and assumes the whistling sound came from Big Bird's tea kettle.
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