| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Officer Bird on patrol | |||||||
| Air date | November 14, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
| Written by | Daniel Wilcox | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird dons a policeman's badge and whistle and declares he's going to pretend to be a member of the law enforcement, but he doesn't know what police officers actually do. He asks David, who tells him police often arrest people for such crimes as stealing. He blows his whistle and tries to arrest Maria when he sees her removing a bag from the Hooper's Store counter, but Mr. Hooper confirms the bag belongs to her - it's her groceries. Big Bird wonders if there's anything else police do besides arrest people. |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 1 Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 2 The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 3 The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies. (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria works on a bookshelf nearby, and Big Bird asks her what else police officers do since he doesn't want to arrest anybody again. She replies that they often help people, citing an example yesterday when she saw an officer help an old lady holding a package cross the street. Big Bird spots an elderly woman (Jerry Nelson) on the corner, assuming she wants to cross the street. He tries forcing the lady across the street against her wishes, and she starts clobbering him with her umbrella and calls for help. |
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Cartoon | W is for Worm (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. |
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Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. |
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Cast | Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room. |
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Cast | Luis looks for the exit in a brick room. |
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Muppets | Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup. |
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SCENE 3 | David sings "One of These Things" with the kids (including Joey and Trey) using pictures of blobs. |
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Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) |
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Muppets | Maria tells the story of "The King's Problem." |
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Cartoon | Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird thinks of something he could actually succeed at doing as an officer - give tickets to those who litter. He spots a wrapper on the ground by the Fix-It Shop, where Luis is enjoying some pizza. He starts to write out a ticket for Luis, who points out that he's still holding his wrapper is in his hand. Big Bird tosses the ticket away and when he realizes that he's littered, he starts writing a ticket for himself. |
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Muppets | The Martians examine a grandfather clock. |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Film | A pride of lions feasts on an animal carcass. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (First: Episode 0186) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar wants to make sure people stay away from his can today and plans to tell people directly. Nobody is around save for Maria, who is far away reading a newspaper near Hooper's. He yells to her to stay away, but she can't hear him. She comes close to his can to get the message, to Oscar's chagrin. |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet man named Jack sings "A, You're Adorable" to his girlfriend, Adrienne, using alphabet blocks to enumerate the ways that he loves her. Cookie Monster shows up and eats the blocks. (First: Episode 0023) |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (repeat) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Juanita helps her brother Angel overcome his fear of a haircut. |
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Transition | Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0288) |
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Film | Iguanas Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0047) |
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SCENE 6 | In Spanish, Luis names various body parts such as his manos (hands), Mr. Hooper's cabeza (head), and Maria's pies (feet). |
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Muppets | In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W. (First: Episode 0395) |
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Film | Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343) |
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Cartoon | W is for Worm (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." |
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Transition | Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (First: Episode 0287) |
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SCENE 7 | Maria plays with Jay and the kids as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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