| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Buffy and her family surprise everyone | |||||||
| Air date | April 5, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Buffy and her family have arrived from Hawaii for a visit, having got in late the previous day. Nobody else knows they're here, and she and Cody sneak into Big Bird's nest where Big Bird is dozing. They wake him up and surprise him. He thinks it's a dream at first, but Buffy assures him they're really there. She tells him they'll meet for breakfast at Hooper's Store after he gets ready. As Big Bird heads out, he runs into Mr. Hooper and tells him about Buffy's visit. Mr. Hooper thinks Big Bird was merely dreaming, and the bird heads back to bed hoping to have such a great "dream" again. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music struggles to write "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1210) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | A film of camels eating. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0388) |
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Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive green GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Insert | Jerry Nelson narrates three letters coming together to form the word FUN. The letters celebrate with confetti and streamers. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper is shocked when Buffy, Sheldon, and Cody come into his shop. Mr. Hooper feels bad for what he told Big Bird earlier, so the Wolfchild family heads over to Big Bird's again and convinces him once more it's not a dream. As they head out of his nest area, the process nearly repeats itself when he greets Susan, who hasn't learned of Buffy's arrival either and thinks he's just imagining the whole thing. Buffy and company appear to confirm his truthful statements, and Big Bird asks them to write about their arrival so he has some sort of visual proof. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Alphabet Story (remake) — Ernie reads a story for Bert that he's written on his typewriter. (First: Episode 1112) |
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Cartoon | G is for Goat (First: Episode 0085) |
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Muppets | Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358) |
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SCENE 3 | While dining at Hooper's, Buffy tries to say why they've come to visit but gets interrupted when more and more folks show up (including Susan, Gordon, Luis, Big Bird, the kids, and Barkley). Everyone tries to guess why they're visiting, but Big Bird interrupts once more to correctly guess why they've visited - because they missed each other! |
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Animation | Sand G/g (First: Episode 0643) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out why there is a mess outside. He speculates that the Twiddlebugs made a mess after a Twiddlebug dance. (First: Episode 0178) |
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Cartoon | G is for Glue Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Celebrity | José Feliciano performs "A World Without Music." (beginning edited) (First: Episode 0763) |
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Cartoon | A cleaning lady (reminiscent of Carol Burnett's character) wanders into a music rehearsal room, plays each instrument, and puts all the sounds back into the wrong instruments. (First: Episode 0774) |
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Film | Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor) (First: Episode 0029) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Jason identify the letter C, for carrot. (First: Episode 1205) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old Mother Hubbard — Kermit points out the lackluster cadence of Old Mother Hubbard's nursery rhyme. (First: Episode 0642) |
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Cartoon | "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis plays his guitar while Buffy strums the autoharp; together they sing the Spanish song "Cachito." |
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Cartoon | Things that are same and different. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird sets out a game of "Here Are Some Things" for Barkley with three boxes, asking Barkley to chose whether another box or a rubber ball belongs with the group. The dog keeps going for the ball, to Big Bird's frustration. Gordon explains that dogs aren't smart enough to understand shapes and that Barkley likes playing with the ball. Big Bird has an idea... |
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Cartoon | The 3 Numero Brothers show addition and subtraction. (First: Episode 1182) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Big Bird has changed the game so that there are now three balls to match instead of boxes, ensuring Barkley get the right answer. Instead, Barkley just lunges himself at the balls and Big Bird gives the game up, preferring to scratch Barkley's tummy instead. |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Drum Set — Bert has acquired some drums, but he doesn't know how to play them well. Ernie teaches him how to make drum playing exciting. (First: Episode 0579) |
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Transition | Bridge #11 - Bricks Bridge B (First: Episode 0286) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis and Gordon carry a glass plane to replace the window at the front of the Fix-It Shop. Both their backs begin to itch, but since their hands are full, they both cry for help. Jennifer comes by and helps out by scratching their backs, and the men begin to install the new window as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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