| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 26, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David attempts to get Barkley to follow several commands, but fails. He vents his frustration to Linda, who has much better luck when she gives Barkley the commands in sign language. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Putting the Basketball Away — Ernie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Cartoon | X in EXIT: Animals sing as they exit a building. (First: Episode 1184) |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Film | "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track) (First: Episode 0790) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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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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Muppets | Pageant: The Four Seasons (First: Episode 1165) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Film | The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | David has the kids put together a puzzle of the letter W. They then try to come up with some W words. |
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Film | A rhino and her baby (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351) |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0476) |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (First: Episode 0268) |
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Film | A toymaker makes an airplane out of wood. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria is shocked to see Oscar setting up a laundry line outside his trash can. She begins to praise Oscar's effort to get something clean for a change until she observes that his laundry is all grungy and torn, with no signs of being washed. Oscar confirms that he did put his clothes in the washing machine beforehand, along with using some detergent. He just substituted the water with prune juice. |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 1 Counting to 2 is not very exciting. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Cartoon | A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 2 Nobody's favorite number is 2. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Film | Wild geese (to madrigal music) (First: Episode 0935) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 3 The huge visual aid falls on Grover. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Song | "Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. (First: Episode 1304) |
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SCENE 4 | On an abstract stage, Linda tells a variation of the story "The Spider and the Fly" in sign language as Maria and the kids translate (as well as provide the audience). |
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Song | "School Song" (First: Episode 0986) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X. (First: Episode 0560) |
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Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140) |
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Film | A figure skater illustrates forward and backward. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. (First: Episode 0069) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob explains to some kids what it means to be deaf, using Linda as an example, and sings "If You Couldn't Hear." |
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Film | Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack. (First: Episode 0968) |
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Cast | Surgeons Maria, David, Susan and Luis "operate" on a motorcycle. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) |
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SCENE 6 | Linda teaches the kids the signs for "snow," "wind," and "sun." Maria 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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