| Sesame Street | |||||||
| An evening with Howlie the Owl | |||||||
| Air date | January 14, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird sings about "Wheels on My Feet" while roller skating down the street. |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to keep an eye on his pyramid of blocks. The Count walks by, and counts the blocks, moving them out of the pyramid shape. Then he counts them again, putting them back into the pyramid. Bert yells at the Count for moving Ernie's blocks, so the Count counts the blocks again, taking the pyramid apart. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Small, smaller and smallest men will cut a log with a saw. (First: Episode 1243) |
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Song | "The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down" (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | Kids hear an L poem. (First: Episode 0198) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly's poem on the letter L ends in chaos as usual. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Animation | Sand L/l (First: Episode 0632) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro. (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird tells the kids that he's always wanted a flower garden around his nest, so he wants them to be his make-believe garden. Big Bird pretends he's a farmer, and the kids pretend to be the seeds he plants that sprout into flowers. The kids gather around Big Bird for a hug, and he calls them "a big, beautiful bouquet." |
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Cartoon | "L Look Around Song" Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Kermit helps Don Music improve "Yankee Doodle.". (First: Episode 0876) |
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Cartoon | A small frog unveils a smaller man, who unveils the smallest elephant. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Muppets | A furry, purple creature whooshes to the counter of Hooper's Store and counts 5 apples. He subtracts one, leaving 4. (First: Episode 0400) |
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Film | Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415) |
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Muppets | The creature returns to subtract one more apple, leaving 3. (First: Episode 0400) |
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Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
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Muppets | Again, the creature appears to remove another apple, leaving 2. (First: Episode 0400) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset search for Aunt Nellie's dog, Meatbone, not knowing that the sneaky dog has been following them the whole time. (First: Episode 1206) |
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Muppets | Another apple is subtracted, thus leaving only 1. (First: Episode 0400) |
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Animation | Children's voiceovers (in English and Spanish) dictate how to draw a male's body. (First: Episode 0528) |
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Film | Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Muppets | The creature takes away the last apple, leaving 0. (First: Episode 0400) |
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Cartoon | Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing. Artist: Irra Verbitsky |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Muppets | A monster barbershop quartet sings "When You Cooperate." |
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SCENE 3 | Maria finishes telling Big Bird a bedtime story and kisses him goodnight. As he closes his eyes, he's startled by a loud, screeching sound and comes face to face with Howlie, an owl. He explains that, unlike Big Bird, owls stay up all night, and they call to tell each other that it's time to fly. He then demonstrates his owl call, and Big Bird frantically tries to shush him while Maria and Bob shout for quiet. |
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Muppets | Grover, Big Jeffie, and a Lavender girl have fun scatting to handclapping. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147) |
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Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet." (First: Episode 0773) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand) (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Ernie plays a game of "Touch Your Face" with the viewer. (First: Episode 0869) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird has been kept up all night by Howlie and requests the owl do something quiet so he can get some sleep. Howlie decides to have something to eat. Big Bird considers having a midnight snack as well, until he learns what Howlie has brought - various bugs. |
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Film | A marching band counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0504) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Muppets | Grover asks Frazzle about his day, and Frazzle responds with growls to demonstrate how he felt. (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Cartoon | A cat, bird and worm illustrate small, smaller and smallest. (First: Episode 0834) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (First: Episode 0014) |
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SCENE 5 | Now morning, Big Bird and Howlie both decide to turn in for the day. Suddenly, Big Bird is awakened by his alarm clock. Bob, Maria, and Luis enter the nest with the kids; Holly hands Big Bird a bag of birdseed for breakfast. They remind him of today's trip to the park and tell him they'll be waiting at the bus stop. All the commotion doesn't stir Howlie, who is fast asleep. Big Bird wearily announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while the kids hold the CTW sign. |
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