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| Maria tries to get Oscar to say "please"; Big Bird needs help demonstrating subtraction | |||||||
| Air date | March 11, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird tries to demonstrate in, on, and under, but has a difficult time. In his search, he can't find anything in the garage, under the stairs or the table outside, on David's stool in Hooper's Store, under the newspapers, on the fire hydrant, or on Maria's and Susan's heads. “You know, some things are impossible to teach,” he remarks. |
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Cartoon | E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie stacks cups and saucers in order to count them, making Bert quite nervous. Luckily, they're glued together. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Cartoon | A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | Five Song (Song of Five) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | W for Willamina (First: Episode 0512) |
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Cast | Maria, David, Gordon, and Luis play knights of the round table, but have difficulty finding a table that is actually round. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | E for Erase (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (First: Episode 0588) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria is about to give Oscar a used band-aid can she found, but rescinds when he says “Gimme!” and refuses to say “please.” He disguises himself as “Officer Cooney,” “Dr. Ganz,” and the merry mailman, all whom offer to handle the band-aid for Maria. She gets wise to him and makes him switch costumes over and over until Oscar breaks down and quietly says, “please.” “You really have to work for the finer things in life,” he says. |
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Cartoon | Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally gives Ralph a mirror as a present. Wally looks at it, and says it is a picture of himself. But when Ralph looks at it, he sees a picture of himself. When they look at it together, they see a picture of both of them. (First: Episode 0342) |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Muppets | Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360) |
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Film | A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it. (First: Episode 0601) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to teach subtraction, so he spies three smart people in Hooper's Store who could help him - Maria, Susan and Mr. Hooper. Unfortunately, Susan exits, making two smart people, and then Maria exits, leaving one. Mr. Hooper comes outside and asks Big Bird to watch the store for him, which leaves none. |
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Film | Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Miss Muffet — The spider scares Kermit away. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Cartoon | Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details. Artist: Marv Newland (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie", an anthem for his beloved rubber duck. (First: Episode 0078) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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Film | Field of hay (kid voice-overs) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | A bee looks for a flower. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Film | Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has six jellybeans, and Bert has seven. Bert thanks Ernie for giving him the extra jellybean. Ernie says that isn't fair - they should have an equal amount. To make it even, Ernie eats the extra jellybean. That's fair, isn't it? (First: Episode 0014) |
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Cartoon | A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0486) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar calls Mr. Hooper, Maria, Susan, David and four kids to gather for a picture he’s going to take. (His choice phrase is, "HEY YOU GUYS!!!") First he wants the grown-ups to stand on the crates and the kids to sit. Then he wants the girls standing on the crates and the boys sitting in front. Then he wants those wearing sneakers to stand on the crates, and those without to sit. Finally, he wants all the girls to stand next to the newsstand, and all the boys next to the garage; that way he can just take a picture of the dirty crates. |
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Cartoon | A girl wonders what it would be like if elephants were as easily frightened as bugs. (First: Episode 0595) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count to 5. (First: Episode 0125) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar attempts to get a self-portrait while sitting inside his trash can, but ends up breaking the camera when he tries to pull it closer. He frets at his mistake as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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