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Sesame Street
Air date April 19, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production February 24, 1978
Sponsors S, V, 4


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 Big Bird starts off his day with various clumsy actions, making him feel very upset with himself. Susan cheers him up with a song ("Yourself").
Cartoon A horse is drawn as kids guess what it is.
(First: Episode 0377)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Different Shaped CookiesErnie asks Cookie Monster to name the cookie shapes before he eats them.
Celebrity Flip Wilson talks about arms and legs.
(First: Episode 0174)
Cartoon A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy.
(First: Episode 0537)
Muppets Grover: Invention of the Wheel — Caveman Grover invents the wheel to help fellow caveman Biff move a boulder up a mountain.
(First: Episode 0915)
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
SCENE 2 Mr. Hooper has to make a grocery delivery and takes a shortcut through Big Bird's nest, where Big Bird and the kids are playing pretend sailors. Big Bird gets Mr. Hooper to join the crew as they sail. He warns Mr. Hooper not to touch the plug in the bottom of their boat, but Mr. Hooper does anyway, causing them to sink.
Film A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises.
(First: Episode 1018)
Cartoon S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
Film Body parts song sung in Spanish.
(First: Episode 1113)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood and the WoodsmanLittle Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman chase the Big Bad Wolf.
(First: Episode 0621)
Cartoon S - Serpiente
(First: Episode 0382)
Cartoon The IT knows all about tricycles.
SCENE 3 Oscar the Grouch watches as the letters in the word “slam” come together, then he slams his can shut.
Cartoon S for Snail
Artist: Jeff Hale
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster and Jason identify the letter S, for shoe.
Animation Sand S/s
(First: Episode 0622)
Film Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0098)
Cartoon Which footprint doesn't belong?
(First: Episode 0491)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie, Bert and Shola count fingers.
(First: Episode 0464)
Cartoon Two circles demonstrate "next to" and "away from".
(First: Episode 0644)
Film Animals and children bathe in water.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0615)
Animation Scanimate Films #4
(First: Episode 0132)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: An itchy wombat scratches its four legs.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0008)
SCENE 4 Bob and Susan blend the word "sing," then sing the word. They sing the note lower and lower as it sinks onscreen.
Cartoon Typewriter: S for spring
(First: Episode 0792)
Muppets Biff asks Sully to recite the alphabet, but recites the whole thing without giving him a chance to speak.
(First: Episode 0873)
Cartoon Elephants have 4 legs.
(First: Episode 0560)
Film A steam shovel picks up debris.
(First: Episode 0034)
Cartoon As voices speculate what a squiggle will become, the squiggle is joined by other lines and bumps, eventually forming into a talking picture of Big Bird.
(First: Episode 0235)
Film A baby monkey
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0280)
Cartoon A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist).
(First: Episode 1119)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell.
(First: Episode 0035)
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
(First: Episode 0110)

SCENE 5 Luis and the kids (Marika, Randy, and Kyle) display objects that rhyme with each other. Oscar brings up his horseshoe, which is lucky, and some flowers that smell yucky.
Cartoon V in space
(First: Episode 0481)
Song Spanish Food Market Song
(First: Episode 1111)
Cartoon A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
(First: Episode 0782)
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "Cookie Disco."
(First: Episode 1054)
Cartoon A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.
Artist: Cathryn Aison
(First: Episode 0778)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: S - Snake (repeat)
SCENE 6 Oscar now entertains Kyle and David with a new rhyming game. He produces various objects, which have a grouchy rhyme attached to them that tell the kids to go away. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.


CLOSING SIGNS Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign.


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