| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 12, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — A tough guy named Tough Eddie accidentally knocks over Bert's sand castle while he's sleeping. Ernie points that out to Eddie, and Eddie tells Ernie, in a threatening tone of voice, that he's "got something" for Bert. It turns out to be an ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0482) |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon sings "When I Was a Kid" while watching a child playing on the tire swing. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) |
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Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count to 10. (First: Episode 0120) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Insert | Bob and Andy talk about his drawing of his happy face. (First: Episode 0858) |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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Cartoon | He, She and It: The IT clears up the kids' knowledge on how a scale works. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0096) |
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Cartoon | At night, a man's toothy smile is shown as he hears the sounds of tools being used ... to demolish his house. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 0796) |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing: A camel. (First: Episode 0158) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon plays “This Little Piggy” with the kids near 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird wants to try it himself, but only has three toes on each foot. He is about to quit when Gordon tells him that not everybody is built the same; some people even have only one leg or one arm. He solves the problem by counting the toes on both feet; since there's an extra toe left over, they create a new “piggy” just for Big Bird. Gordon calls the extra piggy the one who "had a friend called Mr. Snuffleupagus," delighting Big Bird who tells a confused Olivia about his six piggies. |
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Animation | Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say. Features the voice of Jim Thurman (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) |
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Insert | Bob has Jason read the word OPEN. They open the card with the word, revealing Grover, who rewards Jason's efforts with a hug and kiss. (First: Episode 1111) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to figure out what time it is at night. It's too dark to see the clock, so Ernie has a new solution: he pokes his head out the window and sings some loud, off-key opera ("O SOLE MIO, O SOLE YOU-OH") which causes everyone to wake up and yell at him to stop singing, and even mention what time it is. It's 3:00 AM. |
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Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet." (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: "It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0945) |
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SCENE 3 | At the Fix-it Shop, Luis finds a delivery of three boxes of different sizes, though he only recalls ordering two things. He notices the smallest box is heavy and opens it up: it's a typewriter for Mrs. Gonzales. The middle box is heavier, and contains a sewing machine for Mr. Geiss. Luis assumes that the biggest box must be the heaviest, so he uses all his might to lift it. To his surprise the box isn't heavy at all, and thousands of feathers pour out onto him as he hoists the box into the air. He grimaces at Big Bird when he comes along, wondering if his shipment of feathers for his nest has come in yet. |
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Cartoon | A man's wagon is heavy with a large dog riding in it. He gives the animal the boot, making the wagon light. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates heavy and light. First, he picks up a heavy barbell. Then he tries to pick up a light feather, but he can't move it. It turns out that the feather is attached to the top of Big Bird's head. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (re-recorded music) (First: Episode 0004) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a child to sign "Bus Stop." (First: Episode 0996) |
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Animation | Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626) |
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Muppets | Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum. (First: Episode 0707) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 4 | Olivia, Oscar, and the kids play a “Three of These Things” game with some of Oscar's belongings: two cracked cups, one small complete cup, and a cracked flowerpot. The kids guess the flowerpot doesn’t belong, and one kid points out how one of the items isn't chipped. Oscar explains why he uses all of them: he uses the cracked cups and flowerpot to drink his mud throughout the day, but he uses the small cup for his bedtime treat of olive oil and ketchup, admitting, "You just can't have too much of a good thing!" |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta. (First: Episode 0443) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 5 | The kids play in the yard as Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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