Sesame Street | |||||||
Big Bird gets jealous of Gordon's niece | |||||||
Air date | April 10, 1978 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | David is surprised to see that Oscar has gone into the fruit-selling business (as evident by his "Farm Fresh Fruit" sign on his trash can), and is further baffled that Oscar's fruit has no defects or worms. David gives into his curiosity and asks for a grapefruit, some grapes, and a couple of apples. Oscar hands them over, and though they are indeed fresh they are also individually wrapped; even every grape is covered in tin foil. When David inquires why, Oscar says that once David finishes unpacking all his food, the trash will go right to him! | |
Cartoon | A girl imagines what would happen if she were a piece of gum. (First: Episode 0519) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's late at night and Bert isn't home yet. Ernie worries that he may have been abducted by monsters and is being forced to party with them... maybe even having fun. When Bert gets home, Ernie shares his stream of emotions he felt when he'd imagined something had happened to Bert: fear, sadness and anger. Bert assures him that he was fine -- he never has fun. (First: Episode 0929) | |
Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) | |
Cartoon | A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) | |
Film | Apes play at the zoo. (edited) (First: Episode 0045) | |
Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) | |
Muppets | Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0282) | |
SCENE 2 | Oscar closes his "Fresh Farm Fruit" business, citing how expensive it was to get all the fruit wrapped, not to mention competition from Mr. Macintosh's fruit stand. "Trash has gotten to be a real luxury," Oscar muses. "Pretty soon, you'll have to be rich to afford it." | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old Mother Hubbard — Kermit points out the lackluster cadence of Old Mother Hubbard's nursery rhyme. (First: Episode 0642) | |
Cartoon | Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0528) | |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates above and below. (First: Episode 0262) | |
Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — With the help of his magic wand, Ernie shows Bert how to turn the letter P into the letter R. | |
Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) | |
Insert | A group of children put together a scooter following a model. (First: Episode 0922) | |
Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale | |
Muppets | Lefty holds a letter R, and Ernie holds a letter P. (First: Episode 0129) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Judy Collins sings "One Thing Leads to Another" with Biff. (First: Episode 1051) | |
Muppets | Kermit is about to talk about the letter R, until Cookie Monster karate chops one of the legs off, turning it into a P. When Kermit threatens to tell the monster's mommy, Cookie reassembles the broken letter back to the letter "R". (First: Episode 0129) | |
Film | Apples grow on a tree. (First: Episode 0093) | |
Film | Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540) | |
Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) | |
Film | A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493) | |
Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to play his usual Tuesday checker game with Gordon, but Gordon cancels since he has to prepare for the arrival of his niece Debbie who will be staying with him and Susan for a while. Susan arrives with Debbie from the airport, and when they and Gordon head into 123 Sesame Street, a dejected Big Bird sings about how it feels to be “Second Best.” | |
Cartoon | A song about the parts of a boy's body and the sounds they can make. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0923) | |
Film | The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie turns on the radio to hear his favorite exercise show, Get Moving. He engages the viewer to do all the exercises he does, such as touching toes and jumping. Bert joins in, and has so much fun jumping that he doesn't notice that his favorite program, Pigeons in the News, is coming on. (First: Episode 1025) | |
SCENE 4 | As Susan and Gordon teach Debbie how to ride her bike, Big Bird tries to divert their attention by riding by on his unicycle. When that doesn't work he tries feigning an injury, though he forgets which foot he "injured." Susan detects Big Bird’s jealousy, and tries to get Big Bird to understand by asking him if he likes her or Gordon best. Big Bird can't decide, and Susan says that's the point: they love both him and their niece, the same way Big Bird equally loves Gordon and Susan. Big Bird takes this to heart, and even joins in helping Debbie with her bike riding. | |
Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry. (First: Episode 0876) | |
Film | A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661) | |
Cast | Maria, Luis, Gordon and three kids all have umbrellas with different patterns, which a voiceover uses to put them into different groups. (First: Episode 0821) | |
Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0773) | |
Muppets | Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them. (First: Episode 0905) | |
Film | An osprey flies around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0293) | |
Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird continues helping Debbie as Susan, Gordon, and the kids cheer her on. David announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Televisin Workshop sign. |
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