Sesame Street | |||||||
Plants on the rooftop | |||||||
Air date | January 13, 1981 | ||||||
Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Olivia makes her way to the roof of 123 Sesame Street, which is full of various plants. She hears Big Bird talking to somebody nearby, but can't see who; based on the clues she assumes it's Mr. Snuffleupagus. She goes to see for herself and Big Bird reveals he's actually talking to a palm tree to help it grow. | |
Cartoon | A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (First: Episode 0779) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is preparing to give his nephew Brad a bath, but Ernie chastises him for not providing any bath toys. He brings so many toys that Bert feels there is no longer room for Brad. So as not to waste the water, Ernie hops into the tub. (First: Episode 1134) | |
Cartoon | Imagination (Boy Imagines Being Zoo Animals) (First: Episode 0383) | |
Film | David narrates some films showing the homes of animals. (First: Episode 0452) | |
Cartoon | "Poverty K" - Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss. (First: Episode 0142) | |
Muppets | Two germs attempt to infect a human mouth, until a mighty toothbrush frightens them off and begins cleaning. | |
Animation | The mountains make a snack for a bird, but he forgets to brush his teeth afterward. (First: Episode 1429) | |
Film | Some clowns, more clowns (First: Episode 0563) | |
Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) | |
Muppets | Ernie helps Cookie Monster in making apple-walnut-raisin cookies, but every time Ernie hands the monster each ingredient, Cookie Monster instantly devours it. (First: Episode 1287) | |
SCENE 2 | Maria and Olivia become tired of watering the plants and hope for some rain to help out, but the weather forecast has shown clear skies for the near future. Countess Dahling von Dahling arrives with Masha in tow and they ask her to count so the plants can get rain. She begins to count, but Masha sniffs at the plants and begins to sneeze before she can finish. The Countess thinks her poor dog is coming down with something and thinks having rain will make her condition even worse, so she leaves without providing any rain. | |
Cartoon | Two red curtains are dropped to reveal a number 5 covered in colorful dots that vibrate and disperse. (First: Episode 0940) | |
Muppets | Ernie watches the Twiddlebugs, who are about to head for Hooper's Store in the rain, but they notice that they need something to keep themselves dry. Tessie remembers that an umbrella helps, so they take one. | |
Film | A girl catches a lobster. (First: Episode 1125) | |
Cartoon | A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (First: Episode 0619) | |
Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." | |
Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is tall, Bert taller, and Big Bird is the tallest (and he also breaks the ceiling). (First: Episode 0284) | |
Cartoon | What kind of print does a hand make? (First: Episode 0776) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird volunteers to water some plants for Maria. Deena wants Big Bird to play, so he turns their imaginary tea party into a watering session by pretending the watering can is a teapot and the plants are guests. | |
Cartoon | Thelma Thumb: During a piano recital, a string snaps. Thelma flies inside the grand piano to hold the loose ends together. Artist: John Korty | |
Song | "Five Onstage Dancers" (First: Episode 0539) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. | |
Cartoon | La palabra cerrado (First: Episode 0481) | |
Film | Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil. (First: Episode 0497) | |
Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0276) | |
Muppets | Visual Thinking: A hipster and a square imagine shapes. (First: Episode 0361) | |
Cartoon | A monster sees a box that keeps opening and closing, saying "Abierto" and "Cerrado." (First: Episode 0771) | |
Insert | Snuffy does a tap dance dressed as Shirley Temple. (First: Episode 1079) | |
Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes "Drive, Drive, Drive Your Car." (First: Episode 0897) | |
Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) | |
Film | A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438) | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit show the number 5 using blocks, but Grover doesn't know how many to get (he can't count to 5). Kermit has him go back and forth bringing one until there is five. (First: Episode 0475) | |
SCENE 4 | Maria, Olivia, and the kids continue to water plants as Alphabet Bates lands on the roof and draws a letter K, for kite. He helps a young child get their kite to fly by taking it into the air as he ascends. | |
Cartoon | K for Kite (First: Episode 0489) | |
Song | Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) | |
Cartoon | "K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (First: Episode 0141) | |
SCENE 5 | Alphabet Bates announces the sponsors as the gang waves to him from below. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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