| Sesame Street | |||||
| Air date | April 21, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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Insert | In Big Bird's nest area, a kid finishes reading “Cinderella” to an audience of kids, including Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus. Snuffy wonders why the prince didn’t go looking for Cinderella herself, and Big Bird reminds him that everyone at the ball was wearing a mask. Snuffy gets inspired, and runs off… (First: Episode 0580) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) |
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Insert | Snuffy returns, wearing a mask, pretending to be a stranger looking for a snuffleupagus. Big Bird and the kids play along with the charade, until Snuffy has Big Bird take off his mask. (First: Episode 0580) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again." (First: Episode 0631) |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0252) |
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Insert | Luis is feeling glum, Susan is feeling a bit tired, and Bob is feeling terrific. However, Bob informs the others that they'll all feel worse in a moment, because he sees Harvey Kneeslapper coming by. Harvey wants to tell them a great joke, but they aren't in the mood for jokes, which Harvey says is the best time for jokes, as he sings "Tell a Joke", a song about telling jokes. During the song he tells a number of jokes, which make the others leave, one by one, before the song is finished. (First: Episode 0827) |
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Film | African kids play at various activities, including a game with stones. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie declares that he's "the world's greatest counter of numbers". To prove it, he counts from 1 to 10, but every time Bert interrupts him, Ernie starts over again. This slowly drives Bert crazy. (First: Episode 0107) |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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SCENE 1 | In Big Bird's nest area, Grover sings "Proud of Me." |
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Cartoon | Two kids wonder where some mysterious tracks on the ground come from. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0096) |
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Cartoon | Splash (girl on beach) (First: Episode 0996) |
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Animation | The number 6 is shown in a variety of ways. (First: Episode 0401) |
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Song | "Sharing Swing with Kids Song (Share in Your Fun with Another Someone)" (First: Episode 0926) |
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Cartoon | M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) |
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Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) |
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Video | Dancer Clive Thompson moves his body parts as kids identify them in voiceover. (opening dialogue cut) (First: Episode 0812) |
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Cartoon | M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073) |
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Film | Stop-motion: in a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. (Part 1) (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Insert | Maria lounges on her fire escape when she invites the viewer to pretend they’re up with her to look at Sesame Street from her angle. She sees Mr. Macintosh selling fruits, waves at David, sees Bob at his window, and chats with Big Bird. (First: Episode 1008) |
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Cartoon | 5s go through a space-shredder and produce 5 objects. (First: Episode 0864) |
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Film | Stop-motion: in a park, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (Part 2) (First: Episode 0491) |
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Muppets | Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse are hot and thirsty, so they stop in at the Short Branch Café for a nice cold glass of milk. The bartender is distressed to see Grover riding his horse right inside, knocking over tables. "I just redecorated the place, too," he sighs. Grover orders a glass of milk, and the bartender asks if he wants the big glass, the bigger glass or the biggest glass. Fred tells the bartender that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference, so the bartender shows off all three sizes. Marshal Grover and Fred come behind the bar to get a closer look, breaking bottles and glassware. The annoyed bartender shouts at Grover to choose a glass, and Grover picks the biggest glass. The bartender asks if Fred wants anything, but Fred says, "No thanks, I'm drivin'." As Grover rides his horse out of the café, the bartender asks who's going to pay for all this stuff. Grover says he'll be back to pay for it tomorrow. Panicked, the bartender says not to come back; it's on the house! (First: Episode 0683) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389) |
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Film | Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Animation | Sand M/m (First: Episode 0620) |
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Film | Workers in a watch factory work on watches. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is going on a hunt for big rocks. When he tries to pick a really big one, the rock turns out to be the dome of a large monster. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood. |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob holds an American bullfrog and asks Kermit to talk about frogs. However, due to living a somewhat different life than normal frogs, what Kermit says about frogs is somewhat incorrect; for example, Kermit believes that frogs eat fried chicken and pizza, and live in apartment houses. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 2 | David uses pieces of tape to compare the heights of the kids along the construction doors. Grover arrives and wants to be measured as well, though he would rather have select body parts measured. David grows tired of Grover's shenanigans and leaves, announcing the sponsors in voiceover as Scotty takes over measuring Grover. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- The program guides found at the CTW Archives include a scene not used in the final episode, where David tells Cookie Monster that he should go easy on cookies and eat something else.
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