| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird has arranged a dinner party for Buffy and Mr. Snuffleupagus | |||||
| Air date | April 20, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 1 | Count von Count and the kids practice brushing their teeth. |
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Cartoon | Passengers on a crowded subway illustrate between. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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Cast | In speed-induced footage, Maria, Luis, and David put together a letter Q. (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | A duck sings about all the reasons why q should be remembered. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Muppets / Cast | Olivia sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the veterinarian and taxi driver. |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Film | A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes. (First: Episode 0987) |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 1 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't decide which of the two different shelves he should place a large vase on, so Bert tells him to use his imagination. Ernie imagines the vase falling off the little shelf and Bert kicking him out of the apartment. Then, Ernie imagines putting the vase on the big shelf, and Bert rewarding him with a big surprise party. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 2 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Film | A man and children observe the life along the river. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 3 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between". (First: Episode 0542) |
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Animation | Shape organization (all formations review), part 4 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Insert | Olivia sings "Move." (First: Episode 0920) |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues." (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0650) |
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Muppets | Maria tells the story of "The King's Problem". (First: Episode 0407) |
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Animation | A number 9 looks for a house with his number on it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #5 (First: Episode 0991) |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | A lost number 5 looks for his brother. (First: Episode 0934) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird sets up his nest to have a dinner party with Mr. Snuffleupagus and Buffy, giving a grown-up a chance at last to finally meet him. As Buffy makes her way to the nest, Gordon, Susan, and Luis find the idea utterly silly. |
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Cartoon | A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284) |
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SCENE 3 | It's been a half-hour since the agreed-upon meeting time and Snuffy still hasn't shown up yet. Big Bird thinks he'll never show up and decides to cancel the whole event. He's upset now that nobody will ever believe him. Buffy tells him that if he believes Snuffy is real, she does too, and she begins to sing "I Believe." Big Bird helps her imagine what he looks like, then joins in the song. Afterwards, he declares Buffy as his best friend (or co-best friend alongside Snuffy). |
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Cartoon | A pirate has his mate dig for treasure, which is buried between two trees. The mate doesn't know what between means. He finally gets the message, but a parrot makes off with the treasure. (First: Episode 0779) |
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SCENE 4 | Buffy goes back home, just before Snuffy arrives; Big Bird told him to come at eight o'clock by mistake. The two start to dig into the cabbage soup Big Bird had ready. Buffy encounters Gordon and Susan, who rib her about meeting Snuffy. She stuns them by describing him just as Big Bird did. |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 1: Harvey Kneeslapper hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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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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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | A peacock counts 20 feathers on his tail. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 3: Harvey has refilled the closet again. The boy and girl come by again and open the door. Instead of toys falling, the closet leads to another place. After the two of them have gone through and closed the door behind them, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys fall on him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon, Susan, and Luis discuss this Snuffleupagus situation. They fail to notice him behind them as he exits Big Bird's nest. They hear his loud sigh before he leaves and think one of them is responsible for it. Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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