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Sesame Street
Bob tries training Barkley
Air date December 5, 1978
Season Season 10 (1978-1979)
Production September 14, 1978
Sponsors J, S, 8


Picture Segment Description
COLD OPEN 10th Season Intro Still

SCENE 1 Linda tells Bob and the kids about a letter she received from her father about an upcoming family picnic. She signs about the last picnic they had and has the kids guess what occurred. She lists who was present (including the dog), what they ate, and playing baseball and swimming until it started to rain. A real rain shower begins to form, and everybody heads to shelter in Bob's apartment.
Cartoon S for sing
(First: Episode 0824)
Film A kid marching band forms a triangle.
(First: Episode 0531)
Cartoon S for Snail
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1158)

Muppets Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse are hot and thirsty, so they stop in at the Short Branch Café for a nice cold glass of milk. The bartender is distressed to see Grover riding his horse right inside, knocking over tables. "I just redecorated the place, too," he sighs. Grover orders a glass of milk, and the bartender asks if he wants the big glass, the bigger glass or the biggest glass. Fred tells the bartender that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference, so the bartender shows off all three sizes. Marshal Grover and Fred come behind the bar to get a closer look, breaking bottles and glassware. The annoyed bartender shouts at Grover to choose a glass, and Grover picks the biggest glass. The bartender asks if Fred wants anything, but Fred says, "No thanks, I'm drivin'." As Grover rides his horse out of the café, the bartender asks who's going to pay for all this stuff. Grover says he'll be back to pay for it tomorrow. Panicked, the bartender says not to come back; it's on the house!
(First: Episode 0683)
Animation Big, bigger, biggest (oxen pulling rocks)
(First: Episode 0764)
Cast Maria strolls through a Hispanic neighborhood of New York City singing "Vamos a Tomar El Fresco."
Muppets Outside his castle, The Count asks The Countess Natasha to marry him. He counts her replies, all of which are "no."
(First: Episode 1015)
Film Mad Painter #8
(First: Episode 0326)
Cartoon An elevator fills up with 10 passengers, but quickly breaks when the mouse gets on.
(First: Episode 0003)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Picture of BertErnie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen.
(First: Episode 0536)
Animation "The King of Eight"
(First: Episode 0225)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster and Jason identify the letter S, for shoe.
(First: Episode 1158)
Cartoon Krazy Kat proves his love for Ignatz Mouse with a block of cheese. Ignatz carves it into the word "LOVE."
(First: Episode 0615)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder Snake
(First: Episode 0514)
Celebrity Paul Binder introduces Michael Christensen to Michael Moschen and the two count to 8 while juggling.
Cartoon Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
(First: Episode 0468)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Rock HuntingErnie is on a hunt for big rocks. When he tries to pick a really big rock, the rock turns out to be the dome of a large monster.
(First: Episode 0034)
Film A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0297)
Cartoon Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen)
(First: Episode 0792)

SCENE 2 Bob explains to Linda how he's going to teach Barkley some tricks with the aid of a book titled How to Train a Dog. She wishes him good luck as he starts with the simple trick of jumping over something. Bob starts with a roller skate but the dog doesn't comprehend, so Bob then tries to get him to jump over the lunch tables in the yard; the dog lunges under the tables instead. Bob starts jumping over things to illustrate and doesn't notice that Barkley has left and Susan has arrived, confused by Bob's behavior and thinking he's snapped.
Cartoon A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist).
(First: Episode 1119)
Film Paper-cut triangles fade into live-action shots of triangle-shaped things.
(First: Episode 0538)
Cartoon Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving.
(First: Episode 0467)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw HouseKermit interviews the pig who built the straw house.
(First: Episode 0551)

SCENE 3 Linda shows the kids the sign for "airplane." They then see Alphabet Bates fly by overhead, making the letter S (First: Episode 0063).
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
(First: Episode 0136)
Film At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
(First: Episode 0620)
Cartoon S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
Muppets Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0779)
Cartoon S - Snake (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0382)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Fish in the Cowboy HatErnie tries to put a pot on Bert's head.
(First: Episode 0305)
Cartoon Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross.
(First: Episode 0276)

SCENE 4 Bob continues to consult his book as he trains Barkley to fetch a stick. Bob again tries to mime what he wants Barkley to do, but Barkley remains put. In frustration, Bob tosses away his dog book - which Barkley fetches and returns to him.
Cartoon Jughead Jones's J story
(First: Episode 0231)
Muppets "The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks.
(First: Episode 1149)
Cartoon The IT knows all about tricycles.
(First: Episode 1160)
Insert Three of These Kids (upside-down girl)
(First: Episode 0413)
Film Footage of wolves.
(First: Episode 0982)
Cartoon A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
(First: Episode 0527)
SCENE 5 Bob tries to show Barkley how to sit up and beg, doing so himself and barking. Again he doesn't notice that Barkley's attention has waned and the canine has left, and Susan again observes his odd behavior. She goes offscreen to announce the sponsors as an embarrassed Bob thumbs through his training book.

CLOSING SIGNS A kid holds the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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