| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Waldo Woodpecker visits Big Bird | |||||||
| Air date | April 4, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David watches as Big Bird vacuums his nest in preparation for the arrival of his friend from the forest, Waldo Woodpecker. When Waldo arrives he pecks on the door softly, but Big Bird doesn’t notice from the vacuum noise. Waldo gives it another try with a loud knock, but Big Bird still isn't sure someone's at the door. Waldo finally pecks as loud as he can, breaking right through the door. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon | A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (First: Episode 0057) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird offers Waldo some birdseed, but Waldo prefers bugs and beetles. Big Bird suggests he look around Sesame Street for something to eat and come back later. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Not being familiar with the city, Waldo wonders if the trees look different than they do in the forest. He comes across Oscar's trash can and gives it a try, but Oscar tells him to bug off. He then tries to get some food from the lamppost, but ends up hurting his beak. Maria points him to one of the trees nearby. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Waldo begins to peck away at the tree in front of Hooper's Store, resulting in more fallen leaves for David to sweep up. |
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Animation | It's a Circle! (First: Episode 0550) |
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Animation | Sand P/p |
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SCENE 3 | Waldo is about to leave, so Big Bird wants to give him a goodbye present. He offers a lamp, an alarm clock, and an umbrella, but Waldo explains that he can't use any of those things in the forest. He does, however, accept the wooden box the presents were stored in. He gives his beak a sharpen before tearing into it. |
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Cartoon | P is for Puppy (First: Episode 0199) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "The Monster's Three Wishes," starring Cookie Monster. |
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Cartoon | A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | "Five Onstage Dancers" (First: Episode 0539) |
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Cartoon | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Film | Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion. (First: Episode 0526) |
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Cartoon | Three little men climb up the three flower stems. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog Kiss — Prince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog. (First: Episode 0453) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has heard that somebody in the neighborhood is sick. He looks in a medical book to find out how to tell if someone is sick... not realizing that Bert is the one with a cold. (First: Episode 0435) |
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Animation | Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish) (First: Episode 0451) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and David display their mad and happy faces. (First: Episode 0343) |
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Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Hey Diddle Diddle — A cat preps a cow to jump over the moon. |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Film | African children play in a village, and in a modern playground. (First: Episode 0159) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert have difficulty scratching their backs, so both help each other scratch their back. While Ernie's itch takes a little too long to scratch, he introduces a film called "Everybody Scratch." After the film, Ernie notices that Bert has stopped scratching his back; Beautiful Day Monster is. (First: Episode 0012) |
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Cartoon | N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (First: Episode 0140) |
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Cartoon | A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. (First: Episode 0542) |
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Muppets | "Family" (First: Episode 0404) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Numbers from 1 to 20 line up, but 17 is missing. (First: Episode 0536) |
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SCENE 4 | As he sidles along the sidewalk, Big Bird recites a poem about a certain snake: the sidewinder. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder snake (First: Episode 0514) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count to 20. (First: Episode 0476) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". (First: Episode 0047) |
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Cartoon | A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (repeat) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273) |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter". (First: Episode 0322) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria does a name chant with the kids (including Joey) and Big Bird as Waldo announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob, Grover, and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, and David and Maria hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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