Episode 1050

Sesame Street
David's grandmother visits Sesame Street
Air date	May 20, 1977
Season	Season 8 (1976-1977)
Directed by Jon Stone Sponsors S, V, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	David, Maria and Luis wait at the bus stop in anticipation for David's grandmother Grace to arrive from her farm for another visit. Oscar isn't too enthused, since he expects it to be another lovey-dovey reunion sure to make him disgusted. Grace's bus arrives and everybody (except Oscar) welcomes her. She gives out presents for everyone: homemade bread for David, a handmade scarf for Maria, a can of pickled tomatoes for Luis... and a genuine rock from the country for Oscar! Grace continues to give him an "old-fashioned grouchin'," saying it's rotten to see him again and hopes he'll have a miserable day. "My heart sings!" Oscar lovingly sighs.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hair. According to Kermit, "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." He points out that some people have hair on their heads, while others have it on their faces. But if you have hair all over your body -- like Beautiful Day Monster, who emerges brushing himself and singing "A pretty girl is like a melody ..." -- then you're a monster! (First: Episode 0028)
	Film	Male and female snow people narrate their own construction. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0277)
	Film	Paper-cut triangles fade into live-action shots of triangle-shaped things. (First: Episode 0538)
	Cartoon	The Magnificent Splasho can't dive into the pool of water because of a thirsty elephant, who drinks all the water, illustrating empty and full.
	SCENE 2	As Grace enjoys some tea in the yard, a well-dressed Mr. Macintosh makes pleasantries with her and invites her to visit some of his favorite places. Soon, Willy (also dressed in his finest) joins them and offers to show Grace around. The men eventually start competing with each other, both getting upset when they want to take her to a rival's food cart. Grace calms the two down by deciding to go to only some of the places Mac and Willy suggested, so the two men agree to take her sightseeing together.
	Film	George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. (First: Episode 0288)
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe — Kermit looks for the Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe.
	Film	Joe Raposo sings about the sunrise and sunset. (First: Episode 0623)
	Cartoon	Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute. (First: Episode 0762)
	Film	How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (edited) (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. (First: Episode 0362)
	Animation	Sand V/v (First: Episode 0637)
	Film	An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras. (First: Episode 0484)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and Kimberly talk about things and people that they love.
	Cartoon	This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507)
	Film	Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442)
	Cast	The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V. (First: Episode 0455)
	Cartoon	"One to Five Counting Animals Song" (First: Episode 0780)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman comes to Ernie's apartment because he has some car trouble and needs to use Ernie's phone, but Ernie doesn't understand what he is trying to say. (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (First: Episode 0973)
	Film	"Noises" A boy named Julio uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including a train, a cat, a fire engine, a saw, and a man whistling. Can you make those noises? (First: Episode 0004)
	Cartoon	Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on. (First: Episode 0394)
	SCENE 3	Grace sits with Luis, Maria, and the kids on the steps talking about her tour with Willy and Mr. Mac. She imitates the sounds of a jackhammer, the subway, a pigeon, and other things she heard in the city for everybody to try to guess what made them.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — A tough guy named Tough Eddie accidentally knocks over Bert's sand castle while he's sleeping. Ernie points that out to Eddie, and Eddie tells Ernie, in a threatening tone of voice, that he's "got something" for Bert. It turns out to be an ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0482)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: S for Spring (First: Episode 0792)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Elephant (instrumental). (First: Episode 0034)
	Cartoon	Checkerboard transition cartoon (First: Episode 0105)
	Celebrity	Paul Simon plays "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard."
	Cartoon	Two red curtains are dropped to reveal a number 5 covered in colorful dots that vibrate and disperse. (First: Episode 0940)
	Film	Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Ernie tries to count his balloons. The balloons are arranged in a circle, so he continues counting around the circle, and counts some of them twice. Grover has a solution -- he pops each of the balloons as he counts them. (First: Episode 0133)
	Cartoon	S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279)
	Muppets	Kermit talks about "top" and "bottom" using a stack of boxes Grover carries. (First: Episode 0434)
	Cartoon	Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438)
	SCENE 4	Grace thanks everybody for their hospitality, which is reciprocated by everyone else. They all decide to walk together to see her off to the bus station, which Oscar appreciates: now he's alone with no one to bother him. "That woman's even more terrific than I thought!" Oscar says to himself. David announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
	CLOSING SIGNS	David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.

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