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| Big Bird and Snuffy wash the dishes for David | |||||||
| Air date | November 29, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus wake up as the morning dawns on Sesame Street, Snuffy having spent the night over at Big Bird's nest. The two friends go on a morning stroll to observe just how quiet the street can be at this time and witness a weary David opening up Hooper's Store an hour early. David explains to the viewer how he planned to do the dishes that he couldn't get to last night the morning after, but he decides to get a brief nap in before doing so. Big Bird and Snuffy see the sleeping storekeeper and decide to help out by doing the dishes themselves. |
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Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Big Bird and Snuffy finish the last of the dishes and tiptoe out, asking the viewer to keep their helping a secret. David wakes up ready to start on his work and is flabbergasted to see all the dishes are washed, dried, and stacked up already. He questions the viewer if they know who could've done this, and begins to wonder if he even did it in his sleep. |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Big Bird bids Snuffy goodbye, then checks to see if David is awake. Big Bird reveals it was he and Snuffy who helped out, but Big Bird expects David just to dismiss Snuffy as being imaginary; instead, David believes that Big Bird and Snuffy (imaginary or not) are some of the nicest, wonderful, sweetest friends he ever met (or hasn't met). |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 0978) |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0624) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Disguised as a dentist, Guy Smiley surprises a tooth at a dentist's office. The tooth is reunited with healthy food (represented by Carl Carrot and Melvin Milk), his dentist, and toothbrush/toothpaste pair Bristly and Pastey. |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are playing policeman, but the other one is playing fireman. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | A woodpecker drills through a tree to demonstrate entrada and salida. (First: Episode 0808) |
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Film | A group of kids enter a door marked ENTRADA. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Cartoon | The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Muppets | Madame Schwartzhead sings about reading words while her stage manager causes accidents. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Cartoon / Film | A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy. (First: Episode 0494) |
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Cartoon | A man walks in an IN. (First: Episode 0511) |
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Cast | Maria trains Bob and David to be waiters in a restaurant by showing them which door to go IN and which to go OUT. She uses a few sung 'jingles' to help them remember which is which. Bob 'catches on,' but David has a hard time doing so. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie has a bag of cookies, and locks them in a safe to protect them from Cookie Monster. When the monster discovers that the cookies are locked up tight, he eats the safe. (First: Episode 0581) |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to guess what a voice belongs to by asking it questions, and wins a ride on a giraffe. (First: Episode 0795) |
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SCENE 2 | Olivia asks the kids to guess what is in a shoebox based on the clues she gives and the questions they ask; the object turns out to be an alarm clock. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | C - Cake (First: Episode 0153) |
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Film | How sweaters are made from sheep's wool. (First: Episode 1009) |
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SCENE 3 | David watches in confusion as Biff helps Big Bird use his tape measure to figure out the distance from his nest to the front door of Hooper's Store (122 ft.). When David inqures why, Big Bird explains that it's important for him to know which door to get to if he's in a hurry to the store, such as getting some birdseed for a cake. He demonstrates that he can use the back door (143 ft. away from his nest) for more casual requests like a birdseed malted. Biff marvels at the bird's efficiency before leaving with Big Bird, while David attempts to comprehend what he just witnessed. |
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Muppets | Western: A cowboy comes to see Adam T. Glaser, who is such a jack-of-all-trades that he forgets what a dentist does. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat. (First: Episode 0960) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird is boiling some birdseed for a cake and finds that he needs a bigger pot. He rushes to Hooper's, though David has to remind him which is the "fast" door. When he can't remember what the emergency is, Big Bird runs back to his nest and back to the store, forgetting which door is which again. Olivia announces the sponsors as the confused bird continues switching directions. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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