Episode 0573

Sesame Street
Gordon and the kids make rope letters; Oscar fakes having a cold; David loses his class ring.
Air date	January 9, 1974
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production August 14, 1973 Sponsors C, U, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon finds a rope. He brings it over to the kids and asks them to form letters with it, although it's clear that some of the kids haven't learned all of them yet.
	Cartoon	C - Cake (First: Episode 0153)
	Muppets	Monsters, including an early Grover, Cookie Monster and Beautiful Day Monster, pass on the message, "See." The wide shot reveals that the monsters were whispering about the Letter C. (Caroll Spinney performs Cookie Monster here.) (First: Episode 0089)
	Film	C is for cars on the highway. (EKA: Episode 0470)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster helps Ernie match mittens, shoes, and gloves and put them away. Guess how he puts away two matching cookies. (First: Episode 0135)
	SCENE 2	Maria and the kids ask Oscar to play softball with them, but Oscar claims he's sick. Maria isn't a bit convinced.
	Cartoon	Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 3	Teasing him, David brings Oscar hot chicken soup, Susan brings a blanket, and Gordon takes his temperature. Oscar would rather play softball!
	Film	Six Song (Song of Six) (First: Episode 0011)
	Muppets	Mahna Mahna and two Anything Muppet girls sing "Mah Na Mah Na". (First: Episode 0014)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Seahorse (First: Episode 0183)
	Cartoon	Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving. (First: Episode 0467)
	SCENE 4	A very hungry Big Bird plays "One of These Things" with bowls of birdseed, and Susan drops in.
	Animation	Dot & Hill B-1 - A ball cannot travel up a steep incline. (EKA: Episode 0258)
	Muppets	Game Show: Pick Your Pet Lucy Jones insists upon a pet that purrs, has silky hair, and likes milk... the Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0067)
	SCENE 5	David realizes that the string that held his school ring on his neck broke. Maria found it in the arbor area, but David is too frustrated with searching to listen to her.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 1: WET (First: Episode 0473)
	Film	A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441)
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 2: SET (First: Episode 0473)
	Cartoon	Would you mind closing our OPEN? (EKA: Episode 0512)
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 3: MET (First: Episode 0473)
	Film	Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154)
	Cartoon	A bully won't give the kids' baseball back. The boy imagines a few scenarios before ultimately calling for his dog. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (EKA: Episode 0235)
	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. (First: Episode 0269)
	Film	Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm? (First: Episode 0138)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings about six snails. (First: Episode 0324)
	Film	Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442)
	Cartoon	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Swinging Gibbon (First: Episode 0009)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between by standing between two poles, which are actually mops held by Grover and Herry. (First: Episode 0283)
	Film	A gymnast demonstrates "between."
	Cartoon	Only one of the two footprints can belong.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert is trying to write a letter to Mr. Rogers, but finds it difficult when Ernie operates his electric fan right next to him. Bert blows up at Ernie and says he is "hot and bothered," and Ernie has just the thing for that: more cool air. (First: Episode 0544)
	Film	Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289)
	Cartoon	C - Cake (repeat)
	Film	Pottery music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0169)
	Cartoon	A man doubts a carpenter's knowledge of the saw.
	Cartoon	"Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0036)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet. (First: Episode 0495)
	SCENE 6	Gordon helps the kids run through the barrels, while David announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon and Susan hold up the Sesame Street sign and Ernie & Bert hold up the CTW sign at the end.

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