| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird writes a giant note to Snuffy; The Count has chickenpox | |||||||
| Air date | April 2, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird buys a newspaper from Mr. Hooper to give to Susan, but he gets distracted on the way by joining some kids in making paper dolls. While doing so, he accidentally uses Susan’s newspaper to make a pair of paper girls. When Susan comes to get her paper, Big Bird hands her the dolls (the sports section) as well as the remaining shredded pieces. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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Muppets | When Maurice, a hapless casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute. (First: Episode 0524) |
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Film | Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (Spanish) (First: Episode 0306) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) |
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SCENE 2 | At Hooper's Store, Susan tells Gordon and Mr. Hooper that she saw a giant love note on the Fix-it Shop window from Big Bird to Mr. Snuffleupagus. They get concerned, believing that they may not show him as much love as they thought they did. Big Bird tells them that he made the note to help Snuffy learn how to read, but he still can't get the grown-ups to think of Snuffy more than some imaginary creature. Meanwhile, Snuffy sees the Fix-it Shop note and decides to write back using some chalk… |
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Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
The adults try to convince Big Bird that an imaginary friend can't respond to his note, so he goes outside to check. To everyone's surprise, he shows Snuffy’s response note written in chalk across the Fix-it Shop window and doors! They don't think Luis will be too happy with the graffiti, but Big Bird proudly offers to clean it off as the others are left wondering who could've written the note. |
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Cartoon | Kids on a bench wait for the bus: "Here comes the bus!" |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198) |
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Animation | Sand L/l |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cartoon | L es para luz (First: Episode 0373) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster encounters a green napkin. Every time he squeezes the napkin, a new number appears, allowing Cookie to count up to twenty. This creeps him out, but what's even more creepy is when Kermit shows up inside the napkin at the end of the bit -- he's also green, after all. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | "Four Seasons" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar writes an "ugly poem" with Susan’s help in finding words that rhyme with “pig.” He reads the poem to Gordon, claiming that Susan helped write it, to her dismay. |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Cast | Gordon is a street corner salesman hawking umbrellas. No one wants to buy them on a hot sunny day, but then it rains. Gordon sells all his umbrellas, but then doesn't have one himself, so he uses his box instead. (Jerry Nelson narrates). (First: Episode 0492) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count a penny. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Insert | Musical Bridge #2: close-ups of guitars, an organ, and drums. |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man eats a hot dog. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Muppets | Kermit at Home: Grover is outside in the snow, freezing. He keeps knocking on Kermit's door, asking how to get warm, and Kermit keeps telling him to come inside. Grover, missing the point, tries ideas of his own to get warm, but they don't work. Finally, Kermit tells Grover that if he wants to get warm, he should come inside. Excited, Grover pulls Kermit aside and slams the door, locking Kermit outside. Grover goes to sleep in Kermit's armchair while the frozen frog scrapes at the window. (First: Episode 0598) |
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Film | A showcase of J words (First: Episode 0631) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fanny talk about giraffes, leading to... (First: Episode 0426) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Joey sing "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0426) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set. (First: Episode 0446) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count has fallen ill; he doesn't even feel much like counting. Susan, being a nurse, checks on him by taking his temperature and observing his ears and nose as Mr. Hooper and Gordon look on. The Count also complains about feeling itchy everywhere, and spots suddenly cover his face. Susan deduces that he has the chicken pox and hands him a mirror. The Count is overjoyed about the diagnosis as he counts all the spots while the others walk him home. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (First: Episode 0321) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Film | "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Unlike previous segments, the rocket successfully launches at the right time as everyone celebrates, and the director grins at the camera. (First: Episode 0042) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Fish in the Cowboy Hat — Ernie tries to put a pot on Bert's head. (First: Episode 0305) |
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SCENE 5 | At home in bed, the Count continues counting his chicken pox by candlelight, getting up to 116 little red spots. He warns his pet bats not to get too close and shushes Yuba's howling as he goes on, as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Bert and Ernie hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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