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| Hooper's Store is used for an on-location movie shoot | |||||
| Air date | March 13, 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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Muppets | Oscar holds a musical rally in Central Park to bring awareness to the Grouch "Bill of Gripes." |
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Cartoon | Children and animals numbered 1-12 race in a marathon. The #9 runner wins. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings about the sunrise and sunset. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. (First: Episode 0342) cut from the Max version |
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Film | Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169) |
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Cartoon | W for witch Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1182) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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SCENE 1 | Maurice Monster is puzzled by the nursery rhyme in his book. Bob points out that he's reading the words backwards. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates above and below. (First: Episode 0262) |
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Muppets | Western: Four Anything Muppet cowboys put up a Wanted poster for "the Great Cookie Thief", who's been stealing cookies from all the bakeries in these here parts. Cookie Monster is standing in front of the poster, and the others suspect that he's the Great Cookie Thief -- he has the same googly eyes, the same blue fur, and the same Western hat. They confront Cookie Monster, but he denies the charge: "Not have same mustache!" He shouts, "Look over there!" -- and while they're distracted, he draws a mustache on the poster. They apologize -- but then Cookie Monster takes off his hat, and cookies fall out. The Great Cookie Thief makes his escape. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) |
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Celebrity | Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime. (First: Episode 0886) |
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Cartoon | Two dots play hide-and-seek amongst different shaped blocks. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Song | "Me and You," over footage of rhinos in love (First: Episode 0940) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilhelmina (First: Episode 0512) |
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Celebrity | The Fonz walks out of the "Guys" room and points to the "W" flag, reminding him of a W word he forgot before leaving the bathroom... (First: Episode 1182) |
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Insert | Luis repairs a film projector, which he uses to play some of Big Bird's home movies for the kids. It shows scenes with Big Bird and Maria and Luis, but the malfunctioning projector causes the footage to go forwards and backwards. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Robin Hood's Merry Men — Ernie (playing Robin Hood) auditions Anything Muppets to be his Merry Men. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Film | Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast. (First: Episode 0338) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: TAXI (First: Episode 1136) |
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Insert | In voiceover, kids count out twelve in a deck of playing cards. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Film | The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (First: Episode 0179) |
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SCENE 2 | Famous movie director Richard Altman (Jerry Nelson) inspects Hooper's Store, which he wants to use in his latest production. Mr. Hooper enthusiastically permits the use of his store and is told that he and his friends can even be extras in the scene. |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot recites a poem with OP words, counting on Grover to hop whenever he says "hop" — repeatedly, until Grover faints. (First: Episode 0150) |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments. (First: Episode 0964) |
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SCENE 3 | Everyone primps themselves to be on camera soon, as Richard's assistant (Brian Muehl) begins setting up the equipment. Bruno brings over Oscar, who too wishes to be on camera. Richard looks them over and permits Bruno to be in the film, rejecting Oscar, who doesn't take it very well. |
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Cartoon | I for idea (First: Episode 1077) |
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Film | Silent film: Two men (played by Richard Belzer and Brian Doyle-Murray) are about to share a picnic lunch, but first decide to try rowing a boat on the lake. A brown dog arrives and starts to eat the sandwiches. Panicking, the men try to steer the rowboat back to the shore but they can't direct the boat. Eventually, they realize that to return they must cooperate. They get back just in time to take back the last wrapped sandwich out of the dog's mouth. (First: Episode 1120) |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143) |
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SCENE 4 | The gang is in awe as the picture's star, Nick Redfield (Richard Hunt), arrives on set. As shooting begins, everyone goes about their business in the store, when Nick bursts in through the front door and immediately darts out the back door. Everyone is surprised that this is all that's being shot on the street, though Richard would like to stay for some lunch. |
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Cartoon | "Four Seasons" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0585) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Kermit and the word "taxi." (First: Episode 0312) |
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Cartoon | Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0528) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper gets a call from Richard, inviting them all to the movie premiere once the film is completed. Bruno carries Oscar back home and Oscar decides to become Bruno's agent ("First, I'll get ya' on The Dating Game...I'll get ya' on Johnny Carson..."). Maurice announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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