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| Sam the Robot disguises himself as a tree | |||||||
| Air date | May 25, 1976 | ||||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | In Big Bird's nest area, Big Bird and the kids play “London Bridge” with Mr. Snuffleupagus, then take turns feeding him some cabbages that were sent in by Granny Bird. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Snuffy becomes sleepy after all the excitement of the game and snack, and now feels like taking a nap; Big Bird invites him to sleep right there at his nest. Once Snuffy settles down and falls asleep, Big Bird and the kids decide this would be a good time to have the grownups come over so he can prove that Snuffy is real. |
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Cartoon | Three children are being chased by a giant mutant rabbit as fast rock music accompanies the chase. They outsmart him by hiding behind three trees. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0655) |
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Animation | Sand B/b (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Grover: Afraid of the Dark — Grover's Mommy comforts her son in his dark bedroom at night. (First: Episode 0397) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Cartoon | B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (First: Episode 0355) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Muppets | A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243) |
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Cartoon | A woodpecker drills through a tree to demonstrate entrada and salida. (First: Episode 0808) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird informs David and Luis that Snuffy is at his place taking a nap. The men are reluctant, considering the usual outcome. Before they arrive Snuffy wakes up, having trouble getting comfortable. He leaves to go get his Snuffy Bear from his cave, and as expected the grown-ups find the area empty, leaving Big Bird dumbfounded and the men irritated. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Snuffy comes back with his Snuffy Bear and once Big Bird sees him, he goes to tell David and Luis who are now putting their foot down. They decide to give him one last chance, just after Snuffy leaves (having decided he feels more comfortable sleeping in his own bed). They find the Snuffy Bear and excitedly point out that all the physical features Big Bird has described are right there... except for his size. They hand Big Bird the toy and leave. |
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Cartoon | Light and heavy (bird falls on man) (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old King Cole — Old King Cole calls for his pipe, etc. |
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Cartoon | Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547) |
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Cast | Maria and the Kids put together a letter B that's broken in several parts. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035) |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 3 | Letter B quickies:
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Film | Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | A man's wagon is heavy with a large dog riding in it. He gives the animal the boot, making the wagon light. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Muppets | Grover: Heavy and Light — Grover demonstrates heavy and light with a feather from Big Bird's head. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Magical Herman's number trick (First: Episode 0773) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371) |
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SCENE 4 | David tells Luis how several of the machines at Hooper's Store were malfunctioning earlier, and Sam the Robot overheard him say how he was “fed up with machines.” Moments later Sam emerges dressed all over with leaves, disguised as a tree. Luis and David explain some things about trees to Sam that are different than machines, and reassure Sam they like him just the way he is. Sam is relieved until he spots a bird (Richard Hunt) starting to build a nest in his fake branches. Sam tries to prove that he's a machine by multiplying 187 by 187, resulting in the bird calling the rest of his family over to live in “a tree that multiplies!” |
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Film | T is for toes. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Old West: Alphabet Kid — A couple of cowboys meet the Alphabet Kid. (First: Episode 0307) |
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Cartoon | Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540) |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Song | Luis sings "Three of These Kids" -- three kids are playing basketball, and one is playing baseball. (First: Episode 0418) |
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SCENE 5 | Herry Monster approaches Luis at the Fix-It Shop to tell him what he’s learned in a book about shapes. He grabs a wheel on a bike Luis is fixing to show that it’s round like a circle, but then bends it into a triangle and square. Luis informs him that Robert won’t be able to ride his bike if it has a square wheel, so Herry agrees to bend it back into its regular round shape, baffling and relieving Luis at the same time. |
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Animation | Russian nesting dolls 10-1 (First: Episode 0563) |
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Insert | A group of children put together a scooter following a model. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another. (First: Episode 0391) |
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Cartoon | A girl and elephant show heavy and light. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | The kids play in the yard while David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis and the kids hold the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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