| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Barbershop Sesame Street Quartet | |||||||
| Air date | December 25, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar asks Susan why he's not feeling so well, especially in his stomach. She learns he hasn't eaten anything all day and recommends having a meal. Oscar thinks about having sardines with chocolate sauce and other grouchy concoctions until Susan becomes the one with the sick feeling in her stomach. |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (First: Episode 0186) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | (song) 3 butterflies, 3 presents, 3 pennants, 3 pieces of meat in the mulligan stew, 3 lines in a triangle, 3 lamps in a traffic light. (First: Episode 0927) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog Kiss — Prince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog. (First: Episode 0453) |
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Cartoon | "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Fix-It Shop, Luis repairs Deena's doll. She finds it unfortunate that Luis doesn't have any toys of his own around the shop, and Luis reminisces of the train set he used to have around his bed as a kid. Deena decides to let him keep her doll for company. |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | Marching band forms a square (First: Episode 0514) |
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Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) |
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Cartoon | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998) |
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Muppets | Three polyester-clad Anything Muppets sing "Disco D." (First: Episode 1148) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) |
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Film | Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446) |
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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) |
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Film | A little horse gets near and far from the camera. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Insert | "Professor" Fred the Wonder Horse tries to teach the kids about body parts, but sticks to parts only horses have. (First: Episode 1038) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). (First: Episode 1119) |
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Film | George the Farmer uses barrels to count to ten. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Muppets | Ernie (playing Robin Hood) auditions Anything Muppets to be his Merry Men. After screening two individuals who don't meet the requirements, Harvey Kneeslapper is sent in laughing. Ernie thinks he's found a merry man and hires him immediately, but following a string of incessant jokes, decides he's too merry after all and fires him. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. |
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Film | A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria waits at a bus stop in front of Hooper's Store when Big Bird places a handmade "Bird Wagon Stop" sign over it. Through much goading, Maria agrees to ride Big Bird's wagon rather than wait for the bus, hiding her embarrasment behind her newspaper. When Big Bird suddenly stops at 123 Sesame Street, he explains that he can't cross all those streets to get downtown by himself (plus, it's his lunch break). Gordon stops and spies Maria sheepishly sitting in the wagon by herself. "... I won't even ask," he comments. |
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Muppets | In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. (First: Episode 1008) |
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Cartoon | Three cannonball men switch spotlights as they dance. |
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Muppets | Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in. (First: Episode 0722) |
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Cartoon | Three owls blink. Artist: Owe Gustafson |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird introduces Bob, Maria, Luis, and Gordon, who form the barbershop Sesame Street Quartet. They musically count the four of them, with the last singer revealing the quantity inside their straw hat. They each are subtracted one by one for various reasons, and Big Bird sings the final verse when there are no other singers left. |
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Cartoon | At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Dr. Nobel Price invents socks. |
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Cartoon | Small b is a boy with a belly who walks a small d, a dog with a belly turned around. Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1186) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird plays the "Red Sock" game, and tells Gordon to find a pair of red socks that could be on, in ,or under something. Gordon looks on the Hooper's Store awning, under a snoozing Barkley, and in the store (where Mr. Hooper greets him with a blank stare when asked), but he can't find these socks. Big Bird points out that Gordon's been wearing them the entire time: they're under his pants, on his feet, and in his shoes! Gordon announces the sponsors as Big Bird cracks up. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- In addition to performing Barkley, Brian Muehl voices Deena's pull-string doll.
Gallery[]
Brian Muehl assists performing Deena.
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