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Sesame Street
Gordon tries to start his car
Air date April 4, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production January 16, 1978
Sponsors B, T, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Gordon has some trouble trying to start his car. Fred the Wonder Horse stops by and, using his "horse sense," checks the motor and expertly detects the problem. Gordon states that the nearest garage to get it fixed is a block and a half away, so Fred then uses his "horse power" to push the car to the garage.
Wateringbstalk
Cartoon Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B.
(First: Episode 0277)
Erniebertcookiemystery
Muppets Ernie & BertBert thinks that Ernie has eaten his cookies, but it turns out that Cookie Monster (dressed as Ernie) ate the cookies.
(First: Episode 0158)
Puzzler-Maria
Animation A puzzle of Maria (with a bee on her nose) is pieced together.
(First: Episode 0630)
500008
Film Things you can carry
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0515)
SpeechBalloonBBug
Cartoon Speech Balloon: B for Bug
(First: Episode 0137)
Fur
Muppets Stuie Monster and the Aristocrats sing "Fur".
(First: Episode 0812)
Beginning end hot dog
Film Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man eats a hot dog.
(First: Episode 0387)
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SCENE 2 Inspired by one of Big Bird's poems, Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to give writing a poem a try. Big Bird starts him off by coming up with a poem about baseball. He has Snuffy try to find the proper rhyme, though even after Big Bird gets out Snuffy's giant-sized baseball cap, it takes Snuffy a while to figure out that the word Big Bird's thinking of is "hat."
Cartoon circle
Cartoon Five stripes make a circle.
(First: Episode 0780)
Madpainter4
Film The Mad Painter #4
(First: Episode 0344)
10Greeblies
Cartoon Ten little Greeblies (bug-like creatures) keep getting separated by their group, teaching a lesson in counting backwards.
(First: Episode 0006)
Knights-SquareTable
Cast A king (David) and his knights (Luis, Bob and Maria) assemble for their meeting at the round table, but discover their table is actually a square. They fetch a triangle, then rectangle table before finally getting a round one, which they eat their lunches off of.
(First: Episode 0952)
SSTS-21
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A baby reindeer takes its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo)
(First: Episode 0003)
Cookiebunny
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny.
Bforbeard
Cartoon B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)
Artist: Jeff Hale
0573v
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Swinging Gibbon
(First: Episode 0009)
4wheels4doors
Animation 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool.
(First: Episode 0910)
4-Cheerleaders
Muppets Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
Spanish soundtrack
(First: Episode 0368)
FaceGame
Insert Bob draws a face on his fist, then puppeteers it as he sings "Face Game."
(First: Episode 0562)
FarleyMind
Muppets Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play.
(First: Episode 0180)
Toon.BeeBees
Cartoon At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0627)
Paintingb
Film Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.
(First: Episode 0008)
500009

Countrymouse
Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 1 of 2
The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city.
(First: Episode 0314)
400012
Cartoon T for typewriter and toe
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0506)
1448-Toes
Film T is for toes.
(First: Episode 0506)
500010

Citymouse

500011
Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 2 of 2
The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza.
(First: Episode 0314)
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SCENE 3 Big Bird puts on a show in the yard where he gives multiple demonstrations of "beginning," "middle," and "end": Luis eats a long noodle, Jenny stands on her foot, and Gordon yawns. Finally, The Count starts counting Big Bird’s feathers, but this may take awhile...
2073q1
Film At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
(First: Episode 0619)
Entradatoon
Cartoon The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance.
(First: Episode 0939)
Gymnast-BeginningEnd
Film A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end.
(First: Episode 0532)
BeginningMiddleEndMonsters
Muppets "Beginning, Middle, End"
(First: Episode 1115)
20numbersinboat
Cartoon A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks.
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
(First: Episode 0614)
Beginning end haircut
Film Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut.
(First: Episode 0387)
Cosby4Kids-2
Celebrity Bill Cosby tries to count 4 kids.
(First: Episode 0176)
I'm a macaw, Myrtle
Film A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
(First: Episode 0409)
Bearbicycle
Cartoon B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
(First: Episode 0008)
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SCENE 4 The Count has counted 14,912 feathers on Big Bird, but when he gets to Big Bird's topknot of feathers he loses his place, so he starts over again. As it gets late and everybody else has fallen asleep, Gladys the Cow announces the sponsors.
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1147f
CLOSING SIGNS Kermit the Frog and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the CTW sign.


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