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| The Count counts streetlights | |||||||||||
| Air date | November 4, 1974 (season premiere) | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 6 (1974-1975) | ||||||||||
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SCENE 1 | The Count greets the viewers perched on top of the Sesame Street lamppost so he can count all the lights on the street as they come on for the evening. He counts the various lights as they are turned on by Luis (opening the Fix-It Shop), Mr. Hooper (at his store), Bob, David, Maria, Gordon and Susan, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, and Big Bird. The tenth light is on the lamppost, surprising the Count and making him fall off. |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Exit" as the audience leaves the room. |
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Cartoon | A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) |
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Cartoon | Three children are being chased by a giant mutant rabbit as fast rock music accompanies the chase. They outsmart him by hiding behind three trees. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0655) |
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Muppets | Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize. (First: Episode 0629) cut from the DVD version |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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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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Muppets | Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | The grown-ups converse at Hooper's Store when they hear a wild bronco outside. They soon meet a cowgirl, Rodeo Rosie, who brags about how big everything is where she comes from. The others reassure Rosie that she doesn't have to tell tall tales just to be impressive; they like her just the way she is. Rosie promises to tell the truth, but begins exaggerating again after meeting Big Bird. |
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Film | Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin talks to his class about Africa. Smart Tina thinks that Africa is just a big jungle, because she's seen it that way in Tarzan movies. Roosevelt corrects her; only a small portion of Africa is a jungle. Africa also has cities and deserts and lakes. Hard Head Henry Harris compares Africa to Smart Tina. |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cast | Maria sings "Three Whipped Cream Pies on the Wall" (which she eventually gets pelted with). (First: Episode 0637) |
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Film | A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493) |
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SCENE 3 | The cast sings "What's the Name of That Song?" |
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Cartoon | King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, Ernie reacts to a sad, funny, scary movie, to Bert's embarrassment and the annoyance of the other viewers. (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cartoon | Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last. |
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Muppets | Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse-and-cart works. (First: Episode 0590) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar has gathered the cast, Herry, Ernie, Bert, and some kids (including John-John, Shola, and Trey) to demonstrate "none." None of the people are happy at first, but some people like David and Maria start to smile and giggle. Laughter breaks out among more of the group until finally all of them get into a laughing fit. Even Oscar starts to laugh from inside his trash can! |
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Cartoon | Rumba pencils (first, last, Crazy Melvin) (First: Episode 0638) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie explains to the audience how people have two of everything: "Let's see, we've got two eyes, and two ears, and two noses..." "Hey, you ding-a-ling!" Bert interrupts. "You've only got one nose." Ernie promptly pulls Bert's nose off, sticks it to his own face, and keeps counting. "Two noses, and two eyes, and two ears ... too bad!" (First: Episode 0061) cut from the Max version |
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Film | Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0631) |
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Cartoon | E for Erase (First: Episode 0486) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) |
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Animation | Sand E/e (First: Episode 0642) |
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SCENE 5 | The Count is back up on the lamppost sign. It's now dark, and the Count watches as everyone turns out their lights. After counting 9 lights, he waits for the street light to turn off. However, when Luis tells him that it doesn't turn off until daylight, the Count decides to sleep there.
A sleepy Bert announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and Luis hold the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper, the Count, and Susan hold the CTW sign. |
Alterations[]
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Muppets | Beat the Time with Grover. (First: Episode 0423) On the DVD release of this episode, this segment replaces the "Dialing for Prizes" game show segment. |
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