| Sesame Street | |||||
| The Count plays "Blind Man's Bluff" | |||||
| Air date | March 28, 1974 | ||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | A cheerful Maria says hello to the viewer, as well as to a grouchy Oscar who mocks her high spirit and points out that she seems happy all the time. He wonders if anything makes her angry, and continues to push her buttons and interrupt her until she yells her answer: "YOU!!" She storms off, almost forgetting her books, as Oscar comments, “I think I’m in love!” |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Muppets | Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. (First: Episode 0362) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty F” (First: Episode 0128) |
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Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred! I've missed you! Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | F for Factory (First: Episode 0447) |
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Animation | Sand F/f |
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SCENE 2 | Jay leads Big Bird and the kids in a game of Blind Man’s Bluff, when The Count asks to join. He wants to be “it” so he’ll get to count to 10 (while the others run around), but Big Bird is “it” right now. Eventually, the Count gets his turn to be blindfolded, but he counts up to 20, claiming it will give the others a better chance to hide. However, since he is "it," he feels he should be the one who knows when to stop counting, so he continues as the others wait. |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
The Count continues counting into the 10,400s as the others begin to fall asleep. |
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Cartoon | A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert says that he and Ernie are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing! (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Cobwebs now stretch across the Hooper's Store newsstand and awning. The Count reaches a grand total of 17,000,656 before stopping, with his thunder and lightning waking everybody else up. The Count starts feeling around for the other players, but instead grabs his own arm, meaning he’s “it” again! He starts counting once more as the others groan. |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman |
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Muppets | Ernie (playing Robin Hood) auditions Anything Muppets to be his Merry Men. After screening two individuals who don't meet the requirements, Harvey Kneeslapper is sent in laughing. Ernie thinks he's found a merry man and hires him immediately, but following a string of incessant jokes, decides he's too merry after all and fires him. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cartoon | A man carves a YES and puts it on display. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster demonstrates "back" and "front" with three kids. First, he points out that the viewer can see the children's fronts, then (after scaring the kids) they see their backs as they run away. (First: Episode 0365) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally tries to figure out how to properly sleep in his new sleeping bag. (First: Episode 0364) |
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Film | A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas. (First: Episode 0524) |
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Muppets | Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cast | Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again. (First: Episode 0549) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple: Tree Destruction Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to go play in the park with him. When Bert says no, Ernie wonders if he isn't feeling well and starts to examine him. (First: Episode 0124) |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings their own version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0228) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (repeat) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495) |
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Muppets | The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty F” (repeat) |
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SCENE 3 | As Maria reads the paper, Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus read over her shoulder. Maria doesn’t notice Snuffy because A) he stays silent, and B) she never takes her eyes off the paper. She doesn't even notice when Big Bird and Snuffy move in front of her to continue reading one of the articles. |
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Cartoon | F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | Lizard! Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds") (First: Episode 0418) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Animation | Sand F/f (repeat) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (First: Episode 0425) |
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Transition | Bridge #12 - Glass smashes (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Grover and Debo to identify his letter A. Grover has no idea. When Debo says "A," Kermit says "Ay" to someone offscreen. |
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Transition | Bridge #13 - Leaf Drop Bridge (First: Episode 0309) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird shows Snuffy a manual he borrowed from Luis about refrigeration unit repair; Snuffy instantly falls asleep. "Gee, I think maybe he would've preferred Uncle Wiggily," Big Bird remarks. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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