| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird knocks down Mr. Hooper | |||||||
| Air date | May 10, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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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. |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest. (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Footage of a rattlesnake (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304) |
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Film | The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run." (First: Episode 0372) |
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Cartoon | A trainer announces that his talking dog will say YES, but he says NO instead. Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0511) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0252) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Road Runner (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (repeat) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Film | Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" (First: Episode 0291) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit 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!" |
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Cartoon | A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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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) |
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Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016) |
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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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Animation | A roof finds its way to the top of a house. (First: Episode 0505) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | V in space (First: Episode 0481) |
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Animation | A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad." (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (repeat) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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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. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and David hold the Sesame Street sign while Mr. Hooper holds the CTW sign. |
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