| Sesame Street | |||||
| David tries to learn Spanish (repeat of 0706) | |||||
| Air date | February 14, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | David stops by the Fix-it Shop and hears Luis and Maria having a conversation in Spanish about Puerto Rico. David really wants to learn how to speak Spanish, and asks that the two of them only speak Spanish when he's around so he can get immersed in the language. Luis gives David his first lesson by holding up a naranja (orange), but Maria calls it a china since they both come from different Spanish-speaking regions. David thinks it's a better idea to move onto a different object, so Maria picks up a frisa (blanket) - which Luis calls a cobija. "This is not gonna be as easy as I thought," David tells the viewer. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Painting of Bert — Ernie modifies Bert to match his painting of him. (First: Episode 0365) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple: Tree Destruction Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0516) |
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Film | A girl named Jennifer visits family friend Mrs. Wilson in the country, and together they pick food from her garden. (First: Episode 0021) |
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Cartoon | A for Acrobats (First: Episode 0797) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130) |
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Film | A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | A boy points to himself and says, "ME." (First: Episode 0857) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis and Maria enter Hooper's Store continuing to speak Spanish to David, as well as asking David to speak only Spanish to help him learn. They order a ham and cheese sandwich and a glass of milk, and show David what they mean by making the sandwich and miming the words. When David asks for payment in English, Luis and Maria jokingly say “no comprendo” and leave. |
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Muppets | Farley looks for his lost toy box. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | One cowpoke tells another this town isn't big enough for the two of them, so the two trot off to Florida instead. (First: Episode 0911) |
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Song | Marilyn Sokol sings "Pockets" over a montage of different types of pockets. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Animation | Sand B/b (First: Episode 0627) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble." (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — The Count Sleeps Over at Ernie & Bert's (Part 1) The Count sleeps in Bert's bed while Bert sleeps on the couch. Ernie tells The Count that he can count sheep to get to sleep, but it never dawned on Ernie that the Count never gets tired of counting. He stays up all night counting sheep, to Ernie's detriment. (First: Episode 0941) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert: The Count Sleeps Over At Ernie & Bert's (Part 2) It's the next morning. The Count had a good night, but he didn't sleep. His counting kept Ernie up, and now Ernie is walking and counting like a zombie. (First: Episode 0941) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: A for airplane (First: Episode 0770) |
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SCENE 3 | David has written a sentence in Spanish to tell Maria. He proudly reads it, then puts the paper down to ring the doorbell of 123 Sesame Street for Maria. As he waits for Maria to respond, Big Bird picks up the paper and walks away, wondering what it means. When Maria answers the door, David forgets his Spanish and looks foolish. Big Bird comes back and reads the Spanish sentence to Maria (“Let's go for a soda”), and she accepts his invitation as David smugly watches. |
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Cartoon | Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler) (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | "The ET Family Song" (First: Episode 0139) |
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Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A man takes advantage of his television appearance to display his giant ME sign. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet man arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time. (First: Episode 0540) |
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Cartoon | An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky. (First: Episode 0770) |
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Cast | Gordon sings "Let Your Feelings Show." (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cuppycakes — Cookie Monster keeps stealing the "cuppycakes" that Ernie is trying to photograph. (First: Episode 0136) |
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SCENE 4 | David, having heard nothing but Spanish from Maria and Luis today, misses being able to talk to someone in English. He knocks on Oscar's trash can, and Oscar yells at him in Spanish! |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar Man — Professor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria runs into David studying a Spanish dictionary. David shares some nice words he just learned: "Tu Me Gustas." |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Animation | Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say. Features the voice of Jim Thurman (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!" (First: Episode 0551) |
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Film | Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks. |
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Cartoon | A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail. (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 6 | At Hooper's, David finally understands the Spanish of Luis and Maria. He puts up a “Se habla español” sign in the window, but then he gets a phone call from a Spanish-speaking customer giving a complex order that he can't understand. He quickly gives the phone to Luis and tears down the sign in frustration. The sponsors are announced by Luis via voiceover... in Spanish. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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