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Sesame Street
Oscar and his tin cans; Big Bird learns the importance of admitting an honest mistake
Air date November 20, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production August 28, 1972
Sponsors K, R, 7

SSShowID-0411

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Gordon and Susan water the plants on their windowsill. Oscar thinks they're yucky to look at, and tells them to get rid of them. Gordon says it's their window so Oscar doesn't have a choice. Oscar tells Joey that he thinks their flowers are stupid, and he would prefer to have something nice to look at ouside his trash can. He gets inspired when he rummages through some old, rusty tin cans, and starts pitching them onto the street.
Np7
Film "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
(First: Episode 0011)
0411c
SCENE 2 Oscar has created a pile of tin cans for himself to look at outside. Gordon and Susan inform him that while he may like to admire the cans, unlike their flowers the cans interfere with foot traffic. Oscar figures out a place where they're out of people's way.
0100-KCheer
Muppets Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #1)
(First: Episode 0100)
KforKitten.Oldschool
Cartoon K is for kitten.
(First: Episode 0040)
0411d
SCENE 3 Oscar has now put the tin cans on a nearby tree, which means they won't interfere with foot traffic. Susan argues that the tree isn't Oscar's; it belongs to everybody. Oscar doesn't care, and is especially happy when Gordon suggests that the sound the cans make when the wind blows will keep everybody from sleeping. Oscar remains stubborn, but Susan gets an idea ...
Alligatorking2
Cartoon The Alligator King
Artist: Bud Luckey
Kermit-KFall
Muppets Kermit the Frog attempts to talk about the letter K, but it falls off the wall.
(First: Episode 0044)
Isaac the Grouch 0411

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SCENE 4 Susan checks Gordon's Grouch costume, and Gordon makes his way to Oscar's. Pretending to be Isaac the Grouch, Gordon marvels at the "tin can tree" and starts picking some off to keep, which bothers Oscar. Susan explains to "Isaac" that the cans do belong to Oscar, so "Isaac" suggests that Oscar put the cans somewhere where he can look at them real close so no one can take them. Oscar thinks that the crate next to his can is a better place to put them.
Kermit-K
Muppets Kermit attempts to talk about the letter K again, but the top half of the K collapses.
(First: Episode 0044)
Beginning end haircut
Film Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut.
(First: Episode 0387)
KermitCookie-K
Muppets Kermit attempts to talk about the letter K again, when a monster comes by. Kermit tells off the monster, until he learns that the monster wants to help him. Kermit talks about K words (including his name), while having the monster display the items he's mentioning. Finally, the monster karate-chops the K.
(First: Episode 0044)
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0411g

0411h
SCENE 5 Oscar finishes arranging the tin cans on his crate. The Count shows up and in a slightly echoey voice, he dramatically counts Oscar's two eyes and one mouth, which pesters him. The Count agrees to split if he can count Oscar's cans. He counts all ten of them, re-positioning them as he does so onto Oscar's can lid. When Oscar opens his lid, the tin cans fall on the street, and an annoyed Gordon tells him to pick them up. When no one is looking, the Count does it instead, counting them as he puts them back on the crate. Gordon thanks Oscar for picking them up, but Oscar denies any responsibility.
Letter for Ernie
Muppets Ernie tries to help a mailman deliver a letter to Mrs. Mary Ann ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
(First: Episode 0038)
Baldeaglefilm2
Film A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations.
Music: Joe Raposo
RunRun
Cartoon Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
(First: Episode 0369)
Beginning end paint picture
Film Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man paints a picture.
0411i

0411j

0411k
SCENE 6 Mr. Snuffleupagus has just finished playing with Shola, so he asks Big Bird to fetch a ladder to get her down from atop Snuffy's back. The ladder breaks, so Big Bird looks for help elsewhere. Meanwhile, Snuffy and Shola notice a stack of barrels that can help Shola get down. Big Bird approaches Luis in the Fix-it Shop and asks for help. Luis sees Shola sitting on what Big Bird believes to be Snuffy, as he doesn't see him because of the construction doors. They enter, only to reveal that Snuffy is gone and Shola is sitting on the barrels instead.
George countofour
Film No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
(First: Episode 0278)
2059k
Muppets Two Anything Muppets sing "As I Was Going to St. Ives."
(First: Episode 0045)
Stockard
Film The Mad Painter #7
(First: Episode 0314)
0411l
SCENE 7 Big Bird thinks he can figure out what Mr. Hooper is doing: he has a light bulb in his hand, and he's going to screw it into the lamp. Big Bird offers to do it for him so Mr. Hooper can do other tasks, so Hooper gives him a chance and hands him the bulb. Big Bird ends up dropping the bulb while Mr. Hooper is away, and is worried that he will be upset with him. He gets an idea and runs off...
1041pinkpanther
Cartoon The Pink Panther - K For Karate
(First: Episode 0241)
0411m
SCENE 8 Big Bird disguises himself as Mr. Hooper's lamp (with the shade on his head and a flashlight in his mouth) to avoid telling him that he broke the bulb. Mr. Hooper gets wise to it, and is not upset with Big Bird since he admitted to his mistake.
Unhappyempire
Muppets Japanese Stories: Japan is being victimized by an Evil Prime Minister, who boasts that the only way an emperor (or empress) can be chosen is for someone to show him something unique. Villagers bring flowers, fans and hats, identical to those owned by the prime minister, but a young girl is able to prove that she herself is different from anything else.
(First: Episode 0346)
Sleepykoala
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rockabye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
(First: Episode 0048)
1736n
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(First: Episode 0410)
Film.Onthebeach
Film Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental)
RooseveltCounting
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin and his mother sing "Roosevelt Franklin Counts".
(First: Episode 0068)
0411n
SCENE 9 Susan sings "Stop!" with the kids in the yard.
E&B--Painting
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie is painting a portrait of Bert, but paints Bert with curly hair, glasses and a beard. When Bert gets angry about this, Ernie takes him behind the easel and puts curly hair, glasses and a beard on Bert.
(First: Episode 0365)
Movie theatre line
Film Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - Kids wait in line at a movie theater.
Alligatorking2
Cartoon The Alligator King (repeat)
1041pinkpanther
Cartoon The Pink Panther - K For Karate (repeat)
TopiAntelopesYES-nographic
Film Topi antelopes nod "yes." (no graphic)
Music by Joe Raposo
Np7
Film "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (repeat)
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SCENE 10 Luis sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish, asking which is a number, a K or a 7?
Toon-Leapfrog
Cartoon Three frogs show first, middle and last while hopping over each other.
Dot Bridge 11 gather tight
Cartoon Dot Bridge #11: A lone square appears, so the dots all gather in a tight group
(First: Episode 0296)
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SCENE 11 The kids play leapfrog as Susan announces the sponsors.
HooperSusanS02sign

BigBirdCTW1970
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper and Susan hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Big Bird holds up the Children's Television Workshop sign.

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