| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird tries to run away | |||||||
| Air date | May 2, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | David sings "It's Your Body" to the kids. |
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Film | Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0287) |
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Cartoon | "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1109) |
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Celebrity | Whitman Mayo's Animal Guessing Game #1 (Lions) (First: Episode 0778) |
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Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Animation | Stop-motion: A hammer slowly pounds a nail into the ground. (First: Episode 0797) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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Animation | A saw cuts a piece of wood. (First: Episode 0797) |
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Cast | Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Hey Diddle Diddle". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces a card with shapes and a number while Bob shifts to a rendition of "One of These Things" with a British accent. (First: Episode 0592) |
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Celebrity | Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the snake. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: After the Bath — Ernie comes from finishing his bath and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Film | Stacy gets an examination at the eye doctor's and receives a new pair of glasses. (First: Episode 1129) |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse |
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SCENE 2 | Olivia finds Big Bird attempting to sneak out of Hooper's Store, wearing sunglasses in an effort to hide his identity. He admits he's running away from home since moments earlier, David had to step out and told him to make his own birdseed sandwich and glass of milk. However, he accidentally spilled the birdseed and milk and broke the glass, just when the store had been completely cleaned earlier today. Olivia recommends Big Bird tell the truth and helps clean up the mess. When David returns and sees the cleared counter he assumes Big Bird hasn't started yet and begins to prepare the meal for him. Big Bird tries to explain what happened when David spills the birdseed and milk like Big Bird did before. Big Bird consoles David and tells him everyone makes mistakes, then recommends not running away from home. |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Muppets | "The King's Picnic" (First: Episode 0419) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #2 (First: Episode 0309) |
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Celebrity | Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the penguin. |
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Cast | Bob, Linda and Luis assemble a lowercase h. (First: Episode 1056) |
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Cartoon | A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162) |
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Muppets | A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator. (First: Episode 0889) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar calls David and the kids over to play a guessing game where they find him in various, crowded photographs. The first image is from when he attended kindergarten; everyone finds him immediately because he's the only Grouch there. They similarly find him in photos of when he attended a birthday party, a wedding, and a college sorority ("I was thrown out."). Finally, Oscar produces a picture of a meeting with the Unloyal Order of Grouches, where Oscar is hard to find among the many similar faces. Oscar points out that he's clearly the one with pizza and jelly in his fur, and is offended that his neighbors don't know him well enough after so many years. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Holiday Mix-Up — Kermit interviews a witch, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus. (First: Episode 0711) |
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Cartoon | A turtle, a bird, and a butterfly demonstrate small, smaller, and smallest. (First: Episode 0356) |
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Celebrity | Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the tiger. |
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Film | Field of hay (kid voice-overs) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504) |
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Film | A couple makes some bread in stop-motion. (First: Episode 0465) |
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Muppets | Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings about the sunrise and sunset. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Insert | Paul Binder is told by Oscar to set up his bowling alley. Instead, Paul practices juggling the pins. Michael Christensen comes back from a snack and they share the practice, then Michael tries to share Paul's hat. (First: Episode 1026) |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523) |
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Animation | Three balls compare sizes. An orange ball (voiced by Daws Butler) boasts that he's the smallest, until his little brother comes onto the scene. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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Cartoon | A cat, bird and worm illustrate small, smaller and smallest. (First: Episode 0830) |
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Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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SCENE 4 | David pulls out three apples for the kids, but only sees Kyle and Marika at the window. The third apple is for "Panda," who's too small to be seen above the windowsill. The kids enjoy their snack in the yard as Big Bird 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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