Sesame Street | |||||||||
Biff and Sully dig a subway tunnel | |||||||||
Air date | December 1, 1978 | ||||||||
Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still | |
SCENE 1 | Herry Monster comes across Olivia looking after Mrs. Starbuck's newborn while she runs some errands. Herry reminisces to his youth and sings about what it was like being "Just a Little Baby." | |
Cartoon | It's a circle! (First: Episode 0550) | |
Muppets | Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280) | |
Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) | |
Film | The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335) | |
Cartoon | A large bird munches on rectangle edges, forming the word "BIRD." (First: Episode 1173) | |
Muppets | With Maria's help, Grover explains what knees can do. (First: Episode 1170) | |
Cartoon | An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555) | |
SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper gives his newsstand a fresh coat of paint (stacking all the newspapers and such on the window sill) and asks Big Bird to make sure people steer clear of the wet paint while he tends to a phone call. Mr. Snuffleupagus then happens by and offers to dry the paint quickly by blowing on it. When Mr. Hooper returns, Big Bird explains the situation - Snuffy was able to dry the paint, but now all the papers have been blown all over the place. | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "Feelin' Good/Feelin' Bad." (First: Episode 1164) | |
Cartoon | Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0528) | |
Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) | |
Cartoon | Two men work at a manhole; one is tired of the same day-in-day-out routine of it. The other says the boss has planned a surprise for them. A jack-in-the-box pops from the manhole. (First: Episode 0780) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Genelle counts to 10 for Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0295) | |
Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452) | |
Film | Body parts song sung in Spanish. (First: Episode 1113) | |
Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) | |
Muppets / Cast | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the moving man and hot dog vendor. (First: Episode 0852) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Scottie read a WET PAINT sign. (First: Episode 0975) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) | |
Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Julia read a WET PAINT sign. (First: Episode 0975) | |
Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) | |
Cartoon | P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale | |
Film | A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop. (First: Episode 1112) | |
Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764) | |
Celebrity | Helen Reddy sings "I Make Up Songs." (First: Episode 0774) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) | |
SCENE 3 | After handing out apples to Olivia and the kids, Mr. Hooper and the rest hear the sounds of a jackhammer, explosion and train whistle. The sounds seem awfully close and Mr. Hooper rushes down to his basement to see if it's coming from there. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is painting a portrait of Bert, but paints Bert with curly hair, glasses and a beard. When Bert gets angry about this, Ernie takes him behind the easel and puts curly hair, glasses and a beard on Bert. (First: Episode 0365) | |
Cartoon | The word BUS (First: Episode 0277) | |
Film | How a steel drum is made (First: Episode 0828) | |
Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) | |
SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper and Olivia go into the basement of Hooper's Store, where a large hole has been put in the wall. Biff, supervising the construction, explains that they're building a new subway tunnel through the area. However, it also revealed that the crew received directions from Big Bird, who mistakenly confirmed that the plans to build under Mr. Looper's store on Sassafras Street meant to build under Mr. Hooper's store. | |
Cartoon | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998) | |
Film | Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast. (First: Episode 0367) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up. (First: Episode 0455) | |
Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (repeat) | |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates above and below. (First: Episode 0262) | |
Cast | Maria and the kids (including Joey) put together a fractured B. (First: Episode 0922) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird apologizes to Mr. Hooper for the mistake he made earlier, when the two hear a blast coming from his nest - Biff and the team have dug their tunnel through the nest! As Big Bird checks, Olivia announces the sponsors (B, P, and 6, which the Count, offscreen, remarks is one of his favorite numbers) then, after the credits roll, announces the CTW slogan with Biff. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | A kid holds up the Sesame Street sign, while David holds up the CTW sign at the end. |
Notes
- The credit sequence for this episode appears as a bonus feature on the Old School: Volume 2 DVD and at the end of the HBO Kids version of episode 1186.
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