| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon and his car | |||||||
| Air date | December 23, 1976 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird watches as Susan starts to replace her car’s flat tire. She realizes her spare tire needs more air, so she goes to fetch a tire inflator in the garage. While she’s gone, Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up and decides to help by inflating the tire himself with his snuffle. He ends up putting too much air in it at first, making it look much bigger than the previous tire. After deflating it and making it too small, he gives it one more try and gets the tire to be just the right size. He leaves as Susan returns, but she doesn't want to hear about any Snuffleupagus nonsense from Big Bird. |
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Cartoon | A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (First: Episode 0071) |
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Muppets | "J Friends" (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | A hand makes an ocean landscape, then turns it into a bustling city, which surprises a scuba diver. (First: Episode 0940) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "The Monster's Three Wishes," starring Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0634) |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler asks the Wise Man to demonstrate "here" and "there." He does so by throwing his household items off the cliff. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Film | A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there. (edited) (First: Episode 0111) |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) |
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Cartoon | A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Muppets / Cast | Maria and David help Grover understand that there can refer to anyplace that you are not, no matter how far away you may be. (First: Episode 0885) |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ball Team — Ernie coaches his baseball team consisting of three balls. (First: Episode 0478) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A lobster and a crab. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0317) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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SCENE 2 | The Count says that while he's great at numbers, he's not as good with letters. He recites the alphabet and has the viewer prompt him when his memory falters. When he's finished, the Count wonders how many times he can say it and starts his recitation again. |
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Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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Cartoon | Hats (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about imagination. (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "This Frog." |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | Future careers: footage of a kid acting out a certain job, followed by an adult doing "the real thing." Includes a girl singing the "Sesame Street Theme" and another watching a sketch with Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Cartoon | Two cowboy rattlesnakes discuss the difference between here and there, while trying to avoid a sneezing rabbit. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0796) |
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SCENE 3 | Sam the Robot confesses to Gordon that he's in love with his car, whom he calls "Ramona." Gordon has to get some more water for "Ramona's bath" and leaves the couple alone. Filled with emotion, Sam sings “You Are the Car I Adore.” Sam then leaves as Gordon comes back, noticing his car has its lights flashing and engine purring by itself. |
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Film | A woman asks a boy how a glass of milk was spilled on the table, so the boy offers several outlandish scenarios before telling her the truth: it was him. (First: Episode 0212) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | L is for Ladder (First: Episode 0036) |
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Film | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917) |
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Film | New Bridge #1 - Panel Drop (First: Episode 0105) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon is about to go to the bank downtown before it closes, but experiences delays: Susan asks him to drop her off at the library, Mr. Hooper needs to make a grocery delivery, and Jay wants to be dropped off for his music lesson. The group shuffles in and out of the car to get things they forgot. When everybody is settled and Gordon finally starts the car, he realizes he forgot something himself: fuel for the car. |
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Cartoon | L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan, Jay, and Mr. Hooper go the long way to their destinations as Gordon fills up "Ramona." The Count announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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