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| Maria's cousin Ada visits from Puerto Rico | |||||||
| Air date | March 31, 1976 | ||||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon finds Big Bird speaking to the arbor post and a wagon. Big Bird reminds Gordon that Maria's cousin Ada is coming to visit all the way from Puerto Rico, so he's making sure he can remember the Spanish phrase he's learned. Gordon wants to learn some Spanish too and asks Big Bird to teach him the message. The message, when translated to English, is "Welcome to Sesame Street. I am the bird." Gordon tries this out on Maria and Luis, eliciting laughter from the pair. Gordon and Maria then go off in his Volkswagen Beetle to the airport. |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines what would happen if she were a piece of gum. (First: Episode 0519) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is sad, because it's raining and he can't play baseball. Bert encourages him to imagine that he's playing instead. In Ernie's imagination, he hits a high fly ball that lands in the ocean. Bert tells Ernie that the sun is out, and he can go out and play now. Ernie says that he can't play -- his ball fell in the ocean. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines that if the clouds were cows, it would rain milk. (First: Episode 0650) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and the kids play a hand-clapping game. (First: Episode 0803) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon and Maria arrive at the airport and they wait for Ada to arrive. The plane lands and Maria goes into a panic when she doesn't see her right away. Sure enough, Ada arrives at the gate and the two have an enthusiastic reunion. |
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Cartoon | W is for Worm (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Cartoon | A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (First: Episode 0765) |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Film | Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Song | Bob sings "Three of These Things" about three kids playing basketball and one kid sweeping. (First: Episode 0606) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilhelmina (First: Episode 0512) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cartoon | "Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird, Luis, and the kids wait for Ada to arrive. When she does, Big Bird recites his message; Ada responds with an easy English greeting she has learned as well. Maria and Ada head up to her apartment to settle down her things. |
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Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) |
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Film | George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Five Little Pigs — Kermit encouters the wrong group of pigs. (First: Episode 0737) |
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Cartoon | "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0279) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates close to and away from. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Film | A warthog runs around. Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with teachers and a newsdealer. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum. (First: Episode 0707) |
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Film | Paper-cut triangles fade into live-action shots of triangle-shaped things. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 4 | Ada recalls a game she and Maria used to play when they were children, "La Víbora de la Mar." They teach it to the kids. |
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Cartoon | A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P. (First: Episode 0057) |
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Film | Kids use shapes to make a train. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: P - pin (First: Episode 0054) |
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SCENE 5 | Ada talks about the funny rooster she has back at home, leading to a discussion on how a city like New York can be different from a city like San Juan. Maria tells them all about the coquí, a Puerto Rican frog, and sings a little ditty about it. |
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Cartoon | A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | Super Grover When a boy has trouble finding the gate in a fence, Super Grover attempts to bend the pickets. But eventually, the boy finds an EXIT sign. (First: Episode 0746) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilhelmina (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A picture of a girl playing a guitar is drawn as off-screen kids (speaking English and Spanish) try to guess what the drawing will be. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (First: Episode 0536) |
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SCENE 6 | At night, Maria and Ada sit out on the fire escape looking at picture from Puerto Rico. They promise Big Bird he can see them tomorrow. He strolls off to his nest to sleep, and Luis announces the sponsors in Spanish. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign. |
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