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Sesame Street
Big Bird helps collect empty bottles; Oscar's phone ringing prank
Air date January 5, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production October 11, 1972
Sponsors A, B, 9

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird encounters Gordon, David, Bob, Maria, Jay, and the kids collecting empty bottles around the street so they can either be recycled or deposited. Big Bird is elated when Bob asks him to help out, and believes he'll be able to find thousands of bottles.
Bigacartoon
Cartoon A man creates an avalanche on the letter A.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0132)
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0445c
SCENE 2 Big Bird brings a bag of bottles over via his little red wagon, claiming that they they were found in everybody's homes. Gordon points out that none of them can be recycled because they are full, and compares them to one of the empty bottles. His friends decide to help out by taking a break to enjoy some soda, which will make the bottles empty and suitable for recycling.
ErnieBertBananaEarPart1
Muppets Ernie & BertPart 1: Ernie is holding a banana in his ear. Bert tries to tell Ernie that he has a banana in his ear, but Ernie can't hear him because he has a banana in his ear.
(First: Episode 0258)
Aisforape
Cartoon Speech Balloon: A for Ape
(First: Episode 0006)
ErnieBertBananaEarPart2
Muppets Part 2: Ernie reveals that he has a banana in his ear in order to keep the alligators away. He uses Bert's denial of any alligators on Sesame Street as proof that his method works.
(First: Episode 0258)
Bisforbath
Cartoon B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath.
(First: Episode 0355)
ErnieBertBananaEarPart3
Muppets Part 3: Ernie thinks he'll probably need a fresh banana, figuring the one he already has doesn't seem to work anymore.
(First: Episode 0258)
Painter9
Film The Mad Painter #9
(First: Episode 0338)
Stopcartoon
Cartoon The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0149)
Crocky
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)
CMT
Muppets The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches.
(First: Episode 0287)
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0445e
SCENE 3 Oscar plays a trick on David: he presses a button on a little box which makes the sound of a phone ringing. He presses it multiple times, making David (who's busy trying to sweep up outside) think the Hooper's Store phone is ringing. David catches Oscar in the act when he enters the store's back door, and Oscar doesn't believe that David has a good sense of humor. He leaves with his box as David thinks of a trick of his own.
2485d
Cartoon An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
(First: Episode 0293)
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SCENE 4 David, disguised as “Crusher” from the Telephone Protection Association, tells Oscar that he's looking for the Grouch who has been causing trouble with prank phone calls. In a panic, Oscar denies being a Grouch, so David tests him by offering candy and flowers – which Grouches hate, but Oscar begrudgingly accepts. Finally, he forces him to kiss a little girl, which he unwillingly does as well. David gleefully reveals the ruse and Oscar yells at him. David snaps back, telling Oscar that he ought to appreciate a good joke; Oscar realizes what David means, and sinks back into his trash can.
1091-18
Film Empty / full cafeteria (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0415)
FamilySong-AN
Muppets "The AN Family Song"
(First: Episode 0181)
Milk
Film How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (edited)
(First: Episode 0001)
Song.stillwelike
Muppets Grover sings "Still, We Like Each Other."
(First: Episode 0395)
Erniecleansup
Muppets Ernie & BertBert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies.
(First: Episode 0033)
No9
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
Bigacartoon
Cartoon A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. (Spanish version)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0371)
Schlehmil-001
Muppets Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign.
(First: Episode 0134)
CRoberts-Jellybeans
Cartoon A jar is full of jellybeans. The jar becomes empty, while a hungry boy is full.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0322)
Aapestory
Cartoon A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0158)
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SCENE 5 Maria asks Kate about how she writes songs, and Kate explains that sometimes she just makes up a song and sees where it goes. She takes the names of Big Bird, Maria, and some of the kids and makes up several songs about rain.
Kermit Cookie glass of milk
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit teaches "full" with a full glass of milk until Cookie Monster drinks it all (with a straw). Disgusted, Kermit complains that he didn't want to teach "empty," and asks who can talk about the word "full."
(First: Episode 0081)
Erasercartoon
Cartoon A boy counts while erasing things and people.
(First: Episode 0008)
Lourawls1969
Celebrity Lou Rawls sings the alphabet song to a group of kids.
(First: Episode 0043)
FullandEmptyRoom
Muppets An Anything Muppet demonstrates empty by leaving his room, soon Grover and his friends, including Cookie Monster, occupy the room making it full. The Anything Muppet comes in and scares the monsters away leaving it empty.
(First: Episode 0148)
Toon.Froghater
Cartoon A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies.
(First: Episode 0387)
Dot Bridge 15 rotating pattern
Cartoon Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern
(First: Episode 0290)
EmptyFullPlayground
Film Empty / full playground (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0415)
1836n
Cartoon A bear counts bees
(First: Episode 0083)
Film-fullsubway
Film Empty / full subway car (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0415)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
0445i
SCENE 6 Kate plays the guitar and sings "Wheels" for Maria, Jay, and the kids; a couple of the kids get up to dance and act out Kate's lyrics.
I'm a macaw, Myrtle
Film A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
(First: Episode 0409)
9people
Cast No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
(First: Episode 0413)
Bisforbongobeat
Cartoon With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall.
Voice: Casey Kasem
(First: Episode 0237)
BusStop
Muppets Cookie Monster explains the purpose of the Bus Stop sign, however the bus zooms pasts him. Resulting in Cookie Monster ripping the part of the sign mentioning STOP.
(First: Episode 0192)
0445j
SCENE 7 Oscar is once again greeted by the “Crusher” (Northern Calloway), and thinks it's David trying to fool him again. He attempts to take off his mustache, only to discover that it's real. In a panic, Oscar nervously tells him that he hears his mother calling and retreats back into his can. Bob announces the sponsors as Oscar cowers, and the credits roll.
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Kate CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the'Sesame Street sign, while Kate holds the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • In the original script, Kate notices the wheels on Oscar's bicycle are square, which prompts her to perform her song.


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