| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird needs to make a phone call to Luis; Oscar plays Grouch Steps | |||||||
| Air date | January 15, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees. |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty. (First: Episode 0099) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | "M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380) |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird realizes that it's almost time for him to meet up at the bus station with his cousin Abelardo, who's coming from Mexico. In his rush he realizes that he doesn't have time to return the lunchbox he borrowed from Luis. He doesn't have his own phone, so he asks to use Susan's, but she's currently using hers. He then stops by Oscar's trash can (briefly noting how the incoming winter weather has affected the trees), but Oscar refuses to let him use his phone. He remembers that there's a payphone at Hooper's Store, but Gordon is waiting for an important call from it. He then runs over to the Fix-it Shop to call Luis, but Luis is already at the counter. Despite being right in front of him, Big Bird quickly gives Luis a call, then rushes out with the lunchbox. |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Lefty wants to sell Ernie an empty box, explaining that he can fill the box with things, such as a pet mouse (if Ernie had one) and jellybeans (if they rained from the sky). Ernie wants an empty box, but doesn't have any money. However, Bert brings a box of cookies. Ernie dumps the cookies so he can catch jellybeans from the sky. (First: Episode 0081) |
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Cartoon | A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is. (First: Episode 0292) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan and Gordon sing "One of These Things" with the kids using three small triangles and one big one. |
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Cartoon | Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot thinks that Grover is talking about the letter M whenever he makes an Mmmmm sound, but Grover is only making the sound because he ate peanut butter and got his mouth stuck shut. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. (First: Episode 0362) |
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Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cast | A narrator (Jerry Nelson) demonstrates why it's easier to address people by their names. David, Gordon, Susan, Luis, and some kids are lined up in limbo as the voice calls out for a man to raise his hand (David, Gordon, and Luis comply). The voice then asks for a black man to raise his hand (David and Gordon). Finally, the voice asks for the black man wearing a tie to raise his hand, which leaves only Gordon. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cast | David (in voiceover) finds shapes in the yard. |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out. (First: Episode 0160) |
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Film | 1-20 Ice Skaters Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over. (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | Marvelous Martha knows many words that start with the letter "M". (First: Episode 0013) |
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Muppets | Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away. (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | Clouds that look like things. (First: Episode 0211) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar is disgusted when he sees Gordon playing “Giant Steps” with Mauricio and Jill. He makes up his own version of the game, “Grouch Steps,” and has everyone keep stepping away from his can until he's satisfied with how far away they are from him. |
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Muppets | Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Ernie confuses Herry Monster when trying to make the sound of the letter M. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Animation | Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish) |
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Film | Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0108) |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Ernie tries to help a mailman deliver a letter to Mrs. Mary Ann ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. (First: Episode 0038) |
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Cartoon | What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances? Artist: Cliff Roberts |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (repeat) |
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SCENE 4 | At the Fix-it Shop, Luis sings "One of These Things" in Spanish, using three big rectangles and one small one. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit gives a lecture about rectangles. Cookie Monster smashes the shape, but says it'll still work out: "It's a wreck -- and it's a tangle!" (First: Episode 0017) |
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Cartoon | Melvin the Moving Man (repeat) |
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Film | 1-20 Ice Skaters (repeat) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. (repeat) |
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Transition | Bridge #10 - Bricks Bridge A (First: Episode 0286) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird chats with a boy in his nest as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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