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Sesame Street
Waldo Woodpecker visits Big Bird
Air date April 4, 1974
Season Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production February 25, 1974
Sponsors N, P, 12

SSShowID-0634

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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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.
BodyPartShoutOut
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Body part shout-out
(First: Episode 0264)
P pirate pistol
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.
Stringcircles
Animation It's a Circle!
(First: Episode 0550)
0773-Sand
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.
1090-12
Cartoon P is for Puppy
(First: Episode 0199)
Three Wishes
Muppets / Cast Bob reads "The Monster's Three Wishes," starring Cookie Monster.
Toon-Tall-er-estTrees
Cartoon A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0284)
500017
Song "Five Onstage Dancers"
(First: Episode 0539)
12birds
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
(First: Episode 0493)
Bae9
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)
1041dangertheater
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)
Gnomes flower vase
Cartoon Three little men climb up the three flower stems.
Ssnfsleep
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog KissPrince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog.
(First: Episode 0453)
OldFilm.DangerSign
Film Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER!
(First: Episode 0480)
Ladybugpicnic
Cartoon "Ladybugs' Picnic"
(First: Episode 0416)
PinkElephants
Cartoon Big, bigger and biggest elephants
(First: Episode 0389)
1092-14
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie 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)
Drawingchicken
Animation Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish)
(First: Episode 0451)
AnimalCamouflage
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0366)
3141z
Cartoon P is for Puddle
(First: Episode 0452)
Bertdavid
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentBert and David display their mad and happy faces.
(First: Episode 0343)
LetterPSunset
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)
1041newsflash
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Hey Diddle DiddleA cat preps a cow to jump over the moon.
1090-14
Cartoon P is for Pillow
(First: Episode 0374)
0600-African
Film African children play in a village, and in a modern playground.
(First: Episode 0159)
EBScratch1

EBScratch2
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie 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)
N naughty
Cartoon N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing.
(First: Episode 0140)
Daddy-Slips
Cartoon A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.
(First: Episode 0542)
Telaviv.anythingfamily
Muppets "Family"
(First: Episode 0404)
Nisfornifty
Cartoon An N-terview with an N
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0131)
1041numbers
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.
RattlesnakeFilm
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder snake
(First: Episode 0514)
GroverJonJon20
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and John-John count to 20.
(First: Episode 0476)
Somebodycomeandplay
Song Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
(First: Episode 0047)
P pirate pistol
Cartoon A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (repeat)
ABC-conversation
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0273)
Film-PaintPorcupine
Film A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass.
(First: Episode 0064)
Myfavoriteletter
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.
ClosingSign-BobGroverGordonSS-0634

MariaDavid0673
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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