| Sesame Street | |||||||
| A day of surprises | |||||||
| Air date | April 23, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Susan calls Mr. Hooper over to look at a sign on 123 Sesame Street: “Sam’s Singing School.” Sam the Robot has started his own school where he teaches singing. Luis arrives with Sam’s “pupils” — some portable radios! |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: After the Bath — Ernie comes from finishing his bath and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Film | Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0338) |
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Film | This is the desert. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | The Magic Painting Lady shows off her magic painting of a doorway which will help show "through." Three Anything Muppets in the painting come through the doorway. When it comes time for Grover's turn, he ends up breaking through the painting. (First: Episode 0580) |
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Cartoon | Joe's Lap (limerick) (First: Episode 0617) |
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Muppets | Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Grocer and Doctor. (First: Episode 0067) |
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Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper comes to the Fix-it Shop with his favorite chair, which has a broken seat. Luis needs four nails of the same size, so he plays a “One of These Things” game with different-sized nails and has Nicki and Seth decide which nails he should use. After they figure out the right ones, Luis hammers them in. |
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Muppets | Juanita looks for "YO," asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Film | Where the buffalo roam ... (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Maria reads "The Boy Who Cried Monster." A terrible, cookie-stealing monster helps to teach a mischievous Anything Muppet boy an important lesson. (First: Episode 0412) |
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Animation | A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through. (First: Episode 0096) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates 'around'. (First: Episode 0517) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis knocks on Oscar's can, but Bert pops out instead and says “Surprise!” Luis tries to show Big Bird this surprise, but Big Bird thinks there’s something wrong with Oscar - he’s yellow, has a pointy head, his fur has fallen off, etc. |
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Cartoon | A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end. (First: Episode 0337) |
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Film | A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461) |
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Film | Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Animation | A roof finds its way to the top of a house. (First: Episode 0505) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count finishes making a block wall, but Oscar knocks it down and says “Surprise!” The Count is overjoyed, since he can start counting the blocks again. |
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Muppets | Fran Brill narrates two Anything Muppet hands who argue over a piece of cake before they decide to share it. (First: Episode 0189) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts The Weather Show. (First: Episode 0385) |
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Cartoon | A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0011) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Film | Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets | Alien Alphabet (First: Episode 0277) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about taking a nap. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees. (First: Episode 0451) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to surprise Mr. Hooper in hopes of meeting him, but is worried about what could happen. Mr. Hooper tells Big Bird to watch the store for him as he makes an errand to the bank, and exits through the front door. At the back door, Snuffy ends up surprising Big Bird instead and causes him to drop a tray of glasses. They begin arguing over who surprised who, and exclaim, "What a surprise!" together. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a so-called "magic" chain which can form into any shape he wants. Bert is dismissive of the chain's magic properties. And yet, when Bert asks for the chain to provide a sandwich, it does. (First: Episode 0617) |
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Film | In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Grover Kent sees a lost little girl in trouble and tries to find a phone booth to change in, the same one she wants to use to call home. (alternate edit with different music) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird and Snuffy continue their argument as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis and the kids hold the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper, the Count, and Susan hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- The Sesame Street LIVE! version of "Sing" can be heard on the portable radios in Scene 1.
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