| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Hooper goes back to school (repeat of 0845) | |||||||
| Air date | February 17, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David arrives for work at Hooper's Store, but doesn't see Mr. Hooper around. He finally sees him out in the yard with some reading materials, but Mr. Hooper tries to keep them hidden. He does the same when Big Bird arrives before finally admitting the truth. As a youth, he never graduated from high school due to having to work, and he's now taken up night courses to earn his diploma, though he feels foolish being such an old student. Contrary to his belief, David and Big Bird are very proud and supportive of him. |
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Cartoon | Two groups of mountain goats try to pass each other on a mountain road. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Film | The Deadly Nightshade star in a story of "Old MacDonald." The three live in a New York City apartment, but when they get fed up with the noise, they relocate to the country. There, they sing "Old MacDonald" and soon get weary of the noisy animals. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Flying Fingers — Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do. (First: Episode 0617) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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Celebrity | The Mummenschanz perform a routine as a blob-like creature. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus try to see if they can sneak down the block without anyone noticing them. They crouch past the Hooper's window to avoid being seen, and pass by Mr. Hooper with his nose in a book. By the time they reach Big Bird's nest, they erupt with laughter over how well it went (even though they've noisily knocked over a trash can). Snuffy goes home, when the adults come by asking what's the deal with the loud laughter. "They'll never know," Big Bird quips to the camera. |
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Cartoon | The Fox and the Grapes In the classic fable, a famished fox can't reach the grapes, and eventually gives up, assuming they're sour anyway. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Film | A giant panda walks around. (First: Episode 0920) |
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Muppets | "Beginning, Middle, End" |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0532) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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SCENE 3 | The kids play around Oscar's trash can, when Alphabet Bates flies overhead and makes a letter Y in the sky (First: Episode 0575). |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: Y is for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0036) |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP. (First: Episode 0706) |
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Celebrity | Joe Namath counts to 10 before a pass is made. The kid who catches it is tackled. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Film / Song | "At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vet. (First: Episode 1016) |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Insert | Bert sits outside on the street, pretending to fly a helicopter. Maria sits down with him, and the segment becomes animated as they fly through the air before returning to the Street. (First: Episode 0656) |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Celebrity | Joe Namath and his team of kids make a football pass after counting to 1. (First: Episode 0518) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Insert | A group of children put together a scooter following a model. (First: Episode 0922) |
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Cartoon | The Square (First: Episode 0536) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan looks on as the kids pretend to be firefighters. The Amazing Mumford arrives and pulls three fire helmets from his magic hat. Susan turns this into a game of "One of These Things." Since Mumford's hat doesn't belong, he turns it into a fire truck for the kids to play with. |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates Spanish words that start with the letter Y. (First: Episode 0470) |
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Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar Man — Professor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Cartoon | A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962) |
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Celebrity | Joe Namath: Pass on 5 (First: Episode 0481) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - Kids wait in line at a movie theater. (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 5 | Rodeo Rosie hangs outside Hooper's, intending to catch any varmints trying to steal any merchandise. She ropes Big Bird, then Susan, thinking they've stolen the things they actually paid for. Mr. Hooper advises her that if someone were to rob the store, they wouldn't be leaving in a calm fashion; they'd be running out in a quick get away. Rosie keeps this in mind as she watches David stroll out. She leaves him be, but when Mr. Hooper runs out to hand him a package he's forgotten, she ropes him. |
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Animation | Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626) |
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Muppets | Same Sound Brown shows Farley that "That's What Reading's All About." (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0311) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) |
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SCENE 6 | The kids keep playing with Mumford's fire engine as Big Bird announces the sponsors and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while David and Mr. Hooper hold the CTW sign. |
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