| Sesame Street | |||||
| Oscar and the kids pretend to be in the Old West; Big Bird is sick (repeat of 0799) | |||||
| Air date | February 8, 1978 | ||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird gathers a bag of cabbages for a visit from Mr. Snuffleupagus today. Luis, Susan, and Gordon don't believe him as usual. When Snuffy arrives at Big Bird's nest, he jumps for joy upon seeing the cabbages. This shakes the whole street, rattling the adults. As Snuffy eats, he asks for some pepper, which causes him to sneeze. This sends a large gust down the block, making everyone else think a storm is forming. Snuffy heads home and Big Bird finds the adults cowering in the doorframe. They tell him about the storm and Big Bird remarks, "You guys sure have some imagination!" |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to guess what a voice belongs to by asking it questions, and wins a ride on a giraffe. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Celebrity | The Mummenschanz portray a large slinky playing ball with some kids. |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face." (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | A Mummenschanz performer imitates the mannerism and movement of a monkey. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about what a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. He then starts to ponder how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep. Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, but ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar pretends to be in the Old West with Abby, Crystal, Alex, and Brenda. The kids pretend their chairs are a stagecoach, while Oscar is the bad guy pursuing them. Rodeo Rosie, thinking this is a real scenario, ropes Oscar and threatens to take him to the sheriff. Oscar shows how everybody is just playing pretend until Gordon passes by and jokingly remarks how Oscar is "robbing the stagecoach," prompting Rosie to continue her arrest. |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Celebrity | A Mummenschanz performer wears a headpiece with a face made from yarn. The kids pull it apart, then try to make a new face. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | A boy points to himself and says, "ME." (First: Episode 0857) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a child to sign "Bus Stop." (First: Episode 0996) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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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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Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Celebrity | A Mummenschanz performer acts out being a frog. |
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SCENE 3 | Luis hears the sounds of water coming from Oscar's trash can. He kids that Oscar is washing something, but the Grouch explains that it's coming from his Olympic-size swimming pool. Luis doesn't believe such a thing really could fit down there, so Oscar tells him to look for himself. Luis receives a face full of water after Oscar's hippo friend Myrtle jumps off the high-dive. |
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Cartoon | A girl trains her dog on here and there. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Film | A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there, near and far, and close and next to. ("here and there" section only) (First: Episode 0111) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Brian talk about the difference between here and there. (First: Episode 0127) |
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Celebrity | Pat Paulsen counts to 10. "Whoopee!" (First: Episode 0069) |
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Cartoon / Film | Things that begin with N: nail, nest, net, notebook, needle, noodle, nuts, napkins, nose. (Don't make noise at night). The letter N is nice. (First: Episode 0659) |
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Muppets | "Fat Cat" (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N for Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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Celebrity | Kids narrate as they watch the Mummenschanz performers act as an angular being, trying to figure out which piece is actually the head. |
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SCENE 4 | Susan tries to find something for Herry Monster to do, as he doesn't feel like doing anything that involves his great strength. She produces a dolly from the toy chest in the yard, which Herry gently takes care of. |
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Cartoon | 5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (First: Episode 0973) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly count five fingers. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Celebrity | The Mummenschanz play a clam who gets onto a box, then eats an object. |
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Cartoon | Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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SCENE 5 | The Count loves counting and decides to count other things people love - Gordon likes driving his car, Luis loves playing his guitar, and Susan loves being outside on a nice day. The Count probes Oscar for an answer, but it just met with "nos," which Oscar loves to say. |
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Animation | Sand L/l (First: Episode 0632) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. (First: Episode 0297) |
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Celebrity | A Mummenschanz performer changes their paper facial reactions as they deal with a fly. |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. (repeat) |
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Transition | New Bridge #5 - Bounce (First: Episode 0105) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird is sick in his nest, complaining of a sore throat and nauseous giblets. He feels nobody cares about him or his condition since he's all alone, when suddenly everybody drops by for a visit and to keep him company. The Count announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign. |
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