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Sesame Street
Hooper's Store blows a fuse
Air date February 28, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production November 16, 1972
Sponsors X, Z, 2

SSShowID-0483

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0483a

0483b
SCENE 1 At Hooper's Store, David is preparing to cook some eggs for Kate and the kids. When he turns on the electric griddle, the store suddenly loses electricity. While Luis fetches a fuse from the Fix-it Shop, Kate recalls what it was like when she was young and her own family lived on a farm without electricity. David doesn't think he can do much without it, so Kate tells everyone to wait for her in the store while she goes to get a few things.
Cookie Tony near far
Muppets Cookie Monster (dressed in drag) sits on a couch trying to get near Tony, but Tony wants to be far. Cookie Monster finally gets close enough and eats the bouquet of flowers Tony's been holding.
(First: Episode 0453)
0483c

0483d
SCENE 1
cont'd
Luis returns with the fuse for David, but pauses when he sees Kate and the others gathered around a fire on a match-burning camp stove. Kate lights a kerosene lamp, while Luis provides some music on Kate's guitar. David echoes Kate's previous observation that it is possible to survive without electricity.
Toon.ZigZag
Cartoon zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
(First: Episode 0359)
2096o
Film A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish.
(First: Episode 0429)
Toon-WhatsThatCircle
Cartoon Kids guess what two circles drawn onscreen will become. They turn out to be the eye of a friendly monster.
(First: Episode 0248)
1091-21
Song Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me."
(First: Episode 0375)
CowboyX
Cartoon The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
(First: Episode 0325)
GroverLoren-Count
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Loren count to twenty.
(First: Episode 0290)
ZforZipper
Cartoon Speech Balloon: Z for zipper
(First: Episode 0025)
0483e
SCENE 2 Gordon has Trey look for the number 2 embedded in a series of pictures.
Twostep
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0342)
Harvey2
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest.
(First: Episode 0417)
Stopwater
Film "What if you were magic, and could make things stop just by telling it to, or make it go backwards? Stop! Then you could see what things look like when they're moving. Go forwards! Stop! Well, film is magic, and this is a film, so you can be magic for three minutes. Like this: Go slow, water fountain! Now, you try it."
(First: Episode 0047)
Toon.Z.climbers
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
(First: Episode 0281)
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)
PatPulsen-Alphabet
Celebrity Pat Paulsen says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0067)
Whatif.rabbit-turtle
Cartoon What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances?
(First: Episode 0451)
Ssnfsleep
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog KissPrince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog.
(First: Episode 0453)
1091-24
Film Two birds
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0295)
359-Z-Drawing
Cartoon Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing
(First: Episode 0359)
ZizzyZoomers2
Muppets "The Zizzy Zoomers"
(First: Episode 0359)
1927-Circles
Cartoon A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
(First: Episode 0358)
Song.hippopotamusround
Song Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round."
(First: Episode 0413)
WaiterGroverBaconEggs
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)
Xnightsky
Cartoon The letter X
(First: Episode 0482)
0483f
SCENE 3 Bob tries to get Oscar to join in a game with himself and the kids, but Oscar doesn't care to. Bob doesn't understand why Oscar is so ornery about being asked, so Oscar explains that just because he likes doing different things doesn't mean that he's bad or wrong. After Oscar finishes venting, Bob realizes that Oscar makes a good point and he and the kids leave him be.
Cartoonleg
Cartoon Julius and Jasper: "Why are you holding one leg up in the air, Jasper?" "Because if I hold two legs up in the air, I fall down!"
Animation by Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0406)
KermitTracyNearFar
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Tracy demonstrate "close" and "far". (Spanish dub)
(First: Episode 0349)
Cartoontwoeyes
Cartoon A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down.
Animation by Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0406)
Toon.ZigZag
Cartoon zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo. (repeat)
KermitTracyNearFar
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Tracy demonstrate "close" and "far".
(First: Episode 0129)
Baldeaglefilm2
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)
2341y
Cartoon "That's About the Size of It"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0279)
Playball
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie is sad, because it's raining and he can't play baseball. Bert encourages him to imagine that he's playing instead. In Ernie's imagination, he hits a high fly ball that lands in the ocean. Bert tells Ernie that the sun is out, and he can go out and play now. Ernie says that he can't play -- his ball fell in the ocean.
(First: Episode 0410)
Toon.Z.climbers
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (repeat)
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0483h
SCENE 4 Kate plays the guitar and sings “Never Argue With a Bee” for David, Big Bird, and the kids (including Joey and Brynne). After the song, Big Bird encounters a giant Styrofoam letter B in the yard and decides not to argue with it.
Film-LittleHorseNearFear
Film A little horse gets near and far from the camera.
(First: Episode 0279)
ZforZipper
Cartoon Speech Balloon: Z for zipper (repeat)
HerryZzz-PartOne
Muppets Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part one)
(First: Episode 0281)
Painter2
Film The Mad Painter #2
(First: Episode 0309)
1246-Fortune
Cartoon Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
Hereisyrlifetree
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
(First: Episode 0406)
Boy passing Salida signs
Cartoon A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA.
(First: Episode 0458)
CamelsEating
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A film of camels eating.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0388)
0483i
SCENE 5 Big Bird plays “Draw a Magic Circle” with the kids, where Big Bird draws a circle on a kid's back; the kid then has to figure out who else added a dot with the circle. They continue their game as Bob announces the sponsors.
0491-Close01

DavidMariaCTWs04
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while David and Maria hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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