Episode 0873

Sesame Street
Snuffy leans against Big Bird's door; Biff and Sully build a subway tunnel
Air date	March 17, 1976
Season	Season 7 (1975-1976)
Production January 15, 1976 Sponsors O, Z, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria and some kids see a sign on Oscar's can: "INSULTS 5¢." Oscar says he’s now charging a nickel for each insult he gives rather than just giving them away. Maria finds this as a loophole and asks him several questions about herself without paying, resulting in him having to give compliments for free.
	Cartoon	I Thought a Thought ... about circles. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0247)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with. (First: Episode 0118)
	Cartoon	I Thought a Thought ... about circles. (Spanish) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0434)
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673)
	Cartoon	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173)
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin." (First: Episode 0135)
	Muppets / Cast	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the moving man and hot dog vendor. (First: Episode 0852)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird sadly admits to the kids that he'd rather play games and have fun instead of doing all his chores, especially putting away his laundry. While going through his socks, he decides to turn it into a "Throw the Socks in the Drawer Game" where the kids take turns throwing his socks in his drawer chest, which they all have fun with.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Special Day — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. (First: Episode 0352)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342)
	Cartoon	A song about a rolling O Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0011)
	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)
	Cast	Bob, Maria and David demonstrate in, on and under in their own ways. (First: Episode 0796)
	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)
	Film	George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	Ice Follies: Big Bird tries to teach Snuffy to ice skate, but Snuffy keeps falling.
	SCENE 3	Maria and the kids play a “Here Are Some Things” game, classifying by function using clothes and a harmonica.
	Muppets	Biff asks Sully to recite the alphabet, but recites the whole thing without giving him a chance to speak.
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601)
	Cartoon	A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER. (First: Episode 0685)
	Film	A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm. (First: Episode 0815)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: The students recite poems about things they had to practice at. (First: Episode 0744)
	SCENE 4	While hanging out in Big Bird's nest, the kids spot Alphabet Bates overhead, making the letter O in the sky (First: Episode 0012).
	Film	The Mad Painter #2 (First: Episode 0309)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a cow. (First: Episode 0630)
	SCENE 5	Luis tries to leave Big Bird's nest area -- but he can't, because the door is CLOSED. Unbeknownst to him, Mr. Snuffleupagus is leaning against the other side, fast asleep. After Snuffy wakes up and leaves, Luis takes a running start and to his confusion and surprise, the door becomes OPEN.
	Film	Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0338)
	Muppets	Grover asks Little Jerry and the Monotones (who are tired and don't seem to care about what they are doing) to hold up signs with letters that make up the word "walk." When Grover tells them what it spells, they walk over him. (First: Episode 0221)
	Cartoon	Cars WALK. (First: Episode 0556)
	Muppets	Grover walks past the letters that spell "walk" and tells the viewers what the word is. The letters then walk over Grover. (First: Episode 0221)
	Cartoon	"Poverty Z": -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: Z for Zoo (First: Episode 0776)
	Film	A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park. (First: Episode 0406)
	SCENE 6	Luis encounters Biff and Sully constructing a subway tunnel. Luis holds a tape measure while Sully begins to dig 10 feet underground so Biff knows where he'll end up, but he accidentally hits Oscar’s can when he starts drilling, resulting in an infuriated Oscar chewing them out.
	Film	Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0427)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Trip to the Zoo — Bert asks Ernie about his day, but Ernie doesn't think anything interesting happened. (First: Episode 0020)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. (repeat)
	SCENE 7	Luis walks a girl over to the yard and waves to the kids already there who wave back as he leaves. Maria announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.

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