| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sam the Robot demonstrates next to and away from | |||||||
| Air date | November 20, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob provides the kids (including John-John, Jay, and Shola) with clues to guess the part of the body he's thinking of: the knee. |
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Muppets | When Maurice, a hapless Casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute. (First: Episode 0524) |
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Cast | David and Luis prepare to hang clothes on a high clothesline using a ladder. However, they each climb it to hang one article at a time. A voiceover instructs them to cooperate, so David climbs the ladder as Luis hands him clothes to hang up. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Film | What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilhelmina (First: Episode 0512) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis is about to explain what "next to" means when Sam the Robot offers to do it for him, citing that machines are better at explaining such concepts. Sam has Luis stand next to him and parts of the Fix-It Shop before making his way down Sesame Street, pointing out everything that is next to each other. Luis is growing weary of the extensive lesson when Big Bird comes along asking someone to explain the concept of "away from" to him. Sam obliges, moving further and further away; Luis thanks Big Bird for the reprieve. |
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Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt has Baby Breeze teach the class about traffic. Smart Tina thinks all one has to do is look at the traffic lights, but Baby Breeze tells her one should also look out for cars. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Old West: Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp to give her a big surprise. The terrified townspeople try to warn Marshal Earp -- but Bad Bart explains that a surprise is something that someone doesn't expect. He orders them not to say a word. It turns out the big surprise is a cake for Marshal Earp's birthday. |
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Insert | Five signs are counted forward and backward as they appear on the stoop, followed by five kids holding the signs. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Insert | Five kids appear on the stoop, rising up one step each time a new kid is added. They are then counted backwards. (First: Episode 0417) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob talks about how he's using his imagination to pretend he's in a desert. He mentions that a horse is important to have in riding around the arid environment, and has the viewer find three horses hidden in a desert landscape. |
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Cartoon | A girl uses her paint-by-the-numbers set to find an elephant in her picture. (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: What Makes People Angry — Kermit loses his cool attempting to interview some passersby. |
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Insert | A pianist plays "The Blue Danube" with Oscar the Grouch accompanying on horns. |
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Cartoon | Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee. (First: Episode 0473) |
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Song | "Here Come the Beans" |
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SCENE 4 | Luis approaches Oscar the Grouch asking for a favor. Oscar scoffs, but agrees so long as Luis does him one, too. Luis asks Oscar if he can have some dirty, oily rags. Oscar provides them (ripped from his bed), and in return he wants Luis to make 20 silly faces as Oscar counts, and not to speak until he's done. Luis complies, and halfway through counting, Bob and Gordon approach. They ask what's going on, but Oscar reminds Luis he's not supposed to talk until he's done counting. Bob and Gordon call Luis weird and give up as Oscar finishes. Luis rants at Oscar for making him do something so ridiculous and angrily returns the dirty rags. "Well, give me those faces back, then!" demands Oscar. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W - Water (First: Episode 0062) |
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Muppets | Maria reads the story of "The King's Nose". |
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Cartoon | The alphabet appears in a little box. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph figure out how to properly use the see-saw. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | SALIDA (train) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: D -- Dog (role reversal between man and dog) (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime." (First: Episode 0016) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids (upside-down girl) (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (repeat) |
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Cartoon | "Presenting -- the pencil!" |
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Muppets | Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Film | A scuba diver swims away from. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola talk about taking a nap. |
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Cartoon | A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Film | Pottery music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0169) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon plays "Here Are Some Things" with the letters W and V. |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | "Presenting -- the bumper jack!" |
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SCENE 6 | Bob, Luis, Sam, and the kids play baseball in the yard; Bob argues with umpire Sam over him getting a strike. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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