| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Hooper wants to stay young | |||||||
| Air date | November 30, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis, Susan and Gordon hear rock music coming from inside Hooper's Store. They walk in and find Mr. Hooper dressed like the young, hip crowd of today (wearing a wig, jeans, and a Farrah Fawcett t-shirt). They ask him to turn down the loud music, and he explains that he’s trying to keep up with the times, since he’s so old now. They tell him they like him just the way he is, and he admits that he feels silly dressing and acting like someone he isn't. He agrees with the group to just be himself and goes home to change his clothes... riding a motorcycle to get there! |
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Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges! (First: Episode 0192) |
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Cartoon | A little girl imagines what would happen if she dropped her bag of ping pong balls. (First: Episode 0583) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and Laurie identify different shapes. (First: Episode 0881) |
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Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Apple. (First: Episode 0485) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon sees an "Artists at Work" sign on the doors to Big Bird's nest. Inside, Big Bird supervises as as the kids decorate draw pictures he can hang up around the place. As Gordon checks out everyone's drawings, Big Bird shows off his own piece - a semi-circle on the bottom of a rectangle, which he claims is Gordon's bald head passing by the window. |
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Cartoon | Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198) |
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Film | At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Animation | Sand L/l (First: Episode 0632) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cast | Linda stars in the Theater Without Words production of "The Batter and the Ball." (First: Episode 1031) |
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Cartoon | L es para luz (First: Episode 0373) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (First: Episode 0321) |
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Cartoon | The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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Celebrity | Whitman Mayo recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0866) |
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Cartoon | The Dog & The Bone (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird pretends to be a teacher to a “class” of stuffed animals. Susan and Gordon overhear him, and assume he’s talking to Mr. Snuffleupagus. Big Bird explains that Snuffy isn’t here today, and assures them that he knows the difference between real and imaginary: Snuffy is real, and his classroom isn't. He's surprised that Susan and Gordon can't seem to tell the difference, though. |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (First: Episode 0268) |
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Muppets | Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments. (First: Episode 0964) |
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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 hammer and chisel cooperate to carve a triangle out of wood, which a pencil uses to draw some. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Film | Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442) |
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Cartoon | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Oscar the Grouch sings "Swamp Mushy Muddy." (First: Episode 1038) |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cups and Saucers — Ernie stacks cups and saucers in order to count them, making Bert quite nervous. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Cartoon | A man gives away the letter U for free. (First: Episode 0202) |
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Film | A girl meets a blind woman who has a seeing-eye dog. (First: Episode 0952) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a kid how to sign the word "OPEN." |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | A man takes advantage of his television appearance to display his giant ME sign. (First: Episode 0781) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis is worried about someone like Mr. Hooper riding a dangerous motorcycle, but Mr. Hooper assures him that he has every precaution in place. He even has some pals to ride with him - Willy and Mr. Macintosh. The three ride off as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS cont'd |
Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
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