Episode 1109

	Sesame Street
	Mr. Hooper goes to the hospital for a checkup; (repeat of 0823)
Air date	February 9, 1978
Season	Season 9 (1977-1978)
Sponsors	E, R, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Mr. Hooper, dressed in a suit, finishes checking his overnight bag while at his store. Big Bird wonders where he’s going and wants to learn in the form of a game, so Mr. Hooper gives him clues: it’s got beds, it’s a place where tests are taken, it's where he’ll find out about his health, and most of the people there dress in white clothes. Susan says he’s going with him to the hospital for a checkup, which confuses Big Bird since he believes that the hospital is where people either go to be born or when they're very sick. Mr. Hooper explains that he is going for a checkup and says that it's important for a person his age to see how well they are doing. After Mr. Hooper and David give some final advice to each other, Mr. Hooper leaves with Susan.
	Cartoon	A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments. (First: Episode 0964)
	Film	Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541)
	Muppets	Anything Muppet dentists deliver a musical message about how important it is to "Brush Your Teeth." (First: Episode 1067)
	Cartoon	A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370)
	SCENE 2	Relaxing in the hospital bed, Mr. Hooper is visited by the lab technician who gets his blood drawn and explains some of the other procedures he will have soon. As Mr. Hooper waits to go to the x-ray room he befriends Anelle, a young girl in a wheelchair. As they chat Mr. Hooper admits to never being in a hospital before, but is glad to meet someone like her and invites her to a game of checkers.
	Cartoon	E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cuppycakes — Cookie Monster keeps stealing the "cuppycakes" that Ernie is trying to photograph. (First: Episode 0136)
	Cartoon	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3 (First: Episode 0516)
	Film	A kid marching band forms a triangle. (First: Episode 0531)
	Cartoon	The word SALIDA exits through a white square. (First: Episode 0588)
	Cast	Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room. (First: Episode 0407)
	Film	SALIDA (word spins around) (First: Episode 0967)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes "Drive, Drive, Drive Your Car." (First: Episode 0897)
	Cartoon	On a snowy day, a cold man desires firewood. He carries a huge log up the hill multiple times, but it rolls down each time. Using his "wits", he pushes his house down to the bottom of the hill to be closer to the giant log. (First: Episode 0799)
	SCENE 3	Susan is ready to take a picture of Mr. Hooper and his young friends at the hospital, but Mr. Hooper keeps changing his mind on how he wants them arranged.
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989)
	Cartoon	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011)
	Cartoon	"Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. Artist: Bruce Cayard
	Insert	Bob asks Jason to identify various parts of the body.
	Cartoon	A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	E for Eel (First: Episode 0408)
	Animation	A wrench turns a nut on a bolt. (First: Episode 0806)
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002)
	Animation	A pair of scissors cut a piece of paper. (First: Episode 0806)
	Cartoon	The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0945)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Ray Charles performs "I Got a Song" with Ernie and Bert.
	Film	Five bugs are counted, until one bug engulfs the other four. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0628)
	Film	Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277)
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369)
	SCENE 4	Back at Hooper’s Store, David, Debo, and another kid are building a toy house from a kit. David receives a call from Mr. Hooper checking up on the store, but as David coaches the kids to continue putting the toy house together Mr. Hooper is haunted by the idea that David is referring to his store instead and thinks the whole building is coming apart.
	Cartoon	Four plus one makes five. (First: Episode 0568)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Heavy and Light — Kermit and Grover demonstrate the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0843)
	Cartoon	A man can't lift heavy barbells. (First: Episode 0785)
	Muppets / Cast	Olivia sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" about the veterinarian and taxi driver. (First: Episode 1028)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764)
	Film	A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Shout E — Three people shout "E!" (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	Light and heavy (bird falls on man) (First: Episode 0785)
	Film	Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437)
	Cartoon	A man saws a letter E through the wall. (repeat)
	SCENE 5	Susan brings Mr. Hooper home from the hospital, where he is welcomed by David with a hug. Big Bird notices the suitcase in Mr. Hooper's hand, and having forgotten what it was for he wonders if Mr. Hooper is going on a trip. The grown-ups begin to discuss his visit as Big Bird announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.