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| Big Bird knits | |||||
| Air date | April 14, 1976 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird tells Gordon that he's planning to go on a vacation tomorrow. He wants Gordon's help to see if he has everything he needs, though he has a feeling he's forgotten something. Big Bird checks to see that he has his sunglasses, a camera, a towel, his fishing rod (as well as a fish in case he doesn't catch anything), and other essentials. Gordon is impressed with how well Big Bird has planned, and asks where he's going tomorrow. Big Bird doesn't have an answer, as he's forgot to pick out a place to go on vacation. |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Animation | A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Planning Ahead at the Beach — Bert and Ernie have planned ahead for their day at the beach. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Film | "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track) (First: Episode 0790) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria plays a game with Big Bird, Spencer, Junior, and Cheryl where they pretend to be a train by holding the waist of the person in front of them. Simon Soundman assists them by making the sound of a steam engine throughout as they travel from Big Bird's nest to the yard, where they pick up a couple more "train cars." They travel through a dark tunnel (Hooper's Store) and pick up more cars at the Fix-it Shop, then return over a mountain (the steps of 123 Sesame Street) and back to Big Bird's nest. |
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Cartoon | Indian guru counts to twenty. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Cartoon | Indian guru counts to twenty. (Spanish) (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | A story about Lola the cow, who tries to find her home. She first tries to climb a tree to get into a nest, but Little Bird tells her that it's not her home. She then tries to crawl down a hole in the ground, but that turns out to belong to an earthworm. She tries to get into a trash can, which belongs to Oscar. She finally finds a barn and is invited in by another cow. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) |
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Celebrity | Stevie Wonder performs his hit single "Superstition." (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425) |
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Cartoon | A STOP sign commands a train to stop. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin trains his headball team by having them recite the alphabet. |
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Cartoon | A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Cast | Luis demonstrates how to use a can opener to open a can of spaghetti ... not realizing that it's open on the bottom already. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cast | Maria demonstrates how a hammer is used by hammering a nail into a wall to hang up a picture. Then, the wall tips over on her. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges! (First: Episode 0192) |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to guess what a voice belongs to by asking it questions, and wins a ride on a giraffe. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Animation | A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (repeat) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0532) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish soundtrack) (First: Episode 0362) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning," "middle," and "end," and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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SCENE 3 | While going to the library, Gordon encounters Big Bird knitting some socks at his nest. Big Bird says that he's knitted a lot of things, like mittens, hats, and a telephone (the latter didn't work too well). He plans to match the diagram that came with the yarn, and brags that he's a very fast knitter so they should be done in no time. |
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Film | The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog and Tracy recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0120) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird has finished knitting one of his socks by the time Gordon comes back from the library. Gordon sees that the sock matches the one in the diagram, but it also happens to be very big and long. Big Bird sees no problem; it matches the one he knitted yesterday. He made them for a friend of his, only he's not sure which of his friends is big enough to wear them. |
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Cartoon | A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP. (First: Episode 0706) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird compares the size of Maria and the kids' feet to his socks as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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