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Sesame Street
David's poem about Maria / Oscar argues with his voice recording
(repeat of 0571)
Air date February 16, 1976
Season Season 7 (1975-1976)
Written by Joseph A. Bailey
Sponsors Q, S, 4
This episode guide has been compiled from materials at the CTW Archives.


StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0571 01
SCENE 1 David shows Maria and the kids how a tape recorder works by sampling some audio of their voices and playing it back. He flips the tape over to side B to hear what else he's recorded, thinking maybe it's some notes he took for class. After a moment, his voice is heard in a poetic cadence, "Just a few thoughts I'd like to say about Maria..." He immediately switches it off, but Maria wants to hear the rest after hearing her name. David insists the Maria he's talking about is his sister's new cat, but she convinces him to play the rest back anyway. Finally he admits that the poem was about her, which Maria says was very nice.
0571 02
SCENE 2 David and Maria use the recorder to capture audio of Oscar the Grouch inside his can telling them to leave him alone. Oscar eventually emerges and they play back the tape out of view on the 123 Sesame Street steps. The resulting exchange with his own voice recording convinces Oscar that he's quarreling with another grouch.
0571 03
SCENE 3 Big Bird demonstrates "before" and "after" by opening and walking through the construction doors next to his nest, but he knocks Maria over in the process.
0571 04
SCENE 4 Sam the Robot offers to make change for Bob to use on the bus. After inserting a one dollar bill into him and making a comment about the weather, Sam goes on and on with meteorological details prompting Bob to push his STOP button. This shuts Sam down resulting in Bob missing his bus because he couldn't get the change from Sam.
0571 05
SCENE 5 Big Bird reads a poem he forgot he'd written and hadn't finished. It's called "My Friend" and describes someone who's big and brown, but the name is left off of the end. Mr. Snuffleupagus comes along and can't think of who it might be since he's never met any of Big Bird's friends. After he leaves, Big Bird thinks about writing a poem for Snuffy. Bob helps him rhyme Snuffleupagus which makes Big Bird think about his previous poem mystery.
0571 06
SCENE 6 Oscar gathers everyone around for some grouch lessons.
0571 07
SCENE 7 Snuffy announces the sponsors while everyone plays in the arbor.

Known edits

Picture Segment Description
Erniebeforeafter
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie wants to have some cookies. Bert asks Ernie if he knows what "before" means, and Ernie demonstrates by saying that before he can have a cookie, he has to open the lid to a cookie jar, and after he closes the lid, he eats the cookie. He demonstrates a few times, until he loses his appetite for dinner.
(First: Episode 0007)
Yipyipphone
Muppets The Martians find a telephone.
(First: Episode 0398)
GroverHeather
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover demonstrates high and low by asking Heather to scratch his back.
(First: Episode 0732)
Erniebertcookiemystery
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert says that he saw Ernie eating his cookies. The culprit turns out to be Cookie Monster, who's disguised in Ernie's hair and shirt.
(First: Episode 0158)
Film-MomRhino
Film A rhino and her baby
(First: Episode 0408)
Toon.Clam
Cartoon A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
(First: Episode 0408)
2233-Kayak
Film A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0297)
0871j
Cartoon Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill.
(First: Episode 0787)
I'm a macaw, Myrtle
Film A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
(First: Episode 0409)
George countofour
Film No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
(First: Episode 0278)


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