| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Hooper stays up all night studying | |||||||
| Air date | March 15, 1976 | ||||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob, Gordon, and Big Bird arrive for some breakfast at Hooper's Store, but they notice that the store hasn't been opened at its usual time. It's still dark inside, and Big Bird's imagination goes wild when he believes that Mr. Hooper has been abducted by space creatures. Moments later, a yawning Mr. Hooper explains that he had stayed overnight to study for one of his GED tests and had fallen asleep. Big Bird is relieved that the creatures didn't take him away, and everybody piles into the store for some breakfast. |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | "Bein' Green", with Lena Horne and Kermit. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV. (First: Episode 0771) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Farmer takes care of the baby cows (First: Episode 0784) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob talks to a couple of kids about "next to," then demonstrates it by getting next to Oscar's trash can. This gets Oscar's attention, and he wants to join in on the lesson. He tells Bob and the kids to start walking farther from his can, telling them to go farther and farther until they're at the door of the Fix-It Shop. Bob doesn't understand why until Oscar explains that he's teaching "away from." |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) |
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Muppets | Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird. (First: Episode 0167) |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | Dune buggy assembly (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird, John-John, Joey, and Akim are hungry for lunch, but first need to put their toys away. Big Bird thinks he can do it all on his own and proceeds to do so until the other kids show that it'd be much easier to cooperate. Big Bird frets about not doing his fair share, but after offering to litter the street with toys again the other kids set him straight before going to eat. |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q". Ernie goes first with "1 Q", and Bert follows with "2 Q". The game continues, until Bert gets to "10 Q". "You're welcome, Bert!" Ernie says. (First: Episode 0440) |
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Film | A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (Spanish dub) (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number". (First: Episode 0491) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon is surprised to hear the sound of a vacuum cleaner coming from Oscar's can. Oscar confirms that the sound was indeed coming from a vacuum, and tells Gordon to see for himself. Gordon peers into the can and ends up with a face full of dust; Oscar has the vacuum in reverse, using it to spray dirt and grime everywhere. "You vacuum your way, and I'll vacuum mine!" Oscar retorts. |
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Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) |
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Muppets | Hands count to 11. (First: Episode 0217) |
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Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784) cut from the Noggin version |
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Insert | Cookie Monster explains the purpose of a telephone. Then, Maria and Luis tease Cookie by eating the telephone! (First: Episode 0562) |
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Cartoon | A boy looks for the telephone as it rings. (First: Episode 0684) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 5 | An Anything Muppet deliveryman has delivered Gordon's dining set, but to his bewilderment Bob and Gordon use the furniture to play "Here Are Some Things." The deliveryman finds it ridiculous to play a game with furniture (further baffled when they suddenly break into song with ambient music) until he sees how the four chairs all belong together. When Big Bird comes by, the deliveryman becomes even more flabbergasted. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Q" -- A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute. (First: Episode 0762) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fannie count legs and heads. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird takes over duties at Hooper's Store while Mr. Hooper sits in the yard to study. When John-John arrives and asks for a hot fudge sundae, Big Bird is unsure where everything is and repeatedly calls Mr. Hooper from his studies to find the right ingredients and implements. Mr. Hooper goes ahead and starts to make the sundae (Big Bird doesn't know how) when Bob stops by to ask Mr. Hooper for some orange juice. Big Bird finds this rude: "Can't you see he's studying?" |
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Animation | Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) cut from the Noggin version |
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Transition | Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 7 | As Mr. Hooper continues working, Bob finds Big Bird in the yard "studying" in the storekeeper's place. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis and Susan hold the CTW sign. |
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