| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | November 30, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan brings over an old rusty pipe to give to Oscar. When Enrique throws his ball at his trash can, Oscar complains how he is constantly bothered by people, especially when they're tapping on his trash can. Susan suggests he find a home that isn't made of metal, listing how some houses are made of wood and brick. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Oscar has replaced his trash can with a makeshift wood structure. As he settles down, Gordon and Bob come by and assume the wood has been left out for the trash. They try to pick up some of the lumber for repair jobs, and Oscar tells them off. Oscar then thinks of another way to build a house, recalling how Big Bird's nest is made of straw and sticks. |
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Cartoon | With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0237) |
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Cartoon | B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (First: Episode 0355) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar makes a house of straw, and goes to take a nap. Just then, a hungry cow (performed here for the first time by Richard Hunt) begins eating the straw! She explains how it helps her make milk, and offers some in return for the snack. |
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Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar has now built a home out of bricks, satisfied that no one will be able to take it, eat it, or even knock on it. Susan comes by to deliver some grouchy letters to Oscar, but can't open the heavy brick lid. Oscar tries to open the lid himself, but realizes he's stuck inside and calls for help. Gordon, Bob, and Mr. Hooper are able to lift the latch, and Oscar declares that he's going to the dump to get rid of all the bricks, straw, and wood, and move back into his trash can. |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week". (First: Episode 0107) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over a film of corn growing in a field. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Muppets | Ernie explains how a scale can determine what is heavier than another object. With the scale, he was planning to split some cookies with Bert, but can't figure out how to do it. Cookie Monster shows him his way of solving the problem: he eats the cookies off each side of the scale until there are no cookies left. Ernie is disappointed since all he's left with is a "really good scale". Cookie disagrees--he's tasted better. (First: Episode 0264) |
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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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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Lion family. (First: Episode 0018) |
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Film | Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 1 |
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Film | Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | "The King's Picnic" |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 2 |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird brings a box with a "B" marked on it to Hooper's Store, which reminds him to ask Mr. Hooper to fill it with birdseed, bread, a ball, a bell, and other B items. Big Bird tries to carry the box from the store, and everything spills out since the box has no bottom. |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (Spanish remake) (First: Episode 0355) |
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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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Animation | Shape organization, part 3 |
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Transition | Bridge #5 – 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David the school sign he tore off a building earlier. (First: Episode 0379) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Mahna Mahna and two Anything Muppet girls sing "Mah Na Mah Na". (First: Episode 0014) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon is busy cleaning out the garage, getting rid of some old crates and boxes that were stored away. Big Bird offers to help, along with Henry and Robin; Big Bird takes guard duty at the bottom of the stairs and recommends they put the heavy boxes onto the chair in the yard. Gordon instead suggests they put them on a nearby table, as he has Big Bird observe how old and broken the chair looks. Big Bird agrees, but all of his helping has made him a bit tired. The others continue their work as Big Bird tries sitting on the chair, which immediately collapses. |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him. (First: Episode 0154) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Loren count to twenty. (First: Episode 0290) |
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Animation | Shape organization (all formations review), part 4 |
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SCENE 6 | Bob asks the kids if they've ever tried scratching themselves with their feet. They can't reach very far, but a wombat can; Bob shows them his friend Itchy the wombat scratching his four legs (First: Episode 0008). |
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Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster wants to go to school, but he can't tell which building the school is because he can't read. An Anything Muppet tells him to read the letters on the sign on one of the buildings. Cookie tears the sign off the building, but once he's read the sign, he still doesn't know which building the school is. (First: Episode 0184) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. (repeat) |
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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 chicks. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Transition | Bridge #14 - Hourglass Slow/Fill (First: Episode 0303) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) |
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SCENE 7 | The kids play as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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