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Sesame Street
Sam tells a joke/Big Bird wants to be a dog
Air date December 11, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production September 18, 1972
Sponsors N, P, 11

SSShowID-0426

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0426a
SCENE 1 Bob displays a picture for the kids in the yard. Teaching the IG family of words, the picture is of a big pig wearing a wig, and Bob adds those words to the picture.
IG-Family
Muppets "The IG Family Song"
(First: Episode 0141)
Speechballoon.Pin
Cartoon Speech Balloon: P - pin
(First: Episode 0054)
Snocone
Film Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.
Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
1090-14
Cartoon P is for Pillow
(First: Episode 0374)
0426b

0426c

0426d
SCENE 2 Sam the Robot is upset; being a robot, he doesn't have a sense of humor. David, Susan, Bob, and Gordon help him out by telling him a couple of jokes. Sam uses his computer to check each joke, and a gauge on his side shows whether the joke is good or bad. After deeming a couple of jokes good, Sam feels confident and wants to try out his new jokes. He tells one to Big Bird, but manages to mix the two jokes together. Luckily, they both think it's funny.
EBPeanutButter
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has gone shopping -- buying bread for himself, and peanut butter for Bert. They realize that it's dull to eat what they have separately, and they decide to cooperate, so they can each have a peanut butter sandwich.
(First: Episode 0279)
Song.11Morning
Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0362)
MadPainter11
Film The Mad Painter #11
(First: Episode 0329)
0426e
SCENE 3 Gordon plays a game of "Three of These Things" with the kids using a beach ball and cube-shaped objects.
Whathandscando
Film There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise.
(First: Episode 0007)
Lowercase n
Cartoon "Lowercase n"
(First: Episode 0358)
Hooper-AddChairs
Cast Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates.
(First: Episode 0288)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer
(First: Episode 0273)
Over
Muppets Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through."
(First: Episode 0258)
0426f

0426g
SCENE 4 The grown-ups and the kids play a game where they try to throw beanbags through a hole in an old, discarded door. Oscar observes them playing and suggests his Grouch version of the game, where everyone tries to get their beanbags through the keyhole of the door. Since that's an impossible game to win, everybody pelts Oscar with the beanbags instead (which he somewhat enjoys).
SB--NNail
Cartoon Speech Balloon: N - Nail
(First: Episode 0040)
Bae14
Muppets Ernie & Bert — At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand.
(First: Episode 0278)
Ptoon
Cartoon P Words (including parachute and plug)
(First: Episode 0296)
ABC Cookie Monster
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Joey sing "The Alphabet Song."
0426-Password1
SCENE 5 Part 1: David tries to enter a speakeasy when Bob asks him for the password, hinting that it starts with a P. Is it "pickle?" Bob slams the window on him.
1090-14
Cartoon P is for Pillow (repeat)
0426-Password2
SCENE 5 cont'd Part 2: David tries guessing the password again. Is it "puppy?" Bob still refuses to let him in.
Speechballoon.Pin
Cartoon Speech Balloon: P - pin (repeat)
0426-Password3
SCENE 5 cont'd Part 3: David continues guessing the password, this time bringing in a wheelbarrow full of P items. It's not "pajamas" (worn under his trenchcoat), "paddle," "pizza," or any others. By sheer luck, David learns that the P-word password is "password."
Myfavoriteletter
Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter".
(First: Episode 0322)
Film-CountingTrainCars
Video Counting train cars
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)
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0426i
SCENE 6 Big Bird watches Bob and the other kids petting a puppy. Big Bird thinks it would be more fun to be a dog than a bird, and starts barking. Bob and the others show him that dogs do things that he doesn't usually do, such as fetch the newspaper. Bob sticks a newspaper into his beak as an example, but Big Bird doesn't like the taste of newspaper. He also doesn't like the idea of not getting to go into Hooper's Store on account of the "no dogs allowed" sign. Big Bird breaks the news to the puppy that he's decided to stay a bird, and starts happily tweeting.
Song.newlife
Song Joe Raposo sings "New Life."
(First: Episode 0281)
GroverWalk3
Muppets Grover asks Little Jerry and the Monotones (who are tired and don't seem to care about what they are doing) to hold up signs with letters that make up the word "walk". When Grover tells them what it spells, they walk over him.
(First: Episode 0221)
3161o
Cartoon Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK.
(First: Episode 0369)
GroverWalk2
Muppets Grover walks past the letters that spell "walk" and tells the viewers what the word is. The letters then walk over Grover.
(First: Episode 0221)
Lowercase n
Cartoon "Lowercase n" (repeat)
Cookie Kermit through tissue paper
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: To demonstrate "through", Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to run through a piece of tissue paper. Instead, Cookie offers other alternatives, ultimately choosing to go around it. He helps Kermit with his demonstration by passing the tissue paper through Kermit.
(First: Episode 0289)
WallyRalph-Table
Cast Wally and Ralph try to figure out how to set a table. Ralph puts two plates, two cups and two saucers on the table first, leaving Wally with the problem of how to get the tablecloth on under the dishes.
(First: Episode 0351)
KermitSholaFranGiraffes
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit, Shola and Fannie talk about giraffes, leading to...
0316 giraffes
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field.
(First: Episode 0316)
0426j
SCENE 7 Gordon, David, and Susan lead the kids in doing 11 hops, 11 toe-touches, and 11 jumping jacks.
0573za
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster and Genelle count to 20.
(First: Episode 0289)
Song.11Morning
Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" (repeat)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer (repeat)
100008
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Prairie dog
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0283)
0426k
SCENE 8 The puppy takes a nap in Bob's arms as Susan whispers the sponsors.
CountSignS04

0504 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.



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