| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | March 22, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David greets the viewer, mentioning that he has a big headache. He notices Oscar wearing a stethoscope and putting out a sign on his trash can reading “Doctor Oscar” with a red cross on it. David wishes to forget about his headache and consults Oscar, who first gets out his bullhorn and loudly calls everyone's attention to David, then crashes a cymbal next to David's ear, which makes David's headache worse. He tells David to hold out his foot while he drops a large rock on it, since the pain from his foot would make him forget about his headache. Instead, David takes the rock and drops it on Oscar's foot instead before leaving. |
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Muppets | Kermit smells smoke. An Anything Muppet girl tells him that there's a fire "over there", and Kermit screams for the fireman. Grover comes along wearing a white coat and a stethoscope; then carrying a pitchfork, and talking about his cows, chickens and the barn. Kermit reminds him that a fireman puts out fires. When Grover finally arrives with a hose, they discover that the fire is coming from the girl toasting marshmallows over a small campfire. (First: Episode 0348) |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Film | Otters in the zoo (First: Episode 0487) |
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Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 2 | David, mimicking a drill sergeant, is determined to demonstrate front and back with himself, Big Bird, Maria, Jay and Troy all facing front, but there's always somebody facing back (via camera cuts). |
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Muppets | Grover talks about front and back, but whenever Grover wants to talk about front, the camera suddenly cuts to a shot of his back, and whenever he wants to talk about back, the camera cuts to a shot of his front. (First: Episode 0139) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria asks Ronald to go get Big Bird for a game of hide-and-seek. He finds Big Bird at his nest with Mr. Snuffleupagus, and they both agree to join the game. As Maria covers her eyes, everyone finds a place to hide, though Snuffy has a difficult time due to his giant size. Just in the nick of time, he finds a hiding place and Maria starts looking for everyone. Big Bird points out that she's found everyone except Snuffy so he's won the game, but as usual Maria thinks he’s just imaginary. Maria leaves while Big Bird wonders where Snuffy hid, discovering that he's in the top of the tree! Excited that he won, Snuffy falls out of the tree with a big crash before leaving. Maria rushes out asking about the sound she just heard, but doesn't believe Big Bird's Snuffleupagus story. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Eats Cake — Ernie eats one of the two pieces of chocolate cake that Bert was saving for their dessert. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Cartoon | "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Film | Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cartoon | A man carves a YES and puts it on display. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family arranges themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 0275) |
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SCENE 4 | David plays a visual matching game with the kids, using a photo as a guide to put things away on the shelves at Hooper's Store. |
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Cartoon | A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F. (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. (First: Episode 0362) |
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Cartoon | A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — During the rain, Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel happy, sad, and mad. Bert has been trying to get under the umbrella with him, telling Ernie that all it has made him feel is wet. Ernie wonders why he doesn't have his umbrella; Bert explains that it's because Ernie is using it. Ernie thanks him and leaves Bert sneezing in the rain. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Cast | David, alone on a desert island, finds a bottle with a genie (Maria) inside it, and wishes for a boat. But Maria keeps mishearing the request and instead gives him a coat and a (live) goat. Finally she gives him a boat ... but it's not the kind of boat he was hoping for. |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | The alphabet appears in a little box. (First: Episode 0406) |
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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 the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Film | The numbers 1-10 are presented in a series of realistic and offbeat scenarios in the city. (First: Episode 0275) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Film | F for Factory (First: Episode 0447) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird wants to take a nap, but has to plan it out first. He sets his clock for a short nap, then gets his pillow and blanket and a box of birdseed for a snack. As soon as he's settled into his nest, his alarm clock rings and there's no time to sleep. |
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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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Film | Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0098) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria, David, and the kids play in the yard as Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David & Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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