| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird's rooftop campout | |||||||
| Air date | May 16, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird has decided to go camping, and shows the viewer his train of equipment: the tent, a barbecue, and a bag of miscellaneous essentials (including a beakbrush, top hat, dancing shoes, and moose call). He reveals that with Gordon's permission, he will be camping up on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, and starts heading upstairs. |
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Animation | Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Part?" The contestants are Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Professor Hastings, and the mystery part is a foot. (First: Episode 0164) |
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Cast | Olivia sings "Picture of You" as she photographs the kids. |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: The Count has come to order hot dogs - lots of hot dogs. But when Grover refuses to get more hot dogs because the Count will only count them, and not eat them, the Count uses a hypnotism spell to get more. (First: Episode 0644) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Fix-it Shop, Luis supervises as he shows Becky, James, and Nicole how to hammer nails into pieces of wood. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is looking down and saying "Three sticks!" A man asks "Three sticks where?" Then Harvey says "3 sticks right here!" and sticks a number 3 on the man's head. (First: Episode 0570) |
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Film | Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet man visits the bus station's lost and found, having lost his friend Harvey. He describes Harvey to the clerk - he has two eyes, a nose, two teeth, two horns, and is covered in blue fur. The clerk turns the man away, finding his request ridiculous...until a monster who fits that description comes by looking for his friend. |
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Song | "Look Around, Look Around", a song about seasons. (First: Episode 0556) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rapunzel — Prince Charming attempts to rescue Rapunzel from the tower. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cast | Olivia sings "Win or Lose." |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates Spanish words that start with the letter Y. (First: Episode 0470) |
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Film | Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Insert | Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing loud and soft. (First: Episode 0514) |
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Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
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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 1184) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird's campsite on the roof of 123 is all set up, except Big Bird realizes he's forgotten to bring some birdseed. He spots Mr. Hooper sweeping on the street below and calls out to him. He rushes down the steps to receive his food, then once back on the roof he remembers he needs some comic books and a flashlight. He rushes back down, out of breath. Mr. Hooper recommends Big Bird plan better by writing all the items he needs in a list so he doesn't have to keep going back and forth. Big Bird thinks this is a great idea and runs back up, only to run back down again realizing he's forgotten something to write on and with. |
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Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids.
The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out. |
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Cartoon | P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190) |
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Muppets | Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over. (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) |
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Muppets | Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away. (First: Episode 0160) |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn plays a pair of twins that take turns counting to 20. (First: Episode 1139) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis and the kids join Big Bird on the roof as they sing "Bingo" before leaving Big Bird alone for bedtime. Big Bird converses with the pigeons in the coop (including Bernice) before preparing for bed, though he asks the pigeons not to keep him up with their joke telling. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)." (First: Episode 0347) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. Ernie pulls the knob off the radio, puts it on Bert's stomach, and turns the volume of Bert's voice up and down. (First: Episode 0241) |
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SCENE 5 | One of the pigeons keeps Big Bird company while he sleeps as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
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