| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird offers to be Luis' songbird | |||||||
| Air date | December 14, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon and the kids list threes of different things they don't usually count on Sesame Street. He asks one girl about three of her favorite foods, and another kid about their three favorite games. Oscar can't stand hearing their discussion, but unwittingly does three of something - put out his "DO NOT DISTURB" sign, put on his earmuffs and go inside his can. |
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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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Film | Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog talks about horns as a film of animals with horns plays behind him. (First: Episode 0112) |
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Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis is about to close up the Fix-It Shop for a few minutes. He tells Big Bird that he's going to the pet shop to buy a little bird to keep around the store than can sing while he works. Big Bird thinks he can fill that role and Luis permits a tryout. Susan comes in with her broken drill, but Big Bird sings so loudly (singing "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," "Chloe," and "ABC-DEF-GHI") it drowns out their speaking. Susan leaves, and Luis explains that the kind of bird he had in mind would sit on its swing and chirp and tweet. Big Bird asks for a second chance with this in mind. |
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Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032) |
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SCENE 3 | Singing "Bluebird of Happiness," Big Bird shows the viewer that he has set up a large swing in the store, intending now to just chirp and tweet. However, his swing is sitting directly in front of the Fix-it Shop door, and he ends up causing destruction when he tries to use it. Luis loses his temper and leaves to buy a small bird as he intended. Big Bird feels his mistake was chirping when he should have twittered. |
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Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis returns with a small parakeet, who sings at a comfortable volume as Luis envisioned. Big Bird drops by to meet the bird and is astonished to discover it's his cousin Benji. They soon develop a loud conversation, and Luis collapses onto the table as Big Bird starts to sing "MacNamara's Band" with Benji. |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley sings "Gone with the Wind" to a young woman. During the song, a very strong wind blows – making the leaves fly off the tree, causing the woman's house to collapse, and finally ripping Guy's clothes off. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog and Brian demonstrate the parts of the face. (First: Episode 0126) |
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Film | Counting eleven eggs and one cookie. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Ernie counts out eleven cookies and one egg. Cookie Monster eats the cookies- and then the egg. (First: Episode 0054) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan sings "Three of These Things" with the kids using pictures of big and small animals. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals have tails. (First: Episode 0017) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert play tricks on each other in order to sit in the TV chair, until they realize they both fit in it. Herry tricks Ernie and Bert into leaving their chair so that he can sit in it. Ernie and Bert decide that if the chair can hold two, it can hold three as well, so they cram their way into the chair with Herry. When they realize that they're watching something only Bert would enjoy, they leave Bert alone. (First: Episode 0207) |
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Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389) |
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SCENE 6 | David spies the vegetables on Mr. Macintosh's cart. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Luis uses a vacuum to clean up a letter V made of sand. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Gordon, dressed as a magician, makes himself vanish. |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (shown in English, then Spanish) English version: (First: Episode 0186) Spanish version: (First: Episode 0364) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cast | David and Maria dine on spaghetti. Maria polishes off her plate in a short time, but David starts to eat each piece individually, which takes very long. (part 1) |
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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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Cast | David's plate is about half-empty now. (part 2) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022) |
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Cast | Maria has fallen asleep by now, when David finally finishes eating his spaghetti. He then beckons a waiter (Bob) to bring him another serving... (part 3) |
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Muppets | A bridge of teeth come to an employment agency, looking for a job. He's offered jobs in the smelling line and in listening, but he's unqualified for those. Teeth demonstrates his talent in biting and chewing by chomping up the desk. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 1: Ernie expects a call from Bert, but lets Cookie Monster make a phone call to his mommy, provided it's short. He proceeds to tell her about show and tell at school. (First: Episode 0064) |
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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. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 2: Cookie Monster tells his mommy about jumping rope after school and counts the jumps he made. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (repeat) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 3: Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614 by now and asks how his brother Fred is. Ernie offers him a box of cookies to get off the phone. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Film | An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo). |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 4: Cookie Monster finally gets off the phone, and then eats it. When Bert calls, Ernie has to talk to him through Cookie Monster's mouth. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Film | Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo |
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Celebrity | Flip Wilson shows how his teacher, Miss Johnson, taught the ABCs. (First: Episode 0151) |
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SCENE 7 | Mr. Macintosh peddles his wares while the kids play in the yard as David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan and Oscar hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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