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Sesame Street
Big Bird hatches the egg
Air date December 14, 1976
Season Season 8 (1976-1977)
Production August 18, 1976
Sponsors D, M, 2

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Mr. Snuffleupagus encounters Big Bird practicing his baton twirling for the bird and animal parade next week. Big Bird teaches him how to march, and while Big Bird marches into the yard, Snuffy goes off in the wrong direction, so Gordon and Susan don't see him with Big Bird.
0937-Sand
Animation Sand M/m
(First: Episode 0620)
OVERfilm
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under.
(First: Episode 0517)
Themwhocametodinner
Cartoon A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen!
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0276)
Logcabinfilm
Film Building a log cabin
(First: Episode 0602)
Pageantaroundthemountain
Muppets Pageant: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"—Cookie Monster, playing the heroine in this year's pageant, can't seem to grasp the concept of going "around" until Prairie Dawn lures him with a—guess what?
(First: Episode 0907)
1091-04
Film Things that start with M
(First: Episode 0620)
Richardpryoralphabet
Celebrity Richard Pryor recites the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0779)
WeaverBird
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird."
(First: Episode 0372)
1091-07
Cartoon M in space
(First: Episode 0516)
Film.Boyvisitsdentist
Film A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0476)
1706j1
Cartoon The Typewriter: D - Daisy
(First: Episode 0795)
Khome.ears
Muppets Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit the Frog some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears.
(First: Episode 0800)
Dollhouse
Film "Doll House"
(First: Episode 0131)
LuisMaria-CERRADO
Cast Luis tries to open a door marked with a "CERRADO" sign. He gets a running start, when Maria changes the sign to read "ABIERTO." She opens the door and Luis runs right through it, crashing.
(First: Episode 0596)
SSTS-10
Cartoon Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime."
(First: Episode 0016)
Cerrado-Brugnoni
Film A CERRADO sign spins around. A girl tries opening the door, but it's closed.
Shot.raisinarmy
Animation A grape blows reveille and inspects the "troops" -- 12 raisins on a slice of white bread.
(First: Episode 0618)
2parrots
Film Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo.
(First: Episode 0364)
Twostep
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0342)
0926e
Song Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
(First: Episode 0504)
KermitSmartPerson-Nose
Muppets Kermit the Frog, Smart Person, helps Legs Benedict (Bob) remember what to call the body part on the front of his face that helps him smell and breathe.
(First: Episode 0747)
HubleyJazzBirds
Cartoon Birds appear around the numerals one through twenty as jazz music plays.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0134)
Monstermeal
Muppets "M-M-M Monster Meal"
(First: Episode 0380)
3161y
Cartoon A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0616)
You Can Clean Almost Anything
Film You can clean almost anything.
Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers.
(First: Episode 0001)
1090-03
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie plays doctor and makes Bert be the patient for his check-up. He checks Bert's heart, mouth and more. At the end, Bert wonders how he is feeling, but Ernie can't tell him that until he's a real doctor, twenty-three years from now. Bert faints after Ernie's answer and Ernie wonders if there's a doctor in the house.
An alternate take of this sketch would be used in subsequent episodes.
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SCENE 2 Big Bird is ready to play, when he's visited by a bird named Mrs. Twitter, who asks him to sit on her egg while she gathers twigs. Big Bird has never egg-sat before, but she promises him 25¢ an hour and tells him not to let the egg break. Big Bird carefully places the egg in his nest and starts to sing it a lullaby.
Ice Follies Song of the Count
Muppets Ice Follies: Count von Count skates to the tune of "The Song of the Count" ending with the rink lights simulating lightning.
(First: Episode 0884)
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SCENE 2
cont'd
Big Bird has re-read the same book six times, growing very bored of egg-sitting; he can't even leave to go play with his friends. David, Susan, Gordon, and the kids see the sign on his door: “Quiet! Sitting on egg - Do not disturb!” While they try to guess where he got the egg, Big Bird hears the sounds of chirping...
1845l
Film A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo)
(First: Episode 0690)
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SCENE 2
cont'd
Big Bird hears pecking and discovers part of the egg shell has broken, with a young bird inside. Big Bird snaps at the baby for damaging the egg. He thinks he's failed at his promise to not break the egg, but Gordon tells him he's just aided in the birth of a baby bird, which is something to be proud of. Big Bird is proud, but wishes he found a way of bringing the new life into the world without breaking the egg.
MeSongRaposo
Song Joe Raposo sings "Me."
(First: Episode 0421)
TwoPlusOne
Cartoon A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3
(First: Episode 0516)
1091-07
Cartoon M in space (repeat)
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SCENE 3 Big Bird proudly recounts the events of him hatching the egg to everyone, but swears he’ll never egg-sit again. David then finds a basket of eggs outside the door with a request from other birds that he hatch them. Big Bird trudges back to his nest and gets to work, as Snuffy announces the sponsors.
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Gordon1364
CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.

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