Sesame Street | |||||||
Up on the roof | |||||||
Air date | April 13, 1978 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Everyone gathers to see Bert's theatrical presentation - Pigeons on Parade! The crowd is much less enthused about the experience. | |
Cartoon | What if my best friend were a gorilla? (First: Episode 0598) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Tries Not to Wake Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. (First: Episode 0280) | |
Cartoon | Two kids wonder where some mysterious tracks on the ground come from. (First: Episode 1029) | |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder Snake (First: Episode 0514) | |
Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387) | |
Cast | Linda stars in the Theatre Without Words production of "The Fisherman and the Fish." (First: Episode 1020) | |
Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Grover are up on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, attempting to get a suntan. They take a break from lounging to check on their tan status, finding neither one has changed color yet. Grover suspects that it might be because the sun is hidden by the clouds. They continue to wait... | |
Film | Two boys each have five cents - one has five pennies, one has a nickel. They see a dime along the way, which is worth ten. They ask the man at the store for change for the dime, and he gives them a nickel and five pennies. They spend their pennies, but then they want to buy an ice cream for ten cents and the machine only takes dimes. They give the store man their nickels in exchange for a dime and they share a fudgesicle. (First: Episode 0132) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd | Big Bird and Grover are still lounging and waiting for the sun, even with a small rain shower happening. | |
Cartoon | Typewriter: F for Fly (First: Episode 0781) | |
Muppets | Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize. (First: Episode 0629) | |
Cartoon | F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102) | |
Film | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917) | |
Cartoon | Two groups of mountain goats try to pass each other on a mountain road. (First: Episode 0780) | |
Film | A very busy man is asked by a voice what "forwards" and "backwards" means, but the man doesn't have time to listen. Instead, he is shown what "backwards" means by watching everything around him go in reverse motion! (First: Episode 0166) | |
Cast | "David the Daring" does his famous forwards and backwards trick. (First: Episode 0439) | |
Muppets | Ernie finds a big yellow ball, which belongs to Herry Monster. (First: Episode 0191) | |
Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) | |
Film | In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647) | |
Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) | |
Insert | Luis repairs a film projector, which he uses to play some of Big Bird's home movies for the kids. It shows scenes with Big Bird and Maria and Luis, but the malfunctioning projector causes the footage to go forwards and backwards. (First: Episode 0630) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl reads "hug" with Herry. (First: Episode 1084) | |
Film | A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood. (First: Episode 1029) | |
Cartoon | A triangle wants to play catch with a group of circles, who reject the shape. When their plaything gets trapped under a ridge, the triangle is the only one able to reach it and is permitted to join the game. (First: Episode 0806) | |
Cast | David (in voiceover) finds shapes in the yard. (First: Episode 0451) | |
Cartoon | Brush your teeth, up and down, side to side, round and round. (First: Episode 1124) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183) | |
Muppets | Oscar sings "Swamp Mushy Muddy." (First: Episode 1038) | |
Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0362) | |
Cast | Susan, Bob, and Maria give a lesson on addition and subtraction. (First: Episode 0633) | |
Muppets | The Martians examine a grandfather clock. (First: Episode 0407) | |
SCENE 3 | Olivia wants some alone time and sets up a chair to relax in on the roof. Mr. Hooper, Luis (with his drum), Big Bird, and several kids soon follow, all too looking to escape the noisy hub-bub of the city below. Olivia resignedly calls to some of the neighbors below to be "alone together." | |
Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) | |
Film | "Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572) | |
Cartoon | Y is for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0036) | |
SCENE 4 | Luis drums along to a Latin-flavored disco version of the "Sesame Street Theme" on the radio, as everyone dances along. Nearby, Bert gets his pigeons to rehearse for their big South American number for their next show. Oscar announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- The Latin-flavored disco version of the theme that plays during scene 4 would be used again for Episode 1184 and 1185.
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