| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird wonders where Mr. McIntosh is | |||||||
| Air date | March 15, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob initiates a rhyming game with the cast, rhyming the word "hello." Susan watches a flower grow on her windowsill, while a kid makes a slow throw with a ball to Gordon. Oscar wants no part in the game but accidentally makes some rhymes anyhow when he tells Bob to go blow and yells, "Oh, no!" |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Film | Nine Song (Song of Nine) (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet man arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time. (First: Episode 0540) |
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Film | Things that start with M |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird discovers Mr. Macintosh's produce cart left unattended. He imagines what might have happened, such as Mr. Mac being invited to play stickball with Gordon and the kids, or leaving to watch a parade march down Sesame Street. At worst, Big Bird wonders if Mr. Mac ended up chasing after a thief (portrayed by a masked Bob) who's stolen some apples from him. Big Bird sees Mr. Mac coming outside of 123 Sesame Street with Susan and offers to help catch the thief with him. Mr. Mac explains he was merely making a delivery to Susan, but he rewards Big Bird with a free apple for watching his cart. |
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Cartoon | M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 1: Harvey Kneeslapper hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 3: Harvey has refilled the closet again. The boy and girl come by again and open the door. Instead of toys falling, the closet leads to another place. After the two of them have gone through and closed the door behind them, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys fall on him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Film | Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442) |
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Animation | Sand M/m |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Animation | Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Muppets | "M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380) |
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Cartoon | La letra M es para Miguel, musica, mariposa, marinero, molino, marciano, maroma y mono (First: Episode 0464) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is thirsty, and imagines that he's drinking nice cold water. Irritated, Bert tells him to go get a real glass of water. Ernie does, but then he annoys Bert by saying that now he's hungry. (First: Episode 0459) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird recites a brief poem to introduce the number 9. |
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Cast | No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people. (First: Episode 0413) |
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Film | Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437) |
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Cast | Maria and David find two sets of sacks, which have incorrect numerical labels. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Song | "Hello, Scale," a film about measuring weight. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (First: Episode 0603) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob plays the "Three of These Things" game with the kids using pictures of faces - three with beards, and one without. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 1 — Ernie waits by the phone for a call from Bert, but in walks Cookie Monster promising to make a short call. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Film | A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 2 — Ernie continues to wait for the phone as Cookie Monster drones on about the day to his mommy. He begins counting... (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | I thought a thought ... about circles. (Spanish version) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0434) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 3 — Just as Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614, he proceeds to ask his mommy about her day. Ernie offers him a cookie to get off the phone. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | "K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (First: Episode 0141) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 4 — Cookie Monster finishes up his phone call, but he's not finished with the phone. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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Film | A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Celebrity | Lucky Peterson sings "1, 2, 3, 4." |
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Film | Nine Song (Song of Nine) (repeat) |
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Film | At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. |
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Cartoon | M for mouse, mud, and mother (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Sam the Robot joins Bob and the kids in a game of tag, but Sam malfunctions and just ends up rotating around repeating, "I'm it! I'm it!" Big Bird announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon, Mr. Hooper, and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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