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Sesame Street
Big Bird knocks down Mr. Hooper
Air date May 10, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production January 25, 1973
Sponsors V, X, 9

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0534 01a

0534 01b
SCENE 1 David, Maria, and the kids get out of the way as Big Bird zooms by on roller skates. He accidentally knocks down Mr. Hooper, making him drop his groceries.
Clumsyhole
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall.
(First: Episode 0439)
Giantbilly
Muppets Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest.
(First: Episode 0474)
Clumsy.2holes
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0439)
GroverandOscar'sAlphabet
Muppets Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0229)
1272-Snake
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Footage of a rattlesnake
(First: Episode 0294)
SSBrandX
Cartoon Brand X
(First: Episode 0299)
EB.NOsign
Muppets Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. Ernie replies "Oh no you can't!", and eventually gets the joke. He tries it on Bert, but the gag backfires when Bert bets he can get Ernie to read the sign.
(First: Episode 0416)
CowboyX
Cartoon The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
(First: Episode 0325)
0534 02a

0534 02b

0534 02c
SCENE 2 Mr. Hooper observes David studying for a law test, and gets the kids to get out of the way, since he needs quiet. While deep in thought, David sings "I'd Like to Tell a Story," about what he dreams he can be. Eventually, Mr. Hooper catches David singing and dancing, and reminds him that he’s supposed to be studying. Just then, Big Bird enters on roller skates, and knocks Mr. Hooper down again.
OldWoman9
Cartoon The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0512)
V-vine
Cartoon Violet climbs a vine with V words.
(First: Episode 0389)
MortyMootMope
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin tells the story of an old king named Morty Moot Mope, from the kingdom of Boebitty Bope, who loves to hear words that sound the same. Morty has trouble finding words that rhyme with his name, so he calls upon Same Sound Brown to do it.
2040j
Cartoon A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT.
(First: Episode 0304)
AlpDancers-X
Film The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X.
(First: Episode 0456)
1836m
Song Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run."
(First: Episode 0372)
1095x
Cartoon A trainer announces that his talking dog will say YES, but he says NO instead.
Artist: Derek Lamb
(First: Episode 0511)
0534 03a

0534 03b

0534 03c
SCENE 3 In the yard, David plays "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using groups of dots. After they’re done, Big Bird enters, still attempting to roller skate, and David shows him how he can keep from falling down by holding onto the rope of the tire swing. It doesn’t work, and Big Bird knocks Mr. Hooper down yet again.
Biggestshoes
Cartoon A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0252)
Hereisyrlifetree
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
(First: Episode 0406)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
Alaluna
Film An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
(First: Episode 0429)
Xnightsky
Cartoon The letter X
(First: Episode 0482)
1836h
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Road Runner
(First: Episode 0505)
SSBrandX
Cartoon Brand X (repeat)
Xmarksthespot
Muppets Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!"
(First: Episode 0351)
RalphMarvin
Cartoon Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
(First: Episode 0468)
Andnowtheoctopus
Film Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"
Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
(First: Episode 0291)
SholahugsKermit
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
Toon-Tall-er-estTrees
Cartoon A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0284)
Herbert and Grover 2
Muppets Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges!
(First: Episode 0192)
No9
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
9people
Cast No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
(First: Episode 0413)
1451-Roof
Animation A roof finds its way to the top of a house.
(First: Episode 0505)
0534 04a

0534 04b
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper nervously walks down Sesame Street, on the lookout for Big Bird. When he gets to the construction doors, he tells the viewer that Big Bird has been bumping into him all day long. He then talks to the viewer about squares, drawing a square with chalk on one of the doors. In the nest area, Big Bird attempts to skate once again, and knocks Mr. Hooper down when he goes through the doors.
V in space
Cartoon V in space
(First: Episode 0481)
Ice cream top of cone
Animation A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone.
(First: Episode 0505)
Mad Little Jerry
Muppets Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad."
(First: Episode 0240)
300013
Film Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0428)
PinkElephants
Cartoon Big, bigger and biggest elephants
(First: Episode 0389)
Bertsnose
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie 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)
Xnightsky
Cartoon The letter X (repeat)
0478-Pirates
Cast Captain Bligh (David) orders his crew (Luis, Maria, and Gordon) to bring him the biggest treasure chest, which is filled with rubber duckies.
(First: Episode 0478)
AlphonsoX
Cartoon The great Alphonso and his trained X's
(First: Episode 0299)
0534 05a

0534 05b

0534 05c
SCENE 5 Big Bird is finally able to skate without falling. Mr. Hooper is relieved that Big Bird didn’t knock him down, but then he gets knocked down by a little girl on a tricycle. David announces the sponsors.
DavidMariaS04sign

Hooper0200
CLOSING SIGNS Maria and David hold the Sesame Street sign while Mr. Hooper holds the CTW sign.


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