| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Ella Mitchell visits Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | May 8, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Ella Mitchell sings "That's What My Song is For" as Susan, Luis, Big Bird, and the kids (including Brynne, Shola, Vanessa, and Earl) sing, clap, and stomp along. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022) |
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Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job. (First: Episode 0311) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455) |
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Film | Kids compare animals and human tools and technology. (First: Episode 0491) |
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SCENE 2 | Biff stops by Hooper's Store to order some stuff for a cookout he and Sully's families are going to have. He orders a dozen prime-beef hamburger patties and a dozen frankfurters, but becomes miffed when he witnesses David putting both kinds of rolls into one bag. He worries that people won't know which roll to have with their food until David shows him how the shape of each roll can help identify what meat goes with them. |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man eats a hot dog. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Cast | Luis is dressed for snow, but is stuck at the beach. David dresses for the beach, but finds himself in the snow. They happily switch places. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Cartoon | A man tests a carpenter's knowledge of using a hammer. |
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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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Film | A marching band counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0504) |
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Cast | Gordon, Luis, and Maria put together a fractured letter T. |
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Cartoon | A poem filled with T words, including a teacher, toys, Texas, and "turtles with brains". Voice: Bob Arbogast (First: Episode 0024) |
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Cast | "Sluggo the Great" (David) puts on his baseball gear, but isn't sure which body parts to put them on. (First: Episode 0492) |
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Film | A letter T drives through a tunnel. (First: Episode 0454) |
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SCENE 3 | Ella sings "There's One More River to Cross," with everyone clapping along and counting on their fingers as Ella sings of the animals boarding Noah's ark. |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning", "middle", and "end", and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: R for rabbit (First: Episode 0014) |
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Song | Bob sings "Hi Friend" with two Martians. (First: Episode 0430) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cast | Gordon is a street corner salesman hawking umbrellas. No one wants to buy them on a hot sunny day, but then it rains. Gordon sells all his umbrellas, but then doesn't have one himself, so he uses his box instead. (Jerry Nelson narrates). (First: Episode 0492) |
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Film | Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others. Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0019) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is painting a portrait of Bert, but paints Bert with curly hair, glasses and a beard. When Bert gets angry about this, Ernie takes him behind the easel and puts curly hair, glasses and a beard on Bert. (First: Episode 0365) |
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Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cast | Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards). (First: Episode 0443) |
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Cartoon | La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon. (First: Episode 0351) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A baby reindeer takes its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0003) |
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Muppets | Alien Alphabet (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cast | Gordon demonstrates T for table. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | A poem filled with T words (repeat) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end. |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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SCENE 4 | At Oscar's trash can, Ella Mitchell sings "The Gospel Alphabet." Oscar initially refuses to listen, but ultimately can't resist doing so and even sings and dances along. |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 5 | Ella sings "Amen" with Susan and the kids. Luis announces the sponsors as the others continue their song marching down Sesame Street. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- In the original script, Gordon appears during scene 1 and introduces Ella before her first song, but doesn't appear in the final episode. David is also listed as participating during Ella's performances, but only appears in the scene at Hooper's Store and insert material.
- Biff receives a slight redesign from his debut appearance in Episode 0487, now sporting larger eyes.
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