| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird wants to know what he's best at (repeat of 0816) | |||||
| Air date | May 1, 1978 | ||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | As the opening music plays at a much slower, sorrowful pace, David wonders out loud when everyone will return from New Mexico. He especially misses Maria, who at that point sneaks up on him and gives him a kiss, and the two have a happy reunion. She recalls the fun she had helping build a house and hanging out with Buffy, adding that there was just one thing missing: David. David helps Maria with her bag, stopping short to share a passionate embrace with her. |
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Cartoon | The Mighty Elephant Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1113) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is planning to go to the library, when he hears on the radio that it might rain. So he gets out his umbrella, and puts on his raincoat, rain hat, and galoshes. Then, in case it floods, he takes a bag of groceries and a life preserver. Finally, he makes Bert go to the library with him, so he won't be stranded in the flood without him. (First: Episode 1148) |
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Film | The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race. (First: Episode 1151) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob and Big Bird are welcomed back by David, Maria, and the kids as they excitedly chat about their adventures in New Mexico. |
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Cartoon | A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign. (First: Episode 1114) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Heather talk how certain professions can have male and females performing them (such as doctors and mail carriers), and how they can get married. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (First: Episode 0338) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and the kids are playing ball, but the ball rolls into one of the barrel tunnels in the playground. Big Bird tries different methods to get into the barrel to retrieve it, but he's too big no matter what he tries. Shola is able to get the ball since she's small enough to fit, and Big Bird feels discouraged about being so big. Everybody moves on to playing "house" instead and piles into Big Bird's nest as Big Bird looks for a baby doll for their game. They find one stacked up on a high place, but David (one of the older kids) is too little to reach it. Big Bird is able to get to it with ease, realizing that it's okay to either be big or small. Big Bird starts the game, deciding to be a grouchy parent and starts chewing out the kids. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: WET PAINT (First: Episode 1136) |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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Celebrity | Victor Borge talks about practice by playing the scales, but needs some help from the sheet music. |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Muppets | Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business. (First: Episode 0283) |
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SCENE 4 | David is having a very frantic day at Hooper's Store: while restocking the shelves, he stops to take the lunch orders for two kids, Maria, Big Bird, and Bob, as well as answering the constantly-ringing phone. He's so busy he doesn't have time to help everyone. His friends decide to cooperate and help him out, with Big Bird answering the phone, Bob and Maria taking care of the food, and David (the kid) making the deliveries. David (the storekeeper) is relieved, only there's one new problem: what's he supposed to do while everyone is busy? |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173) |
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Film | Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: The town doctor ("Doc") comes to a saloon to meet Mean Manny and his gang, even though Manny is the toughest guy in town and plans to have a "shootin' party." Manny and his posse arrive on time and meet with Doc and his medicine...he gives them all measles shots. |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 5 | David serves Biff a hamburger and Bob some wrapped-up sandwiches. He halts everybody in order to play a game, but a famished Biff wants none of it. ("What are ya, loose upstairs or somethin'?!" he tells David.) They proceed to play "One of These Things" and Biff impatiently guesses that his burger is different from the others. David offers the next burger to Biff for free for his patience and helping out. Biff pretends to be a good sport and claims he was only pretending to be upset before snapping at David to heat his burger up. |
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Cartoon | "I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has two slices of apple pie. He takes the big piece, and gives Bert the small piece. Bert takes offense to this, saying that he would have given Ernie the big piece and kept the small piece for himself - but the outcome is the same, so what's Bert angry about? |
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SCENE 6 | Bob has to mail some letters, but Big Bird feels it's such a bad day to do so. He shows some of the hazards that he may encounter, such as David sitting atop a ladder as he touches up the Hooper's Store sign, the kids playing ball in the yard, and Biff drilling up the sidewalk with his jackhammer. Big Bird offers some additional, more outlandish scenarios that could happen (like an elephant bumping into David's ladder) as they make their way down the street. Bob casually tosses his mail into the mailbox as Big Bird begs him to reconsider, then commends him for his ability to avoid such dangers. |
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Cartoon | A man encounters someone with a DANGER sign hanging on the end of his nose, and doubts there's any danger until the character sneezes. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin deals with an unruly "Don't Walk / Walk" signal. |
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Muppets | Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib. (First: Episode 1107) |
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Film | "La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song) (First: Episode 0544) |
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SCENE 7 | Big Bird wants to know what he's best at, comparing himself to how Mark Spitz is considered the best swimmer, and asks Mr. Snuffleupagus for help. After considering reciting the alphabet, counting, and roller skating (whom Big Bird lists the kids, Count von Count, and others at being better at those tasks), Snuffy tells Big Bird that he's the best at being his friend; Big Bird agrees that this is the best answer. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 0978) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Animation | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Jennifer bend their knees. |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | David admires the beaded ribbons Buffy gave to Maria in New Mexico as Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- This is the last episode to use any of the classic blue-background closing signs.
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