| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird takes care of a baby bird (repeat of 0727) | |||||
| Air date | February 15, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper and Maria assume Big Bird is sick since he didn’t come with Maria to the library and had ordered some food from Hooper's Store to be delivered. When they get to his nest, Big Bird reveals why he couldn't go anywhere: he's watching an egg for his cousin Tondalea as she flies South for a while. He has it kept under a blanket to stay warm, but soon the egg hatches and Big Bird realizes he’ll have to temporarily be a mommy/daddy bird to the baby bird. |
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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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SCENE 2 | Luis and a couple of kids visit Big Bird while he tries to teach the chick some "bird talk," which isn’t easy because Big Bird says “Chirp, chirp, chirp!” and the baby prefers to say “cheep” over and over. He then tries to feed her some birdseed, but the baby bird only winds up making a mess. Big Bird is losing his patience, but Luis suggests that the bird is sleepy since she gives a big yawn. They cover her up in the blanket, but the baby bird wakes up and makes more noise when Big Bird and the others begin to leave. |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria, Mr. Hooper, Luis, and the kids look on as Big Bird tries to teach the baby bird how to fly. They cheer him on as the chick perches herself on the construction doors, learns to flap her wings properly, and finally flies away. Maria congratulates Big Bird, who's a bit surprised since he doesn't know how to fly himself. |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Leads the Band — Bert struggles to listen to the radio while Ernie's band practices. |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Cartoon | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0955) |
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Celebrity | Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime. (First: Episode 0886) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pinocchio — Kermit interviews Pinocchio. (First: Episode 0910) |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cast | Bob sings "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday" with the kids. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | Things you can carry Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0515) |
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Muppets | Five Anything Muppets sing the "Numerical Correspondence Song." (First: Episode 0735) |
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Cartoon | Ten little Greeblies (bug-like creatures) keep getting separated by their group, teaching a lesson in counting backwards. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something ... can you guess what it is? (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty. (First: Episode 0099) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (First: Episode 0503) |
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Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | A Muppet father and son switch roles in the forest. The father climbs trees and asks questions, while the son explains things. (First: Episode 0089) |
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Cartoon | "Mi casa es su casa." (First: Episode 0794) |
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Animation | Russian nesting dolls 10-1 (First: Episode 0563) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit asks Grover to use ladders to demonstrate the difference between short and long. Kermit's amazed that Grover can carry the long ladder by himself, but then sees that Grover is on both ends. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film about shorter and longer skirts. (First: Episode 0324) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis’ new clock is missing a number, but which is it? After several guesses, he puts a 3 in the missing spot, and the clock gives three booming earth-shaking chimes. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Maria’s birthday cake is missing something that gives light. After a few wrong items, she places a candle on it and is rewarded with balloons and lots of confetti. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Does a banana, a melon, or a piece of bread go into Mr. Hooper's toaster? It's the bread, but Mr. Hooper is the one that goes up. |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book. (First: Episode 0415) |
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Song | "Eight Song (Song of Eight)” (First: Episode 0016) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria quizzes the kids about parts of the body when smoke starts coming out of a pipe near Oscar's trash can. Oscar explains that the smoke is a result of the burned trash he's throwing into his incinerator, but Maria and the kids point out that the pollution that is interrupting their game hurts their eyes, irritates their nose, hurts their throat, and makes their hands dirty. Oscar demands a thank you as he just helped demonstrate some body parts. |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — When Bert can't sleep, Ernie suggests that he imagine himself doing something he likes. Since Bert likes ice skating, he imagines himself doing so. A full-bodied version of Bert is used in the ice skating sequence, in a clip from the Ice Follies show. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Film | Footage of wolves. |
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Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (repeat) |
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Transition | Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper plays with the kids in the yard as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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