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| Headline Howie gets the scoop on Snuffy | |||||||||
| Air date | December 1, 1975 (season premiere) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | After Big Bird heads off to the library, Snuffy sadly counts his friends who don't see him as he walks down Sesame Street. These include: Susan and Gordon reading a postcard, Mr. Macintosh selling fruit, Cookie Monster with his head in a bag of cookies, Bob and David perusing a newspaper, Maria answering a phone call in her apartment, Mr. Hooper searching for his glasses in his store, Willy selling hot dogs, and Luis carrying several boxes to the Fix-It Shop. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imagine Ice Skating — When Bert can't sleep, Ernie suggests that he imagine himself doing something he likes... like ice skating. |
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Song | "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Cartoon | Two men on a park bench turn their radios up louder and louder, each trying to drown the other's out, until they reach a station they can agree on. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Cartoon | Two cowboy rattlesnakes discuss the difference between here and there, while trying to avoid a sneezing rabbit. Artist: Bud Luckey cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Professor Grover talks about parts of the head, with help from a reluctant Maria. (First: Episode 0728) |
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Film | Future careers: footage of a kid acting out a certain job, followed by an adult doing "the real thing." Includes a girl singing the "Sesame Street Theme" and another watching a sketch with Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog. |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird asks if anybody has seen Mr. Snuffleupagus, whom the grown-ups are tired of hearing about. Journalist Headline Howie pops up to get the scoop on the supposed "imaginary friend," instantly coming up with several newspapers featuring headlines filled with rhymes for "Snuff." Maria, Bob, and Susan try to interpret the newspapers as Big Bird makes his case: "Well, anyone who can't believe in a Snuffleupagus certainly can't believe in an eight-foot-two bird!" Howie delivers one final headline: "BIRD SHOWS TOUGH STUFF! CALLS BLUFF IN LOCAL SNUFF HUFF!" before splitting the scene. |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0478) |
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Cartoon | At night, a man's toothy smile is shown as he hears the sounds of tools being used ... to demolish his house. Artist: Bill Davis cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of cows being fed hay during winter. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0787) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler). (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt makes sure the class knows the difference between loud and soft. ("Don't tell me I can't teach.") (First: Episode 0510) |
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Cartoon | B ... US! We're on the bus! (First: Episode 0785) |
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Song | Marilyn Sokol sings "Pockets" over a montage of different types of pockets. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Cartoon | Kids on a bench wait for the bus: "Here comes the bus!" (First: Episode 0632) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty — Kermit doesn't help Humpty Dumpty's situation. (First: Episode 0657) |
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SCENE 3 | In "A Postcard from Amy," Grover reads a postcard he got from his friend Amy. The message on the card is passed around from person to person, getting more and more mixed up, until everyone is led to believe that Amy is in the hospital! |
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Cartoon | A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!") (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | A screwdriver slowly drives a screw into the ground. cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets. |
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Cartoon | The Fox and the Grapes In the classic fable, a famished fox can't reach the grapes, and eventually gives up, assuming they're sour anyway. (First: Episode 0784) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432) |
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Cartoon | Five stripes make a circle. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Emotional at the Movies — Ernie runs through the gamut of emotions during a movie. (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cast | Bob, Maria and David demonstrate in, on and under in their own ways. |
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Cartoon | Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg. cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a telephone booth. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and Ingrid count backwards from ten to one. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Cartoon | Magical Herman's number trick (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | Five Anything Muppets sing the "Numerical Correspondence Song." (First: Episode 0735) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) |
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Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis is impressed when Maria fixes a typewriter he's been having trouble with for months. Since it's David's birthday, Maria puts a ribbon around it and sneaks the gift into Hooper's Store. She orders a cup of coffee and tries to ignore David's hinting at today being special, pointing out the birthday candles nearby. Once David turns his back to get her coffee, Maria reveals the typewriter and quietly sings, "Happy Birthday to You" before they share a kiss. The DVD release omits the last few seconds of the scene, including Maria's short rendition of "Happy Birthday" and the kiss. |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter". (First: Episode 0322) |
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SCENE 5 | The citizens of Sesame Street go along their business as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while the Count and Mr. Hooper hold the CTW sign. |
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Behind the scenes of "A Postcard from Amy."
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