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Sesame Street
Renovating the Fix-It Shop — Luis announces plans to renovate the Fix-It Shop
Air date April 7, 1980
Season Season 11 (1979-1980)
Production January 28, 1980
Sponsors J, K, 8

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
BB-Sculpture
Muppets Big Bird builds a model of himself and calls it "ME."
(First: Episode 0635)
Knittinkitten
Cartoon A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten.
(First: Episode 0282)
AMs-BrushingSong
Muppets Anything Muppet dentists deliver a musical message about how important it is to "Brush Your Teeth."
(First: Episode 1067)
ConsonantSound-K-Kangaroo
Cartoon K - Kangaroo
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1160)
2682i
Film A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited)
(First: Episode 0032)
Cosby-Angry
Celebrity Bill Cosby demonstrates what an angry face looks like.
(First: Episode 0144)
2073d
Cartoon K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
(First: Episode 0489)
Ssnfsleep
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog KissPrince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog.
(First: Episode 0453)
1411a
SCENE 1 Susan and the kids talk about being angry.
1041kkick Cartoon K-kick
(First: Episode 0463)
Bertdavid
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentBert and David display their mad and happy faces.
(First: Episode 0343)
BodyPartShoutOut
Film Body part shout-out
(First: Episode 0264)
Words telephone
Cartoon A boy looks for the telephone as it rings.
(First: Episode 0684)
Telephone-Brugnoni
Film A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city.
(First: Episode 0928)
2234-ThreeKids
Insert Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book.
(First: Episode 0415)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
Cartoon A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
(First: Episode 0527)
Yipyipphone
Muppets The Martians find a telephone.
(First: Episode 0398)
Toon-JackInTheBox
Cartoon A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him.
(First: Episode 0071)
GroverandOscar'sAlphabet
Muppets Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0229)
0600-African
Film African children play in a village, and in a modern playground.
(First: Episode 0159)
2860.FatCat
Cartoon AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat.
(First: Episode 1101)
Snocone
Film Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.
Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
(First: Episode 0426)
2341y
Cartoon "That's About the Size of It"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0279)
EB.snowclothes
Muppets Ernie and Bert: What's in Ernie's ClothesErnie is wearing winter gear, and asks Bert to guess what is in his gloves and hat.
(First: Episode 1300)
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1411c
SCENE 2 Telly Monster observes the signs hanging on the Fix-It Shop reading, "Closed for Alterations." Telly chides Bob (and the other grown-ups) as he watches them all go in and out, pointing out the sign indicating the shop is closed. Bob explains that everyone is helping Maria and Luis clean out the store, and the sign indicates the shop is only closed for customers. Inspired, Telly gets a marker and uses a scrap from the renovation work to make the sign now read "Open for Alterations."
2096c
Muppets Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it.
(First: Episode 0601)
1244-Tree
Film A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there, near and far, and close and next to. ("near and far" section only)
(First: Episode 0111)
1563k
Cartoon "Candy Man"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0359)
LeftyScale
Muppets Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas.
(First: Episode 0449)
1411d

1411e
SCENE 3 Maria, Luis, and Telly look over the plans for the Fix-It Shop's renovation. They imagine what the finished product will look like. Telly thinks that it could use some touches accommodating Big Bird, such as a bird bath, nest and cabbages for Mr. Snuffleupagus.
1708m
Muppets The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes."
(First: Episode 1291)
Toon-ChildrenCountFowardBackward
Cartoon Kids count from 1 to 10, then 10 to 1, as the numbers are displayed over colored lights.
(First: Episode 0931)
1092-23
Song Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath."
(First: Episode 0347)
ExcuseMe
Cartoon One of These Footprints says "excuse me."
(First: Episode 0487)
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1411g
SCENE 4 Maria, Luis and Susan begin tearing away at a wall to make way for a door. The hole they puncture breaks into the home of Adelaide the Grouch, who complains about the disturbance at first, but appreciates the mess they're making. She agrees to move out of the way and starts unloading her many items, including her pet goat.
Cartoon man weighs scale
Cartoon A man weighs himself to demonstrate how a scale works.
(First: Episode 0572)
Sg-boxes
Muppets Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (introduction edited)
(First: Episode 0588)
0573k
Film Sea Horse
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0183)
1411h
SCENE 5 A rolling trash bin is parked outside the store, full of trash and Adelaide's belongings. She appears from inside, already beginning to decorate her new mobile home. Bruno the Trashman stands by to pick her up and take her to Hoboken, New Jersey. Bob announces the sponsors.
Linda1576

Luis1576
CLOSING SIGNS Linda holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.


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