| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Snuffleupagus tries to ride on a gigantic skateboard (repeat of 1015) | |||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird introduces Mr. Snuffleupagus, who is about to do something really great. Offscreen Snuffy isn't too sure he can perform as he's never done what he's about to do. After some coercing from Big Bird (reminding him of how well he learned to ice skate), Snuffy crosses the frame riding a Snuffleupagus-sized skateboard, ending with a big crash. |
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Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. Ernie replies "Oh no you can't!", and eventually gets the joke. He tries it on Bert, but the gag backfires when Bert bets he can get Ernie to read the sign. (First: Episode 0416) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird continues to encourage Snuffy on the skateboard, but he wipes out again. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #3 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0978) |
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Muppets | A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator. (First: Episode 0889) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird hasn't given up on encouraging Snuffy to ride a skateboard. Snuffy makes his way down the street again and Big Bird covers his eyes in anticipation of the crash, but he doesn't hear one! Snuffy is happy he finally finally did it, but vows never doing it again since it hurt his knees so much. |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS. (First: Episode 0194) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1180) |
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Film | Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Emotional at the Movies — Ernie runs through the gamut of emotions during a movie. (First: Episode 0627) |
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Cartoon | The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR. (First: Episode 0816) |
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Film | Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria overhears Oscar the Grouch and Biff talking inside Oscar's trash can. They're having trouble opening something, and Biff concludes that blasting seems to be the only option. Maria witnesses the two making a big explosion from within the can, followed by a bigger explosion. A third explosion ends up being the biggest one, powerful enough to cause the lid of the can to fly into the air. The Grouch and construction worker emerge from the can to address Maria's concern: they've finally got Oscar's ketchup bottle open! Oscar is appreciative and asks Biff to help open the mustard now - he's been missing it on his cereal. |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb: Thelma meets Cyrus the magpie, who, after getting covered with yellow paint, had been mistaken for a canary and locked in a cage in a pet shop. Thelma rescues him and becomes his friend. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1174) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food. |
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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 | George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cast | On the rooftop of 123 Sesame Street, Bob sings "Lazy Summer Day" to the kids. (First: Episode 1198) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble. (First: Episode 0280) |
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SCENE 3 | At the Fix-It Shop, Maria, Luis, and Susan play "Three of These Things" with the kids using street signs (BUS, TELEPHONE, and EXIT) and a number 4. |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and Laurie identify different shapes. (First: Episode 0881) |
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Film | Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm? (First: Episode 0138) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan tries to pick her TV up from the Fix It Shop, but Luis explains that he had an emergency to get to and couldn't fix it. Susan's just got to watch the playoffs tonight and doesn't know what to do. Luis suggests borrowing a portable TV, so Susan takes off with the one she sees on the counter. Luis isn't pleased; the set Susan just took was his. Now how's he going to watch the movie tonight? |
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Film | How a steel drum is made (First: Episode 0828) |
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Celebrity | The Mummenschanz portray a large slinky playing ball with some kids. (First: Episode 1108) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble. (First: Episode 0547) |
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Film | Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388) |
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Cartoon | A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 5 | Without a TV for the night, Luis visits with Big Bird in his nest to watch a Western in Spanish. Luis translates the dialogue for Big Bird as they share some snacks. Susan announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, and two kids hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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