| Sesame Street | |||||
| Susan and Gordon get up early / The Count and the pesky cow | |||||
| Air date | March 31, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | In the early hours of the morning, an alarm goes off in Gordon and Susan's apartment. Gordon intends for he and Susan to start their day earlier than normal, thinking they'll have more time to get ready and be together before going to work. They both get out of bed, still groggy. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Gordon goes outside for fresh air while Susan hops in the shower. Gordon starts falling asleep on the stoop and gets woken by an alarm going off in Oscar's trash can. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Gordon goes to prepare breakfast, but falls asleep again as he reads the instructions on the oatmeal container. Susan finishes her shower, now wide awake, and sees Gordon sleeping. She decides to make breakfast and surprise him. |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Long and Short Time — Grover does things for a long time while Kermit does things for a short time. (First: Episode 0560) |
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Cartoon | A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses. (First: Episode 0485) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon gets woken up and sees Susan has prepared a full breakfast for them. He's discouraged that he blew his chance to prepare breakfast, but perks up as he starts to eat. |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cups and Saucers — Ernie stacks cups and saucers in order to count them, making Bert quite nervous. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Cartoon | A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc. (First: Episode 0358) |
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SCENE 3 | As the couple washes the dishes, Susan compliments Gordon's plan. He doesn't think it was as successful, since she did all the work and he just fell asleep. She tells him they can take turns - tomorrow, Gordon can shower and make breakfast while she sleeps in the kitchen. |
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Muppets | Pageant: Making a Face — The Sesame Street Little Theater puts on a show about faces. (First: Episode 0711) |
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Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | A group of kids enter a door marked ENTRADA. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Cartoon | A boy puts a red and green monster together using a diagram. |
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Muppets | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
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Film | George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) |
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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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Film | Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog: Draw a K — Kermit draws with his magic finger. (First: Episode 0515) |
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Film | A panda tries to scratch an itch. (First: Episode 0931) |
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Cartoon | Words that begin with A, ending with ambulance Animated by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602) |
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Film | A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (repeat) |
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Film | Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619) |
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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 / Cast | David sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the librarian and plumber. (First: Episode 0718) |
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Film | Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388) |
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Animation | Leaves and a tree trunk find the right place they belong. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Divide Licorice — Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to share with Bert. (First: Episode 0461) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count sets out some breadcrumbs, hoping it will attract some birds for him to count. Instead, a cow comes by, pretending to be a bird, and wishes to be counted. The Count finds this ridiculous and quickly counts her so he can be rid of her. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fanny talk about giraffes, leading to... (First: Episode 0426) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Song | "Three of These Kids" (barbells) (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cartoon | A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses. (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Not a single bird has taken the Count's bait yet, to his dismay. Furthering his annoyance, the cow returns to see if she can be counted again. The Count tells her that the counting process doesn't work if he just counts the same cow again and again. The cow gets an idea and dashes off. |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | The cow returns wearing a hat and claiming to be a different cow. The Count plays along and counts this "second" cow, then the "third" and "fourth" one, each with a different hat. The cow claims she'll stop this once she runs out of hats, of which she has a million ("Give or take a dozen or so."). The Count's interest is finally piqued. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | The Count counts the myriad of hats surrounding himself and the cow, who is happy she is of use. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign. |
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