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| Biff goes to Hooper's Store to buy gifts; Big Bird plans to paint his mailbox | |||||||
| Air date | February 25, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | As Luis greets the viewer, he hears the sound of a fire truck, helping him segue to a story... |
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Muppets | Story: Bob reads "The King and the Fireman", a story about a king who becomes so grateful for being saved by a fireman that he decides to make everyone in the kingdom a firefighter... and soon realizes what a mistake he's made. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | "I've Got a Mind" -- bouncing a ball (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 2 | Biff comes into Hooper's Store and tells Mr. Hooper that his pal Sully has just been blessed with a baby girl (named Junior). He wants to get a rattle for the new baby, as well as a lollipop for his own wife. Mr. Hooper proceeds to gift wrap them upon Biff's request. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Mr. Hooper finishes wrapping the gifts, but Biff notices the gifts now look the same and he won't be able to tell which is which. Mr. Hooper points out that by shaking them both, Biff can hear which gift is the rattle. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (First: Episode 0321) |
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Cartoon | L es para luz (First: Episode 0373) |
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Song | Bob sings "Three of These Things" about three kids playing basketball and one kid sweeping. |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Hooper is repulsed by Oscar's method of adding potatoes, mushrooms, and gravy to his cold, morning oatmeal. Oscar responds by singing "The Grouch Song" to him and the kids. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Cartoon | A jar is full of jellybeans. The jar becomes empty, while a hungry boy is full. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0322) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket, illustrating words that begin with the letter J, annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis pours a glass of nails until it is empty; the tape reverses to make it full again. A kid slurps up a glass of milk to make the glass empty, which reverses to become full. Mr. Hooper labels one glass full of pens with an F, and the empty one with an E (though the pens seem to have a mind of their own). |
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Cartoon | Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Film | Empty / full cafeteria (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The spectators take off. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Film | Two glasses are filled with fluid, but one glass overflows as a hand keeps pouring into it. The same thing happens using salt shakers and bowls of nuts. Finally, the glasses are filled again, only one glass barely fills up as fluid is poured into it. The camera pulls out, revealing the glass is filling into another one below, which overflows as before. (First: Episode 0576) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket doesn't go off until a few seconds after the countdown commences. (First: Episode 0148) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird is going to paint his mailbox red, and boasts to Luis about how well he's planned to do it. As Luis leaves to do some touch-up painting for the doors of 123 Sesame Street, Big Bird realizes he's forgotten something to open his paint can with, a paintbrush, and a drop cloth. Luis provides him with the items he needs as Big Bird remembers each thing one at a time, but something happens neither of them could plan for - rain. |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The director's hat blasts off instead. (First: Episode 0148) |
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Film | Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Cast | Mr. Hooper and Susan play astronauts on a mission on the Moon. Susan attempts to tally up the three moon rocks, which float off into space one by one (followed by her superior). (First: Episode 0524) |
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Film | Where the buffalo roam ... (First: Episode 0510) |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! (First: Episode 0090) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket, illustrating words that begin with the letter J, annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (repeat) |
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Film | Jerry Nelson introduces the letters U and N. Other letters join them and become SUN, RUN and FUN. (First: Episode 0230) |
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Cartoon | "Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!" (First: Episode 0406) |
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Transition | Bridge #16 - Hourglass Slow/Empty (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cast | Big Bird and David try each other's beds but come to the conclusion that for David the bed is the best, for Big Bird his nest is best. |
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Transition | Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0288) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Nap — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep. (First: Episode 0027) |
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Film | Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria and the kids (including Joey) talk about what parts of the body different pieces of jewelry and accessories go on. |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (repeat) |
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Film | A girl gets a pair of earrings, intercut with shots of other people's earrings. (First: Episode 0422) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | Maria gives out more hats and costumes for the kids to wear for an impromptu fashion show in the yard as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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