| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Bert’s amnesia | |||||||
| Air date | March 5, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob encounters Sam the Robot, standing next to a U.S. weather map. Sam has been programmed to be a weather reporter today and gives a general forecast, then one specifically for Portland, Oregon. Sam gives a dire report about the cold weather there, so to make Bob feel better, Cookie Monster bites it off the map. Bob tries to console Sam as Cookie moves on to munching on Chicago and other places. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the Ball — Kermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball. (First: Episode 0516) |
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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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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn and a Anything Muppet boy named Walter enter an old house. Walter says that it's a haunted house. However, Prairie comforts him by saying it's just an old house. He gets scared by everything that happens while Prairie has an explanation for all of it. When they spot a little mouse Prairie gets scared and runs away, while Walter tells the mouse not to be scared. (First: Episode 0252) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cast | Luis is dressed for snow, but is stuck at the beach. David dresses for the beach, but finds himself in the snow. They happily switch places. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Cartoon | Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547) |
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Film | A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0476) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan hangs John-John out of her apartment window and sings "Here Are Some Things" with Gordon using pictures of pairs of things. |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is. (First: Episode 0221) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: The Count and Cookie Monster see a plate of cookies. The Count wants to count them, and Cookie Monster wants to eat them. After arguing over whether the cookies are for counting or eating, they decide to share them -- the Count will count the cookies, and then Cookie Monster will eat them. (First: Episode 0514) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird encounters Bert, who doesn’t remember his name, where he lives, or the alphabet. Big Bird says he must have amnesia, so he tells him his name, that he lives with Ernie, and recites the alphabet for him. After Bert recites it for himself, Big Bird suggests he write it down to remember... but Bert can't recall what he needs to write down. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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Cast | Luis demonstrates how to use a can opener to open a can of spaghetti ... not realizing that it's open on the bottom already. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster uses the EXIT. (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cast | Maria demonstrates how a hammer is used by hammering a nail into a wall to hang up a picture. Then, the wall tips over on her. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Film | Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (First: Episode 0536) |
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Celebrity | Joe Namath counts down from 10 to 1. (First: Episode 0428) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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SCENE 4 | Bert is still suffering from amnesia when he overhears Bob, Gordon and Susan snacking on cookies and playing a guessing game with Akim about Cookie Monster. He assumes he must be Cookie Monster given the clues, so he snatches their box of cookies and starts devouring it. Gordon shows him a picture of the real Cookie Monster and compares the two. |
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Cartoon | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Celebrity | Joe Namath points to the number 12 on his shirt. (First: Episode 0504) |
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Cartoon | A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cast | Maria tries to build a block tower that matches an already-built one. (First: Episode 0460) |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away." (First: Episode 0049) |
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Film | The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot! (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph are about to go on a trip. They attempt to carry off an empty suitcase and a pile of stuff (shirts, pants, socks, tennis rackets, baseball gloves). They finally get the idea that it would be easier if they put the stuff in the suitcase. (First: Episode 0319) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (repeat) |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | While racing to Hooper's Store with the kids, Mr. Snuffleupagus tramples over Bert, who suddenly gets his memory back. He instantly recognizes "Snuff" and begins to go on about details in his life when he realizes he doesn't have amnesia anymore. After another run-in with Snuffy when he races the kids to the corner, Bert loses his memory again. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with. (First: Episode 0118) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X (repeat) |
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Animation | Counting six red balls (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | While the kids play in the yard, Bert, via voice-over, is still unable to remember who he is, when Cookie Monster runs into him. His memory restored, he remembers to announce the sponsors, while Cookie reminds him that Sesame Street is a production of the Children's Television Workshop. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the CTW sign. |
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