| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Susan washes her car | |||||||
| Air date | April 17, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Olivia wait in a long line at Hooper's Store. Big Bird imagines different ways to get served first: he could force his way in, or he could trick the others into going home, or throw a tantrum … but he’s just not that kind of bird. When Big Bird finally gets to the front of the line, Mr. Hooper asks what he wants … but he forgets. |
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Cartoon | What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0422) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flying." (First: Episode 0394) |
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Muppets | Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon". (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | A hand makes an ocean landscape, then turns it into a bustling city, which surprises a scuba diver. (First: Episode 0940) |
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Insert | Maria and Maria (a wheelchair-bound kid) encounter Herry, who is frustrated because he is struggling to put his new barbells together. They help him by pointing to the barbell he has that’s already assembled. Herry thanks them, then assumes neither of them are strong enough to lift them, but they prove him wrong when they take one away. (First: Episode 0808) |
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Cartoon | A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W". A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film / Song | "At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vet (First: Episode 1016) |
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Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob and Gordon sit in the yard together, each reading books. Bob sees Big Bird reading from afar, and strikes up a conversation with Gordon on how good it is to see him trying new things at his age. Gordon agrees, but in Gordon's mind he thinks Bob is referring to Mr. Hooper, who sits nearby knitting something. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | Sign Man: BINGO |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 1 Counting to 2 is not very exciting. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 2 Nobody's favorite number is 2. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 3 The huge visual aid falls on Grover. |
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Animation | Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again. (First: Episode 0555) |
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SCENE 3 | Olivia shows the kids what a pineapple looks like; Oscar says it looks more like a Grouch basketball. He prefers the rough outside and is disgusted by the sweet fruit on the inside when Olivia shares some pineapple slices with the group. When they're not looking, Oscar takes the whole pineapple and bites into it, finding it more fun than eating a cactus. |
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Cartoon | More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) |
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Film | Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0149) |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ice Cubes — Ernie wants to show Bert his ice cube collection. (First: Episode 0033) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and the kids make up a song together and then sing a portion of "Get Back" by the Beatles. (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Muppets / Cast | Luis has four things lined up in a row - a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Kermit that one of these doesn't belong, and Kermit chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Luis blows into the banana and appears to be playing a horn until he reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana. (First: Episode 0553) |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan plans to wash her car, both inside and outside. She sets out all the necessary supplies and begins work when Gordon comes by and offers to help. Susan prefers to do the project herself, and a little while later she tells Bob the same thing when he passes by. Oscar spies her later in the day from his trash can, hearing Susan tell Gordon that she's having a good time cleaning and waxing the car. Oscar wants to join in on the fun and gets an idea... |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar shows up to help out with Susan's car, despite her not wanting or needing it. She finds his helpfulness very out of character and discovers that Oscar has splattered mud on the side of her newly-waxed car. Since Susan likes cleaning and Oscar likes messing things up, he figures now both of them can have fun! Susan breaks down and calls for help from the others who lock horns with Oscar as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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