| Sesame Street | |||||
| Gifts for Buffy's baby | |||||
| Air date | April 26, 1977 | ||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Buffy needs help carrying all her items upstairs. Big Bird darts into the garage and emerges as Wonder Bird, who spreads wonderfulness all over the globe! He helps Buffy by calling Mr. Hooper to help carry the items. When Buffy asks why Big Bird went through all this just to get someone else to do the task, he replies that he's already agreed to help Gordon with something, declaring, "You can only be just so wonderful at one time!" |
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Animation | A puzzle of Maria (with a bee on her nose) is pieced together. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Reminder — Ernie explains to Bert that he placed a cookie on the table as a reminder. (First: Episode 0095) |
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Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169) |
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Animation | Rorschach ink blob association with a funky jazz soundtrack. (First: Episode 0777) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates slow. (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cartoon | A pink circle splits into a cat, and a gray circle splits into a mouse. (First: Episode 0452) |
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SCENE 2 | Simon Soundman visits Hooper's Store to get some gifts for Buffy's new baby (which he describes using sounds) - a rattle, rubber duck, and a music box. |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a telephone booth. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Film | The Great Chango, man of one thousand costumes, puts on outfits of various professions. (First: Episode 0518) |
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Cartoon | H for hola (Spanish soundtrack). (First: Episode 0362) |
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Film | Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music) (First: Episode 0084) |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda. |
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Cartoon | A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162) |
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Muppets | Bob tries to sneak a bag of cookies home, without getting noticed by Cookie Monster, he encounters Sherlock Hemlock who has not seen Bob before and tries to figure out who he is. He comes to the conclusion that he have to be Cookie Monster, due to the cookies in the bag. The Cookie Monster comes and eats the cookies from the back, so Sherlock sees that Bob can't be Cookie Monster. Bob then introduces himself, and Sherlock asks if he has another cookie he can have, as Bob finds another cookie Cookie Monster comes and takes it. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561) |
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Film | Nine Song (Song of Nine) (First: Episode 0016) |
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Film | Kids comment as they watch tomatoes grow in a field. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0624) |
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Cast | Maria, Susan, Luis and David put together a fractured letter H. (First: Episode 0422) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon sings "Three of These Things" with the kids using images of food and a sweater. |
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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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Cartoon | Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving. (First: Episode 0467) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film in which footage is slowed down and sped up. Sequences include kids on a playground, riding a roller coaster, and Big Bird jumping around and being chased in the park. (new music) (First: Episode 0358) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare — Kermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare. (First: Episode 0477) |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Celebrity | Richie Havens sings "Wonder Child." (First: Episode 0742) |
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Cartoon | A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat. (First: Episode 0844) |
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Muppets | Fran Brill narrates two Anything Muppet hands who argue over a piece of cake before they decide to share it. (First: Episode 0189) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Muppets | Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | L for Lion (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Snuffleupagus blows up a large balloon as a gift for Buffy's baby. However, when Big Bird runs inside Hooper's Store to get everyone, the balloon takes off with Snuffy. They all come outside and completely miss the Snuffleupagus floating overhead. The balloon eventually bursts and Snuffy lands in Big Bird's nest space. |
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Muppets | Ernie promises Cookie Monster that he's not going to be tricked out of his plate of cookies this time. Cookie Monster asks Ernie if he's going to eat his cookies fast or slow and demonstrates by eating the plate of cookies, and in the process finishes the entire plate. (First: Episode 0989) |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird. (First: Episode 0152) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 5 | Snuffy announces the sponsors before he'll let Big Bird help him down from the playground barrels. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
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