| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Sesame Street fair | |||||||||
| Air date | January 4, 1980 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | As a steel drum band plays, the citizens of Sesame Street set up various booths, hang decorations and balloons, and prepare all kinds of foods. Oscar wants to know what all the commotion is outside; it turns out that today they're having a street fair and is told by Olivia and Buffy that there's nothing he can do to stop the festivities. Oscar finds that they're right, though he starts to hope for some rain. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Telephone Call — Bert wonders who could be on the other end of Ernie's involved phone call. (First: Episode 0305) |
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Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) |
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Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar has set up his own booth at the street fair: a "Squirt the Dummy" game, where players pay five cents and squirt seltzer water at a wooden cutout. Bob pays the nickel and starts squirting the dummy, who squirts right back! |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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Muppets | Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s. (First: Episode 0079) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue." (First: Episode 0775) |
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Film | What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495) |
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SCENE 3 | David rehearses his dog act inside Hooper's Store with Barkley, who follows every command. After Linda performs a pantomime act involving a banana peel in the yard, David takes the stage and calls for Barkley, who has instead fallen asleep. |
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Cartoon | A red man illustrates abierto, while an angry blue man shows cerrado. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523) |
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Film | A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461) |
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Cartoon | Two men hammer a stake into a hole. (First: Episode 0785) |
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SCENE 4 | David shows off his food stand to Big Bird, consisting of several dishes from around the world. Big Bird samples a piece of Greek spinach pie quicker than David can comprehend. |
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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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SCENE 4 cont'd | Big Bird's still hungry, so he tries out a Mexican taco. |
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Cartoon | A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (First: Episode 0765) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Big Bird samples a Jewish knish next. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | David thinks Big Bird might be having too much food, but Big Bird now orders some Polish kielbasa with horseradish. |
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Film | A film shows parts of an elephant. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0034) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Big Bird places one final order - something for his upset stomach. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551) |
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Film | Kids use shapes to make a train. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 5 | At her booth, Buffy shows off various Native American artifacts such as a Cree doll that mixes various animals, one of Sheldon's beaded necklaces, and a set of Peruvian dolls that are about 2000 years old. Maria inquires about the basket of popcorn she has nearby, and Buffy explains that popcorn was first introduced by Indians, which she shares with everybody. |
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Cartoon | Only one of the two footprints can belong. (First: Episode 0509) |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges! (First: Episode 0192) |
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Film | The celebration of Chinese New Year (First: Episode 0495) |
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Cartoon | Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together. (First: Episode 0510) |
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SCENE 6 | Buffy introduces dancers from several indigenous tribes, who then perform for everybody. Buffy and Sheldon join in on a dance designed for couples. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Identity Crisis — An Anything Muppet points out how Ernie and Cookie Monster are different. (First: Episode 0635) |
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Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
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SCENE 7 | Victor Brady plays the "Sesame Street Theme" on the steel drum as everybody begins to disassemble the booths and decorations. Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | A kid holds the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- A scene featuring Victor Brady (who is only glimpsed at the beginning of the last scene) was recorded for this episode, but left out of the finalized episode. It was eventually aired in Episode 1538.
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