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Sesame Street
Big Bird tries to remember how to pronounce Mr. Hooper's name
Air date March 20, 1974
Season Season 5 (1973-1974)
Sponsors Q, S, 12

SSShowID-0623

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0623a
SCENE 1 Big Bird stops by Hooper's Store to ask "Mr. Dooper" for something. Tired of Big Bird always mispronouncing his name, Mr. Hooper produces two cards and has Big Bird read them. One has a letter H, and the other says "OOPER"; by blending them together, Big Bird reads the word "HOOPER." After the lesson, Big Bird orders a bag of chocolate birdseed and remembers to thank "Mr. Dooper" for it.
2269k
Cartoon Q - quarter
(First: Episode 0046)
0623b
SCENE 1
cont'd
Mr. Hooper gives Big Bird Tracy's hula hoop, because “hoop” is the first part of “Hooper.” He instructs Big Bird to look down at what he's holding, which will remind him of his correct name. Big Bird remembers to call him “Hooper” while he’s holding the hoop, but when the store phone rings and he answers it, Big Bird gives it to “Mr. Telephone.”
QuietKorty
Cartoon Q for Quiet
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0441)
0623c
SCENE 1
cont'd
Big Bird rushes to "Mr. Drooper" with something important to tell him, but Hooper refuses to answer to Big Bird unless he gets his name right. He makes multiple guesses, then remembers when he sees Tracy playing with her hula hoop. He came to tell Mr. Hooper that he left the water running in the sink at the store. An irate Mr. Hooper leaves, as Big Bird sorrowfully states, "If I live to be eight, I'll never learn to understand grown-up people!"
1257-STOP
Cartoon A STOP sign commands a train to stop.
(First: Episode 0493)
SimonSaw
Muppets Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store.
(First: Episode 0409)
1800-26
Song "Starfish"
(First: Episode 0280)
Ladybugpicnic
Cartoon "Ladybugs' Picnic"
(First: Episode 0416)
Erniebertstring
Muppets Ernie & BertBert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string.
(First: Episode 0163)
BreadMilkButter
Cartoon "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0408)
1952-Elephants
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there.
(First: Episode 0128)
David Charmer 12
Cast David charms a 1 and a 2 out of their baskets to form a 12.
(First: Episode 0504)
5ladybugs
Cartoon Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards
(First: Episode 0277)
0623d
SCENE 2 At the Fix-it Shop, Luis plays a Spanish “Here Are Some Things” game with rectangles and a circle.
Film-Geese
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Geese and their goslings swim in the water.
(First: Episode 0388)
Qwords
Cartoon "Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
(First: Episode 0048)
0871l
Cartoon Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
(First: Episode 0440)
PatPulsen-Alphabet
Celebrity Pat Paulsen says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0067)
Film.horseshoe
Film A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
(First: Episode 0505)
ErnieBertQuietLoud
Muppets Bert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. But when he tries, Ernie claims that he can't hear what Bert is saying. Finally, Bert gets frustrated and shouts at Ernie; Ernie tells Bert not to be so loud.
(First: Episode 0150)
Snowshoes-garbage
Film A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0281)
12birds
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
(First: Episode 0493)
Hubley.snake
Cartoon A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0278)
Serpiente
Cartoon S - Serpiente
(First: Episode 0382)
Wally and Ralph open window
Cast Wally and Ralph use various objects trying to keep a newspaper from blowing away next to an open window.
(First: Episode 0340)
0871k
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentHerry & John-John observe a letter Q.
(First: Episode 0571)
Qthatfunnything
Cartoon Q -- that funny looking thing.
(First: Episode 0131)
Cartoon glasses vs glasses
Cartoon A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses.
(First: Episode 0485)
0623e

0623f
SCENE 3 Mr. Hooper displays a “SALE” sign outside his store, emphasizing the letter S. In a matter of seconds, Luis, Maria, Bob, Big Bird, and the kids all pour in to buy the various items in sped-up footage. Luis and Bob return to purchase an exhausted Mr. Hooper and lug him away.
AMFlowerCooperation
Muppets Four Anything Muppet kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job.
(First: Episode 0311)
CRoberts.Mouseelephant
Cartoon What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around?
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0212)
Countgoestothebank-1
Muppets Part 1: The Count withdraws all his money from the bank to count it.
(First: Episode 0602)
2648.START
Cartoon A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign.
Countgoestothebank
Muppets Part 2: The Count deposits his money again, but not before counting it one more time.
(First: Episode 0602)
Joe Raposo Sunrise Sunset
Film Joe Raposo sings about the sunrise and sunset.
EB.loudsnacks
Muppets Ernie & Bert — At the movies, Ernie makes some loud noises while he eats his candy bar and peanuts and drinks his soda. Bert loses his temper and shouts at Ernie to be quiet, at which point the usher enters and throws Bert out.
(First: Episode 0536)
0623-SandQ
Animation Sand Q/q
News-3PigsOriginal
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw HouseKermit interviews the pig who built the straw house.
(First: Episode 0551)
MariaDavidLuisQ
Cast In speed-induced footage, Maria, Luis and David put together a letter Q.
(First: Episode 0467)
0871l
Cartoon Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (repeat)
Cmamsharecookie
Muppets Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster.
0623g
SCENE 4 Everybody zanily fools around and poses with their purchases in fast-motion as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
ClosingSign-DavidMariaSS-0623

ClosingSign-HooperBobKidCTW-0623
CLOSING SIGNS David and Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, and Bob, Mr. Hooper, and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Notes[]

  • Among the props that are sold and bought at the Hooper's Store sale are an oversized faucet and plug originally used in a fantasy sequence for Episode 0307. Other things for sale include a set of balloons, a potted plant, some oars, a fire hydrant, a bus stop sign, an umbrella with the word "fish" on it (a prop from The Electric Company), a steering wheel, a wedding cake, a giant St. Bernard stuffed animal, an oversized bottle (recycled for use in Episode 0626), and an inner tube.


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