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Sesame Street
Bob, Oscar and the kids play a "freeze" game
Air date January 26, 1977
Season Season 8 (1976-1977)
Production September 27, 1976
Sponsors E, S, 11

SSTitle-0968

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
Scanimatekids
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
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SCENE 1 Bob invites Oscar to play a “freeze” game with him and the kids, where all of them pretend to be different jungle animals until Oscar says “freeze” to make them stop; saying "defrost" will start the game again with a new animal. Oscar goes ahead and plays a few rounds until he gets tired of it and leaves. Bob gets angry with him and starts to rant, but Oscar yells, "Freeze!" and is surprised and delighted to see that the command still works.
ErnieEatsBert'sCake
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie eats one of the two pieces of chocolate cake that Bert was saving for their dessert. Bert sees Ernie holding a fork in one hand and a napkin with some chocolate on it in the other--and in front of him is a plate full of chocolate-cake crumbs. When Bert accuses Ernie of eating the cake, Ernie tells Bert that a monster came in, ate Bert's cake, and framed Ernie. Bert doesn't believe Ernie's lie. But when Bert leaves the room, Beautiful Day Monster comes in and does exactly what Ernie told Bert happened to the first piece. Ernie tries to explain, but Bert says, "I don't want to talk about it."
(First: Episode 0119)
Dogbird
Cartoon What if a dog looked like a bird?
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0226)
Babyzebra
Film Baby animals nurse.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0546)
2096t
Cartoon Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
Sammythesnake
Muppets "Sammy the Snake"
(First: Episode 0278)
FivePlusOne
Cartoon A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6.
(First: Episode 0548)
Film.Slowmotion
Film A boy imagines seeing everything in slow-motion.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0507)
Sesamestreetsports
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the HareKermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare.
(First: Episode 0477)
SnuffyJoey-Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentSnuffy and Joey say the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0671)
Junglebed
Cartoon A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0798)
Firemanreadytogo
Song "Fireman Ready to Go"
(First: Episode 0131)
Mustwatchgame
Cartoon Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
(First: Episode 0478)
Cmamsharecookie
Muppets Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0623)
Hubley.stop
Cartoon S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
1091-34
Muppets Farley looks for his lost toy box.
(First: Episode 0279)
S-sing
Cartoon S for sing
(First: Episode 0824)
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Muppets Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his rhyming magic trick, making three things come out of his hat that rhyme with "knee". Grover guesses the first one (key), but doesn't get the last two (ski and tree) right.
(First: Episode 0455)
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SCENE 2 From the windows of their apartment, Gordon and Susan sing the “Same/Different Song" to the kids using a big rubber boot and a small sandal.
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Cartoon Stop! (Moving Colored STOP signs in fast-motion)
(First: Episode 0776)
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Film Stop! (kids dancing)
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0681)
3187z
Cartoon E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
(First: Episode 0486)
Ernie'sMagicChain
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has a so-called "magic" chain which can form into any shape he wants. Bert is dismissive of the chain's magic properties. And yet, when Bert asks for the chain to provide a sandwich, it does.
(First: Episode 0617)
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Cartoon The Typewriter: E-Ear
(First: Episode 0807)
ElkFeeding
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Elk feeding.
Music: Robert Dennis
(First: Episode 0793)
Eforerase
Cartoon E for Erase
(First: Episode 0486)
FlyingStupendos-pt1
Cast Part 1: The Flying Stupendos (Luis, Maria, and David) attempt a trick on the teeter-totter, in which Luis will jump onto one end and catapult Maria onto David's shoulders. On the first try, the teeter-totter breaks.
(First: Episode 0585)
1257-STOP
Cartoon A STOP sign commands a train to stop.
(First: Episode 0493)
FlyingStupendos-pt2
Cast Part 2: On the second try (with a new teeter-totter), Maria is launched out of shot and winds up hanging off-screen from the ceiling.
(First: Episode 0585)
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Cast / Muppets Cookie Monster eats an egg with the letter E painted on it.
(First: Episode 0316)
Flying Stupendos one last time
Cast Part 3: On the third and final try, Luis lands on the floor missing the teeter-totter, and then sits down on his end, whereupon he and Maria see-saw together, as David walks away unimpressed.
(First: Episode 0585)
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Film Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack.
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SCENE 3 Oscar places a rock down, which begins to bounce around on its own to help him sound out the word "ROTTEN."
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer
(First: Episode 0273)
1800-25
Muppets An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
(First: Episode 0183)
Hideandseek.bluered
Cartoon Two dots play hide-and-seek amongst different shaped blocks.
(First: Episode 0780)
MarchingBand20
Film A marching band counts from 1 to 20.
(First: Episode 0504)
ExcuseMe
Cartoon One of These Footprints says "excuse me."
(First: Episode 0487)
KermitCountsMonkeys
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business.
(First: Episode 0283)
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SCENE 4 Gordon and Susan show the kids a series of their childhood photos, including ones with Susan's brother Charlie, Gordon and his friends, and Gordon and Olivia as ring bearer and flower girl at their aunt's wedding.
Film-GymnastSlow
Film A gymnast demonstrates slow.
(First: Episode 0507)
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Transition Bridge #11 - Bricks Bridge B
(First: Episode 0286)
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SCENE 5 Oscar shows the group his own funny picture: his face sticking out of a bare picture frame. Bob announces the sponsors.
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SCENE 6 Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Notes[]

  • At the beginning of the episode, Laurie (one of the kids) can be heard singing "Come On Let's Play Follow the Leader" to herself.
  • When Oscar yells, "Freeze!" at Bob to stop him from ranting, he comments, "Boy, Bob, your eyes get very blue when your angry." In Episode 0963, Big Bird (another Caroll Spinney character) told him a very similar line when Bob gets upset when dealing with a jammed key. ("My, your eyes get so blue when you're so cross!")


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