| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | March 21, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | SCENE 1 | Oscar gathers everyone around for his magic show, where he waves his wand and makes Susan and two kids disappear, then himself. |
 | Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
 | Muppets | The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends. (First: Episode 0545) |
 | Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is trying to write a letter to Mr. Rogers, but finds it difficult when Ernie operates his electric fan right next to him. Bert blows up at Ernie and says he is "hot and bothered," and Ernie has just the thing for that: more cool air. (First: Episode 0544) |
 | Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
| | SCENE 2 | At Hooper's Store, David and Mr. Hooper see that they do things differently when working. Mr. Hooper insists that his ways are better than David's, and David quits. |
 | Cartoon | A man gives away the letter U for free. (First: Episode 0202) |
| | SCENE 2 cont'd | Mr. Hooper serves a chocolate/vanilla sundae to Farley, who rejects the sundae because Mr. Hooper put the vanilla on the bottom, whereas David puts it on the top. Next, Gordon enters to pick up some hot dogs, and asks for mustard on them, but Mr. Hooper accidentally puts whipped cream on them instead. Gordon rejects the hot dogs, but Oscar takes them for the Grouch party he's having. |
 | Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
 | Animation | Sand U/u |
| | SCENE 2 cont'd | Mr. Hooper and David apologize to each other and make up; David goes back to work. |
 | Cartoon | I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (First: Episode 0524) |
 | Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 1 Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink. (First: Episode 0281) |
 | Cartoon | A dog learns about U. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
 | Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 2 The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. (First: Episode 0281) |
 | Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP |
 | Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 3 The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. (First: Episode 0281) |
 | Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." (edited) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0140) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. He tries to guess what it is so as not to spoil the surprise. After a few wrong guesses, he unwraps it before Bert can stop him. It is indeed a surprise, a lady's hat with flowers. Bert had wrapped the gift for his Aunt Matilda. (First: Episode 0165) |
 | Cartoon | A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: STREET. He sings about it with a boy who wears a crown. (First: Episode 0309) |
 | Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
| | SCENE 3 | Gordon plays a “Three of These Things” game with members of a baseball team. |
 | Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
 | Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
 | Cartoon / Film | A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy. (First: Episode 0494) |
 | Cast | Postman David goes to collect some mail from a mailbox, but finds there's more and more each time he opens it. (First: Episode 0533) |
 | Cartoon | I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes) Artist: Bruce Cayard |
 | Cast | The mailbox is emptied, but how will David get all the mail to the post office? He lets the mail back into the hammerspace-like mailbox, then takes that with him. (First: Episode 0533) |
 | Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0501) |
| | Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." |
| | SCENE 4 | Letter U quickies:
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 | Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
 | Cast | David and Luis assemble a fractured letter U. (First: Episode 0468) |
 | Cartoon | Capital letter U for up (First: Episode 0416) |
 | Film | Tomatoes grow in a field. (edited) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0084) |
 | Cast | Wally and Ralph: Putting on a cap to get ready for baseball. (First: Episode 0373) |
 | Cartoon | A man jumps up onto an UP. (First: Episode 0546) |
 | Film | U, for Underpass (First: Episode 0494) |
 | Song | Bob sings "Hi Friend" with two Martians. (First: Episode 0430) |
 | Film | Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about how a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. And then starts to ponder about how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep just as Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, and ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132) |
| | Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. (repeat) |
 | Film | A girl gets a pair of earrings, intercut with shots of other people's earrings. (First: Episode 0422) |
 | Celebrity | Actor James Earl Jones recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0002) |
 | Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
 | Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Trey if he's seen a letter Q before. At first Trey denies it, but eventually draws one in the air with his finger. (First: Episode 0440) |
 | Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169) |
| | Cartoon | I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (repeat) |
 | Cast | Luis, dressed as a magician, demonstrates addition by conjuring up the correct numeral when David and Maria arrive. As each person leaves, Luis switches the numerals to present subtraction. (First: Episode 0485) |
| | Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. (repeat) |
 | Animation | 3 balls + 1 = 4. (First: Episode 0278) |
| | SCENE 5 | The sponsors are announced. |
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