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| Gladys the Cow sells milk | |||||||
| Air date | December 22, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird listens to Maria fielding a phone call at the Fix-it Shop in Spanish, marveling at how well she's able to do it. She lists the benefits of being bilingual, as she can talk to more people and read different kinds of books. Big Bird goes on to Hooper's Store for some birdseed and finds Mr. Hooper taking an order over the phone from Ms. Cezarro. He's speaking in another language as well - in this case, Yiddish, which his parents taught him when he was young. Big Bird feels a little left out when he steps outside in the yard, where Herry converses with his monster pal in their own monster language about a big rock contest. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird encounters Chirpley and his bird associate whistling at each other near the construction doors, and joins in their conversation with some tweeting. Big Bird translates the conversation for the viewer, only to realize that he can speak "bird-ese," making him bilingual as well! |
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Cartoon | "Poverty K" - Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss. (First: Episode 0142) |
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Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #1) (First: Episode 0100) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cast | Desert Agua, part 1: Maria drags herself across the sands of a limbo desert until she comes to a soda fountain staffed by David. She weakly asks for agua, but David doesn't understand the word leaving Maria to pantomime various clues that mean water. David interprets that she's asking for a telescope, an umbrella, a muffler, and a rubber duckie to take a bath with. Maria slaps her head in frustration. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Cartoon | A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cast | Desert Agua, part 2: The props are stacking up as Maria continues to pantomime her plea for water while David guesses that she's asking for slippers, a snorkel, and a fish. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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Film | A little girl gets herself a glass of AGUA. (First: Episode 0929) |
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Cast | Desert Agua, part 3: David and Maria have been at this for years now, and are showing their old age. Many, many items have piled up as David guesses Maria is asking for a shovel and pail, a live skunk, and a boat. David says he needs a break from 86 years of guessing, and drinks a glass of water. Maria goes crazy over the beverage, so David offers her some. Maria refreshed, David asks to continue guessing what agua means. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Muppets | Kermit at Home: Grover is outside in the snow, freezing. He keeps knocking on Kermit's door, asking how to get warm, and Kermit keeps telling him to come inside. Grover, missing the point, tries ideas of his own to get warm, but they don't work. Finally, Kermit tells Grover that if he wants to get warm, he should come inside. Excited, Grover pulls Kermit aside and slams the door, locking Kermit outside. Grover goes to sleep in Kermit's armchair while the frozen frog scrapes at the window. (First: Episode 0598) |
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Celebrity | The Deadly Nightshade play "Rubber Dolly." (First: Episode 0914) |
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Film | A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (Spanish dub) (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster asks a boy, Michael, if he can name some people that he loves. (First: Episode 1038) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | The story of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse". (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cast | David and Maria demonstrate "on" and "under" in the yard. David goes to get some sandwiches, leaving Maria floating in the air. (First: Episode 0557) |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho goes from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the water tank. (First: Episode 0655) |
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Muppets | Happening upon the ice cream man, Ernie wants to buy a chocolate - strawberry - peach - vanilla - banana - pistachio - peppermint - lemon - orange - butterscotch ice cream cone, but the ice cream vendor instead gives him a butterscotch - orange - lemon - peppermint - pistachio - banana - vanilla - peach - strawberry - chocolate ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0133) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue". (First: Episode 0775) |
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Film | A hand tickles another with a feather. When it tries again, the ticklish hand growls and frightens the other away. (First: Episode 0699) |
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Animation | Apples fall from a tree, which bothers the hill beneath it, as Irish music underscores the segment. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0628) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria enjoys some milk at the shop when she hears a cowbell and hoofbeats outside. It turns out to be Gladys the Cow, who’s gone into the business of sellling milk. She lists all the benefits of milk and offers her wares from her pushcart, but Maria doesn’t need any at the moment. Gladys isn't deterred, and is sure she'll find a customer. |
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Cartoon | A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. (First: Episode 0525) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | Number count to 20 (w/ cameo appearance by Cookie Monster), followed by cast list at the end. (First: Episode 0350) |
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SCENE 3 | Gladys reaches Hooper's Store, where she offers milk to Mr. Hooper at 15¢ a container. Mr. Hooper already has plenty since he normally gets it from the delivery person every morning. Gladys doesn't understand, so he explains the process of milk coming from the cows to the containers to his store. Slightly discouraged, Gladys decides to go elsewhere hoping to be a success. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Mirror, Mirror — Kermit is declared the fairest of them all. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: G for Gorilla (in man suit) (First: Episode 0085) |
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Film | Kids compare animals and human tools and technology. (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees (First: Episode 0083) |
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SCENE 4 | Gladys is despondent, still not having found a buyer. She notices the Count nearby and makes one last attempt at a sale. The Count is uninterested as he's more concentrated on finding something to count. Gladys laments that her entire supply will go to waste, but the Count perks up with this discovery. He begins to buy each container individually, not for the purpose of drinking them but to count them all! |
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Transition | Bridge #2 - Scoring (First: Episode 0291) |
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Cartoon | What if my best friend were a gorilla? (First: Episode 0598) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | Julius and Jasper: "Why are you holding one leg up in the air, Jasper?" "Because if I hold two legs up in the air, I fall down!" Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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SCENE 5 | The Count finishes counting all 16 containers of milk. Gladys wonders what he'll do next, so he calls for Maria and the kids for an impromptu milk party. He starts passing out the cartons as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Gladys is never referred to by name in this episode - only as "Cow" by Maria and the Count.
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