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Sesame Street
Oscar has a torn doormat
Air date May 7, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production January 23, 1973
Sponsors P, R, 6

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0531-sc1
SCENE 1 Gordon and the kids see that Oscar has an old, torn doormat. He's eager to accept the two separate pieces as trash, but changes his mind when he finds out that when Gordon puts the "WEL" and "COME" pieces together, it spells "WELCOME."
400032
Film A kid marching band forms a triangle.
Beat The Time
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
(First: Episode 0446)
R ribbon
Cartoon A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
(First: Episode 0289)
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0531-sc2b
SCENE 2 Big Bird chews some bubble gum with Patrick, Troy, and another kid (though Big Bird accidentally swallows his). Mr. Snuffleupagus arrives and participates in a contest to see who can blow the biggest bubble. He chews about 40 pieces and proceeds to use his snuffle to blow a big bubble, then a bigger bubble, and finally the biggest bubble, which explodes and rattles the neighborhood. Susan wonders what the big explosion was, but doesn't believe Big Bird's explanation.
1095d
Cartoon "I'm six years old today!"
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0357)
500009

Countrymouse
Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 1 of 2
The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city.
(First: Episode 0314)
RunRun
Cartoon Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
(First: Episode 0369)
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Citymouse

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Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 2 of 2
The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza.
(First: Episode 0314)
Footprints-A
Cartoon Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things".
(First: Episode 0505)
0531-sc3
SCENE 3 Susan plays "Here Are Some Things" with different animal parts.
Film-RiverLife
Film A man and children observe the life along the river.
(First: Episode 0409)
Ssnews.cinderellaball
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the BallKermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball.
(First: Episode 0516)
Do-with-a-pet
Cartoon What Do You Do With a Pet?
(First: Episode 0465)
500008
Film Things you can carry
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0515)
0531-sc4
SCENE 4 Big Bird is excited to show Luis how well he has planned for the upcoming rain shower. As he shows off his umbrella, galoshes, rain hat, and even a potted flower that can get a drink of rain water, he doesn't notice that Luis is getting wet. Big Bird finally hands an irritated Luis a towel, saying that Luis should have planned more.
Madpainter6
Film The Mad Painter #6
(First: Episode 0335)
1451-Hatrack
Film Ten hats on a hatrack
(First: Episode 0439)
Toon.beingapig
Cartoon A pig sings "Pig's Love Song."
(First: Episode 0407)
Erniebeforeafter
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie wants to have some cookies. Bert asks Ernie if he knows what "before" means, and Ernie demonstrates by saying that before he can have a cookie, he has to open the lid to a cookie jar, and after he closes the lid, he eats the cookie. He demonstrates a few times, until he loses his appetite for dinner.
(First: Episode 0007)
0531-sc5
SCENE 5 In limbo, Gordon shows an egg before and after he breaks it. He puts it back together with a reverse-tape edit.
1736n
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(First: Episode 0410)
Alphabet Kid old west sketch
Muppets Old West sketches: A couple of cowboy Muppets meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than any man alive. To prove it, he quickly draws his crayon and speedily writes out the whole alphabet.
(First: Episode 0307)
Toon.R.Robber
Cartoon R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake...
Artist: Fred Calvert
(First: Episode 0011)
RCollection
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a collection of Rs in a box. He shows Bert, who says that Ernie will be the laughingstock of Sesame Street if anyone else finds out. Ernie sadly throws away his Rs - and Bert asks to have the box for his J collection.
(First: Episode 0014)
SB-Rabbit
Cartoon Speech Balloon: R for rabbit
(First: Episode 0014)
GordonModelAirplane
Cast Gordon builds a model airplane. He looks through his box of parts to find two wings that are the same size. After finding the right wings, the airplane sends him soaring towards the sky.
(First: Episode 0507)
No6b
Film "Six Song (Song of Six)."
(First: Episode 0011)
AMs-UpUpAway
Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away."
(First: Episode 0049)
Snocone
Film Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.
Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
(First: Episode 0426)
Shot.queenof6
Animation The Queen of Six explores her garden.
(First: Episode 0223)
Counting 10 to 1
Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)
0573t
Cartoon Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0324)
2073h
Muppets The Martians examine a grandfather clock.
(First: Episode 0407)
PatPilot
Cartoon Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0478)
2125m
Song Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."
(First: Episode 0425)
3141z
Cartoon P is for Puddle
(First: Episode 0452)
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SCENE 6 Big Bird makes up a short poem about flies, as several of them have made shelter under his umbrella.
2678-Itchy
Song Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests.
(First: Episode 0449)
1736s
Cartoon A wizard turns into R things.
(First: Episode 0369)
2059q
Film Letter R hoist
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0315)
3159c
Cartoon A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow.
(First: Episode 0480)
Cast-FracturedR
Cast Maria supervises as Luis and Gordon put together a fractured letter R.
Mustwatchgame
Cartoon Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
(First: Episode 0478)
0592-Love
Cartoon A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is.
(First: Episode 0292)
1095d
Cartoon "I'm six years old today!" (repeat)
1736n
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (repeat)
0531-sc7
SCENE 7 The rain continues as Big Bird goes to check on Luis, passing by several of the kids holding their own umbrellas. Susan announces the sponsors.
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0531ctw
CLOSING SIGNS Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis and Cookie Monster hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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