| Sesame Street | |||||
| Waldo Woodpecker visits Big Bird (repeat of 0634) | |||||
| Air date | February 19, 1976 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | David watches as Big Bird vacuums his nest in preparation for the arrival of his friend from the forest, Waldo Woodpecker. When Waldo arrives he pecks on the door softly, but Big Bird doesn’t notice from the vacuum noise. Waldo gives it another try with a loud knock, but Big Bird still isn't sure someone's at the door. Waldo finally pecks as loud as he can, breaking right through the door. |
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Cartoon | A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Transition | Bridge #17 – Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0288) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird offers Waldo some birdseed, but Waldo prefers bugs and beetles. Big Bird suggests he look around Sesame Street for something to eat and come back later. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Not being familiar with the city, Waldo wonders if the trees look different than they do in the forest. He comes across Oscar's trash can and gives it a try, but Oscar tells him to bug off. He then tries to get some food from the lamppost, but ends up hurting his beak. Maria points him to one of the trees nearby. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Waldo begins to peck away at the tree in front of Hooper's Store, resulting in more fallen leaves for David to sweep up. |
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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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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Rhyming Game — Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but Ernie ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it. (First: Episode 0798) |
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Cartoon | A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0783) |
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SCENE 3 | Waldo is about to leave, so Big Bird wants to give him a goodbye present. He offers a lamp, an alarm clock, and an umbrella, but Waldo explains that he can't use any of those things in the forest. He does, however, accept the wooden box the presents were stored in. He gives his beak a sharpen before tearing into it. |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flying." (First: Episode 0394) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rumplestiltskin — Kermit helps the miller's daughter guess Rumpelstiltskin's name. (First: Episode 0724) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) |
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Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." (edited) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0585) |
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Insert | Child voiceovers declare the street wastebasket is empty. The adults and Big Bird toss their trash into it, making it full. After a garbage man (Richard Hunt, making a cameo) collects its contents, the kids announce that it is now empty. |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0773) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Celebrity | Judy Collins performs "Song for Judith." |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Film | Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (Spanish version) Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0477) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad." (First: Episode 0240) |
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Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
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Film | David (in voice-over) finds rectangles. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | Counting 11 eggs and one cookie. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Ernie counts out eleven cookies and one egg. Cookie Monster eats the cookies- and then the egg. (First: Episode 0054) |
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Animation | Two small stripes watch as two circles play with each other. The stripes try to bend themselves into circles, but soon find that they can both cooperate to make one big circle. (First: Episode 0762) |
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SCENE 4 | As he sidles along the sidewalk, Big Bird recites a poem about a certain snake: the sidewinder. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder snake (First: Episode 0514) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Radio Knob — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cartoon | Krazy Kat proves his love for Ignatz Mouse with a block of cheese. Ignatz carves it into the word "LOVE." (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back. (First: Episode 0765) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (repeat) |
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Film | Women put dolls together and package them at a doll factory. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cartoon | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact). (First: Episode 0145) |
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Cartoon | A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler. (First: Episode 0572) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria does a name chant with the kids (including Joey) and Big Bird as Waldo announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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