| Sesame Street | |||||
| Sam the Robot's paintings; Oscar makes popcorn | |||||
| Air date | April 11, 1974 | ||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Sam the Robot encounters Luis and the kids painting pictures. Sam announces a picture making contest, certain he’ll win because machines are better than people. While the kids paint, Sam prints out three cards with a big red square, which David points out are all the same. As Susan observes the uniqueness of Luis’s and the kids’ paintings, Sam gets sad that his paintings are liked the least and produces an abstract art piece. Luis offers to trade his painting with Sam’s. |
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Film | Kids use shapes to make a train. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | A caterpillar escapes a hungry bird by turning into a butterfly. Artist: Etienne Delessert |
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Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie won't let Bert into the apartment. At first, Bert worries his friend might be in trouble, or feeling sad, but then he thinks Ernie might be hiding something from him, which makes him mad. He is finally let in, and finds that Ernie has thrown him a surprise party, which makes him happy. Guests at the party include Roosevelt Franklin, Herbert Birdsfoot, Prairie Dawn, Sherlock Hemlock, Grover, Guy Smiley, and a mailman. (First: Episode 0461) |
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Cartoon | "Presenting...the electric drill!" (First: Episode 0557) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me." (First: Episode 0294) |
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Film | A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing (First: Episode 0359) |
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Muppets | "The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Muppets | Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two) (First: Episode 0359) |
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Cartoon | "Presenting -- the hammer!" (First: Episode 0574) |
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SCENE 2 | “The Ow Song”: Luis bangs his thumb while hammering; David stubs his toe. |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Muppets | A woman (Jim Henson) volunteers to assist The Amazing Mumford in his surprise magic trick. Mumford makes her disappear – but when he tries to make her reappear, Herry Monster pops up, saying "SURPRISE!" (First: Episode 0381) |
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Cartoon | As voices speculate what a squiggle will become, the squiggle is joined by other lines and bumps, eventually forming into a talking picture of Big Bird. (First: Episode 0235) |
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Insert | Bob draws a face on his fist, then puppeteers it as he sings "Face Game." (First: Episode 0562) |
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Film | A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0478) |
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Cartoon | Julius demonstrates "here" and "there", then ends up being "in pain." Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0418) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers. (First: Episode 0464) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis lays down some wood studs on the steps of 123 Sesame Street separating Susan and the kids. She sings "Here Are Some Things" and asks them how they can sort. They come up with three ways: kids and a grown-up; black people and a white person; and girls and a boy. |
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Cartoon | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch. (First: Episode 0200) |
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Cartoon | A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Muppets | Farley looks for ME. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cartoon | "Presenting -- the bumper jack!" (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Billy wants to know about here and there, so Herry and Grover demonstrate by spreading apart, each calling the monster over to their side. However, whenever the monster gets to "there," he always finds himself "here". (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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SCENE 4 | David, Susan, Luis, Jay, Oscar, and the kids all show different ways of jumping, mostly demonstrating opposites. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "J Jump." (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | A man blows 7 bubbles. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate "here" and "there". (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)." (repeat) |
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Animation | The number 6 is shown in a variety of ways. (First: Episode 0401) |
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Film | Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A pink circle splits into a cat, and a gray circle splits into a mouse. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Film | Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm? (First: Episode 0138) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie reads Bert a dramatic story that he's just written. The "story" is actually the alphabet, which Ernie reads in an overwrought manner. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 5 | David, Susan, and Luis notice a giant bag of unpopped popcorn next to Oscar's trash can. Oscar says he’s going into the popcorn business so he can get enough money for a vacation to Sludge City. Oscar tells Luis to pour some into his can and onto his stove, bit is displeased when Luis only pours a small amount. Upon request, the others pour the rest of the 50-lb. bag in despite their warnings… and the can overflows with popcorn! |
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Animation | Bridge: Dot & Hill A-1 (First: Episode 0146) |
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Film | David narrates some films showing the homes of animals. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Animation | Bridge: Dot & Hill A-2 (First: Episode 0146) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar revels in how much popcorn he's going to be able to sell, but Luis and Susan warn him that he'd better go into the street cleaning business after covering a good amount of Sesame Street with it. Herry Monster announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Jay, Luis, and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon and David hold the CTW sign. |
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