| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird lets Duane's cat loose | |||||
| Air date | January 8, 1976 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Big Bird asks David for a ham sandwich. David serves him one, but Big Bird points out that it's square and he'd rather have them cut into rectangles, thinking it might be more delicious. David does so, but then Big Bird decides he likes triangles better; David reluctantly divides the rectangles into such. When Big Bird considers they might be better in a round shape, a frustrated David just grinds the sandwiches into a mashed pile (which Big Bird also thinks looks good). |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wants Bert to pretend to be mad, but Bert says that he can't, because he has nothing to feel angry about. Ernie asks Bert to pretend that he borrowed Bert's paper clip collection, and lost his favorite paper clip. The thought makes Bert really mad. Bert gets tired out, and tells Ernie that he can't get mad anymore. Ernie makes a confession -- he really did lose Bert's favorite paper clip. (First: Episode 0216) |
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Cartoon | "Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359) |
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Film | Elephants (African percussion soundtrack) (First: Episode 0389) |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | "Sammy the Snake" (First: Episode 0278) |
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Celebrity | Tennis player Arthur Ashe counts to twelve. (First: Episode 0750) |
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Song | "Eight Song (Song of Eight)” (First: Episode 0016) |
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Celebrity | Tennis player Arthur Ashe counts to twelve (without voiceover). (First: Episode 0750) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane," a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set. (First: Episode 0446) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria has just picked up Duane's cat Paquito from the vet and asks Big Bird to briefly look after him while she gets Duane. She hands Big Bird the cat's leash, instructing him not to let the cat loose. After she leaves, Big Bird doesn't think Paquito is happy wearing the collar and leash (despite Maria's warning), so he has the cat "promise" to stay put after he loosens the collar. Paquito immediately runs away after being scared off by a barking dog, and Big Bird has to act fast to figure out how to solve the problem. |
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Cartoon | A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Maria returns with Duane, who is anxious to see his pet. Big Bird gives him a large hat on the leash instead, thinking it would make a fine replacement since it rhymes with "cat." Big Bird then confesses to letting the cat off the leash, and Maria angrily scolds him. She tells him what he did was foolish, which hurts Big Bird so much he runs away. Maria instantly regrets hurting his feelings, but for the time being she and Duane start looking for Paquito. |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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Cartoon | S for sing |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper’s, Maria tells David what had happened. Big Bird shows up and asks David for a big bag of birdseed, planning to move away after Maria yelled at him. He feels Maria hates him, but Maria apologizes and with a song (“I Really Like You”) reassures him that he is still loved and wanted. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Just then, an angry Oscar shows up with a complaint. While drying out his fish head collection (“No editorial comments, please!” he barks at a disgusted David) only to find the whole thing eaten. He gives David the culprit: Paquito! As a thank you, David offers to give Oscar the store's supply of fish heads for a month (with some lemon peels thrown in for good measure). Once Oscar leaves satisfied, Big Bird asks to help Duane take his cat home, but David quickly asks Big Bird to stay with him to make some birdseed sundaes to avoid any more trouble. |
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Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
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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) |
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Film | "Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body. (First: Episode 0024) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | The word BUS (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Maria reads "The Boy Who Cried Monster." A terrible, cookie-stealing monster helps to teach a mischievous Anything Muppet boy an important lesson. (First: Episode 0412) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment —: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet. (First: Episode 0495) |
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SCENE 4 | David and a kid play a “Here Are Some Things” game at Hooper's using three big blobs, a big circle, and a little blob. |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Film | A girl gets a pair of earrings, intercut with shots of other people's earrings. (First: Episode 0422) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Film | A very busy man is asked by a voice what "forwards" and "backwards" means, but the man doesn't have time to listen. Instead, he is shown what "backwards" means by watching everything around him go in reverse motion! (First: Episode 0166) |
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Cartoon | "Candy Man" (repeat) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria and Duane admire Paquito as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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