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Sesame Street
Sam the Machine tries to make a handball
Air date December 22, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production September 26, 1972
Sponsors E, G, 9

SSShowID-0435

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0435a
SCENE 1 Gordon demonstrates up and down by mailing a letter: he holds it up before putting it down into the mailbox. He then asks Oscar to help out, but he naturally refuses. Oscar becomes very agitated when Gordon and a nearby kid point out every time he's up or down from inside his trash can.
1736h
Cartoon Boy and the UP balloons
(First: Episode 0364)
LeftyAlphabet
Muppets Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0236)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
(First: Episode 0357)
Itsanotter
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: "It's an Otter!"
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0284)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
0435b
SCENE 2 Sam the Robot gives a lesson on up and down by moving his eyes in different directions. Oscar tells him to go away, which Sam interprets as an invitation to help him. He begins to say when Oscar is up and down from his can, infuriating Oscar so much that he decides to throw something at him (inadvertently helping Sam when he starts malfunctioning).
Lazy UP
Cartoon A man pushes up a lazy UP.
(First: Episode 0316)
EforEel
Cartoon E for Eel
(First: Episode 0408)
Girlsteps
Film Examples of people and animals going down.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
1095u
Cartoon G is for Glue
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
Clues
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with.
(First: Episode 0118)
0435c
SCENE 3 Gordon and the kids play a matching game where they pair up pictures of trucks that are the same and different from each other.
LetterG.greenpurple
Cartoon Letter G drawing with kid voice-over
(First: Episode 0306)
Dandy David flower pots
Cast "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots.
In later airings of this segment, a backing music track is added.
1095s
Cartoon A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way.
(First: Episode 0085)
TwoGSounds
Muppets Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds."
(First: Episode 0358)
Gorilla toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: G for Gorilla (in man suit)
(First: Episode 0085)
0435d
SCENE 4 Big Bird is putting some new nails into the construction doors that lead to the playground and his nest, and he's about to use the ladder that's currently holding a bucket of nails. Bob warns him about foot traffic as a possible hazard, but Big Bird has planned for this with a “DO NOT OPEN” sign, and puts it on the outside of the doors. Bob tries to tell him about those on the other side of the wall who can't see the sign when Luis exits through the door, accidentally knocking over both the ladder and the nails.
Updowncartoonman
Cartoon A man demonstrates up and down.
Artist: Al Jarnow
(First: Episode 0276)
2293o
Film Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.
Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)
BumbleArdy
Cartoon "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away.
(First: Episode 0283)
0435e
SCENE 5 Luis plays the guitar and sings "El Mandado" as he and the kids sing about his various relatives buying things from the store. They end the song by going to Hooper's Store for some manzanas (apples).
Fishdrawing
Cartoon Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover in Spanish).
(First: Episode 0277)
Kitedrawing
Cartoon Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover).
(First: Episode 0222)
GroverandtheGrowingG
Muppets Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows.
(First: Episode 0210)
G film
Film Things that begin with G
(First: Episode 0357)
No9
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
1092-14
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has heard that somebody in the neighborhood is sick. He looks in a medical book to find out how to tell if someone is sick... not realizing that Bert is the one with a cold.
EforEel
Cartoon E for Eel (repeat)
Film-ZooCounting
Film Voiceovers count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo.
(First: Episode 0288)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (repeat)
UpandDownMonsters
Muppets Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down".
(First: Episode 0154)
0419-Bridge5-4CornerBridgeC
Transition Bridge #5 – 4 Corner Bridge C
(First: Episode 0282)
Gorilla toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: G for Gorilla (in man suit) (repeat)
1186z
Film A man bounces a ball up the steps, and then it falls down the steps.
Music: Joe Raposo
2059h
Cartoon A man saws a letter E through the wall.
(First: Episode 0370)
0435f
SCENE 6 Gordon, waving a magic wand, makes a letter G grow.
1095s
Cartoon A goat discusses the letter "G" (repeat)
Cookiethief
Muppets Western: Four Anything Muppet cowboys put up a Wanted poster for "the Great Cookie Thief", who's been stealing cookies from all the bakeries in these here parts. Cookie Monster is standing in front of the poster, and the others suspect that he's the Great Cookie Thief -- he has the same googly eyes, the same blue fur, and the same Western hat. They confront Cookie Monster, but he denies the charge: "Not have same mustache!" He shouts, "Look over there!" -- and while they're distracted, he draws a mustache on the poster. They apologize -- but then Cookie Monster takes off his hat, and cookies fall out. The Great Cookie Thief makes his escape.
(First: Episode 0276)
0316 giraffes
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field.
(First: Episode 0316)
LetterG.435yellowblue
Cartoon Letter G drawing with kid voice-over (repeat)
Dot Bridge 03 early
Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)
0435g
SCENE 7 Bob and the kids play dodgeball as Luis announces the sponsors and the credits roll.
0445k

ClosingSign-GordonSusanCTW-0435
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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