| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | February 13, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar witnesses Gordon and Susan being affectionate with one another after they both return from work. He finds their mushiness upsetting, and Gordon believes that Grouches don't know what love is. Oscar protests this, and after witnessing the couple kiss again, he comes up with a few synonyms for the word: boring, idiotic, yucchy, etc. |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364) |
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Celebrity | Carol Burnett demonstrates "what you can do with your nose." (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (First: Episode 0355) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird plans to build a birdhouse out of a bunch of wooden boards, which he dumps outside of his home as he goes in to get a hammer and nails. Bob trips over the boards as he reads his newspaper believing that they're litter, and throws them away. Upset with what he's just seen, Big Bird tries to hint at an apology from Bob, but Bob is unaware of the situation. Big Bird throws an angry fit, bumping into Oscar's trash can and kicking the door of his home. He explains to Bob why he's so angry, and the two settle their misunderstanding with Bob apologizing and agreeing to help him build the house. |
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Transition | Bridge #16 - Hourglass Slow/Empty (First: Episode 0360) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph attempt to play a board game, but when they move their table into better light, the brick that was propping up the shorter leg stays behind. They try various methods of stabilizing the table, finally settling on using the board game. Without access to the game, they decide to play with the brick instead. (First: Episode 0388) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0158) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan sings the “Same/Different Song,” displaying a high-heeled shoe and a football cleat to the kids. |
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Animation | Counting six red balls (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Cookie — Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie. |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man paints a picture. (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cartoon | An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cast | Mr. Hooper and Bob build an A. (First: Episode 0083) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414) |
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Muppets | Beat the Time with Grover. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Film | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird sings “The Sound of the Letter A” to an audience of kids. |
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Transition | Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0327) |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035) |
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Cartoon | A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: STREET. He sings about it with a boy who wears a crown. (First: Episode 0309) |
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Film | A lowercase b floats by some boats. (First: Episode 0471) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar holds a bottle, which becomes broken when he drops it. A backwards tape edit restores the bottle. |
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Cartoon | Three frogs show first, middle and last while hopping over each other. (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman sings a song about finding a (MEOW!) stuck in a tree. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party. (repeat) |
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Film | Counting to 20. (First: Episode 0421) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird has wrapped three surprise presents for one of his friends – some silverware, a rattle, and a bell – but he doesn’t know which one is which. Gordon helps him figure out the differences by shaking them and listening to the sound they make. The surprise: the presents are for Gordon! |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts The Weather Show. (First: Episode 0385) |
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Film | A warthog runs around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Milk and Cookie — Ernie hides to observe Cookie Monster stealing his milk and cookies. (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 7 | Susan and the kids play hopscotch as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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