Episode 0622

Sesame Street
Letter S hunt
Air date	March 19, 1974
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
Sponsors O, S, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob tries to use reverse psychology on Oscar to get him to count backwards from 10 to 1 by asking him to count forwards instead. Oscar gets wise and counts forward just as Bob asked. Bob doesn't understand and asks him several times to count forward, and every time Oscar does so, Bob gets increasingly furious. Just as Bob is about to storm off, Oscar gets in his face and finally counts backwards as Bob fumes.
	Cartoon	Counting 10 to 1. (First: Episode 0480)
	Insert	Five signs are counted forward and backward as they appear on the stoop, followed by five kids holding the signs. (First: Episode 0417)
	Cartoon	"Presenting -- the pencil!" (First: Episode 0537)
	Insert	Five kids appear on the stoop, rising up one step each time a new kid is added. They are then counted backwards. (First: Episode 0417)
	Cartoon	A baby cries whenever he gets a beso. (First: Episode 0433)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin talks about pride in a story about a duck who had "bad luck to be born a duck." (First: Episode 0592)
	SCENE 2	Bob sends Susan, Gordon, Big Bird, Leslie, Raphael, and Chris out on a hunt for things beginning with S. Big Bird isn't sure where to find something that starts with S until he meets up with Mr. Snuffleupagus. He calls for everyone to come over, but when no one arrives Snuffy goes home to find something of his own that starts with S so he can join the game. Again, when everyone reconvenes with their S stuff the adults don’t believe Big Bird.
	Muppets	"Sammy the Snake" (First: Episode 0278)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird encounters Sam the Robot, who helps Big Bird by producing many S items seemingly out of thin air: a sailboat, a snowman, a seesaw, a scooter, sausages, etc. The items end up helping Big Bird win the game, but the grown-ups ask him to put them all away as they're blocking the street.
	Cartoon	A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002)
	Animation	Sand S/s
	SCENE 3	Big Bird finishes putting everything away when Snuffy shows up with his saxophone. He's disappointed that he's too late for the game, but he plays a jazzy tune for Big Bird to enjoy. Snuffy leaves the sax with Big Bird as he goes home for a nap. The others gather and wonder where the music was coming from, and assume that Big Bird is the talented musician. After Big Bird can only get a meager sound from the instrument, Bob wonders aloud that there might be such a thing as a Snuffleupagus.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282)
	Cartoon	A turtle, a bird, and a butterfly demonstrate small, smaller, and smallest. (First: Episode 0356)
	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)
	Cartoon	"It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362)
	Cartoon	"Presenting -- the saw!" (First: Episode 0597)
	Film	Slide puzzle - boy (First: Episode 0428)
	Insert	Piano Bridge #4 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy waltz.
	Muppets	Kermit demonstrates his "What Happens Next" machine, which is designed to turn on his radio. None of the parts of the machine work properly. (First: Episode 0089)
	Cartoon	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433)
	Cartoon	"Presenting -- the vacuum cleaner!" (First: Episode 0607)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (First: Episode 0139)
	Insert	Piano Bridge #3 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy tune.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536)
	Film	A girl puts on her coat all by herself. Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	The Hands count to 11. (First: Episode 0217)
	Cast / Muppets	"The People in Your Neighborhood": Cleaner and Shoemaker (First: Episode 0436)
	Film	The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie's lost the nickel he was going to use for candy, so Shola gives him another one. (First: Episode 0565)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0281)
	SCENE 4	In limbo, Bob plays a “Three of These Things” game with three regular hands and one gloved hand.
	Muppets	Two Anything Muppet kids argue over a cookie. Cookie Monster arrives and says that the smallest person should get the cookie, and then, as the kids argue over which one is smaller, Cookie Monster shrinks himself. (First: Episode 0253)
	Cartoon	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern (First: Episode 0290)
	Film / Cartoon	The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621)
	Cartoon	Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505)
	Film	A warthog runs around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Insert	Piano Bridge #2 - A pianist plays a short, slow jazz tune.
	Muppets	Grover: Scatting — Grover and his friends scat to a hand-clap rhythm. (First: Episode 0294)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird hears Snuffy's sax music, and tries to lead Bob and the kids to the source. Snuffy announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Notes

• This episode establishes Bob's best-known profession as a music teacher, which he mentions in scene 3 when he notes how he can tell a good sax player when he hears one.

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