| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Jar of beans / Oscar's birthday | |||||||
| Air date | January 25, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, David fills a large jar with dry beans, explaining to Maria it's for a contest: whoever guesses the number correctly wins a free lunch. Maria guesses 2,000 as David takes the beans and a sign advertising the contest in front of the store window. Big Bird arrives shortly after to watch the store while David studies, and David gives him instructions to heat up the soups and stews for today's lunch specials, as well as writing the items on the menu. Big Bird neglects to check the food in the kitchen, instead finding some bacon and bread nearby, and thinks it won't be enough to serve the customers. He then notices the jar of dry beans on the window and gets inspired. |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates empty and full. (First: Episode 0257) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1 (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria, Susan, Luis, and the kids head out after a big lunch at Hooper's courtesy of Big Bird. David returns from studying and Big Bird proudly shows him the menu he just served up, advertising nothing but combinations of beans, bacon, and bread. To David's horror Big Bird has cooked and served all of the beans for the contest to the customers. David explains that the beans still needed to be counted, but luckily Big Bird had counted all 2,028 beans while cooking, meaning he gets the free lunch. |
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Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Muppets | The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Animation | Sand E/e (First: Episode 0642) |
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Muppets | "Wonderful/Yucchy" (First: Episode 0177) |
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Cartoon | E for End (First: Episode 0460) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Insert | Child voiceovers declare the street wastebasket is empty. The adults and Big Bird toss their trash into it, making it full. After a garbage man (Richard Hunt, making a cameo) collects its contents, the kids announce that it is now empty. (First: Episode 0854) |
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Cartoon | Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Animation | A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan takes a Polaroid picture of Maria, which David and Luis like but Maria hates. Susan and Maria discuss the picture with Susan telling Maria she should like how she looks. David quickly snaps a candid picture of Susan, who protests as she didn't have time to prepare. Maria gives her the same advice she just received when Susan is dissatisfied with her own photo. |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cast | Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Film | SALIDA (word spins around) |
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Cartoon | A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | The word SALIDA exits through a white square. (First: Episode 0588) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird recites a poem about what to give a snake, leading to the next film. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder snake (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with. (First: Episode 0118) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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Celebrity | José Feliciano sings "The Gypsy." (First: Episode 0763) |
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Cartoon | Counting 10 to 1. (First: Episode 0480) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird happens over to the Fix-It Shop where Luis is painting a sign. Big Bird tries to figure out what the sign will read while Luis finishes it, spelling out "WET PAINT." He points to a door he just painted (leaning against the wall) and explains the usefulness of the sign. As Luis steps out for a cup of coffee, Big Bird notices the paint on the sign is wet as well. When Luis returns he finds the door littered with signs, as Big Bird made his own "WET PAINT" sign for Luis'... then a sign for that one, then another, and another, etc.. |
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Song | "Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004) |
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Film | Milk! (From Farm To Market To Home) (First: Episode 0795) |
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Cartoon | Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0483) |
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Muppets | Bert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself. (First: Episode 0095) |
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Song | "Train Song" (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan, Luis, Maria, and David convene outside Oscar's trash can to surprise Oscar on his birthday. Susan has baked his favorite cake (mud chiffon), Maria has a present (a 1918 tin can for his collection) and David has a broken record (of "What's the Name of That Song?") which he plays on Luis' phonograph. Oscar comes from his can and fumes over their gesture - they've given him exactly what he wanted, which is no way to treat a Grouch. He yells that he hates birthdays, but complies with blowing out the candle; he wishes everyone would leave him alone. Everyone snaps back, promising never to try this type of stunt again before leaving. "How do you like that? And I didn't think they cared," Oscar notes. |
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Cartoon | A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: (third dot wants to be red) (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 7 | Oscar plays the flip side of his broken record: a crummy version of the "Sesame Street Theme." When it gets to his favorite part (the skipping) he announces the sponsors. |
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SCENE 6 | The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Scenes 5 and 6 would later be remade for Episode 2592 (with Telly Monster in Big Bird's role).
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