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Sesame Street
Air date May 7, 1980
Season Season 11 (1979-1980)
Production February 14, 1980
Sponsors J, L, 6

SSTitle-1433

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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1433b
SCENE 1 Big Bird comes across Luis and Olivia preparing a cake and present (a new bowtie) for Mr. Hooper's birthday in the yard. Big Bird can hardly contain his excitement, but the others shush him and ask him not to spoil the surprise. He enters Hooper's Store and chats with Mr. Hooper, but in the process inadvertently tells the storekeeper everything about what's going on. Big Bird agonizes over his mistake, but Mr. Hooper resolves to make believe he's surprised when his friends arrive.
1433c

1433d
SCENE 1 cont'd David joins Luis and Olivia in bringing the cake for Mr. Hooper, and everybody sings "Happy Birthday to You." Olivia is a little suspicious when she notices how slightly odd Mr. Hooper and Big Bird are acting, but Mr. Hooper covers for his feathered friend, telling her he really knows how to keep a secret.
Shot.queenof6
Animation The Queen of Six explores her garden.
(First: Episode 0223)
WaiterGrover-HotDogs
Muppets Waiter Grover: The Count has come to order hot dogs - lots of hot dogs. But when Grover refuses to get more hot dogs because the Count will only count them, and not eat them, the Count uses a hypnotism spell to get more.
(First: Episode 0644)
Ringmaster.6monkeys
Cartoon The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts.
(First: Episode 1289)
Scanimatekids
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
1433e
SCENE 2 David and Olivia help the kids do somersaults on a tumbling mat. Barkley makes an attempt, but instead just gets on his back in the hopes for the others to scratch his tummy (which they do).
Yomama
Muppets Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries.
(First: Episode 0454)
Toon-BoyPushesYO
Cartoon A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare.
(First: Episode 0486)
2233-Kayak
Film A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0297)
L-Lion.Hale
Cartoon L for Lion (poem)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1149)
Bananashare
Muppets Ernie & BertBert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel.
(First: Episode 0464)
Typewriter.L
Cartoon The Typewriter: L for lion
(First: Episode 0762)
Film-EagleRoads
Film Kids comment over footage of an eagle's view of different kinds of roads.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0377)
LordLester01

LordLester02
Muppets Maria reads the "Legend of Lord Lester." Lord Lester and his wife, Lady Lulu, love the letter L so much, they send their loyal lackey Louie to fetch things that start with L. He returns with a multitude of items, becoming so exhausted, he quits and decides to live in a lighthouse.
(First: Episode 1149)
BirdBottleRocks
Cartoon The Story of the Crow and the Pitcher
(First: Episode 0801)
Grover-heather-rhyme
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Heather talk about rhyming.
(First: Episode 0789)
Film-CarInMud
Film Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
(First: Episode 0619)
Kermit feet
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: A pair of feet stand on a wall while Kermit the Frog talks about them and what they can do.
(First: Episode 0371)
Hubley-SmallJ
Cartoon The letter J
Artists: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0133)
Sleepykoala
Song Caroll Spinney sings "Rockabye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
(First: Episode 0048)
Jughead
Cartoon Jughead Jones's J story
(First: Episode 0231)
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1433g
SCENE 3 Oscar commands his robot Charles to count to 10 for the kids. Charles gets stuck on 6 and nothing seems to get him to stop. Oscar gives the robot a shake until something falls loose and Charles finally reaches 10. Oscar discovers the loose item was a number 6, and reminds Charles to be more careful with his diet.
Clumsy.feet
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0455)
PixilationSix
Animation The number 6 is shown in a variety of ways.
(First: Episode 0401)
SS-Surprise6
Insert Big Bird, Grover and company sing a zany song about surprises.
(First: Episode 0911)
Toon-SurpriseManhole
Cartoon Two men work at a manhole; one is tired of the same day-in-day-out routine of it. The other says the boss has planned a surprise for them. A jack-in-the-box pops from the manhole.
(First: Episode 0780)
Peggy Fleming 6
Celebrity Peggy Fleming makes a 6 on the ice.
(First: Episode 0234)
Chaplinpaper
Cast Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
(First: Episode 0753)
Littlegirl.HELP
Film A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse.
(First: Episode 0484)
1433h
SCENE 4 Luis shows the viewer about "away from" by stepping far back from the camera, bumping into Oscar's trash can. Oscar gets in on the act by pretending to help out, only to yell at Luis to go as far away from his can as possible.
2423-Scuba
Film A scuba diver swims away from.
(First: Episode 0537)
HandDealsCards-12
Film A pair of hands deal cards marked with the numbers 12 to 1.
(First: Episode 0433)
Cheeringtriplets
Cartoon "Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
(First: Episode 0406)
Marchingcircle
Film A kid marching band forms a circle.
(First: Episode 0517)
1074-Hands
Film A hand tickles another with a feather. When it tries again, the ticklish hand growls and frightens the other away.
(First: Episode 0699)
Victor Borge elephant tusks
Celebrity Victor Borge explains that the keys on a piano aren't perfectly white because the elephant whose tusks were used to make them didn't brush after each meal.
(First: Episode 1178)
1709q
Film David narrates some films showing the homes of animals.
(First: Episode 0452)
1433i

1433j
SCENE 5 Big Bird, Damian, and Johnna dress up in adult clothing and fake mustaches, hoping to fool David and Olivia into thinking they're actually grown-ups. They stroll into Hooper's Store and come up with elaborate backstories to hide their identities: Big Bird claims to be his uncle Sylvester, Damian says he's an architect working on a stadium for the California Rams, and Johnna is a single painter from Maine. They order something "grown-up" like coffee when Big Bird reveals his surprise. David reveals his own surprise: the cups are filled with milk instead of coffee, as he knew who they were right away. Big Bird wonders if next time they should wear sunglasses, too...
1041sad
Cartoon I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover)
(First: Episode 1041)
Linoleum
Muppets Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La."
(First: Episode 0321)
Lisforlips
Cartoon L is for Lips
(First: Episode 0147)
Mama Busca
Cartoon A child runs through a crowd shouting for MAMA.
(First: Episode 0458)
1433k
SCENE 6 Luis comes into Hooper's for some coffee, curious as to what's going on with the dressed-up youngsters. Big Bird replies, "What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen grown-ups at Mr. Looper's store before?" Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
KermitKid1189

Maria1736
CLOSING SIGNS Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.


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