| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Mr. Hooper injures his arm | |||||||||
| Air date | December 22, 1978 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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Cast | On stage, Gordon, Luis and Linda say "DANGER" in their own ways. David doesn't listen and take the brunt of some pratfalls that send him off the stage. |
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Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) |
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Film | A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. (First: Episode 1172) |
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Cartoon | C is for Canary (First: Episode 0703) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates on top of. (First: Episode 0242) |
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Cartoon | Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370) |
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SCENE 1 | After the oilman has visited Hooper's Store, he's accidentally left some oil on the sidewalk. Mr. Hooper is concerned about folks slipping on it and needs some sawdust to help clean it up. He intends to close up shop while he goes to the hardware store and sets out an English and Spanish "Danger" sign warning people of the oil slick. He ignores his own signs and slips. His arm is now in pain and Gordon recommends they visit the hospital right away, though Mr. Hooper is a little afraid. Big Bird offers to tag along as well. |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." (First: Episode 0516) |
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SCENE 2 | At the hospital, the doctor (William Hickey) returns with Mr. Hooper's x-ray, showing his arm has a sprain. The doctor and nurse Susan explain to Big Bird what an x-ray is using more radiographs of people with broken bones in their arm. After Susan puts a sling around Mr. Hooper's arm, the doctor recommends Mr. Hooper keep his sprained arm rested for a few days until he feels better. Susan notes that he'll also have to learn how to do things with only one healthy arm. |
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Film | Megan goes to the doctor and gets a cast on her arm so it can heal. |
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Cartoon | A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Muppets | A Lavender Anything Muppet and a choir sing "Lonely." (First: Episode 1165) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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SCENE 3 | While waiting for the elevator, the gang meets a little girl (Madeline Keithline) who's broken her arm. She tells them that because there are many people in the world who live their whole lives without functioning arms or legs, she can manage a short time with a broken arm. |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Jason identify the letter C, for carrot. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154) |
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Celebrity | Arthur Ashe counts to 20. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Hooper is certain he can manage with his sprained arm, especially after hearing the words from the young girl earlier. He's able to make himself a sandwich just fine, but discovers he can't write the menu on the chalkboard very well. |
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Muppets | Grover reads "The Cursed Prince" (David turns into Kermit) (First: Episode 0969) |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Celebrity | José Feliciano sings "Arroz con Leche." (First: Episode 0763) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Celebrity | The Fonz has a message - "A." (First: Episode 1152) |
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Cartoon | A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and two kids share a bag of apples. (First: Episode 1018) |
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Cartoon | A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cast | On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside. (First: Episode 0703) |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
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Film | "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | "It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | New Bridge #5 - Bounce (First: Episode 0105) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead. (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper insists to Gordon and Susan that he doesn't need any help closing up and catching his bus. He does find he needs some help closing the awning. Big Bird announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
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