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Sesame Street
Cookie Monster's birthday
Air date March 1, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production November 29, 1972
Sponsors D, Z, 3

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Luis tells the viewer why he likes stormy, overcast days. He describes back in his childhood in the desert, he would be fascinated by watching the lightning and hearing the sounds of thunder. On the other hand, Gordon doesn't like these kinds of days - he never knows what to wear. The two run into each other and have a laugh over their different perspectives.
Harveydoorprank
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey!
(First: Episode 0353)
0484b
SCENE 2 Susan comes by with her opened umbrella, while Bob has his closed. Seeing how the other is dealing with the potential rain, they each swap their umbrella's configuration.
Dconstruction
Cartoon Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
(First: Episode 0406)
Three Monsters
Muppets Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint.
(First: Episode 0186)
Painter3
Film Mad Painter #3
(First: Episode 0343)
3956l
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0299)
2429-IceCream
Film An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras.
0484c
SCENE 3 The previous segment has helped Grover understand how to read the word "HELP." As he observes the signs in the Fix-It Shop, he recognizes the word in the "HELP WANTED" sign and feels proud he can read it. He cries out the word in celebration, which sends the adults (including Gordon in mid-shave) out to see what the problem is. He feels embarrassed and quietly reads the word.
Littlegirl.HELP
Film A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse.
Kneeslapper-HELP
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper asks an Anything Muppet carrying several heavy packages if he needs any help. Harvey then slaps the word HELP on his packages.
(First: Episode 0460)
Dot Bridge 13 lone square
Cartoon Dot Bridge #13: A square crosses into the path of the dots, causing them to huddle around it
(First: Episode 0299)
Firemanreadytogo
Song "Fireman Ready to Go"
(First: Episode 0131)
AlienAlphabet
Muppets Alien Alphabet
(First: Episode 0277)
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0484e
SCENE 4 Cookie Monster receives many pieces of mail, which he assumes are birthday cards because today is his birthday. Everyone offers to throw him a party and quietly begin planning it out. Cookie eavesdrops and gets excited to hear about all the cookies they plan on giving him.
Toon.3Cuckoos
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
(First: Episode 0407)
0484f
SCENE 5 Decorations have begun to be put up and Cookie Monster gleefully imagines all the cookies he's going to receive as presents.
0484g
SCENE 5 cont'd Cookie's friends arrive and break some news to him - they decided not to get a bunch of cookies and instead have opted to gift him one cookie as a group. Cookie doesn't take this too well...until he sees the one cookie they've prepared is humongous! They help him blow out the candles and he declines having it brought home; he wants to eat it here.
Ddart
Cartoon D-dart
(First: Episode 0292)
Bertsnose
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie holds a hanky while Bert sneezes -- and Bert's nose comes off in Ernie's hand. Ernie teases Bert by putting his nose back in the wrong places.
(First: Episode 0026)
cut from the Max version
2390-Circles
Film Circles in everyday objects.
(First: Episode 0464)
Three Monsters
Muppets Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0364)
Film; Cut Outs 2;00
Animation Kids narrate a variety of shapes that come together to form an ice cream cone, a bird, a clown, a mouse, a carriage, a man, a sailboat, a lady, a dog, an umbrella, a cat, a face, a train, a see-saw, and a lollipop.
(First: Episode 0284)
0600-Doctors
Cast Surgeons Maria, David, Susan and Luis "operate" on a motorcycle.
Raposo-3isMyFavoriteNumber
Song "Three Is My Favorite Number"
(First: Episode 0429)
Kermitwhathappensnext
Muppets Kermit demonstrates his "What Happens Next" machine, which is designed to turn on his radio. None of the parts of the machine work properly.
(First: Episode 0089)
Daddyddream
Cartoon "Daddy Dear"
(First: Episode 0367)
Deedeedee
Muppets Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
(First: Episode 0319)
Whathandscando
Film There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise.
(First: Episode 0007)
cut from the Max version
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SCENE 6 Cookie Monster approaches Oscar and prods in him into giving him a birthday gift. Cookie gives him clues as to what he would like - it starts with C, is round, and you eat it. Oscar produces a crab, then a clock, and finally a cactus. Cookie makes it clear what he wants and Oscar gives him some cookies at last (he was using them as bookends).
0417-ForwardsBackwards01
Insert Five signs are counted forward and backward as they appear on the stoop, followed by five kids holding the signs.
(First: Episode 0417)
Dalmatiand
Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs and hobbies that begin with D.
(First: Episode 0367)
0417-ForwardsBackwards02
Insert Five kids appear on the stoop, rising up one step each time a new kid is added. They are then counted backwards.
(First: Episode 0417)
2423-Sprout
Film Time-lapse of seeds growing.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)
359-Z-Drawing
Cartoon Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing
(First: Episode 0359)
Little Bird next to Cookie Monster
Muppets Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
(First: Episode 0167)
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SCENE 7 Susan is next to Gordon, and Gordon is next to Susan. "And I really like being here," he adds.
Toon.Z.climbers
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
(First: Episode 0281)
3956l
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings "Three on Lady's Lap." (repeat)
Herry's Ball
Muppets Ernie finds a big yellow ball, which belongs to Herry Monster.
(First: Episode 0191)
Raccoon
Film Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0108)
DionYou!
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
(First: Episode 0292)
Daddyddream
Cartoon "Daddy Dear" (repeat)
Toon.3Cuckoos
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (repeat)
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SCENE 8 As the kids play, Cookie Monster announces the sponsors.
GordonSignSalute

LuisBobCTWs04
CLOSING SIGNS Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob, Luis and Baby Breeze hold the CTW sign.


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