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Sesame Street
Air date January 9, 1979
Season Season 10 (1978-1979)
Production October 10, 1978
Sponsors G, J, 11

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
SSseason10
COLD OPEN 10th Season Intro Still
1217a

1217b
SCENE 1 Oscar has interest in becoming a photographer and asks Olivia for her professional opinion of his pictures. Despite the poor quality of the printing and unconventional subject matter (rusted cars and a trash basket, among others), Olivia thinks he has real potential, which discourages him from going professional.
Goose
Cartoon A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1141)
EBTag
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Bert Is ItErnie wants to play tag while Bert reads his book.
(First: Episode 1026)
Firestationfieldtrip
Film A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station.
Gorilla toon2
Cartoon Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit).
(First: Episode 0085)
1272-Snake
Film Footage of a rattlesnake
(First: Episode 0294)
1095s
Cartoon G is for Goat
(First: Episode 0085)
1451-Gymnast
Film A gymnast demonstrates around.
(First: Episode 0517)
1095u
Cartoon G is for Glue
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
1217c
SCENE 2 Linda practices signing for her role in an upcoming play. Big Bird, observing from afar, thinks she's talking to an imaginary friend. Bob gives him a proper explanation, then Big Bird delivers the same spiel to Gordon when he sees him watching too.
1217-Sand
Animation Sand G/g
(First: Episode 0643)
GroverandtheGrowingG
Muppets Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows.
(First: Episode 0210)
Toon-fishingABCs
Cartoon While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
(First: Episode 0004)
George countofour
Film No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
(First: Episode 0278)
FindElephant
Cartoon A girl uses her paint-by-the-numbers set to find an elephant in her picture.
(First: Episode 0510)
Pageantaroundthemountain
Muppets Pageant: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"—Cookie Monster, playing the heroine in this year's pageant, can't seem to grasp the concept of going "around" until Prairie Dawn lures him with a—guess what?
(First: Episode 0907)
1217d
SCENE 3 Oscar wants to know why siblings Olivia and Gordon never argue. They soon find themselves in an argument over whether this is true.
3169.LionWalk
Animation See the lion walk.
(First: Episode 0993)
Film-Earrings
Film A girl gets a pair of earrings, intercut with shots of other people's earrings.
(First: Episode 0422)
Ssnfbicycle
Muppets Sesame Street News FlashDon Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
(First: Episode 0698)
Buffy and Fred the Wonder Horse Country Song
Insert Buffy sings "Country Song."
(First: Episode 0842)
3958s1
Cartoon A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0413)
1453-Walk
Film The WALK sign flashes in a montage of people (and even dogs) walking in the city.
(First: Episode 0498)
Counting 10 to 1
Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)
Cosbytellsstory
Celebrity Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him.
(First: Episode 0136)
1709b
Film To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree.
(First: Episode 0156)
11lions
Cartoon At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions.
(First: Episode 0816)
1217e
SCENE 4 Oscar is annoyed having Linda reading her newspaper by his trash can. He tries yelling at her, only to remember she can't hear him. He swipes her newspaper and she begins signing angrily at him, which he considers better than her leaving.
Hubley.Cat
Cartoon A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0187)
2429-IceCream
Film An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras.
(First: Episode 0484)
EBPlanningforFlood
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Planning for the FloodErnie makes an elaborate plan for his trip to the library.
(First: Episode 1148)
DogChasesCat
Cartoon A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse.
(First: Episode 1020)
1800-25
Muppets An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
(First: Episode 0183)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer
(First: Episode 0273)
1800-25
Muppets An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0362)
Film.Gazelle
Film A gazelle runs fast across a plain.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0478)
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SCENE 5 Big Bird prepares for his nap and pulls out the various items he needs, such as his blanket, toys, and books. Bob drops in and points out that there's no room in Big Bird's nest for himself. Big Bird decides to take his nap at Bob's apartment instead and begins collecting his many things.
PianoBridge3
Insert Piano Bridge #3 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy tune.
(First: Episode 0622)
Herecomedejudge
Cartoon "The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug."
Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
(First: Episode 0009)
OVERfilm
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under.
(First: Episode 0517)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
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)
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SCENE 6 Bob's hands are full of Big Bird's things, yet he still needs some more. He sends Bob off to his apartment for a head start as he starts collecting the rest of his things, and manages to announce the sponsors before falling asleep.
KermitKid1189

Maria1189
CLOSING SIGNS Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.

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