| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Bob and Big Bird try to train Barkley | |||||||
| Air date | November 28, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird brings Barkley up to Bob's apartment for a surprise visit. Bob is naturally opposed to the idea since Barkley isn't used to being there; he's proven right as Barkley leaps onto his couch with his dirty paws. Bob tries to teach Barkley how to stay off the couch, but the dog continues to leap back on when Bob and Big Bird aren't paying attention. |
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Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets | "There's a Hole in the Bucket" (First: Episode 0838) |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Film | An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo). (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #3 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0978) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R. (First: Episode 0583) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros. Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird gets help from Scotty and John to see if Barkley can tell the difference between the letter R and P. Gordon is surprised that Barkley can identify the letter R without trouble - until he learns it's been coated with his favorite dog food. |
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Animation | Sand R/r (First: Episode 0635) |
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Cast | Maria assembles an R, which is broken in several parts. (First: Episode 0936) |
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Muppets | Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in. (First: Episode 0722) |
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Cartoon | Two groups of mountain goats try to pass each other on a mountain road. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Film | A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Film | Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards (First: Episode 0277) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon plays "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard." (First: Episode 1050) |
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Film | A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny. (First: Episode 1147) |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410) |
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Film | A girl catches a lobster. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb — A friend of Marcia's is in danger: he's riding his bike at night without lights. Thelma asks the fireflies for help. (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck. Bert then pretends to be a train, and does it so well that a train conductor and passengers come through the apartment. (First: Episode 0645) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob, Gordon, and Susan show the kids how a musical round works by singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" together. |
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Muppets | Toothy Takes a Partner - Toothy, a set of teeth, has his agent look for the perfect new partner to help regain his shine. (First: Episode 1105) |
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Cartoon | A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about front and back, but whenever Grover wants to talk about front, the camera suddenly cuts to a shot of his back, and whenever he wants to talk about back, the camera cuts to a shot of his front. (First: Episode 0139) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird recites a poem he's written about his front, using his mirror to help out. |
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Cartoon | The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck. (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Big Bird recites another poem, this time about his back. |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Early in the morning, Ernie sees some pigeons through the window, and wonders if he should wake Bert. |
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Animation | A 3 looks for its house. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees. (First: Episode 0083) |
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Film | A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | It's a circle! (First: Episode 0550) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan and the kids talk about imagining; the kids mention they like to imagine they're a tree, a strawberry shortcake, a pirate, and an ice pop. As they close their eyes and imagine more things, Oscar reveals what he'd like to imagine: that after he announces the sponsors, the viewer and everybody in the world will leave him alone. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. (Oscar: "Now imagine turning off your television set. Heh-heh!") |
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