| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Saving the Sesame Street tree | |||||||
| Air date | May 11, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob and Olivia notice a man inspecting the tree outside 123 Sesame Street. He introduces himself as Fowler Scowler, the city supervisor of sidewalks. He intends to saw the tree down with plans to replace it with more sidewalk. The adults try to convince him of how useful trees are, but Mr. Scowler counters with the messes they make in autumn. He goes off to get his trusty saw, and the others try thinking of a way to save the tree. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Celebrity | Judy Collins performs "Song for Judith." (First: Episode 0854) |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb: Thelma meets Cyrus the magpie, who, after getting covered with yellow paint, had been mistaken for a canary and locked in a cage in a pet shop. Thelma rescues him and becomes his friend. Artist: John Korty |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn says, "O!" in a surprised manner. |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird makes his own (less-than-helpful) suggestions on how to save the tree, when Mr. Scowler returns with his saw. Bob snaps that his sidewalk obsession would lead to the destruction of their homes, but Mr. Scowler states he's not authorized to take down anyone's homes. Big Bird points out there's a bird's nest in the tree, meaning it's a home. Mr. Scowler goes off, defeated. |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn observingly says, "O..." |
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Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cast | Linda stars in the Theater Without Words production of "The Batter and the Ball." (First: Episode 1031) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0265) |
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SCENE 3 | In limbo, Gordon points to the beginning, middle, and end of a toy train, which suddenly starts driving away. |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning," "middle," and "end," and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Celebrity | Victor Borge demonstrates seat belt safety when playing the piano. |
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Cartoon | They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees. (First: Episode 0083) |
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Muppets | Alien Alphabet (First: Episode 0277) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn says, "O..." in an understanding manner. |
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Cartoon | A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign. (First: Episode 1114) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn shyly says, "O..." |
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SCENE 4 | Olivia and the kids find Oscar writing a song for the Disagreeable Order of Grouches' song contest. He gets their help in making some rhymes and then sings his tune, "On Top of Old Smelly." |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: O for Owl (First: Episode 0837) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn inquisitively asks, "O?" |
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Film | How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (edited) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Insert | Maria sings "Scream." (First: Episode 1018) |
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Film | Wild geese (to madrigal music) (First: Episode 0935) |
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Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0305) |
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Cast | Luis and the kids put together a fractured letter "n." (First: Episode 0938) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | What if my best friend were a gorilla? (First: Episode 0598) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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Insert | The two Chaplins open umbrellas. |
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Animation | Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY sign) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie requests for the baker to send him the bill. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cast | David tries to close a window and a door, but they open by themselves. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | "It's Grouch School time," Oscar declares. He instructs his students (and the viewer) to make the ugliest faces they can. Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign. |
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