Sesame Street | |||||||
Dr. Sanchez administers shots to the children | |||||||
Air date | March 20, 1980 | ||||||
Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird visits the Day Care Center, where he sees that many of the kids are present with their caregivers. Susan and Dr. Sanchez (Gonzalo Madurga) explain to him that today they are administering booster shots for the kids of the neighborhood, and Big Bird learns what vaccines are and how they can help people stay well. Big Bird thinks it's something very important to do, but begins to panic when Susan reminds him that he's due to get one. | |
Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive: The doctor asks Billy and Sunset to get Bad News Barton to his office. They eventually bring Bad News Barton to the office, but the whole thing had been a set-up to get Billy Jo Jive to come to the doctor to get a shot. (First: Episode 1173) | |
Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot! (First: Episode 0456) | |
Cartoon | A voiceover talks about three nice fruits - the peach, watermelon, and banana. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1275) | |
Film | George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) | |
Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537) | |
Muppets | The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. (First: Episode 0453) | |
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) | |
Film | Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. (First: Episode 0326) | |
Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird's turn for a shot is coming up, but he's worried about it hurting. A little girl named Beth goes ahead of him and gets her vaccination to show how minuscule the pain can be. Big Bird is surprised to find how quick and easy the shot is given, and decides to get one. Susan preps his wing and Big Bird puts on a brave face, but doesn't realize that Dr. Sanchez has already given him the shot in just seconds. | |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #5 (First: Episode 0991) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Going to the Zoo — Ernie and Bert make some late night plans to go to the zoo tomorrow. (First: Episode 0137) | |
Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0277) | |
Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (First: Episode 0268) | |
Film | Jerry Nelson introduces the letters U and N. Other letters join them and become SUN, RUN and FUN. (ending cut) (First: Episode 0230) | |
Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) | |
SCENE 3 | Oscar teaches the kids about the Spanish word "CASA." Luis helps by revealing pictures of different casas and the kids guess what kind of homes they are. The final image is of a trash can, which Oscar considers a fine casa for a Grouch. He begins to wax sentimental about his residence as sappy music plays: "A house is just a house, but a trash can is where the heart is. A place to hang my hat, a can to call my own, mi trash can es su trash can. Bless my happy trash can!!" | |
Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) | |
Film | A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0589) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) | |
Muppets | Ernie tries to keep his cookies safe from Cookie Monster by tricking him into eating a carrot instead. (First: Episode 1232) | |
Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) | |
Film | Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil. (First: Episode 0497) | |
Cartoon | "Mi casa es su casa." (First: Episode 0794) | |
Insert | Olivia sings "Children of the World." (First: Episode 1012) | |
Song | "Come into the Garden" (First: Episode 1357) | |
Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) | |
Film | A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small. (First: Episode 0519) | |
Muppets | Biff asks Sully to recite the alphabet, but recites the whole thing without giving him a chance to speak. (First: Episode 0873) | |
Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) | |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird narrates as some and more leaves fall on Susan while she reads. | |
Cartoon | A girl imagines she's a rock, which becomes a statue. (First: Episode 0513) | |
Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) | |
Cast | Luis and Gordon have a hard time picking apples by themselves, but all it takes is cooperation. | |
Muppets | "Body Rhythms" by Little Jerry and the Monotones. | |
Cartoon | They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815) | |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Elk feeding. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0793) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird asks the kids about things that make them happy and sad, then they show how they look when they feel that way. Maria asks why they all look sad when she happens upon them and is puzzled by Big Bird's answer, mixing all the kids' various responses into one big conundrum. | |
Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) | |
Muppets | Super Grover: Judy Finstermacher has broken her bag of groceries, and Super Grover tries to find a way for her to get the groceries to her home. (First: Episode 1289) | |
Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Apple (First: Episode 0485) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (First: Episode 0001) | |
SCENE 6 | A frustrated David sweeps up the area in front of Hooper's Store. He vents to Susan about the street being a mess and he seems to be the only one noticing and doing something about it. He points out Maria reading, Big Bird playing, and Luis working amid the piles of trash, leaves, and wood shavings around them. Susan recommends that he not be upset with his friends as he hasn't told anybody of his problem. Susan brings everyone's attention to the messy street, and soon they all pitch in and start a block-wide clean-up as Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Though he isn't named on camera, the doctor is given the name Dr. Sanchez in the episode's original script.
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