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Sesame Street
Bob's headache
Air date April 29, 1980
Season Season 11 (1979-1980)
Production February 8, 1980
Sponsors D, Z, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1427 01
SCENE 1 Big Bird takes care of Hooper's Store while David runs out. Bob phones the store, not feeling well, and asks for a container of orange juice, a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread to be sent up to his apartment. Big Bird repeats the items, until David interrupts his train of thought. Big Bird takes a few moments to remember the order...only now he's forgotten who it's for.
Hide-And-Zeek
Muppets Anything Muppets: Z Hide and Seek — A boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs.
(First: Episode 0200)
ZforZebu
Cartoon Z for Zebu
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1185)
Andnowtheoctopus
Film Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"
Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
(First: Episode 0291)
SholahugsKermit
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit the Frog, Shola, and Fanny have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
(First: Episode 0534)
1839zh
Film People jump.
(First: Episode 0774)
DavidTriangles
Film David asks the viewer to find some triangles in a fence.
(First: Episode 0434)
Toon.Clumsysquare
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0416)
1427 02
SCENE 2 David helps Big Bird remember who the groceries were for. Big Bird heads off to Bob's, nearly forgetting to bring the groceries with him.
ElephantBearBridge
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)
SS-Fathering
Film A boy and girl pretend to be the parents of a constantly-crying baby doll. The "father" proceeds to feed the baby and change its diaper.
(First: Episode 1388)
Ladybugpicnic
Cartoon "Ladybugs' Picnic"
(First: Episode 0416)
IceFollies-Monsters
Muppets Ice Follies: Grover and Cookie Monster get into zany antics as they try to play leap frog.
(First: Episode 0795)
NumberTwelveRocks
Animation Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
(First: Episode 0195)
SmallestCookie
Muppets Cookie Monster: Smallest One Gets the Cookie — While two Anything Muppet kids argue over a cookie, Cookie Monster says the smallest of them should get it.
(First: Episode 0253)
SmallSaws
Cartoon Small, smaller and smallest men will cut a log with a saw.
(First: Episode 1243)
1427 03
SCENE 3 Big Bird brings the groceries to Bob, who explains he has a headache today and asks Big Bird not to talk so loudly. Big Bird responds by talking so quiet, he's inaudible.
Film.greentreesnake
Film Green Tree Snake
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0285)
TwoHeadDANCE!
Muppets Two-Headed Monster: Dance — The monster sounds out the word "dance" at a disco.
(First: Episode 1395)
Pitchreel-D
Cartoon A small man and his assistant, Dudley, attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D.
(First: Episode 0016)
ErnieBasketball
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Putting the Basketball AwayErnie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep.
(First: Episode 0134)
D balloon
Cartoon D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed.
(First: Episode 0016)
Film-CityShapes-Circle
Film David (in voiceover) finds a circle in an overhead view.
(First: Episode 0481)
TrapeezeAddSub-VersionA
Film Addition and subtraction using three trapeze artists (version "A")
(First: Episode 1036)
1427 04
SCENE 4 When Oscar sees Susan in her uniform, she explains that her job as a visiting nurse is to administer lots of loving care to help people feel better. Her description is enough to make Oscar feel sick.
MeganCast
Film Megan goes to the doctor and gets a cast on her arm so it can heal.
(First: Episode 1205)
Boy passing Salida signs
Cartoon A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA.
(First: Episode 0458)
2490.film.SALIDA
Film SALIDA (word spins around)
(First: Episode 0967)
WhoCouldForget
Insert Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus reminisce about the day they first met, but they can't quite remember exactly how it happened.
(First: Episode 1122)
BreadMilkButter
Cartoon "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0408)
Four jugglers in limbo
Celebrity In limbo, four jugglers (including Michael Christensen and Paul Binder) cross paths and count to twelve.
(First: Episode 1177)
1427-3Lines
Animation Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths.
(First: Episode 0288)
Skating-Film
Film Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version three).
(First: Episode 0460)
1427 05
SCENE 5 After talking on the phone with Maria, Bob intends to get some rest. However, he is repeatedly disrupted by visitors at his door and others calling on the phone. When he explains what's going on to Susan, she recommends he lie down and get some rest.
Lollipop.feathers
Animation Lollipop and feathers - what goes where?
(First: Episode 0772)
ErnieBertShoeDroppingNeighbor
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Shoe Dropping NeighborBert urges Ernie to go to sleep, but Ernie won't go to sleep until the person living upstairs drops his other shoe.
(First: Episode 0176)
Cartoon-eat a Z
Cartoon A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it.
(First: Episode 1340)
ZizzyZoomers2
Muppets "The Zizzy Zoomers"
(First: Episode 0359)
OuterspaceShapes-Hexagon
Animation David spots a hexagon out in space.
PovertyZ
Cartoon "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0085)
1427-4CornerBridgeD
Transition Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D
(First: Episode 0282)
1427 06
SCENE 6 Bob comes down to Hooper's, his headache completely gone. The others believe he should've stayed at home, as this could be a sign that he's catching a cold. Bob denies this, then starts to sneeze uncontrollably. Susan escorts him back to his apartment as Oscar announces the sponsors.
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Kids1201
CLOSING SIGNS Maria holds the Sesame Street sign while two kids hold the CTW sign.


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