| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | November 23, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird clotheslines himself on the door frame again, explaining it's because of his big size. He compares his height to that of Tony, and notices that Gordon is bigger than Tony, but smaller than him. Big Bird figures that he's the biggest one he's ever seen, until a giant (portrayed by David) emerges and asks Big Bird for directions to the nearest beanstalk. |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0320) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flying." (First: Episode 0394) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob is about to throw out his bag of various cans when he happens upon David and a couple of kids at Hooper's Store. They ask for a coffee can with a plastic top, and Reggie uses it as a drum to play music with the others. Near the yard, Susan asks for a can so she and a kid can put water in it to clean out their paintbrushes. Over on the stoop, Brynne uses an orange juice can to help trace a circle for a dollhouse table, and Gordon transplants his plant from a broken pot into Bob's last can. With only the bag left, he gives it to Ingrid to store her toy cars in. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) |
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Transition | Bridge #11 - Bricks Bridge B (First: Episode 0286) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Surprise!": A band of Anything Muppet hippies sing about the good and bad parts of surprises, and how people respond to them, with various characters demonstrating them in cutaways. (First: Episode 0173) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (First: Episode 0286) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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SCENE 3 | A piece of rope is shaped as an O. By "magic", Gordon takes it and changes it into an S. |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Animation | Counting six red balls (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets | A boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. (First: Episode 0285) |
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Cartoon | A man winds up a toy person and orders it to GO, until the toy snaps back and makes him GO. (First: Episode 0349) |
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SCENE 4 | Suitcase in hand, a slightly worried Big Bird asks David if he can stay at his house tonight. In a flashback, he explains that last night he heard a scary squeaking noise while sleeping in his nest. David reveals that the squeak was made by the door to Big Bird's nest area, and the wind must have been moving the door. David fixes the squeak with an oil can, but the strange sound of the can causes Big Bird to go into another panic. |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0247) |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 5 | On the garage steps, David plays "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using groups of shapes. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0287) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job. (First: Episode 0311) |
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SCENE 6 | On the garage steps, Susan plays "Here Are Some Things" involving pairs of different items. |
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Cartoon | S - Serpiente (First: Episode 0382) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: S - Snake (repeat) |
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Muppets | The Busby Twins buy a candle from the shopkeeper. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Cartoon | Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320) |
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SCENE 7 | A teenager named Henry is new in the neighborhood, and he ends up throwing trash into Oscar's can, not realizing that it bothers Oscar. Oscar figures that someone else new might not know the can is his home, and has an idea ... |
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Cartoon | A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Oscar puts a sign on his can, which reads "Oscar's house." He gets trash thrown on him again, this time from a younger boy who's also new in the neighborhood, but can't read English words. Oscar asks Henry how to write "Oscar's house" in Spanish in preparation for another sign ... |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Oscar puts up another sign, "Casa de Oscar," next to his English one. He meets another new kid who can speak both English and Spanish, and tells her to look at the signs before she does anything. He gets trash dumped on him yet again since this kid doesn't know how to read. |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (repeat) |
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Muppets | "Sammy the Snake" (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | A janitor sweeps up ... (repeat) |
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Film | A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 8 | Big Bird leads Bob, David, Gordon, Susan, Brynne, and some kids in counting to 10 both forwards and backwards. |
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Film | Peaceful music and seagulls are heard at the docks as a voiceover says "light" and "dark" while the sun sets. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (repeat) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph try to unroll a rug, but a chair in the way presents a problem. (First: Episode 0323) |
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SCENE 9 | Big Bird and everybody start their countoff again, this time dancing as they do so. They continue as Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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