| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sam the Robot makes orange juice | |||||||
| Air date | December 29, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob welcomes the viewer from the window of his apartment, introducing some friends who are about to sing a song... |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings "Children Are Beautiful." (First: Episode 0228) |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat. (First: Episode 0106) |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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SCENE 2 | Sam the Robot (Caroll Spinney) encounters Luis at the Fix-It Shop attempting to fix a broken orange juice squeezer. He offers to take its place, and Luis tells him that the juicer came from David who uses it at Hooper's Store. Sam starts to make his way to the store. |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 3 | At the store, Sam shows David how good he is at juicing oranges. While he is able to make orange juice successfully, David doesn't want Sam to be his permanent juicer as he's not compact enough to fit in the store. Sam attempts to negotiate for a proper spot when Luis comes back with the fixed squeezer, and Sam leaves feeling dejected. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) |
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Film | A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0212) |
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Film | A warthog runs around. Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red (altered graphics, turning the dots from red to purple) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally tries to figure out how to properly sleep in his new sleeping bag. (First: Episode 0364) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (altered graphics, turning the dots from red to purple) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | A group of Hispanic children pick members for their baseball team. A new kid, Ramon, joins them. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wants to have some cookies. Bert asks Ernie if he knows what "before" means, and Ernie demonstrates by saying that before he can have a cookie, he has to open the lid to a cookie jar, and after he closes the lid, he eats the cookie. He demonstrates a few times, until he loses his appetite for dinner. (First: Episode 0007) |
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SCENE 4 | David, Kate, and the kids look up and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter Q (First: Episode 0047). |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q". Ernie goes first with "1 Q", and Bert follows with "2 Q". The game continues, until Bert gets to "10 Q". "You're welcome, Bert!" Ernie says. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Whale Brushing Teeth," with a film of a trainer brushing a whale's teeth. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | "The Question Song" (First: Episode 0378) |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow |
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SCENE 5 | Bob comes across a large “NO” sign made from pieces of wood near Oscar's trash can. Oscar explains that whatever question Bob or anyone else asks him, the answer will always be “no,” hence the need of the sign. Bob was going to offer him a ratty old sock, which Oscar wasn't expecting, so he quickly makes a “YES” sign in order to claim it. |
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Film | A woman asks a boy how a glass of milk was spilled on the table, so the boy offers several outlandish scenarios before telling her the truth: it was him. (First: Episode 0212) |
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Muppets | Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Fireman and Postman. (First: Episode 0023) |
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Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) |
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SCENE 6 | David sings “Where Are There More?” as he sorts different groups of kids in the yard. |
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Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132) |
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Film | An itchy wombat scratches its four legs. (with commentary from Luis and kids) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie declares that he's "the world's greatest counter of numbers". To prove it, he counts from 1 to 10, but every time Bert interrupts him, Ernie starts over again. This slowly drives Bert crazy. (First: Episode 0107) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Trey if he's seen a letter Q before. At first Trey denies it, but eventually draws one in the air with his finger. |
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SCENE 7 | Kate plays guitar and sings “Magic Penny” to the kids at the playground. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit plays a sorting game with squares and circles, until Cookie Monster arrives and takes a bite out of the shapes. Kermit is upset, until he tastes one of them, and he joins Cookie Monster in finishing off the rest! (First: Episode 0094) |
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SCENE 8 | Oscar introduces the next film, explaining where the term “silly goose” comes from. |
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Film | Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388) |
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SCENE 9 | The kids play basketball near Oscar's can as Oscar announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis and Kate hold the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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