Sesame Street | |||||||||
Mr. Hooper is going to a discotheque | |||||||||
Air date | December 23, 1977 | ||||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||||
Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "This Frog." (First: Episode 0944) | |
Cartoon | The word BUS (First: Episode 0277) | |
SCENE 1 | Farley walks down the street and imagines what kind of job he'll have when he grows up. He observes Luis working at the Fix-It Shop repairing a wagon with John, then pictures owning a store like Mr. Hooper, and finally considers being a photographer when he sees Olivia taking pictures of a kid. He spots more kids playing dodgeball in the yard and settles on enjoying being a kid for now, and considers asking to join the game. | |
Cartoon | Kids on a bench wait for the bus: "Here comes the bus!" (First: Episode 0632) | |
Cast | David and Maria cooperate to reach the top of the mountain. (First: Episode 0901) | |
Cartoon | Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167) | |
Muppets | The Amazing Mumford sounds out the word MAGIC, then makes himself disappear. | |
Cartoon | Small v... (Spanish version) Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0389) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues." (First: Episode 0277) | |
Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389) | |
Cast | The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V. (First: Episode 0455) | |
Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) | |
SCENE 2 | Luis and Olivia invite Big Bird to join them at the park, but he's waiting to play with Mr. Snuffleupagus. They don't see why he would pass up the chance to play with real friends to play with an imaginary one. Snuffy arrives and upon seeing how upset Big Bird is, he admits that he doesn't mind others thinking he's imaginary; what's important is their friendship. The two sing a song about being best friends. | |
Cartoon | "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0050) | |
Film | Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is. (First: Episode 0772) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry asks John-John if he knows the difference between up and down. (First: Episode 0565) | |
Cartoon | Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP (First: Episode 0847) | |
Film | A man bounces a ball up the steps, and then it falls down the steps. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0435) | |
Cartoon | Jazz #3 (First: Episode 0003) | |
Film | Examples of people and animals going down. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) | |
Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is looking down and saying "Three sticks!" A man asks "Three sticks where?" Then Harvey says "3 sticks right here!" and sticks a number 3 on the man's head. (First: Episode 0570) | |
Film | Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517) | |
Celebrity | Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin." (First: Episode 0135) | |
Film | A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing at a recital. (First: Episode 0637) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Melody subtract cookies. (First: Episode 0425) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | The Fabulous Four Flying Flatirons, a group of trapeze artists, demonstrate up and down. (First: Episode 1039) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001)
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Film | George the Farmer saws the legs off a table. (First: Episode 0297) | |
Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard | |
Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Judy Collins and Snuffy sing a madrigal rendition of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1051) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) | |
Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) | |
SCENE 3 | Mr. Hooper sheepishly approaches Olivia in the yard. He and a friend are going to a discotheque this evening and he's nervous because he's not familiar with any of the new dance crazes. He thinks Olivia, more youthful than he, has a better grasp on what's hip these days, but Olivia admits she hasn't been to a disco in a while and remarks that the dances change too often to keep up. She sees the kids nearby and asks them if they know any hip, new dances. Mr. Hooper brings out his cassette player (with disco music) and they all learn some new dances. | |
Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) | |
Cast | Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Little Miss Muffet". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces some tools and a tricycle while Bob sings "Three of These Things" with a British accent. (First: Episode 0593) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red (First: Episode 0001) The colors are altered, so it becomes purple instead of red. | |
SCENE 4 | At night, Luis, Olivia, and a girl greet Mr. Hooper as he returns from a successful evening at the disco. He shows off some of the moves he learned, as well as some freestyle dances. He claims to have even shown off a dance no one else was familiar with - a waltz. He demonstrates with Olivia. Luis and the girl join them while a slow waltz-style version of the "Sesame Street Theme" plays. Big Bird announces the sponsors and the credits roll, transitioning back to the regular closing theme. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while the kids hold the CTW sign. |
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