| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 31, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Buffy leaves Cody in Gordon's care while she runs some errands. He and Cody head over to the yard to do some finger painting, which Gordon explains doesn't have to be messy. After Gordon dips his fingers in the paint, a bug buzzes around and lands on parts of his head. He tries to bat it away, getting paint all over himself. Big Bird wanders over and remarks about Cody's ability to stay clean while finger painting, unlike Gordon. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Doctor Ernie — Ernie assumes that Bert is ill when he turns down his invitation to play in the park. (First: Episode 0124) |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772) |
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Celebrity | Richard Pryor sits on a park bench with a basket of strawberries; a kid wants him to share them. (First: Episode 1141) |
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Cartoon | Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Film | A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood. (First: Episode 1029) |
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Insert | Mr. Hooper sheepishly approaches Olivia in the yard. He and a friend are going to a discotheque this evening and he's nervous because he's not familiar with any of the new dance crazes. He thinks Olivia, more youthful than he, has a better grasp on what's hip these days, but Olivia admits she hasn't been to a disco in a while and remarks that the dances change too often to keep up. She sees the kids nearby and asks them if they know any hip, new dances. Mr. Hooper brings out his cassette player (with disco music) and they all learn some new dances. (First: Episode 1075) |
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Film | Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: B for Ball (First: Episode 0829) |
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Muppets | The Martians find a telephone. (First: Episode 0398) |
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Film | "Noises" A boy named Chris uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including construction equipment, a baby crying, people coughing and sneezing, a car honking, a telephone, and a typewriter. Can you make those noises? (First: Episode 0004) |
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Cartoon | 5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (First: Episode 0973) |
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SCENE 2 | Buffy thanks Gordon for looking after Cody and reading from the storybook she left them. Gordon says that Cody asked for a particular story, "Nikosis and Wapoos," which he isn't familiar with. Buffy tells him it's an Indian fairy tale and she goes through the story while illustrations of the characters are shown. |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit." (First: Episode 0992) |
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Film | Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541) |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017) |
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Film | Through close-ups, children identify mushrooms. (First: Episode 0357) |
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Cartoon | How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!" Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1232) |
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Muppets | Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird. (First: Episode 0167) |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria is about to ask a favor of Oscar, who responds, "Mañana" (the Spanish word for "tomorrow"). Oscar hopes she'll come back tomorrow, only for him to say it again and keep the process going. Maria prefers the word "Hoy" (today) and sings a song about it. |
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Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive green GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble." (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | He, She and It: The IT educates the two on how mirrors work. (First: Episode 1173) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Guess What I Am Game — After Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck, Bert's train impression works a little too well. (First: Episode 0645) |
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Cartoon | Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing (First: Episode 0359) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan interrupts a game of frisbee between Gordon, Barkley, and the kids to get Gordon's measurements for a sweater she's making. While she uses her tape measure, Barkley bats at the tape thinking it's a toy. She tells him to play with something else and he makes off with the paper she wrote the measurements down on. |
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Film | The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Loren count from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0290) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Works for The Count — The Count hires Ernie to answer his phone so that he won't be bothered with calls while he is counting. (First: Episode 0539) |
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Film | "I'm Your Friend," with film of kids playing. |
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SCENE 5 | Buffy plays the closing theme on her guitar while Cody colors as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Buffy had previously told the story of "Nacosis and the Wapoos" in Episode 1292 to an ailing Cody.
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