| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 9, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird is feeling lonely today and asks some of the grown-ups to hang out, but they're all too busy. He heads back to his nest, as Buffy, David and Olivia all decide to spend some time with him after all. Big Bird appreciates their gesture, but wishes to be on his own as he finishes his drawing. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295) |
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Film | A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has gone shopping -- buying bread for himself, and peanut butter for Bert. They realize that it's dull to eat what they have separately, and they decide to cooperate, so they can each have a peanut butter sandwich. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Buffy plays "Simon Says" with the kids. Oscar makes himself Simon so he can get everyone away from his can - "What I have to go through to be left alone!" |
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Film | A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. (First: Episode 0799) |
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Muppets / Cast | In a grid, Big Bird, Herry Monster, David, Olivia, Gladys the Cow, The Count and two kids rhyme the word "Hi." |
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Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (First: Episode 0503) |
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Muppets | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267) |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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Film | Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has made a special drawing for Mr. Snuffleupagus, where he and his Snuffleupagus family are embedded within the image. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 0978) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | "Sing After Me" by Grover and Madeline Kahn. (First: Episode 1112) |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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SCENE 4 | Count von Count has set up a lemonade stand. He sets out five glasses and asks the kids which one is different; they pick the one that's half empty. Buffy tops it off so it's the same, then drinks it up. The kids correctly guess that the glass is the different one again and Buffy fills it up once more. The Count then gives the lemonade to the kids. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe — Kermit looks for the Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe. (First: Episode 1050) |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. All voices by Hal Smith. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental) (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments. (First: Episode 0964) |
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Muppets | Grover sounds out the word FALL. A nearby house and tree fall over, then he faints. |
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Insert | Bert sits outside on the street, pretending to fly a helicopter. Maria sits down with him, and the segment becomes animated as they fly through the air before returning to the Street. (First: Episode 0656) |
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Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Film | Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207) |
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Muppets | Grover watches as Ernie loads various things into a machine that start with M and N. The machine then displays the letter it begins with. Since Grover is a monster, he decides to go in the machine, causing a mess. (First: Episode 1201) |
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Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird rocks a baby carriage and asks Buffy if she knows any lullabies. Buffy sings "Baby's Boat's a Silver Moon" as Big Bird begins to doze off. After the song, Buffy realizes there isn't a baby in the carriage. "I never said there was," replies Big Bird. David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- For the CTW slogan announcement, David says, "Sesame Street has been brought to you today by the Children's Television Workshop" instead of "...is a production of..."
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