| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sam the Machine becomes a time machine | |||||||
| Air date | April 16, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria finds Oscar smashing cookies with a hammer, preparing them for a Grouch party he intends to throw. Maria assists him in sprinkling pepper into the punch, and assumes that the napkins Oscar will set out are more like dirty rags. He asks her to send out his invitations, which instruct the recipients not to come at all. "I hate parties!" Oscar exclaims. |
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Cartoon | Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207) |
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Film | A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0486) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple: Tree Destruction Artist: Abe Levitow |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3 |
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Cartoon | A child runs through a crowd shouting for MAMA. (First: Episode 0458) |
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SCENE 2 | David realizes that he's forgotten his watch, so he doesn't know what time it is. Sam the Robot offers his services as a large, robotic watch and follows him around. He recites the time and punctuates it with a low beeping sound, but he keeps doing so every few seconds, insisting that he keep David up to date. David wishes to rid himself of Sam, but can't think of a polite way to do so. He borrows Luis' watch and pretends that it's his lost one, thus allowing Sam to leave him be... until Sam notices Luis without a watch, and starts giving Luis the time. |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 3 + 1 = 4. |
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Film | A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster explains the purpose of the Bus Stop sign, however the bus zooms pasts him. Resulting in Cookie Monster ripping the part of the sign mentioning STOP. (First: Episode 0192) |
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Cartoon | One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs) (First: Episode 0490) |
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Film | A conductor yells "STOP" to his off-key violinist trying to play Vittorio Monti's "Czardas". |
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Cartoon | A man doubts a carpenter's knowledge of the saw. |
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Muppets | "M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380) |
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Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cast | Surgeons Maria, David, Susan and Luis "operate" on a motorcycle. (First: Episode 0484) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | M in space |
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SCENE 3 | David sings "Three of These Things" with the kids using images of gardening tools and an iron. |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) |
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Muppets | "Family" (First: Episode 0404) |
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Film | A group of Hispanic children pick members for their baseball team. A new kid, Ramon, joins them. (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | A STOP sign commands a train to stop. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees. (First: Episode 0451) |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird plays "Red Light, Green Light" with Mr. Snuffleupagus and the kids. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273) |
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Cartoon | K for Kite (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364) |
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SCENE 5 | After briefly comparing each other's looks, Kate sings "A Little Bit Different" to some kids. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis finds an M painted in front of the Fix-it Shop; he uses a mop to clean it off. |
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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) |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | A large M now blocks the door for Luis. He tries to move it, but can't. Maria uses her muscles to move the M. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the Ball — Kermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball. |
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Cartoon | La letra M es para Miguel, musica, mariposa, marinero, molino, marciano, maroma y mono (First: Episode 0464) |
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Song | One of These Things (3 starfish and a crab) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." |
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Cast | No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people. (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot wants to demonstrate the letter M. Grover enters, making "Mmmmm" noises, so Herbert uses Grover to help him tell a story using M words. When the story is over, Herbert discovers that Grover's mouth is stuck together after eating peanut butter. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 7 | Kate sings "You Can't Make a Turtle Come Out" with the kids on the garage steps, as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Kate holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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