| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar disguises himself as a baby; Big Bird gets a postcard from Poco Loco | |||||||
| Air date | April 25, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird sees Gordon and some kids playing “Pin the Tail on the O,” where players try to add the line on an O to make it into a letter Q. Big Bird joins in their game, and Gordon blindfolds then spins him around when it's his turn. Big Bird misses the mark, so he calls the O like a dog to come over to him instead... and it does. (Big Bird: "I win.") |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Muppets | "The Question Song" (First: Episode 0378) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria and the kids admire Pamela's baby brother, whom Maria prepares for a nap. Oscar gets upset when Maria shushes him, explaining that babies shouldn’t be bothered while sleeping. Oscar suddenly gets inspired… |
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Animation | Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Bob encounters Oscar in a dingy baby carriage, wearing a ratty bonnet and shaking a tin can rattle. Oscar is assuming the role of a Grouch baby so he won’t be bothered while sleeping. Bob teases him by offering milk and tickling him, then sees that he wants to sleep. When “baby” Oscar tries to go to sleep, Bob sings a lullaby and rocks his carriage, further disgusting him. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (First: Episode 0603) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: What Makes People Angry — Kermit loses his cool attempting to interview some passersby. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together. (First: Episode 0510) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Cartoon | A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head. (First: Episode 0303) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates "short" and "tall." (First: Episode 0254) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | Q - quarter (First: Episode 0046) |
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Film | Field of hay (kid voice-overs) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Oak Tree — In the forest, Guy Smiley salutes the life of an Oak Tree. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small. (First: Episode 0519) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon leads the kids and Maria in rhyming their names (Raphael has a bell, Maria wears una mantilla, etc.). When Oscar tries to think of a word that rhymes with “Grouch,” he gives up and slams his trash can lid on Gordon’s hand, causing him to yelp “OUCH!” |
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Cartoon | A man winds up a toy person and orders it to GO, until the toy snaps back and makes him GO. (First: Episode 0349) |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand series: The hands try to communicate with each other by making sounds from opposite sides of a wall. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Big Sneeze — When Bert's nose comes off from a sneeze, Ernie teases him by re-attaching it in the wrong places. (First: Episode 0026) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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Celebrity | The Harlem Globetrotters make 4 baskets, but miss on the 5th. |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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Celebrity | The Harlem Globetrotters make 8 baskets, but miss on the 9th. |
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Film | A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Size Differences Part 1 — Two Snerfs help Kermit teach the difference between tall and short. (First: Episode 0015) |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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Film | A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cast | Gordon and Luis cooperate to get an apple out of a tree. (First: Episode 0508) |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Film | "There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0416) |
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Celebrity | The Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate body parts during their basketball stunts. (First: Episode 0627) |
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SCENE 4 | At the Fix-it Shop, Luis eats a hamburger while listening to soft piano music on the radio. Big Bird comes in with a postcard from his friend Poco Loco, a parrot who lives in South America. The postcard is in Spanish, so he asks Luis to translate it for him. Reading it gives Luis fond memories of where he grew up, and almost like magic his surroundings change as he talks about his old home. Latin music starts playing on his radio, his hamburger becomes a taco, and his jacket becomes a bright tropical shirt. Luis would like to go back there and see his friends, but he is then reminded of all the friends he has on Sesame Street when Bob gives him an apple, Gordon reminds him of basketball practice, and Maria loans him some books. |
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Film | Scenes of individuals running from around the world. (First: Episode 0590) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Size Differences Part 2 — Kermit changes the lecture to one about little and big with different-sized monsters. (First: Episode 0015) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet (repeat) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles." (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria takes the baby out for a stroll as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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