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Sesame Street
“Smart” Alex beats Big Bird
Air date December 28, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production October 9, 1972
Sponsors O, S, 3

SSShowID-0439

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0439a

0439b
SCENE 1 At Hooper's Store, Big Bird tells David that he's been practicing adding and subtracting. A new kid in the neighborhood, Alex (nicknamed “Smart Alex”) approaches and befriends the two. He asks for an orange, and David tells Big Bird that this is a good opportunity for him to solve a subtraction problem. He asks what four take away one is, but Alex beats him to it. Alex goes to get his orange as Big Bird (still trying to come up with the answer) worries that David might like “Smart Alex” better than him.
KingMidas
Cartoon King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons
(First: Episode 0345)
0439c

0439d
SCENE 2 Big Bird muses that he may not be good at math, but he's at least good at running. He practices a little (comparing himself to Superman) when Susan reintroduces him to Alex, who claims to be pretty fast himself. Susan suggests a race between Big Bird and Alex, and Big Bird rushes towards the Fix-it Shop at the end of the street... where he spots Alex nonchalantly reading a book, wondering what took him so long. The others congratulate him as Big Bird worries further about Alex taking away all his friends.
0600-AMs
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. (Spanish soundtrack)
(First: Episode 0385)
0439e

0439f
SCENE 3 Big Bird muses that at least he's taller than everyone. Just then, Gordon comes along with Ingrid and asks for help getting their frisbee down from a tree. Big Bird is very eager to assist given his high stature ("Eight feet two, and I'm only six."), but the frisbee's too high for even him to reach. Alex comes through once again by climbing the tree and getting the frisbee down, making Big Bird feeling much less needed.
0600-AMs
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned.
(First: Episode 0069)
0439g
SCENE 4 Big Bird packs his things in a bindle, then announces he's running away from Sesame Street. The adults and kids gather around him and reassure that they still love him whether or not Alex is better at some things. Even Alex doesn't want him to go, telling him how special he is. He apologizes for making him upset before, and he and Big Bird become friends.
Superman S
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
(First: Episode 0136)
Painter3
Film Mad Painter #3
(First: Episode 0343)
Clumsyhole
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
Fourelephants
Muppets Ernie & BertLefty the Salesman wants to sell Ernie a painting of a tree, which he says is a picture of four elephants. Ernie doesn't see the four elephants, so Lefty offers to show him the elephants if Ernie will buy the picture for a nickel. Lefty points out the elephants, which are actually spaces in the tree's branches. Ernie shells out for the picture. Ernie wants to pull the same trick on Bert, but Bert notices the elephants right away.
(First: Episode 0292)
Clumsy.2holes
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
Pat Paulsen forward backward
Celebrity Pat Paulsen demonstrates "forward" and "backward".
(First: Episode 0069)
Closetheopen
Cartoon Would you mind closing our OPEN?
(First: Episode 0438)
0439h
SCENE 5 Susan sings "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using pictures of foods and a pencil.
2096t
Cartoon S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
Serpiente
Cartoon S - Serpiente
(First: Episode 0382)
AnythingMuppetsJellybeans01
Muppets "The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 1)"
A boy loves jellybeans and comes across a girl who's sad because she lost hers. The boy shares his bag of jellybeans with the girl, but now he has none. Will he get his jellybeans back? Stay tuned...
(First: Episode 0016)
Toon-OCowboy
Cartoon A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O.
(First: Episode 0286)
AnythingMuppetsJellybeans02
Muppets "The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 2)"
The boy who gave his jellybeans away finds the girl again. This time she's afraid of a monster, but the boy assures her that if the monster comes around, he'll be there to help out. Rewarding his kindness, she gives the boy back his jellybeans. All is well until the monster shows up and the girl reveals the reason the monster was bothering her was because he wanted the jellybeans. Now the boy has them, so she's no longer afraid. The monster eats the entire bag of jellybeans and gives the boy a kiss. Our hero is no longer afraid, but he still doesn't have jellybeans. Stay tuned....
(First: Episode 0016)
Olga.O
Cartoon Olga y la letra O
(First: Episode 0338)
AnythingMuppetsJellybeans03
Muppets "The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 3)"
The boy is mad because he has an empty bag and no jellybeans, and the girl is mad because she found her jellybeans, but she doesn't have anything to put them in. They decide to share, and the girl puts her jellybeans in the boy's bag. A happy ending with jellybeans for all!
(First: Episode 0016)
Song.LittleBit02
Song Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
(First: Episode 0160)
Davidpink
Cast "David the Daring" does his famous forwards and backwards trick.
RocketCountdown-Delay
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket doesn't go off until a few seconds after the countdown commences.
(First: Episode 0148)
1845g
Film A bearded skier walks in the snow to create the word "ME."
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0294)
No3
Film "Three Song (Song of Three)."
(First: Episode 0001)
Sammythesnake
Muppets "Sammy the Snake"
(First: Episode 0278)
Superman S
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat)
0439i
SCENE 6 Kate looks at a kid's bicycle and sees that one of the tires is flat. She asks Oscar to ask Susan if she still has the bicycle pump she lent her, but Oscar passes it to Susan in much grouchier terms. Kate pushes Oscar down back into his trash can, preferring to tell Susan herself.
3956l
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0299)
GroverBrian
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me."
(First: Episode 0294)
2096v
Cartoon A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
(First: Episode 0414)
Rollercoaster123

BallFilm-Powder
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)
RocketCountdown-Hat
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The director's hat blasts off instead.
(First: Episode 0148)
2125q
Film A figure skater illustrates forward and backward.
Toon-OCowboy
Cartoon A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat)
0439j
SCENE 7 Kate plays the guitar and sings “I Live in the City,” with the kids joining in the chorus.
2096t
Cartoon S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (repeat)
Zoomonkey
Song Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
(First: Episode 0006)
1800-13
Muppets Kermit smells smoke. An Anything Muppet girl tells him that there's a fire "over there", and Kermit screams for the fireman. Grover comes along wearing a white coat and a stethoscope; then carrying a pitchfork, and talking about his cows, chickens and the barn. Kermit reminds him that a fireman puts out fires. When Grover finally arrives with a hose, they discover that the fire is coming from the girl toasting marshmallows over a small campfire.
(First: Episode 0348)
Aroundtheworldme
Cartoon Kids around the world say "ME."
(First: Episode 0389)
1451-Hatrack
Film Ten hats on a hatrack
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SCENE 8 Kate and the kids continue their song as Susan announces the sponsors.
RooseveltMomSignS02

0504 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.



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