| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | May 2, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon and Susan have an argument about chores: Susan wants Gordon to take out the trash, but Gordon would rather do it later. Oscar cheers them on as they argue, with the couple periodically telling Oscar to mind his own business. They end up teaming up on Oscar and chew him out, resolving their fight in the process. |
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Film | To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156) |
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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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Song | "Watch the Dance": A calypso singer points out the body parts of a dancer. |
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Muppets | Old West: Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp to give her a big surprise. The terrified townspeople try to warn Marshal Earp -- but Bad Bart explains that a surprise is something that someone doesn't expect. He orders them not to say a word. It turns out the big surprise is a cake for Marshal Earp's birthday. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand. (First: Episode 0557) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Animation | Sand A/a (First: Episode 0628) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan leads the kids (including Troy) in singing "My Little Game," later joined by Gordon, Mr. Hooper, and even Oscar. Gordon punctuates the song by dumping his aforementioned trash all over Oscar. |
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Film | A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat. (First: Episode 0028) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (Spanish) (First: Episode 0306) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates how a phone booth is used, but it becomes crowded when he receives a call asking for "Monderporg." |
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Cartoon | I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0624) |
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Cartoon | I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (First: Episode 0524) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) |
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Muppets | "The King's Picnic" (First: Episode 0419) |
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Cartoon | A man carves a YES and puts it on display. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Film | A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas. (First: Episode 0524) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis plays a bilingual “Here Are Some Things” game using pictures of transportation modes and a piano. |
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Cartoon | A man weighs himself to demonstrate how a scale works. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is trying to write a letter to Mr. Rogers, but finds it difficult when Ernie operates his electric fan right next to him. Bert blows up at Ernie and says he is "hot and bothered," and Ernie has just the thing for that: more cool air. (First: Episode 0544) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602) |
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Cast | Gordon is a street corner salesman hawking umbrellas. No one wants to buy them on a hot sunny day, but then it rains. Gordon sells all his umbrellas, but then doesn't have one himself, so he uses his box instead. (Jerry Nelson narrates). (First: Episode 0492) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!" (First: Episode 0551) |
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Cartoon | "Eggs Are Oval" Artist: Etienne Delessert |
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Film | Some clowns, more clowns (First: Episode 0563) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do. (First: Episode 0617) |
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SCENE 4 | In voiceover, a kid asks (and we see) what would happen if Big Bird and Mr. Hooper had their features and clothes switched around. In the end, Big Bird would still get Mr. Hooper's name wrong! |
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Cartoon | The alphabet appears in a little box. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | A caterpillar escapes a hungry bird by turning into a butterfly. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0639) |
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Cast | Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again. (First: Episode 0549) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — The Count counts the Three Little Pigs. (First: Episode 0569) |
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Cartoon | Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cartoon | At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Ralph is standing between two trees, playing with a long piece of rope like a cowboy. Along comes Wally carrying a wet shirt. Together, they solve the problem of where to hang the wet shirt to dry. They tie the ends of the rope around their chests, stretch it, and hang the shirt between them. (First: Episode 0331) |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: (third dot wants to be red) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (repeat) |
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Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425) |
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Cartoon | A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon plays ball in the yard with the kids as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, and Bert and Ernie hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- One of the pieces of Gordon's trash in scene 2 is a folded-up cue card.
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