| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Rooftop picnic | |||||||||
| Air date | December 12, 1980 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird wonders where all his friends are on this beautiful sunny day. He asks Barkley where everyone is, and Barkley appears to give him some clues as to what Olivia, Mr. Hooper, and Luis are doing. Big Bird figures out that they're having a picnic on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, and goes up to join them. |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him each time and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door! (First: Episode 1170) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too. (alternate take) (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. (First: Episode 0620) |
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Cartoon | Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on. (First: Episode 0394) |
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SCENE 2 | On the roof, Big Bird points out that the clouds look like animals. The adults join him in singing "The Zoo in the Sky." Big Bird then spots a real animal: Barkley, who begins to raid the picnic table. |
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Cartoon | A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Song | "Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. (First: Episode 1304) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | "Love" word animation (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0098) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0671) |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q," Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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Cast | Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards). (First: Episode 0443) |
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Film | Kids compare animals and human tools and technology. (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | A young girl paints a picture of her ranch. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Hooper takes another nap, but Barkley bothers him with his loud barking and loud eating. Mr. Hooper lulls him to sleep, and they both snore loudly. |
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Cartoon | A lost number 5 looks for his brother. (First: Episode 0934) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street pageants: Prairie Dawn directs the cast in a pageant about the face. Ernie talks about eyes, Cookie Monster talks about the mouth, Bert and Grover talk about ears, and Herry Monster talks about the nose. At the end of the pageant, they assemble a picture of a face. (First: Episode 0711) |
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Film | A warthog runs around. Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Five Swans Artist: Owe Gustafson |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | What if I had big feet? (First: Episode 0514) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (First: Episode 0173) |
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Cast | Gordon sings "Let Your Feelings Show." (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to share with Bert. He divides it in half with a pair of scissors, but then discovers that Bert's half is longer than his. He cuts off a little bit of Bert's half, and eats it. Then he discovers that his own half is longer than Bert's, and that's not fair, so he cuts a bit off of his own, and eats it. Ernie goes back and forth, cutting off more and more, until the licorice whip is gone. (First: Episode 0461) |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich. (First: Episode 0890) |
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Cartoon | The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242) |
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SCENE 4 | Everyone comes downstairs from the roof. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
See also[]
- Episode 1206 - the gang's first rooftop picnic
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