Sesame Street | |||||||
Trip to Hawaii — Big Bird and Snuffy continue searching for the Snuffleupagus Mountain | |||||||
Air date | January 18, 1978 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird has a chat with a horse named Herb before joining the rest of the Sesame Street gang as they pack Sheldon's truck before heading off to Samson's place. Big Bird would rather stay behind and search for Mount Snuffleupagus with Snuffy, hoping that Maria's guide book will help them in their quest. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Oscar has his own transportation (or lack thereof) in the form of an abandoned, dilapidated truck. Bob and Maria tell Oscar it would be impossible for him to follow their truck, making it the perfect vehicle for a Grouch. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. It turns out to be the viewer at home. (First: Episode 0352) | |
Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) | |
Video | Four children roll on a gym mat while The Count counts them (in voice-over). (First: Episode 0908) | |
SCENE 2 | Buffy talks with Maria, Boogie, and the kids about the appearance of so many Native Americans in Hawaii. She always feels true to her Indian roots, and sings "I'm an Indian Wherever I Go." | |
Cartoon | A cleaning lady (reminiscent of Carol Burnett's character) wanders into a music rehearsal room, plays each instrument, and puts all the sounds back into the wrong instruments. (First: Episode 0774) | |
Muppets | Grover climbs a mountain and counts from one to ten with his own echo. (First: Episode 0949) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Snuffy think they've found the right place until they consult Maria's guide book, discovering it's actually "Mount Hole-in-the-Mountain." Big Bird reads on about the legend of the mountain, claiming that during a spear-throwing competition, a man named Kapunohu ended up piercing directly through it instead. | |
Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) cut from the Noggin version | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster and Crumbs Unlimited are featured in a number, "Cookie Disco," at the end of which Cookie ends up eating all the equipment. (First: Episode 1054) | |
Celebrity | Michael and Paul: Michael wants to make dinner, while Paul juggles it instead. | |
Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) | |
SCENE 4 | Buffy sings a little song as she plays with Cody in the river. | |
Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players. They eventually agree to play Tiddly-Winks. (First: Episode 0298) | |
Cartoon | Madrigal Alphabet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0615) | |
SCENE 5 | Aunty Nona explains to Bob and Mr. Hooper how the hula originated as a means of religious worship, and that men were the first hula dancers. Keola does a contemporary Hawaiian hula about a boy who loved to ride his stubborn donkey. After the performance, Bob and Mr. Hooper want to do some dancing themselves, so Nona teaches them a few basic moves; Mr. Hooper is especially proficient with the hip swaying. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie makes a clay bust of Bert, but runs out of clay for the nose, so he pulls Bert's nose off and puts it on the statue. (First: Episode 0463) | |
Animation | 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool. (First: Episode 0910) cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 6 | Keola explains to Bob how the hula movements can tell a story, especially when using the hands. Bob brings up that he's "kind of going with a girl back home" whom he talks to in sign language, and hopes to teach her some new signs for a change. Keola teaches Bob several heartfelt sentiments, but Bob thinks they're all too mushy for him to say; he'd prefer to ask Linda if she had watered his plants while he was away. | |
Cartoon | A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962) | |
Cartoon | Five stripes make a circle. (First: Episode 0780) | |
Song | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) | |
SCENE 7 | Near the beach, Big Bird and Snuffy ask the kids to help them dance their own hula. The kids play their instruments while chanting Mt. Snuffleupagus' Hawaiian name as the two friends dance along. | |
Film | A very busy man is asked by a voice what "forwards" and "backwards" means, but the man doesn't have time to listen. Instead, he is shown what "backwards" means by watching everything around him go in reverse motion! (First: Episode 0166) | |
SCENE 8 | Luis receives a call at the Fix-It Shop for Linda from Bob in Hawaii. After some initial confusion from the operator, Luis relays the messages between Bob and Linda, saying how much they miss each other. Bob says he learned some signs to teach Linda, and at the end of the call he instructs Luis to hold his hand up and drop his two middle fingers, giving the sign for “I love you” and Linda signs it back. Luis doesn't know what the sign means, but is happy that Linda is pleased to hear from him. | |
Cartoon | Elephants have four legs. (First: Episode 0560) | |
SCENE 9 | In Samson's yard, Big Bird becomes discouraged when Snuffy has to take his nap, leaving him with nothing else to do. Buffy helps him realize that all the time he's spent with Snuffy had meant less time with her, not unlike when she didn't have as much time with Big Bird back when she first brought Cody to Sesame Street. The two enjoy some free time together looking around in the garden, and Buffy gives him a hibiscus flower to wear in his crown of feathers. cut from the Noggin version | |
Cartoon | K is for Kiss (First: Episode 0131) | |
Film | Car assembly (First: Episode 0506) | |
SCENE 10 | Bob learns about some of the Hawaiian games and toys that the kids like to play there. He watches and joins the kids in playing konane (a game similar to checkers), a lawn bowling game called ulumaika, a racing wheel, and a game with string that's similar to cat's cradle. | |
Cartoon | K for Kite (First: Episode 0489) | |
SCENE 11 | The kids swim in the ocean as Maria announces the sponsors. The story of the Hawaiian trip continues in Episode 1094... | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
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