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Sesame Street
Cookie Monster outsmarts Maria / Big Bird can't sleep
Air date March 27, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production January 24, 1978
Sponsors C, G, 9
Releases Paley Center Archive

1141

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1141a
SCENE 1 Big Bird and Grover clean the Fix-It Shop window, both in great pain. When Maria comes out she notices the problem: Grover is hanging upside down cleaning the top part, while Big Bird is squatting down to clean the bottom. Since Big Bird is tall and Grover is short, she recommends that they switch places to make the work easier. Grover's knees give out and he plummets to the ground.
AllSomeNone
Cartoon I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes)
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0624)
Someclowns
Film Some clowns, more clowns
(First: Episode 0563)
2096b
Cartoon A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!")
(First: Episode 0783)
Ssnews.sixdollarman
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar ManProfessor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man.
(First: Episode 0933)
At the doll factory
Film Women put dolls together and package them at a doll factory.
(First: Episode 0538)
1141b
SCENE 2 Big Bird and Grover's new plan worked, but since Grover is so short and Big Bird is so tall, the middle of the window is still dirty (leaving Maria, the only middle-sized person around, to finish the job).
Yes toon
Cartoon A man carves a YES and puts it on display.
(First: Episode 0366)
GorillaPark-YES
Film A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas.
(First: Episode 0524)
Folge2271-7
Muppets Bob asks a blank-faced Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet how he feels. The Muppet answers, "I don't feel anything." Bob sticks a nose and angry eyes on the Muppet, who then starts to feel mad. He walks off in a huff, and we hear a crash off-screen. The Muppet comes back and ad-libs, "It's okay, Bob, I just dropped my watch!"
(First: Episode 0491)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
WhoYouLookinAtTiger
Song Northern Calloway sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (written by Joe Raposo).
(First: Episode 0371)
Kitedrawing
Cartoon Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover).
(First: Episode 0222)
Anthhipster65
Muppets Same Sound Brown shows Farley that "That's What Reading's All About."
(First: Episode 1088)
Daddy-Slips
Cartoon A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.
(First: Episode 0542)
LindaWetPaint
Cast Linda shows Damion how to sign "WET PAINT".
(First: Episode 1073)
Cookie17toon
Cartoon Number count to 20 (w/ cameo appearance by Cookie Monster), followed by cast list at the end.
(First: Episode 0350)
Topi Antelopes YES
Film Topi antelopes nod "yes."
Music by Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)
AdamTGlaser
Muppets Western: A cowboy comes to see Adam T. Glaser, who is such a jack-of-all-trades that he forgets what a dentist does.
(First: Episode 0408)
1141c
SCENE 3 Maria shows the letters C and G, and expects Cookie Monster to say that the cookie she has starts with C, but he outsmarts her: "It GINGER SNAP!"
1095m
Cartoon C for canary (role reversal)
(First: Episode 0703)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G for giggle.
(First: Episode 0357)
1141d
SCENE 3 cont'd Maria approaches Cookie Monster with a cinnamon cookie, but he outsmarts her again: "It GERMAN cinnamon cookie!"
Gorilla toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit).
(First: Episode 0085)
C- Cap
Cartoon C for cap (oversized cap)
(First: Episode 0154)
1141e
SCENE 3 cont'd This time, Maria brings a cream-filled cookie, which happens to be a girl scout cookie; Cookie Monster eventually gives in (and eats the C).
Luis.coconut
Cast On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside.
(First: Episode 0703)
Fishdrawing
Cartoon Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover in Spanish).
(First: Episode 0277)
1095l
Cartoon C for candle (blows man away).
(First: Episode 0703)
2477o
Film A voiceover recites a poem about trees, to music by Joe Raposo.
(First: Episode 0455)
Cat-toon
Cartoon Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat.
Artist: Jeff Hale
EBFan
Muppets Ernie & BertBert is trying to write a letter to Mr. Rogers, but finds it difficult when Ernie operates his electric fan right next to him. Bert blows up at Ernie and says he is "hot and bothered," and Ernie has just the thing for that: more cool air!
(First: Episode 0544)
Film-boysshovels
Film Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: From toy to the real thing (steam shovel) featuring a young Brian Henson.
(First: Episode 0003)
Buffy-KickinMyDog
Cast Buffy sings "My Jim Dog" with a Muppet dog.
(First: Episode 0868)
Clapclapclap
Muppets The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number".
(First: Episode 0491)
AnimalFilm-Wolves
Film Footage of wolves.
(First: Episode 0982)
Toon.somemoremost.hair
Cartoon I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most.
(First: Episode 0524)
Richard Pryor shares Strawberries on Sesame Street
Celebrity Richard Pryor sits on a park bench with a basket of strawberries; a kid wants him to share them.
Toon.Table
Cartoon Four people cooperate building a table.
(First: Episode 0537)
9people
Cast No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
(First: Episode 0413)
2227-Square
Cartoon The Square
(First: Episode 0536)
Cat toon2
Cartoon C for cat (impostor)
(First: Episode 0029)
Count.Ingrid
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentThe Count and Ingrid count to twenty in Spanish.
(First: Episode 0477)
Noodlefactory
Film Footage of a Chinese noodle factory.
(First: Episode 0984)
YESMachine
Cartoon A man shows the viewers his "YES" machine.
(First: Episode 0822)
1141f
SCENE 4 Big Bird hasn't been able to sleep for days. Bert has heard of his troubles and has brought over a record he thinks might help. The record is of the "Marching Lullaby" and Bert orders Big Bird to march along with the song (to his dismay).
Baldeaglefilm2
Film A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)
AMs hair alphabet
Muppets Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0779)
Goose
Cartoon A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.
Artist: Jeff Hale
Everybodysleeps
Song Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps."
(First: Episode 0406)
1969-dots
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
(First: Episode 0001)
1141g
SCENE 5 Big Bird is getting tired, but Bert still wants him to march. Big Bird sneaks out and finds a quiet spot in the yard to sleep. Maria announces the sponsors.
Roscoe-GordonwithSSSign

0950 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign.


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