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Sesame Street
A fire in Hooper's Store
Air date November 23, 1973
Season Season 5 (1973-1974)
Directed by Jon Stone
Production May 17, 1973
Sponsors G, R, 6

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0540a

0540b
SCENE 1 Big Bird wakes up in the early morning and greets the viewer. He walks out into the street, observing how nobody else has gotten up yet, but then notices smoke coming from Hooper's Store. He assumes Mr. Hooper must be cooking something, but then sees Mr. Hooper isn't there. He notices smoke is coming from the basement as well, and realizes there must be a fire. He calls out for help, then Gordon quickly phones the fire department, while Bob evacuates from his apartment above. Big Bird then attempts to blow the smoke away, as Susan goes to call Mr. Hooper. The firemen arrive and bust down the door, causing Big Bird to panic and think they're breaking in. As the men go to extinguish the fire, the adults explain the process to Big Bird.
1095d
Cartoon "I'm six years old today!"
(First: Episode 0357)
0540c

0540d

0540e
SCENE 1 cont'd The firemen dump out some old junk from the basement, which is what caught fire. They explain to Big Bird that Mr. Hooper should've thrown it out beforehand, then they make their way off. A devastated Mr. Hooper arrives and surveys the damage, but his friends calm him down and assure him everything's fine. He catches up to the firemen (in a scene taped on location) and thanks the lieutenant for his work. He promises they can have anything they want from the store free of charge, but the lieutenant just asks that he throw out his trash regularly to prevent any future fires; Mr. Hooper sheepishly apologizes to him.
Countblocks

Countblocks3
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie asks Bert to keep an eye on his pyramid of blocks. The Count walks by, and counts the blocks, moving them out of the pyramid shape. Then he counts them again, putting them back into the pyramid. Bert yells at the Count for moving Ernie's blocks, so the Count counts the blocks again, taking the pyramid apart.
(First: Episode 0406)
1736s
Cartoon A wizard turns into R things.
(First: Episode 0369)
2059q
Film Letter R hoist
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0315)
Stolen bathtub clues
Film A police officer follows clues that lead to a bathtub stolen by a gorilla.
(First: Episode 0491)
0011.R.Radio
Cartoon A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose.
(First: Episode 0011)
AM fix BUS
Muppets An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.
(First: Episode 0455)
Squeegee
Cartoon "Presenting ... the window squeegee!"
R ribbon
Cartoon A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
(First: Episode 0289)
Madpainter6
Film The Mad Painter #6
(First: Episode 0335)
RunRun
Cartoon Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
(First: Episode 0369)
0540f
SCENE 2 Everyone brings the burned-up trash over near Oscar's trash can so the sanitation team can collect it tomorrow. Oscar instead requests that he deposit it into his trash can. Bob thinks the can is too small to hold it all, but Oscar insists he can manage.
1736n
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(First: Episode 0410)
0540g
SCENE 2 cont'd Oscar has managed to get almost everything into his can from the junk pile, rearranging his various furniture items to make room. The adults then hear a loud noise in his can, which Oscar reveals to be his bulldozer. ("You don't expect me to move a piano by myself!") The only thing there's no room for is a small, tin can, which Oscar reluctantly says the sanitation folks can collect.
Cookie Ernie hat boxes
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie purchases a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster which box the hat will go in.
(First: Episode 0438)
Manclimbsboy
Cartoon / Film A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy.
(First: Episode 0494)
Kids.BUS
Cast The Kids try to spell the word "BUS" in the right way.
(First: Episode 0469)
Russian dolls
Film Russian nesting dolls 1-10
1095u
Cartoon G is for Glue
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
E&BattheBeachwithToughEddie
Muppets Ernie & Bert — A tough guy named Tough Eddie accidentally knocks over Bert's sand castle while he's sleeping. Ernie points that out to Eddie, and Eddie tells Ernie, in a threatening tone of voice, that he's "got something" for Bert. It turns out to be an ice cream cone.
(First: Episode 0482)
500016
Film A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0504)
ToolQuickie-Plane
Cartoon "Presenting...the plane!"
3171-Fish
Film Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0466)
1736n
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(repeat)
AMs-Gas01

AMs-Gas02
Muppets An Anything Muppet man arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time.
1736s
Cartoon A wizard turns into R things. (repeat)
1092-24
Cartoon Which footprint doesn't belong?
(First: Episode 0491)
Burtlancaster
Celebrity Burt Lancaster says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0006)
2059r
Muppets Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS.
(First: Episode 0194)
SimpleSimonAnimals
Cartoon Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around.
Artist: Jeff Hale
0540i

0540j
SCENE 3 With Hooper's Store getting back in business, Mr. Hooper thanks Gordon and Susan for their help as they clean the windows outside. The two then decide to play "One of These Things" with Bob and the kids, using big and small triangles they draw in the newly-waxed windows. Everyone then helps get the windows clean.
Film.Dragonkite
Film Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air.
(First: Episode 0444)
Bedrawer
Muppets Ernie & BertBert and Ernie try to figure out who owns a cabinet containing cookies. Bert says that the cabinet is his, because he has his first initial, B, on the door. However, the B is spread between two doors, and Ernie opens one door, making the other look like an E.
(First: Episode 0019)
Film.Onthebeach
Film Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental)
(First: Episode 0411)
Frogflycartoon
Cartoon What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0406)
0419-Bridge5-4CornerBridgeC
Transition Bridge #5 – 4 Corner Bridge C
(First: Episode 0282)
SS-540end
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper observes how much cleaner his windows look, even before the fire; Gordon jokes they'll have a fire once a year then. Inspired by the events of today, Mr. Hooper decides to hold a "Fire Sale" at his store. He puts up a sign as Bob announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
Hoopersign

SusanGordonsign
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan and Gordon hold the CTW sign.

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