| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird's tonsils are removed | |||||||||
| Air date | March 2, 1979 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 1 | David and the kids find Oscar watching the skies with his spyglass. He's hired Alphabet Bates to write one of his favorite letters in the sky - U, for such words as unhappy, uncouth, unfair... |
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Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624) |
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Film | A crane is shown, with a shovel and wrecking ball. (First: Episode 1164) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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Muppets / Cast | Maria sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the motorperson and telephone repairman. (First: Episode 1183) |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges. (First: Episode 0939) |
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SCENE 2 | Olivia escorts her friend, Dr. Ramos, out of 123 Sesame Street after checking up on Gordon. They find Big Bird under the covers in his nest, feeling under the weather. Dr. Ramos inspects Big Bird and sees his tonsils are the source of the issue. She suggests they take Big Bird to the hospital and have the tonsils removed. Big Bird is unsure of the idea at first, but wishes to feel better and understands this is the best way to do so. He's even allowed to bring Radar with him. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Everybody Scratch — Ernie and Bert have difficulty scratching their backs. (First: Episode 0012) |
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Animation | Sand T/t (First: Episode 0636) |
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Muppets | "Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit the Frog. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps up onto an UP. (First: Episode 0546) |
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SCENE 3 | Olivia, David, Linda and Bob swing by the hospital to visit Big Bird. He enjoys his stay already, citing all the things to do and how he's made new friends with fellow kids at the hospital. He speaks in a whisper, not to preserve his throat, but to be quiet for the sake of sleeping patients. The gang presents him with some gifts and he loudly reacts to them. |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Table Manners — Ernie tries to teach Cookie Monster to use his knife, fork, and spoon. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Cartoon | A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154) |
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Muppets / Cast | Luis has four things lined up in a row - a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Kermit that one of these doesn't belong, and Kermit chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Luis blows into the banana and appears to be playing a horn until he reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana. (First: Episode 0553) |
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Cartoon | A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP. (First: Episode 0706) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird is in the operating room having the procedure done. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda wait in his hospital room. Some of the kids Big Bird has befriended stop by. Linda teaches them signs relating to the medical field while Bob translates each one. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989) |
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Muppets | Grover is astonished to find that he's multiplied into four Grovers. (First: Episode 0718) |
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Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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Song | A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High." Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cast | David and Bob play firemen at the fire station. The alarm signals a fire and they rush to get ready. Bob has trouble finding his axe in his messy locker. When he finally does, he notices he's also missing his boots and starts searching through his locker again. |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl reads "hug" with Herry. (First: Episode 1084) |
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Cartoon | "Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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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) cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird rests following his operation. He stirs, glad to see his friends are there. Dr. Ramos presents him with a medal for being a great patient, as well as being the first bird she's known whose had his tonsils removed. She adds that Big Bird will be able to return home soon. Big Bird has had such a nice experience at the hospital, he asks Dr. Ramos to find something else wrong with him so he can stay a little longer. |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and the kids make up a song together and then sing a portion of "Get Back" by the Beatles. (First: Episode 1088) |
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Transition | Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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SCENE 6 | Linda and Bob tuck Big Bird, who is now back home in his nest. Big Bird acknowledges he doesn't need to be told to rest, because of how sleepy he is. David announces the sponsors and the nighttime music plays over the credits. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
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