| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird decides to become a famous inventor | |||||
| Air date | February 15, 1973 | ||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper, Gordon and Kate follow a long clothesline that stretches from Hooper's Store to the doors leading to Big Bird's nest area. Big Bird claims it’s his “new invention” which allows him to place orders from Hooper’s without leaving his nest: just attach a message to one of the clothespins, then wheel it to its destination. Big Bird envisions such devices stretching across the world and even to the Moon, but they inform him that he could just use the telephone. His own phone rings, but Big Bird vows to invent something helpful. |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | Letter H hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0336) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover opens a menu, and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of a specialty sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and an olive inserted on a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu - it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle, or an olive. After Grover finally gets the order right, Mr. Johnson says he doesn't have time to eat it, since his lunch hour is over, and leaves. An exasperated Grover throws a tantrum in the kitchen. (First: Episode 0332) |
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Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132) |
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Film | F for Field |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389) |
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Cast | Athlete Bob has to put his basketball away, but first needs to match the tag on his key to the right numbered locker. (First: Episode 0434) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie discover how his window got broken. Ernie finds that the only evidence is a baseball, and together with Sherlock Hemlock try to find out how who broke Ernie's window. It turns out that Sherlock Hemlock, who is the number five player of the Sesame Street Sluggers, hit a home-run which caused the baseball to go through the window. (First: Episode 0238) |
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SCENE 2 | Kate plays the guitar and sings “I’ve Got a Song,” for the kids, much to the annoyance of Oscar. He hopes she forgets the words, only to realize that her song is actually about forgetting parts of a song. |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles." (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty H” (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | Howard and Harold think of H words (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | "Three of These Kids" (barbells) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?" (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis comes back to the Fix-it Shop as Big Bird finishes attaching a box above the door of the entrance. It's his latest invention: whenever someone outside wants Luis to know that they're there, instead of knocking, they can pull on a string to release all the tin cans that noisily fall from the box to the ground. Luis teaches Big Bird that the doorbell serves a much better (and less messy) purpose. Calling himself "Alexander Graham Bird," Big Bird declares to become the world's greatest inventor before the day is done. |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Muppets | Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0188) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally gives Ralph a mirror as a present. Wally looks at it, and says it is a picture of himself. But when Ralph looks at it, he sees a picture of himself. When they look at it together, they see a picture of both of them. (First: Episode 0342) |
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Cartoon | H - Horse |
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Cast | Maria, Susan, Luis and David put together a fractured letter H. (First: Episode 0422) |
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Cartoon | A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert says he's too cold, so Ernie goes overboard to get him warm by putting layer after layer of clothing upon him. This makes him too hot, so Ernie opens the window, gives Bert an ice bag, and brings his electric fan. (First: Episode 0418) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)." (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | H for hola (Spanish soundtrack). (First: Episode 0362) |
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SCENE 4 | "Eureka!" shouts Big Bird after coming up with his latest invention: a box with a window shade that people can wear to keep the sun out of their eyes. He tries it out on Mr. Hooper who is trying to make a delivery, and Gordon informs him that sunglasses serve such a purpose, pulling out his own pair of shades. Big Bird remains determined to invent something. |
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Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and David display their mad and happy faces. (First: Episode 0343) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him. (First: Episode 0154) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty H” (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis plays a Spanish round of “Three of These Things” with Willard and Ingrid, using three Hs and one 4. |
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Cartoon | Howard and Harold think of H words (repeat) (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird shows Mr. Hooper and the kids one last invention: a large box that with the flip of a switch reveals an arm (Gordon’s) that sticks out and waves goodbye. They all wave goodbye as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGN | Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Kate holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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