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| Telly thinks Hooper's has closed for good | |||||||
| Air date | January 12, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly Monster makes his way to Hooper's Store for some breakfast, but notices a "CLOSED" sign in the doorway. He takes this to mean that Mr. Hooper is closing the store forever, which means nobody will get any breakfast ever again and that Mr. Hooper is out of a job. Telly's so busy fretting he fails to notice Mr. Hooper opening up the store behind him. |
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Muppets | Manny the casting agent finds a listing from a circus, who need a yellow, striped, furry animal for their show. He gussies up one client, a banana, to fit the bill, while his other client, a tiger, tries to point out he's better suited. When it's the tiger's turn, the only other gig is the role of a banana in a cereal commercial. (First: Episode 1452) |
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Film | A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Cartoon | A man nearly falls down a chasm, but the word HELP saves him and helps him across. (First: Episode 0788) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Tanya talk about the word "HELP." (First: Episode 1435) |
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Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | "The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly still mopes about his Hooper's Store theory, unaware of the many customers coming in and out. Olivia invites him to buy a ball to play with from the store, which only worsens Telly's condition. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them. |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Celebrity | Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime. (First: Episode 0886) |
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Film | Things you can carry Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0515) |
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Muppets | Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird. (First: Episode 0167) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird serves Barkley his lunch, giving him the opportunity to sing about how much he likes to be next to him. |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old King Cole — Old King Cole calls for his pipe, etc. (First: Episode 0922) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis and the kids head off to Hooper's for lunch. They invite Telly to join, but he sadly replies, "I wish I could...but it's impossible!" He still doesn't notice the store teeming with activity. |
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Cartoon | A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature. Artists: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: It has four legs and a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Film | Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Biff asks Sully to recite the alphabet, but recites the whole thing without giving him a chance to speak. (First: Episode 0873) |
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Insert | Bob has Jason read the word OPEN. They open the card with the word, revealing Grover, who rewards Jason's efforts with a hug and kiss. (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 1 — Bert demands that Ernie cleans up, or he's moving out. (First: Episode 0010) |
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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) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 2 — Ernie has made the place spotless, as promised, but he still has his toybox to go through. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP. (First: Episode 0506) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis and Olivia talk with the kids about things they'd like to do when they grow up. Deena appears and says when she grows up, she wants to play. She can't decide whether to play clarinet in an orchestra or pro-baseball. |
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Animation | A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs) (First: Episode 0490) |
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Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players. They eventually agree to play Tiddly-Winks. (First: Episode 0298) |
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SCENE 6 | Olivia offers Telly an apple, but he declines, assuming she picked up her food from a far-away grocery store now that Hooper's is closed. He then notices that nobody is as upset as he is at the prospect of Hooper's shutting down. He thinks he's read the sign wrong and turns to the store to re-check. Before he does so, Mr. Hooper packs up some grocery deliveries and temporarily closes up shop. Telly sees the CLOSED sign and confirms he was right all along. |
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Cartoon | Four ducks Artist: Owe Gustafson |
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Film | A Stool For Me (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | Four construction workers build a number 4. (First: Episode 0507) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: MOM |
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Cartoon | V in space (First: Episode 0481) |
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Transition | Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 7 | Now nighttime, Telly is still where he's been all day as Mr. Hooper closes up for the night. Mr. Hooper asks Telly what's the matter and Telly points out the sign. Mr. Hooper clears up the whole ordeal and shows him what the OPEN sign looks like. Telly, now seeing the store is open, places an order for breakfast. Mr. Hooper shrugs and returns to work, as Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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