| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Little Theatre of the Deaf visits | |||||||
| Air date | January 29, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan and Mr. Hooper greet the viewer, then greet Linda and the other members of the Little Theater of the Deaf (Ed, Mary Beth, Karen, and Tim). They all look up in the sky and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter D (First: Episode 0016); the camera cuts to show the group making their guesses as to what Bates is writing before showing how to make a D in sign language. |
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Film | D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367) |
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Cartoon | A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D. (First: Episode 0016) |
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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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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana Phone — Ernie tells a caller that Bert can't come to the phone right now because he's talking on a banana. (First: Episode 0004) |
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Film | The camera zooms out on an onion as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar sees Linda and David carrying gifts for Karen’s soon-to-be-born baby. Linda has a little hand-knit sweater and David has a mobile, but Oscar would rather give the baby a rusty tin can, a heavy rock, or a torn sneaker. He happens to have a teddy bear in perfect shape, which is more suitable for the baby. |
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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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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hair. According to Kermit, "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." He points out that some people have hair on their heads, while others have it on their faces. But if you have hair all over your body -- like Beautiful Day Monster, who emerges brushing himself and singing “A pretty girl is like a melody …” -- then you're a monster! (First: Episode 0028) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cast | Bob comes across a DANGER sign next to a frozen pond. Ignoring the sign, he skates on the ice (via pixelation) until it starts to crack. Bob then concedes the sign is there for good reason. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through." (First: Episode 0258) |
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Cast | David, Linda, and Luis present the word "OVER" in their own, unique ways. Tim appears as an athlete trying to jump over a hurdle. |
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Film | Close-ups of a tomato are shown, as kids try to guess what it is. (First: Episode 0389) |
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Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — The Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish. (First: Episode 0477) |
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Film | An osprey flies around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0293) |
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SCENE 3 | The LTD plays a number game with the cast and kids, having the audience guess what number they're forming out of their bodies. They go from numbers one to ten, with a telestrated version written over them. |
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Film | Counting the circus clowns. (First: Episode 0501) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Doctor Ernie — Ernie assumes that Bert is ill when he turns down his invitation to play in the park. (First: Episode 0124) |
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Cartoon | Bolt and Nut show how they work together. (First: Episode 0569) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3 (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Alien Alphabet (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0287) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Animation | A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Animation | 2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Cast | David, Linda, and Luis present the word “UNDER” in their own, unique ways. Tim tries to crawl under a pyramid of paint cans, but knocks them over. He restores the pyramid with a reverse-tape edit before trying again. |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch. (First: Episode 0200) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 3 + 1 = 4. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Film | Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion. (First: Episode 0526) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Film | A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (Spanish dub) (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | A horse is drawn as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0377) |
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Cast | David, Linda, and Luis present the word “THROUGH” in their own, unique ways. Tim tries to go into a hard-to-open door, eventually crashing through it. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: To demonstrate "through", Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to run through a piece of tissue paper. Instead, Cookie offers other alternatives, ultimately choosing to go around it. He helps Kermit with his demonstration by passing the tissue paper through Kermit. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Film | Kids identify a squash in close-up. (First: Episode 0368) |
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Muppets | Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two) (First: Episode 0359) |
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Film | A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (repeat) |
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SCENE 4 | David announces the sponsors as they are formed by the bodies of the LTD, to the applause of everyone. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis, Mr. Hooper, and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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