| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Snow — Oscar gives out Grouch winter gear | |||||||||
| Air date | January 26, 1973 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird excitedly welcomes the viewer and builds up they'll be doing a lot of fun things today. He runs around gathering everyone else around the street to say hello. However, by the time everyone is gathered, Big Bird is tired from all the excitement, and goes to his nest to take a nap, leaving everybody feeling awkward.
The script for this scene consisted of Samuel Snively trying to sell Bermuda shorts, swim flippers, and suntan lotion despite the snow. |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Kermit asks the viewers to play a weather imagination game. First, Kermit imagines it's a warm, sunny day. Then he imagines that it's raining hard. Then he imagines that it's a snowy, windy day. (First: Episode 0325) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run." (First: Episode 0372) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph figure out how to hang up a wet shirt to dry. (First: Episode 0331) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version three). |
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SCENE 2 | Maria, Bob, David, and Luis sing "Show Me How You Feel" as they enjoy some cocoa with the kids in Hooper's Store. |
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Cartoon | E for Eel (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets (including Farley) shout "E!" (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | E for End |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson orders bacon and eggs, but he can't decide how many of each he wants. Mr. Johnson says that Grover takes too long and asks for two hot dogs and two pickles for lunch. Grover then throws a tantrum in the kitchen. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cast | Bob assembles a number 12. (First: Episode 0173) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis and Bob sing "Loud and Soft" as they shovel snow, though they don't realize that each of them are shoveling the same pile to the other person. |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Muppets | Maria reads "The Boy Who Cried Monster." A terrible, cookie-stealing monster helps to teach a mischievous Anything Muppet boy an important lesson. (First: Episode 0412) |
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Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Film | A film shows parts of an elephant. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0034) |
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Film | Ten hats on a hatrack (First: Episode 0439) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar announces that today is the day to honor Uriah Creep, the founder of the Disagreeable Order of Grouches. For such an occasion, he gives Maria, David and Luis some Grouch winter gear as presents: gloves for Maria (filled with holes), earmuffs for David (only the frames) and boots for Luis (with no bottoms). When they tell him these are no good to non-Grouches they return the items, much to his dismay, but Oscar feels better when Luis pushes a little snow down his back. |
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Film | "Stop and Go" — film footage plays forward, freezes, and runs backward on command. (First: Episode 0047) |
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Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) |
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Animation | A number 9 looks for a house with his number on it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". (First: Episode 0073) |
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Cartoon | A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (First: Episode 0399) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis draws a face on the frosted window of the Fix-it Shop door, then writes the number of the day - 12 - for the kids. |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (repeat) |
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Cast | Maria tries to replicate a block tower. |
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Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster demonstrates that egg starts with the letter E; he swallows the egg and faints. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob sings "Three of These Things" using shapes with patterns. |
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Muppets | Grover is carrying the word "HELP", which is very heavy. He asks Marty to help him carry the word. Instead, Marty gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks an Anything Muppet man carrying several heavy packages if he needs any help. Harvey then slaps the word HELP on their packages. |
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Film | Prairie dog Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | E for End (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | A well-rested Big Bird arrives back on the street, excited and ready for some fun. Much to his disappointment, Bob tells him to say goodbye. David announces the sponsors as the others tell Big Bird what he missed, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Maria & Luis hold the CTW sign. |
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