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Sesame Street
Big Bird builds an airplane
Air date December 25, 1974
Season Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production September 24, 1974
Sponsors C, U, 6


Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Big Bird becomes discouraged after jumping off a box in the yard flapping his wings, worried that he can't fly like other birds can. David and Susan tell him not to worry since he can do things that other birds can't, like talk. Big Bird sees a jet plane soar overhead, and gets the idea to build his own airplane so he can fly.
Song Joe Raposo sings "Flying."
(First: Episode 0394)

SCENE 2 Luis sees the makeshift box airplane Big Bird has just built, only some of its parts are in the wrong places. He uses a diagram to make sure that the tail, wings, propeller, and steering wheel all go in the right places. Big Bird climbs into it, but his sense of direction gets mixed-up as he sits in the plane facing the other way.
Cartoon A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
(First: Episode 0454)
Cartoon C is for clipper... and captain, crew, cargo, cookies, cantaloupe, cabbage, candy, cake, and corks that the crew eats (some by mistake).
(First: Episode 0203)


SCENE 3 Luis and Susan mutter to each other about how Big Bird's plane really can't take off. Nonetheless, they help him go over his checklist, making sure he's adjusted his scarf and his horn is in working order. Luis turns the propeller to start the plane, which ends up discharging smoke and actually gets off the ground! The grown-ups watch in disbelief during Big Bird’s flight, which ends up short-lived as he crash lands almost immediately into a tree, destroying his plane.
Cartoon Speech Balloon: C for carrot
(First: Episode 0203)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Prepares for His BathBert scoffs at Ernie bringing an umbrella, a flashlight, and a bowling ball to the bathtub.
(First: Episode 0269)
Film A flower opens and closes.
(First: Episode 0441)
Cartoon Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on.
(First: Episode 0394)
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot invents a complicated machine, to test Cookie Monster's problem-solving abilities. Cookie Monster needs to pull the string to raise the glass cover off the plateful of cookies at the other end -- but when he lets go to retrieve the cookies, the cover will fall again. Herbert hears Cookie Monster approaching, and hides to observe him. Cookie investigates the machine for a moment, then gets the cookies by karate-chopping the glass cover.
(First: Episode 0132)
Animation Sand C/c
(First: Episode 0625)
Film C is for cars on the highway.
(First: Episode 0469)
Cast On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside.
Cartoon C for canary (role reversal)
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 1: WET.
(First: Episode 0473)
Cartoon C for Candle (blows man away)
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 2: SET.
(First: Episode 0473)
Cartoon C is for Cowboy
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 3: MET.
(First: Episode 0473)
Cartoon A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow.
Artist: Etienne Delessert
(First: Episode 0631)
Cartoon Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0324)
Film "Six Song (Song of Six)."
(First: Episode 0011)

SCENE 4 Big Bird sings "Somebody Come and Play" as he roams Sesame Street looking for his friends. His friends (including Susan, Mr. Hooper, David, and the kids) all appear in the yard, inviting him to play.
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
(First: Episode 0407)
Celebrity Carol Burnett runs the gamut of emotions while counting to 20.
(First: Episode 0132)
Film A gymnast demonstrates "between."
(First: Episode 0542)
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between with two poles, which are actually mops held by Grover and Herry.
(First: Episode 0283)
Cartoon "Poverty U
(First: Episode 0036)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Three dolphins jump together.
(First: Episode 0222)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentThe Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish.
(First: Episode 0477)
Cartoon Would you mind closing our OPEN?
(First: Episode 0438)
Film Various objects become OPEN.
(First: Episode 0442)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella
(First: Episode 0038)
Muppets "Wonderful/Yucchy"
(First: Episode 0177)
Film A steam shovel picks up debris.
(First: Episode 0004)
Cartoon A man gets a letter C in the mail.
(First: Episode 0294)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between".
(First: Episode 0542)
Cartoon A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion.
(First: Episode 0032)
Film A turtle walks slowly.
Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod
(First: Episode 0281)
Muppets Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.
(First: Episode 0280)
Cartoon Jazz #6
(First: Episode 0011)
SCENE 5 Big Bird goes to Hooper's Store, and is about to order something from “Mr. Looper.” Mr. Hooper tries to teach Big Bird how to pronounce his name correctly by breaking the word into two syllables on cards. Hooper brings the cards together, and eventually Big Bird gets the full word right. Mr. Hooper asks what he wants; Big Bird asks, “Could I have a bowl of hoop, Mr. Souper?”
Celebrity Carol Burnett demonstrates "what you can do with your nose."
(First: Episode 0131)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor)
(First: Episode 0029)
Film At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
(First: Episode 0619)
Cartoon A bear counts bees
(First: Episode 0083)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Painting of BertErnie modifies Bert to match his painting of him.
(First: Episode 0365)
Cartoon "Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
(First: Episode 0406)
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1
(First: Episode 0001)
SCENE 6 The kids play along Sesame Street as Big Bird announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Luis and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper and David hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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