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| Trip to Hawaii — Big Bird and his friends take a trip to Hawaii | |||||||||
| Air date | January 13, 1978 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird does some last-minute packing at his nest in preparation for today's big trip to Hawaii! Big Bird is extra excited since this will be the first time he will become airborne - aboard an airplane, that is - while Mr. Snuffleupagus can't wait to see his relatives. Snuffy leaves to do some packing of his own (just needing to bring his toothbrush and comb) while Big Bird has some difficulty getting his beachball to fit in his suitcase. Bob and Maria check on him and show that the ball will fit easily if he just lets all the air out of it first. Big Bird is relieved, as now he believes there's room for his giant travel bag of birdseed. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Mr. Hooper and Olivia wait for everybody else at the bus stop, in spite of Big Bird insisting to wait for Snuffy and Oscar's stubbornness to leave on time. Once everybody boards the bus, Snuffy comes back too late and begins to chase after them. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays doctor and makes Bert be the patient for his check-up. He checks Bert's heart, mouth and more. At the end, Bert wonders how he is feeling, but Ernie can't tell him that until he's a real doctor, twenty-three years from now. Bert faints after Ernie's answer and Ernie wonders if there's a doctor in the house. (First: Episode 0937) |
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Cartoon | A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0914) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Counting 1-20 (planes taking off) (First: Episode 0798) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | The gang arrives at the airport, with everybody telling Oscar to hurry up. This shot was used in the opening theme sequence for every show the following week. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
As everybody goes through to get their bags checked, the security officer (Dale Soules) explains to Oscar (adorned with an aviator's cap and scarf) the purpose of the metal detector, explaining how it's used to make sure that nobody boards the plane with anything that is considered dangerous. Once all the grown-ups pass through Oscar reluctantly does the same while inside his trash can, causing the detector's alarm to go bonkers. The officer orders Oscar to remove everything inside that contains metal, so the Grouch begins handing her some tin cans, a horseshoe, and a long chain, which is only the beginning... ("Wait'll she gets to the anvil at the other end!") |
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Cartoon | A bee looks for a flower. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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SCENE 3 | A huge pile of Oscar's metal belongings now litter the place ("I couldn't bring everything, I'm traveling light," says the Grouch), and Oscar successfully passes through the metal detector. Everybody is in a hurry to leave, but Oscar isn't budging until all of his belongings are back inside his can safe and sound, so everyone starts piling the junk back in. |
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Film | Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator. (First: Episode 0889) |
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Film | Peacock Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 4 | While exploring the airport tarmac, Big Bird meets pilot Captain Cooney (Jim Thurman) who teaches him all about the parts of an airplane. Though Big Bird initially confuses the pilot for a pirate, it's Cooney who gets even more confused as Big Bird finds the terminology funny, comparing the parts of the plane to that of a bird. |
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Cartoon | P is for Puppy (First: Episode 0199) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter". (First: Episode 0322) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Cast | In the desert, Luis desperately searches for AGUA, but all the pumps are dry. (First: Episode 0680) |
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Cartoon | Todo el mundo necesita agua (First: Episode 0780) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 5 | The gang is about to board their plane until Maria says they can't do so until everybody is there. They wonder if the stewardess has seen Big Bird and describe what he looks like; she finds the idea of such a character unbelievable until she meets him face to face. As they file into the plane Big Bird tries to get the others to wait for Snuffy, whose description equally baffles the stewardess when she questions about him. Bob and Maria accuse Big Bird of having a wild imagination as they lead him into the plane, then realize they don't know where Oscar is. The stewardess finds Oscar's appearance to be just as confusing as Big Bird and Snuffy's when she witnesses Bob and Maria dragging Oscar's can into the plane. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
Everyone gets settled into their seats as the plane gets ready for takeoff. Maria adjusts the rear seat's belt around Oscar's can as Big Bird checks the view out the window. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
The plane begins to head for the runway as Snuffy finally arrives. He wonders how he's going to get to Hawaii now, hoping that Big Bird won't be too upset that he missed his flight. |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them. (First: Episode 0905) |
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Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird listens as the pilot announces they will be flying at 35,000 feet above the ground. Big Bird's really impressed - not even his hawk cousin Murgatroyd has flown that high. Maria helps Big Bird put his seatbelt on, and soon they hear the engines start... |
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SCENE 6 cont'd |
... and they're off! The gang views how small the world looks down below as Big Bird spots cousin Murgatroyd flying by. He also spots Mr. Snuffleupagus still at the airport terminal, though the others brush it off. Big Bird isn't too deterred, still thrilled at his first flying experience. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: B for Ball (First: Episode 0829) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover opens a menu and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of the special sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and olive stuck in with a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu -- it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle or an olive. (First: Episode 0332) |
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SCENE 7 | Big Bird is getting bored with the long flight, not to mention worried that he'll be starving by the time it's over. Thankfully, the stewardess offers lunch right then. Big Bird isn't too keen on the food she offers (he thinks the fancy meal looks like toy food) and asks for some birdseed instead. Meanwhile Oscar complains about his own order: all of the food isn't mixed together. He perks up when he gets his request for coffee, tea, and milk all in one cup, sickening the stewardess to her stomach. |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 1 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Song | B is for Bubble (First: Episode 0008) |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 2 (First: Episode 0419) |
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Film | This is the desert. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0514) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | Shape organization, part 3 (First: Episode 0419) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | The Word Family Song: ET family (First: Episode 0139) |
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Animation | Shape organization (all formations review), part 4 (First: Episode 0419) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | P is for Puppy (repeat) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 8 | Oscar is disappointed that the in-flight movie will be Happy Happy Happy; he prefers more Grouch-oriented films like How Green Was My Alley and A Scar is Born. Meanwhile Maria helps Big Bird put on a pair of earphones, which play a muzak arrangement of the Sesame Street Theme. Bob quietly announces the sponsors in voiceover, and Big Bird falls asleep during the closing credits. The story of the trip to Hawaii continues in Episode 1091. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- United Airlines supplied the plane for this episode.
- Part of scene 4 is used in A Walking Tour of Sesame Street, the show's 10th anniversary special.
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