| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird welcomes Charlotte | |||||||||
| Air date | April 18, 1980 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar has been given a bunch of old signs by Mr. Hooper and shows them to the viewer. He finds one that reads "Se Habla Español," then hooks it onto his trash can as he continues rummaging through his new collection. A Muppet woman (voiced by Sonia Manzano) comes by, sees the sign and starts rapidly speaking Spanish to Oscar. He finally gets a word in edgewise ("Hold your caballos!") and points out that he doesn't speak Spanish. The woman, who can speak English just as well, claims that since he had the sign she assumed he spoke Spanish as well. She becomes upset with him and storms off. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Before Oscar can get rid of the sign, a Muppet man appears and reads it. Oscar makes it clear to him that he doesn't speak Spanish. The man claims he doesn't either, but begins rambling to Oscar in French. |
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Cartoon | Two boys peek into a fire house, and write HAT, HOSE, and HOOK on the window using their breath. Two dogs come by and wonder what a HAT HOSE HOOK is, but their question is answered when the fire truck leaves the station. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1204) |
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Film | Letter H hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0336) |
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Muppets | A Lavender Anything Muppet and a choir sing "Lonely." (First: Episode 1165) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse (First: Episode 1167) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Muppets | Beat the Time with Grover. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | Two red curtains are dropped to reveal a number 5 covered in colorful dots that vibrate and disperse. (First: Episode 0940) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird sings "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" to himself before noticing a small, timid bird near Oscar's can. She introduces herself as Charlotte (Karen Prell), and her family has just moved into the neighborhood. Big Bird offers to be her friend and assures her everyone else around is just as friendly (except Oscar, who tries to shoo her away). |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007) |
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Muppets | Kermit tests two blindfolded monsters and asks them which number they're feeling. Herry Monster minus his blindfold describes how he knew the number was a five and in the process breaks the five into pieces. Cookie Monster attempts to feel the number and Kermit tells him that he can't since its broken. Cookie Monster devours the pieces and tells Kermit it tastes like a five. (First: Episode 1200) |
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Cartoon | Goldilocks' bath is first too HOT, then too COLD, then just right. (First: Episode 1232) |
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Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (re-recorded music) (First: Episode 0004) |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (First: Episode 0603) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird tells Maria about how shy his new bird friend is as Charlotte tries to make cut-out shapes with the kids. She's frustrated that she can't make them as well as the others, so Maria encourages her to try jump rope instead. Charlotte isn't too sure but gives it a try anyway and ends up jumping so fast she gets tangled in the rope. |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: New Rubber Duckie Part 1 — When Ernie loses his Rubber Duckie, he describes it to Oscar the Grouch.. (First: Episode 0139) |
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Film | Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack) (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: New Rubber Duckie Part 2 — Based on his interpretation of Ernie's Rubber Duckie description, Oscar brings him back a new one from the store. (First: Episode 0139) |
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Cartoon | What if I had big feet? (First: Episode 0514) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird meets up with Charlotte at his nest, where she mopes about how she hasn't found a single thing she's good at. As Big Bird goes to get them some birdseed, Charlotte starts to chirp a tune to herself. Big Bird, Maria, Bob, and Gordon follow the sound to the nest and become Charlotte's audience, finding her birdsong beautiful. |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Cast | Bob, Linda and Luis assemble a lowercase h. (First: Episode 1056) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: H for Hand (First: Episode 0771) |
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Film | Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Celebrity | Mary Lou Williams scats with the kids. (First: Episode 0792) |
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Film | A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat. (First: Episode 0028) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon and the gang play a game where they describe residents or objects on Sesame Street for the others to guess. After the grown-ups have a turn, Big Bird describes someone short that wears coveralls, has a green face, bright orange hair, and a straw hat. Everyone is confused until they see a masked kid named Darren passing by on their way to a costume party. |
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Film | "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." (edited) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0585) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Film | Kids take swimming lessons in a pool. (First: Episode 1232) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob plays a game with the kids where he asks them about different times they've felt specific emotions. He notes that animals can feel emotions just the way people can, using Barkley as an example. However, when they instruct Barkley to demonstrate a specific feeling, he acts a different way. He does, however, know how to show "love" very well by pouncing on Bob and bathing him in licks. Barkley continues his affection as Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- In the original script, the character of Charlotte was written as a male bird named Rex Robin.
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