| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird learns about child care | |||||||
| Air date | March 14, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird has his beak deep in a book, so engrossed in it that he almost bumps into Sheldon and Cody who are on their way to the doctor to get Cody his immunizations. Big Bird agrees on how important this is, as he's been reading all about child care and offers to be a consultant should he and Buffy need his help. |
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SCENE 1 | Down the street, Big Bird meets a Muppet woman (Richard Hunt) who is also on her way to the doctor with her baby Rodney, asking Big Bird what to do when her baby refuses to cooperate during the visit. Big Bird uses the book to give her some tips, and the woman asks further about what to feed him. Big Bird is surprised to hear that she's been letting Rodney chew on raw hamburger or old shoes, and discovers that the "baby" the woman is pushing in her carriage is actually a dog! |
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Cartoon | A girl trains her dog on here and there. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets / Cast | Maria and David help Grover understand that there can refer to anyplace that you are not, no matter how far away you may be. (First: Episode 0885) |
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Cartoon | A baby rescues a ball from on top of a column. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0184) |
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Film | A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood. (First: Episode 1029) |
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Cartoon | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Cast | Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." (First: Episode 0655) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar begins another day of Grouch school, aka a Grouchketeer meeting. He inspects the kids when they make rotten faces, and is pleased with their lack of clean hands. Maria sneaks in and leads the group to wash their hands before lunch. "Some people are a rotten influence," Oscar grumbles. |
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Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Hickory Dickory Dock — Kermit witnesses various animals attempting to run up the clock. (First: Episode 0710) |
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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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Cartoon | A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler. (First: Episode 0572) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Cartoon | A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign. (First: Episode 1114) |
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SCENE 3 | Sheldon and the kids take some time from their coloring to look up and see Alphabet Bates write the letter O in the sky (First: Episode 0012). |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (First: Episode 0338) |
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Film | The celebration of Chinese New Year (First: Episode 0495) |
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Cast | "Theater Without Words" presents Linda enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Seed" with some voice-over by Bob. (First: Episode 1030) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppet dentists deliver a musical message about how important it is to "Brush Your Teeth." (First: Episode 1067) |
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Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) |
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Film | Counting the circus clowns. (First: Episode 0501) |
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SCENE 4 | Buffy sings "Listen to the Wind." |
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Cartoon | "Yo Soy Un ..." (First: Episode 0777) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) |
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Film | Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others. Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0019) |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772) |
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Insert | Mr. Hooper, Luis, Maria, David and Bob all throw a small amount of litter on the ground, adding to the street's filth. When a voice (Jerry Nelson) asks "Who made this mess?" each one of them denies that it was them, saying they only dropped a small amount of garbage on the street. Soon, however, they realize that they each contributed to the mess in one way or another and pick up what they dropped. The voice then tells them to put the trash in a trash can instead of on the ground. (First: Episode 0485) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: B for Ball (First: Episode 0829) |
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Celebrity | Richie Havens sings "Wonder Child." (First: Episode 0742) |
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Cartoon | Two cowboy rattlesnakes discuss the difference between here and there, while trying to avoid a sneezing rabbit. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0796) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry. (First: Episode 1084) |
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Cartoon | With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0237) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, but Ernie can't make up his mind. What would happen if Ernie bought a balloon, but then lost it when he gets frightened by a buffalo? Then he remembers that the zoo is closed on Wednesdays. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge (last dot is late and travels through the others) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | An apple, an orange and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria watches as Oscar announces the sponsors. When asked why he did it so politely, Oscar responds that he knows it means that Sesame Street is over and everybody will go away. Maria finishes by adding the CTW slogan. (Oscar: "Huh. Ya just had to get the last word in, didn't ya?") |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. (Maria: "...... Yeah!") |
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