| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird and friends make a clubhouse | |||||||
| Air date | January 21, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 1 | Bob discusses the things that people can do with their fingers, and sings "Five Fingers" to the kids. |
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Cartoon | They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815) |
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Muppets | Sally Sanchez can speak English and Spanish. Her pet cat, Gato, is bi-lingual too, speaking both cat and dog (with a hint of cow). (First: Episode 1437) |
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Cartoon | A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Finger String — Ernie has a piece of string on each finger, in order to remind himself that they're all out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | Prairie dog Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1446) |
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Film | A lobster and a crab. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0317) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and the kids jump rope in the yard when they hear thunder. They go into Hooper's Store to play, but Mr. Hooper tells them they're blocking the way for potential customers. They then crowd in front of the door and hallway that leads to Bob's apartment, but Maria points out they'll be in the way of people who need to get inside. They finally move into the Fix-It Shop, where Luis also tells them it's no place for jump roping. Big Bird can't think of anywhere else they can go to play when it rains, and Luis recalls that when he was a kid they made a clubhouse to play in. Big Bird finds this to be a good idea, but isn't sure how to make one. |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | It's a chilly winter day, and Forgetful Jones is freezing. Clementine tells him it's because an important piece of clothing is missing from his attire. Once Forgetful realizes that he's missing his coat, he goes inside to get it...but forgets how to open the door, and crashes through it! |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408) |
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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 turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl. (First: Episode 0744) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster shows all, some and none using a bag of cookies: he pours all the cookies on the plate, eats some of them, but leaves none for Ernie. (First: Episode 1437) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents 3 high-flying felines (cats to us) who fall into a barrel of water. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1339) |
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SCENE 3 | Sawdust flies behind Big Bird's doors as he and the kids build their clubhouse in the rain. Luis checks in on their progress, but is confused when Big Bird says they'll bring it out when they're done. Big Bird and the kids show Luis the finished product, which turns out to be the size of a dollhouse. Luis notes it's much too small for them to play in, but Big Bird thinks it's no problem - the rain has stopped, so they have no reason to play indoors anyway. |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | "Big Kids Cry" |
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Celebrity | Fonzie and Richie Cunningham count to 10. (First: Episode 1160) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Jason identify the letter S, for shoe. (First: Episode 1158) |
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Film | Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics (First: Episode 0898) |
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Animation | Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622) |
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Film | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Elves and the Shoemaker — The elves gift the Shoemaker with items that rhyme with shoe. (First: Episode 1249) |
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Film | A man shows a boy how to make a wheelbarrow. |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and Deena play "House," where she takes the role of daddy (putting on a fake mustache) and assigns Big Bird to be the mommy. Daddy Deena cooks dinner and instructs Mommy Big Bird to just relax. Big Bird doesn't like having nothing to do, so they switch roles. This time, Mommy Deena takes care of the chores, leaving nothing for Daddy Big Bird to do again. He decides to just be the little kid of the family and play... until Deena tells him it's his bedtime. |
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Cartoon | Animals walk. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out why there is a mess outside. He speculates that the Twiddlebugs made a mess after a Twiddlebug dance. (First: Episode 0178) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (Spanish version) Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0529) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all. (First: Episode 0615) |
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Animation | A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar can't believe both the kids and the viewer are still hanging around watching him, so he announces the sponsors to make it stop. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign. |
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