| Sesame Street | |||||
| Mr. Snuffleupagus loses every game that he plays with Big Bird. (repeat of 0708) | |||||
| Air date | February 23, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin trains his headball team by having them recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0893) |
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Cartoon | "Uncle Gus and all of us went for a ride to Ho-Ho-Kus". Features a Snuffleupagus cameo. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Insert | Luis plays a game of "Musical Chairs" with some disabled kids. Grover gives each one of them a hug whenever they drop out of the game. (First: Episode 0958) |
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Cartoon | A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Important Note for Bert — Ernie has an important note for Bert, but he can't find it. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 1 | When Big Bird wins a game of checkers with Mr. Snuffleupagus for the tenth time in a row, Snuffy feels like quitting as he never seems to win any game. Big Bird suggests playing something new, so the two have a race from the front of the construction doors to the newsstand at Hooper's Store. Big Bird ends up winning again, further upsetting Snuffy. Big Bird thinks there must be a game that Snuffy is good at… |
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Cartoon | "Four Seasons" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird plays a “Three of These Things” game with Snuffy, using pictures of a fuzzy brown Snuffleupagus, a fuzzy brown monster, a fuzzy brown teddy bear, and a yellow-feathered bird (himself). Snuffy guesses wrong and considers running away forever as Big Bird comforts him, thinking of another game. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — John-John and Herry Monster count to twenty. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: H for Hand (First: Episode 0771) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird finally figures out what Snuffy is good at: not being seen by his friends! He proves it by having Snuffy hide, then going to fetch some people. Snuffy gets himself situated behind the playground near Big Bird's nest as Big Bird invites Susan, Gordon and David over to look for him. They're all skeptical, but follow him anyway. Big Bird notices Snuffy's hiding spot and tries to help conceal him, but the others never end up finding him. The adults leave, and Snuffy feels like he finally won something. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | Letter H hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0336) |
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Cartoon | H for hola (Spanish soundtrack). (First: Episode 0362) |
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Muppets | Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum. (First: Episode 0707) |
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Film | A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0478) |
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Cartoon | A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's) (First: Episode 0467) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Arkansas Traveler — Bert urges Ernie to close the window while it's raining. (First: Episode 0344) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon and David try to put a baby to sleep, but are having trouble. Sam the Robot intervenes by singing a lullaby he uses with machines, which even puts David and Gordon temporarily to sleep. |
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Cartoon | A bee looks for a flower. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster presents to Ernie his new device “The Cookie Counter,” which will notify him of the quantity of cookies inside the box. Cookie Monster points “The Cookie Counter” rod to the box of cookies, which rings five times representing the amount of cookies inside the box. Ernie is impressed by Cookie Monster’s device and talks about the benefits the device provides to the audience, simultaneously Cookie Monster eats Ernie’s box of cookies. Ernie tests the Cookie Counter by pointing the rod at the box of cookies, the box doesn’t ring. Cookie Monster asks Ernie to face the Cookie Counter rod to his stomach; it rings five times as proof of the location of the five cookies. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand series: The hands try to communicate with each other by making sounds from opposite sides of a wall. (First: Episode 0649) |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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Cast | A king (David) and his knights (Luis, Bob and Maria) assemble for their meeting at the round table, but discover their table is actually a square. They fetch a triangle, then rectangle table before finally getting a round one, which they eat their lunches off of. (First: Episode 0952) |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: H on TV — Ernie attempts to fix the TV after Bert complains there's a big H on it. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan has a baseball mitt, a toy truck, and a book. She sings “You Can Remember” as she puts them all in a box, then sees if the viewer can remember what the items are. |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
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SCENE 6 | The kids play on Sesame Street as Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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