Episode 0543

	Sesame Street
Air date	November 28, 1973
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
Sponsors	M, O, 9
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Picture	Segment	Description
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Using pictures on the blackboard, Roosevelt Franklin tells the class a story about two little dogs who find a big ol' bone in a doghouse. They try to take the bone, but it turns out that it belongs to a big, mean dog, who chases them away. The moral of the story: "If something's not yours, leave it alone; could be a big ol' dog in the doghouse."
	SCENE	Simon Soundman goes to The Fix-It Shop and speaks to Luis about fixing his car. He communicates its failings with sound effects, Luis translates, and fixes the car. As he drives off, Bob arrives and expresses his amazement at Simon's sound effects. Luis says it's simple to him, and "clear as a [alarm clock sound effect]". Bob is astounded; Luis reveals an alarm clock he'd been hiding behind his back, and they both laugh.
	Cartoon	A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: O – Open (First: Episode 0014)
	Muppets	"Would You Like to Buy an O?"
	Insert	Several characters appear in quick cuts with the letter O drawn in on a telestrator: Bob and construction doors, Biff in a round window over a garage, Luis through a barrel, Count von Count counts the O, Simon Soundman cracks an O with a sound effect and Mr. Snuffleupagus responds with, "Oh, dear."
	Film	"I Love Being a Pig"
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie has heard that somebody in the neighborhood is sick. He looks in a medical book to find out how to tell if someone is sick... not realizing that Bert is the one with a cold.
	Cartoon	A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (edited)
	Cartoon	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey
	Film	Nine Song (Song of Nine) (First: Episode 0016)
	Cartoon	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0424)
	Film	Wheels (Spanish) (0:54)
	SCENE	Big Bird and a kid are playing dress-up in his nest area. Big Bird is a prince who wants to go out and slay a dragon and the kid is his mother who doesn't want him to go. Then Big Bird gives the kid a coat and tells him to be the dragon. As he explains taking off the crown and putting on the coat, he suddenly exclaims that the kid has become a dragon.
	Cartoon	O limerick (EKA: Episode 0198)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: O tag (0:32)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 0320)
	Cartoon	M in space
	SCENE	Biff speaks with Luis at the Fix-It Shop about his blueprints and some shapes he has. He explains that he's not a fan of modern architecture, and can't figure out how to put the structure together as described in the blueprints. Luis arranges the shapes as illustrated and Biff leaves to fetch Sully. He contines to complain and states that he prefers realism, citing Norman Rockwell as a painter of note.
	Animation	A dune buggy is assembled.
	Muppets	"Family"
	Film	Planning (1:02)
	Cartoon	What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts
	Insert	Bob and Luis (with guitar) sing "Sing"/"Canta"
	Film	Love #2 (0:38)
	Insert	2/3 Crossover (1:10)
	Cartoon	Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
	Muppets	Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest. (EKA: Episode 0443)
	SCENE	Luis is showing Big Bird how to use some tools, but he gets called away to the phone. Biff enters and shows Big Bird how to use a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. When Luis returns, Big Bird proceeds to explain to him how the pros do it.
	Film	Chewing Gum Factory (1:44)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie brings an umbrella, a flashlight, and Bert's bowling ball to the bathtub, just in case the electricity goes out, the roof leaks, and somebody shows up asking to borrow a bowling ball. Bert thinks that Ernie is being ridiculous -- but everything happens, just as Ernie predicted. (EKA: Episode 0269)
	Insert	Pirates Big, Bigger Biggest Chest (2:36)
	Cartoon	What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Ernie and Bert — Bert and Ingrid count to 10 in Spanish (1:00)
	Film	A male frog hops around and bulges his throat.
	Cartoon	Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
	Muppets	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees.
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0416)
	SCENE	Goodbye (not in garage area)