| Sesame Street | |||||
| Show and tell at day care | |||||
| Air date | January 1, 1980 | ||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird makes an interesting discovery - when he stands up, his lap disappears. He asks Buffy why this is and before she can answer, he asks several more questions ("Why does a dog have four legs? And how high is up? How much does a Grecian earn?"). Buffy slows him down so she can sing "Questions, Questions" with him. She then tells him he needs to ask one question at a time. He begins pondering what that question should be... |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: What's in Ernie's Clothes — Ernie is wearing winter gear, and asks Bert to guess what is in his gloves and hat. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cast | Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall. (First: Episode 0832) |
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Cartoon | A man finds many ways to "EXIT", which slowly irritates him. (First: Episode 1301) |
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Insert | Big Bird is in charge of Hooper's Store while Mr. Hooper is downtown. Maria compliments him on the hot cocoa he's made, prompting Bob and Olivia to order some too, as well as a round of toast for all. Big Bird plops some bread in the toaster, which goes haywire; he's forgotten that Mr. Hooper told him it's broken. The adults all leave, making Big Bird think they don't like him or his cooking. They all return with their own solutions to the problem - Olivia brings her toaster from home, Maria brings her tools to fix the old one and Bob made toast in his apartment. Mr. Hooper returns with a brand-new toaster, but everyone is already serviced. (First: Episode 1082) |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird sees Buffy and Cody on their way to the Day Care Center. Big Bird doesn't initially feel like joining them until he learns about the "show and tell" the kids do sometimes. Big Bird thinks this could be fun, and starts rummaging through his nest for something he can bring, like his stuffed toy owl, his toy firetruck, a monogrammed handkerchief from Mr. Snuffleupagus... |
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Cartoon | Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0478) |
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Animation | A wrench turns a nut on a bolt. (First: Episode 0806) |
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Muppets / Cast | Linda assists Bob in singing "The People in Your Neighborhood" about the elevator operator and pharmacist. (First: Episode 0996) |
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Song | "Llama at Dentist" (First: Episode 1241) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) |
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SCENE 3 | At day care, the kids show off the various items they've brought for show and tell, including a paper ladybug, a box collage, a homemade sock puppet, and a home-grown pumpkin. Buffy is about to end the show and tell... |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | ... until Big Bird rushes in with a wagon full of his various items! |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Hamburger - Mr. Johnson wants a hamburger. The restaurant offers two sizes: the big hamburgers and the small hamburgers. When the small hamburgers are too small, he orders a big one, but because there have been some problems with the big hamburger, Grover tries to convince him to order several small ones. (First: Episode 0705) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | EXIT (First: Episode 0935) |
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Cartoon | Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. (First: Episode 1289) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0137) |
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SCENE 4 | Buffy and the kids sing "This Old Man." |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Film | Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird." (First: Episode 0372) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis and Cody work together to repair a wagon at the Fix-it Shop; Luis is amazed at how quickly Cody is able to retrieve the proper tools and take the wagon for a test run (via sped-up footage). |
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Animation | Six spaceships are counted, then subtracted. (First: Episode 1245) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola demonstrate "big," "small," "smaller, and "smallest" with four balls. (First: Episode 0544) |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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SCENE 6 | Buffy can't find Cody around and Luis hasn't seen any other kids either. They follow sounds to Oscar's trash can, where Oscar is operating his own Grouch Day Care. Buffy tells him it's time for Cody to have lunch and she and Luis help the kids out of Oscar's can. Cody throws a "Get lost!" before leaving, after which Oscar announces the sponsors. |
 
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign. |
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