Episode 0707

Sesame Street
Oscar hates his alarm clock
Air date	December 31, 1974
Season	Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production September 25, 1974 Sponsors A, I, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon hears the overly-loud sound of an alarm clock, and finds it coming from Oscar's trash can. Oscar tosses the troublesome clock out since it wakes him up when he wants to sleep. Gordon tells him that's how an alarm clock is supposed to work, and considers keeping the clock. Oscar goes over what might happen if he ends up sleeping late without the alarm: he'd feel more relaxed, and do activities that wouldn't bother anyone else - then realize this'd make him even more grouchier. Gordon gives the clock back to Oscar.
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390)
	Cartoon	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Talk Slower — Ernie quickly tries to tell Bert that his toast is burning. (First: Episode 0323)
	Cartoon	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143)
	Cast	David (in voiceover) finds shapes in the yard. (First: Episode 0451)
	Film	Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456)
	Cartoon	Letter I (Beep Beep) (First: Episode 0427)
	Muppets	The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number". (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird, introducing himself as "The Great El Birdo," shows Luis and the kids a guessing trick in front of the Fix-it Shop. Big Bird has a series of cards depicting the sun, a tomato, a house, and an apple. Without looking, he has Luis and the others pick one of the drawings and proceeds to tell them what card they've picked. The group chooses the apple, but Big Bird has trouble figuring out which one they chose. Luis gives him clues to eliminate the others, leaving Big Bird no choice but to successfully pick the apple.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare — Kermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare. (First: Episode 0477)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird tries the trick again, this time having Luis pick the card out and guess what Big Bird chose. Big Bird keeps forgetting what card he chooses, so he takes out a magic marker and scribbles on the picture of the sun to remind himself what he picked; Luis instantly gets the answer right.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon - I: An iron irons the word. (First: Episode 0314)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Animation	A puzzle of a wheel is put together. (First: Episode 0625)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. Kermit counts the hand's fingers and lists off various things it can do. The hand gradually becomes more aggressive with Kermit in demonstrating, but the two eventually make up by shaking hands. (First: Episode 0342)
	Cartoon	Capital I, he's quite a guy (First: Episode 0368)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449)
	SCENE 3	In limbo, Maria encounters a door with an "ENTRADA" sign on it. On the other side of the door, Luis sees an "ENTRANCE" sign. Both try to open the door at the same time, but don't get anywhere. Big Bird goes through the entrada with no problem.
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin and his class name some great people. (First: Episode 0515)
	Cartoon	A bee looks for a flower. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616)
	Muppets	Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum.
	Cartoon	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462)
	SCENE 4	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird asks Mr. Hooper for a "peanut buster." Mr. Hooper gets a jar of peanut butter, believing that's what Big Bird wanted. Big Bird proceeds to use the jar to crunch down on a pile of unshelled peanuts for a couple of kids.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed, and then he'll get crumbs in his pajamas, itch, and not be able to sleep. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead. (First: Episode 0282)
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339)
	Film	Cold things that begin with the letter I (First: Episode 0618)
	Film	A gemsbok runs fast, then faster. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (Spanish) (First: Episode 0306)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390)
	Cartoon	A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538)
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets sing "Goin' for a Ride", while traveling in a car, train, and boat. (First: Episode 0037)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: I for Island. (First: Episode 0314)
	SCENE 5	The kids help Mr. Hooper raise the awning at Hooper's Store as Maria announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Notes

• Footage from the final scene was later used for The Street We Live On.

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