Episode 1274

Sesame Street
The Count loses his thunder (repeat of 0974)
Air date	March 29, 1979
Season	Season 10 (1978-1979)
Sponsors S, V, 9 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	10th Season Intro Still
	SCENE 1	Luis finds Oscar using an old CB radio, which Oscar has repurposed as a GB radio (GB for Grouch Band). Using the nickname "Bum Steer," he communicates with fellow Grouch "Rotten Egg" about trading some trash. "Rotten Egg" turns out to be radioing him from right behind his can.
	Cartoon	A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1195)
	Muppets	Ernie asks Bert, "Do You Like Me?" (First: Episode 1234)
	Film	A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash. (First: Episode 1114)
	Cartoon	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet demonstrates empty by leaving his room, soon Grover and his friends, including Cookie Monster, occupy the room making it full. The Anything Muppet comes in and scares the monsters away leaving it empty. (First: Episode 0148)
	Cartoon	Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0506)
	Film	Empty / full cafeteria (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0415)
	Muppets	Oscar sings "Swamp Mushy Muddy." (First: Episode 1038)
	Cartoon	S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment —: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." (First: Episode 0467)
	Cartoon	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414)
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. (First: Episode 0389)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Don Music successfully "writes" the Alphabet Song, with help from his surroundings. (First: Episode 1227)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: Hand (First: Episode 1179)
	Insert	Bob draws a face on his fist, then puppeteers it as he sings "Face Game." (First: Episode 0562)
	Cartoon	They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815)
	Film	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222)
	Cartoon	A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird. (First: Episode 0152)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches. (First: Episode 0287)
	Film	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475)
	Cartoon	A hammer and chisel cooperate to carve a triangle out of wood, which a pencil uses to draw some. (First: Episode 0932)
	Insert	Snuffy does a tap dance dressed as Shirley Temple. (First: Episode 1079)
	Cartoon	A guru counts to twenty. Producer: Ken Snyder; Music: Billy Taylor (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	The Count's Bats are upset because the Count always gets to count, but the bats don't. The Count decides to let the bats count all of the Counts, while the Count counts all the bats...but there is only one Count. (First: Episode 0625)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	Film	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278)
	Celebrity	Richard Pryor plays all the parts in a scenario of two kids meeting a new kid who wants to play. (First: Episode 0779)
	Film	Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339)
	Cartoon	Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311)
	SCENE 2	The Count mopes to Maria that when he woke up this morning, he no longer had any thunder accompanying him when he counted. Shockingly, Mr. Hooper, Luis, and Big Bird receive the sounds of thunder when they do some counting. The Count resolves the only way to fix his problem is with magic.
	Cartoon	"Five Bears in the Bed" get subtracted as they fall off the bed. (First: Episode 1231)
	Cartoon	V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid) Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1181)
	SCENE 3	The Count borrows a book from the Amazing Mumford - "The Transylvanian Manual of Magic and Auto Repair." He has a cauldron and four items needed to restore his thunder. However, the spell only restores a tiny, faint bit of his thunder back. He throws in even more ingredients, which results in a thunder so loud, it starts raining.
	Cartoon	Airplanes (0:45)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — During the rain, Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel happy, sad, and mad. Bert has been trying to get under the umbrella with him, telling Ernie that all it has made him feel is wet. Ernie wonders why he doesn't have his umbrella; Bert explains that it's because Ernie is using it. Ernie thanks him and leaves Bert sneezing in the rain. (First: Episode 0137)
	Cartoon	Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat (First: Episode 0770)
	Film	The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 0978)
	Transition	Bridge #4 - 4 Corner Bridge (0:39)
	SCENE 4	Everyone has heard the Count has his thunder back. Maria warns of what will happen, but the Count shows off anyhow by counting the kids: John-John and Leslie. When he starts counting, there's loud thunder, followed by more rain, which causes everyone to seek shelter elsewhere. Big Bird announces the sponsors: S, V, 9

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