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Sesame Street
Air date January 15, 1981
Season Season 12 (1980-1981)
Production October 7, 1980
Sponsors Y, Z, 11

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Telly Monster is building a castle of blocks in the yard, but he's afraid to put the last one on for fear that it will fall. Gordon approaches and asks if he can help, and together they sing "Lending a Helping Hand."
Plantcartoon
Cartoon Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
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Muppets Ernie & BertErnie tries to use a scale to divide the cherries evenly, but he characteristically eats them all. Bert screams and faints.
(First: Episode 1386)
2356-3
Cartoon The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
(First: Episode 0776)
Ssnews.sixdollarman
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar ManProfessor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man.
(First: Episode 0933)
MyDogPete!!!
Cartoon A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1266)
Cookiemonsterbug
Muppets Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z.
Cartoon-eat a Z
Cartoon A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it.
(First: Episode 1340)
GroverChris.LOVE
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Christopher talk about what love is.
PeckLOVE
Cartoon A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
(First: Episode 0768)
1484b
SCENE 2 Deena waits for Maria to describe several Latin instruments: maracas, a güiro, and bongos. At the end of the demonstration (through which Deena has been begging to play), they play the instruments together while the kids dance.
11lions
Cartoon At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions.
(First: Episode 0816)
IceFollies-NearFear
Muppets Ice Follies version of Grover is asked by Kermit (voiceover only) to demonstrate Near and Far.
(First: Episode 0904)
MadPainter11
Film The Mad Painter #11
(First: Episode 0329)
1800-27
Cartoon The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches.
Animation by Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1347)
AnimalFilm-Wolves
Film Footage of wolves.
(First: Episode 0982)
PIYN-VetTaxi
Muppets / Cast Olivia sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the veterinarian and taxi driver
(First: Episode 1028)
2485u
Cartoon A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers.
(First: Episode 0416)
1709d
Muppets An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry.
(First: Episode 1084)
1484-Zipper
Transition Bridge #1 - Zipper
(First: Episode 0291)
Gallway-Feelings
Celebrity James Galway plays his flute for the Kids on Sesame Street featuring music about emotions.
(First: Episode 1437)
Soundsofletters
Cartoon A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments.
(First: Episode 0964)
1836o
Muppets Game Show: "Say the Word"
(First: Episode 1373)
STOPsign
Film A STOP sign spins around.
(First: Episode 0930)
400020
Cartoon The weary traveler asks the Wise Man to demonstrate "here" and "there." He does so by throwing his household items off the cliff.
(First: Episode 0769)
Cowboys-HereThere
Muppets Anything Muppet cowpokes sing about the difference between here and there.
(First: Episode 1384)
BunFactory
Film Hamburger bun factory
(First: Episode 0615)
KermitBrian.herethere
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Brian talk about the difference between here and there.
(First: Episode 0127)
YoureMyBaby
Song "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
1484c
SCENE 3 Dr. Nobel Price has invited Mr. Hooper to unveil his latest invention: The Groovey Table. While covered under a sheet, as he explains how it works, Mr. Hooper has already guessed what it is. He tells him that he has a record player at home just like it, and they've been around for years. Dr. Price starts to fume until Mr. Hooper puts on some pleasant music to soothe the poor inventor.
YakYes
Cartoon A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak".
(First: Episode 0301)
SS-Fathering
Film A boy and girl pretend to be the parents of a constantly-crying baby doll. The "father" proceeds to feed the baby and change its diaper.
(First: Episode 1388)
Itzhak Perlman Bach Partita
Celebrity Itzhak Perlman plays the "Gavotte en Rondeau" from Bach's Partita for Violin No. 3 for the kids (Jessica Marrero, Kathleen Reilly, Jodi Stahl, Matthew Schwartz, and David Patent) between the garage and the fire escape of 123 Sesame Street.
Y.Yawn
Cartoon Y for yawn
(First: Episode 0301)
1800-26
Song "Starfish"
(First: Episode 0280)
Eyelids.bert
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. He can't watch TV, and he can't play with his ball. Bored, he decides to take a nap too -- but then he starts to snore. This awakens Bert, who wonders out loud where the noise is coming from, in the process arousing Ernie, who gets mad at being woken up.
(First: Episode 0280)
Toon.beingapig
Cartoon A pig sings "Pig's Love Song."
(First: Episode 0407)
10Sardines
Cartoon A can opens to reveal 10 sardines.
(First: Episode 1295)
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1484e
SCENE 4 Big Bird asks Maria why they're speaking English if the Fix-It Shop sign says that Spanish is spoken there. Maria begins speaking Spanish, but Big Bird can't keep up and decides he can at least speak English with Poco Loco. Instead, Poco continues on in Spanish, with his own "Se Habla Español" sign. As a Latin-flavored version of the "Sesame Street Theme" plays, Maria announces the sponsors.
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1710-close2
CLOSING SIGNS Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign.


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