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

SSShowID-0622

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0622a
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.
Counting 10 to 1
Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)
0417-ForwardsBackwards01
Insert Five signs are counted forward and backward as they appear on the stoop, followed by five kids holding the signs.
(First: Episode 0417)
ThePencil
Cartoon "Presenting -- the pencil!"
(First: Episode 0537)
0417-ForwardsBackwards02
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)
Beso
Cartoon A baby cries whenever he gets a beso.
(First: Episode 0433)
RFESBornaDuck
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)
0622b

0622c
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.
Sammythesnake
Muppets "Sammy the Snake"
(First: Episode 0278)
0622d
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.
SillySailors
Cartoon A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw.
Artist: Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0002)
0622-SandS
Animation Sand S/s
0622e

0622f
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.
2096t
Cartoon Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
1041E&Bcookiesinbed
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed, and then he'll get crumbs in his pajamas, itch, and not be able to sleep. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead.
(First: Episode 0282)
0592.SmallSmaller
Cartoon A turtle, a bird, and a butterfly demonstrate small, smaller, and smallest.
(First: Episode 0356)
Astronaut Hooper and Susan sketch
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)
Song.11Morning
Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0362)
TheSaw
Cartoon "Presenting -- the saw!"
(First: Episode 0597)
Slidepuzzle.boy
Film Slide puzzle - boy
(First: Episode 0428)
PianoBridge4
Insert Piano Bridge #4 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy waltz.
Kermitwhathappensnext
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)
Toon.BESOletters
Cartoon The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
(First: Episode 0433)
Tool Quickies vacuum cleaner
Cartoon "Presenting -- the vacuum cleaner!"
(First: Episode 0607)
Waterman
Cartoon The uses of water
(First: Episode 0139)
PianoBridge3
Insert Piano Bridge #3 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy tune.
EB.BertsFace
Muppets Ernie & 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)
1186zc
Film A girl puts on her coat all by herself.
Music: Joe Raposo
0871s
Muppets The Hands count to 11.
(First: Episode 0217)
PIYN-CleanerShoemaker
Cast / Muppets "The People in Your Neighborhood": Cleaner and Shoemaker
(First: Episode 0436)
MadPainter11
Film The Mad Painter #11
(First: Episode 0329)
ErnieShola.Nickel
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie's lost the nickel he was going to use for candy, so Shola gives him another one.
(First: Episode 0565)
Waterman
Cartoon The uses of water (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0278)
Grover and Polly sing Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Polly recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0281)
0622g
SCENE 4 In limbo, Bob plays a “Three of These Things” game with three regular hands and one gloved hand.
SmallestCookie
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)
Superman S
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
(First: Episode 0136)
Baldeagle
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0424)
Dot Bridge 15 rotating pattern
Cartoon Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern
(First: Episode 0290)
1199-O
Film / Cartoon The letter O introduces many words he starts.
(First: Episode 0621)
Footprints-A
Cartoon Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things".
(First: Episode 0505)
Warthogfilm
Film A warthog runs around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
PianoBridge2
Insert Piano Bridge #2 - A pianist plays a short, slow jazz tune.
Grover-Scatting
Muppets Grover, Big Jeffie, and a Lavender girl have fun scatting to handclapping.
(First: Episode 0294)
0622h
SCENE 5 Big Bird hears Snuffy's sax music, and tries to lead Bob and the kids to the source. Snuffy announces the sponsors.
ClosingSign-BobKidSS-0622

ClosingSign-SusanCTW-0622
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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