| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Hooper tries to exercise | |||||||
| Air date | May 17, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper has a single container of strawberry yogurt at the store, but isn't sure how to get rid of it, knowing it's not a very popular item. He is about to dispose of it when he comes up with a better idea: he puts it on his specials board, thinking someone will take it off his hands. Gordon stops in and orders it, but soon Susan, Big Bird, the kids, and Mr. Macintosh all want some. Willy learns of the problem and proposes they all go to the supermarket and get all the yogurt they want over there. Everyone piles out of the store, leaving behind the sole yogurt container; Mr. Hooper shrugs and eats it himself. |
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Cartoon | D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Film | Two birds Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | Four plus one makes five. (First: Episode 0568) |
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Muppets | Grover is going to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. He sees Ernie sitting in his chair -- and he knows that it's Ernie, because he can see Ernie's shirt and Ernie's hair. Grover sneaks up to surprise Ernie -- but then it turns out to be Herry Monster, disguised as Ernie. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Animation | Three balls compare sizes. An orange ball (voiced by Daws Butler) boasts that he's the smallest, until his little brother comes onto the scene. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Muppets | Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Film | T is for toes. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Bo Peep (part 1) |
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Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 1) (First: Episode 0003) |
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Cartoon | A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 2) (First: Episode 0003) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis has difficulty focusing on his work, so Maria suggests that he have some lunch while she continues working. Instead Luis goes outside to practice his guitar, claiming that he's not hungry and wants to skip lunch. He gives up on practicing and comes back in, fumbling around with various tools and complaining about everything. Maria softens his mood by giving him a sandwich and apple to eat, which immediately makes him feel much better. |
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Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Celebrity | José Feliciano performs "A World Without Music." (First: Episode 0763) |
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Cartoon | The Square (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Hooper wants to get some exercise by performing all of the deliveries while riding the store delivery cart. However, he immediately runs into David who offers to make the deliveries for him. He then spots a jump rope he could use, until a girl comes to reclaim it. He tries to play some basketball in the yard, but a couple of kids want to play with the ball instead. He almost gets some walking in when Grover orders a quart of milk over the phone, but Maria offers to make the delivery for him and snatches the carton. He resolves to just stay in place and do some toe touches in the store, but Big Bird offers to do it for him by stooping down and tapping his toes with his wings. |
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Film | Elephants (African percussion soundtrack) (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Sick — Ernie consults a medical book to discover that Bert is sick. (First: Episode 0435) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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Celebrity | Judy Collins sings "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" with some kids on the shore. (First: Episode 0971) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!" (First: Episode 0292) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper watches as Luis and the kids use a basketball and three rubber baseballs for a game of "One of These Things." The kids and Luis then take the baseballs to bounce with as they walk along the street. Mr. Hooper (still hoping to get some exercise) tries to join them, but his underinflated basketball flops to the ground. |
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Cartoon | A scientist builds a robot that has real feelings, such as sad, happy and afraid. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: TV Chair — Herry Monster tricks Ernie and Bert into vacating their chair. (First: Episode 0207) |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are wearing winter gear in the cold, but one is not. (First: Episode 0463) |
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Cartoon | A picture of a girl playing a guitar is drawn as off-screen kids (speaking English and Spanish) try to guess what the drawing will be. (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper is still on his quest to get exercise when he gets another call from Grover, asking for two more containers of milk. David happens to return at that moment and is about to take the cart again for the delivery. David quickly takes off, so Mr. Hooper decides to hop onto a spare bicycle parked nearby and rides behind him. |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 0698) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees. (First: Episode 0083) |
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Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Muppets | A little boy explains how he can be a son, a brother, a paperboy, a friend, and a grandson all at the same time. (First: Episode 0691) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis invites Mr. Hooper to play ball with him and the kids, but the bike ride has left Mr. Hooper exhausted and he'd rather take a nap. As he closes the store, Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 10 as Episode 1234.
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