Sesame Street | |||||||
Big Bird tries to blow a balloon | |||||||
Air date | December 20, 1972 | ||||||
Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Jill asks for two balloons from Mr. Hooper. He climbs up a ladder to get them from a box, then back down to give them to her. After returning the box to the top shelf, Marty asks for two balloons as well, so Mr. Hooper has to go up and down the ladder again. He puts the balloons back before addressing what an Anything Muppet girl (Caroll Spinney) wants; to his detriment, she wants three balloons. | |
Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) | |
Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) | |
Film | "Noises" A boy named Chris uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including construction equipment, a baby crying, people coughing and sneezing, a car honking, a telephone, and a typewriter. Can you make those noises? (title cards cut) (First: Episode 0004) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird admires Marty's balloon, and wants one of his own. Marty gives him his other balloon, but Big Bird is disappointed since it doesn't look anything like the one Marty has. Marty points out that the one he gave him hasn’t been inflated yet. Big Bird tries to blow it up by blowing air into it from a distance in short breaths, then gets an idea. | |
Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) | |
Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20. (First: Episode 0131) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird thinks he can blow air into the balloon by using a giant electric fan. Maria turns the fan off and shows him how to do it properly. | |
Muppets | Part 1: Lefty delivers some carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get more carrots (in 13 seconds). (First: Episode 0255) | |
Cartoon | A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W". A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it. (First: Episode 0001) | |
Muppets | Part 2: Lefty delivers more carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get the most carrots he can find (in 15 seconds). (First: Episode 0255) | |
Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Muppets | Part 3: Lefty delivers the rest of the carrots to his boss. The boss reveals that the carrots are for his pet rabbit (a real rabbit), which he shows to Lefty. (First: Episode 0255) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (First: Episode 0347) | |
Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) | |
Muppets | Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409) | |
SCENE 4 | Maria helps Big Bird, Joey, and Missy look for hidden Ws in a picture. | |
Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W. (First: Episode 0001) | |
Cartoon | A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413) | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him. (First: Episode 0001) | |
Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) | |
Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284) | |
Cartoon | A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (First: Episode 0279) | |
Cartoon | A baby cries whenever he gets a beso. | |
Muppets | In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W. (First: Episode 0395) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird blends the word “fall,” and the word falls out of the frame. | |
Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) | |
Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Muppets | The Busby Twins want to buy a ham...mer. (First: Episode 0330) | |
Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. | |
SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper blends the word “bald,” and a bald cap suddenly appears on his head. | |
Cartoon | The Alligator King (repeat) | |
Film | Kids count 5 racehorses. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Bert tells Ernie to clean up the messy apartment. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Cartoon | W For Wilbur (repeat) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 2: Ernie has almost finished cleaning up the apartment. His toybox is still a mess, so he begins to clean it out, throwing its contents all over the room. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Cartoon | A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble. (First: Episode 0280) | |
Film | A pair of hands deal cards marked with the numbers 12 to 1. | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". (First: Episode 0047) | |
Muppets | The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes. | |
Celebrity | Joe Namath counts down from 10 to signal a pass. (First: Episode 0428) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red (First: Episode 0001) | |
SCENE 6 | The Count, in an echoey voiceover, counts the number of times the kids throw the ball over the volleyball net, then announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign with Roosevelt Franklin and Baby Breeze, and Maria and Luis hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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