| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Everybody tries to cool off | |||||||
| Air date | December 6, 1976 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | On a hot day, Big Bird is hoping to beat the heat. He complains about the hot pavement on his bare feet as Luis fixes an electric fan for Hooper's Store, working outside since it's too hot inside the Fix-it Shop. He sees David's face is all wet and gets a lesson on what perspiration is, learning how it benefits people and how birds can't perspire. Big Bird then encounters Maria, who gets the idea to make piraguas (sno-cones). Big Bird knows of an ice company, and agrees to order some ice while Maria takes care of the Tamarindo-flavored syrup at her place. Big Bird goes over to Hooper’s and orders a big block of ice over the phone, but after the call David reminds Big Bird that he forgot to tell who to bring the ice to. |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Maria brings over the syrup to Big Bird at his nest, wondering when the ice will come. Meanwhile, a man named Speedy from the Jiffy Ice Company wanders aimlessly around Sesame Street, looking for whoever ordered the ice block. He learns it wasn’t Bob, who suggests that maybe Luis ordered it. He makes his way to the Fix-it Shop, and Luis suggests that the order was made for Hooper's Store. David informs Speedy who actually made the order and gives him directions to Big Bird's nest. By the time Speedy gets to Big Bird, he has traveled at such a slow pace that the ice block has almost completely melted away, resulting in a small ice cube. |
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Film | In stop-motion, three balls try to match three holes. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Cartoon | "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Cast | Maria, Luis, Bob, and David, dressed as scarecrows, sing about the ankle, shoulder and knee. (First: Episode 0711) |
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Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is. (First: Episode 0221) |
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Cartoon | A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cartoon | A boy names his own body parts. (First: Episode 0809) |
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Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet." (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to 20. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand series: the right hand plays with a ping-pong ball and tricks the left hand into thinking an egg is one. (First: Episode 0668) |
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Cartoon | Caterpillars Never Wear Brown Boots Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0809) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: A boy is confused -- his mother told him to take a bus home, but he doesn't know where to find the bus. Super Grover arrives, and they soon discover a sign that says "Bus Stop". The boy suggests that they found the answer, but Super Grover insists that his mother told him to take a bus, and not a sign, home. (First: Episode 0708) |
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Film | Spinning Bus Stop sign |
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SCENE 2 | With a wading pool in the yard, Bob and the kids play a “One of These Things” game with three floating rubber balls and a toy boat. |
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Cartoon | At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Insert | A deck of playing cards are dealt with random numbers on the front. (First: Episode 0500) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman comes to Ernie's apartment because he has some car trouble and needs to use Ernie's phone, but Ernie doesn't understand what he is trying to say. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat. (First: Episode 0844) |
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Film | A panda tries to scratch an itch. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep: he remembers things with his brain, which is in his head; his head is round, and so is the basketball. His plan works the first time, but not when Bert wants to go to sleep. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt makes sure the class knows the difference between loud and soft. ("Don't tell me I can't teach.") (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432) |
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Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
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Cartoon | Kids count from 1 to 10, then 10 to 1, as the numbers are displayed over colored lights. |
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Cartoon | A caveman finds a rock on the ground, and visualizes the invention of the wheel and the car, ultimately deciding to toss the rock away: "Who needs it?" (First: Episode 0558) |
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SCENE 3 | As the hot day continues, Luis and Maria are busy making piraguas for everyone, including Speedy who has brought them a new block of ice. As everyone enjoys the cool refreshments, David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar the Grouch holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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