| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Mr. Hooper nearly sells his store | |||||||||
| Air date | March 21, 1977 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan, Gordon, and Bob listen in to a phone call Mr. Hooper is on. He reveals he's been offered a new job managing the supermarket down the street. Everyone feels this job might be too much for him, especially at his age. Mr. Hooper takes offense to their concern and phones the Super Duper Supermarket, accepting their offer on a trial basis. |
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Cartoon | "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cast | David goes through a series of doors marked "OPEN" (each one smaller than the one before). (First: Episode 0442) |
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Cartoon | Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on. (First: Episode 0394) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Super Duper Supermarket, Mr. Hooper tries out some new jobs to see if he'll fit in. Big Bird drops by as Mr. Hooper tries out being at the check out counter. Big Bird has a cart full of cabbages for Mr. Snuffleupagus. Mr. Hooper rings them up and places them on the counter, unaware of Snuffy's presence behind him, gobbling up each cabbage as he places it down. Big Bird realizes he doesn't have any money to pay for the food. Mr. Hooper digs in his pockets for some money, again missing Snuffy handing Big Bird the cash. |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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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 | George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates near and far. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | Apples grow on a tree. (First: Episode 0093) |
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Cartoon | Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Insert | Ray Barretto and his band demonstrate their different kinds of drums. |
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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 | "Frazzle" with Frazzle and The Frazzletones (First: Episode 0846) |
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Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Cartoon | E for End (First: Episode 0460) |
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Song | "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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Muppets | Grover, Big Jeffie, and a Lavender girl have fun scatting to handclapping. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | Five Purple Konkers (First: Episode 0775) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Mysterious Nose-Snatcher — Bert and Ernie get closer to the camera to observe "The Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." (First: Episode 0005) |
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Cartoon | Three little men climb up the three flower stems. (First: Episode 0634) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan and Gordon go shopping at the Super Duper Supermarket. They wonder if the milk is fresh, which is confirmed by an indignant Muppet cow. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob now shops at the market and picks up a half-dozen carton of eggs. He finds there's only five and a chicken (Jerry Nelson) pops up, providing him with the egg he needs. |
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Cartoon | Two red curtains are dropped to reveal a number 5 covered in colorful dots that vibrate and disperse. (First: Episode 0940) |
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Muppets | Grover is astonished to find that he's multiplied into four Grovers. (First: Episode 0718) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | "I Love a March" (First: Episode 0985) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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Film | "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track) (First: Episode 0790) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing about being "Sad." (First: Episode 0584) |
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Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper, intending to accept the supermarket position, prepares to sign over Hooper's Store to a shifty entrepreneur-type named Wheeler Dealer. As they talk, Mr. Hooper learns of Wheeler's less-than-desirable plans: he intends to halt the delivery service and store credit, while also planning to buy up the Fix-It Shop and replace the whole building with "one big classy place." Mr. Hooper calls off the deal for good and celebrates with his friends. |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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Muppets | The Count hires Ernie to answer his phone so that he won't be bothered with calls while he is counting. However, when the phone rings, the Count wants to count the rings, and won't let Ernie pick up the phone until it's too late. "I told you it wouldn't be easy," the Count explains. (First: Episode 0539) |
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Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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Film | Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks. (First: Episode 0981) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #5: All the dots are red (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper heads out for a delivery on his cart while Gordon touches up the paint on its new sign. Bob declares hot chocolates for everyone (on him) as Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign. |
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