| Sesame Street | |||||
| The Count counts and sorts items at Hooper's Store (repeat of 1201) | |||||
| Air date | February 26, 1981 | ||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar shows Bob and Susan his tape recorder, which he's used to record some of the "lovely" sounds of Sesame Street, including Gordon and Susan's car stalling, Cody crying, and Biff and Sully's jackhammering. He realizes that he also picked up some dialogue from Big Bird talking to Mr. Snuffleupagus. Bob and Susan have a laugh, until they hear a mysterious voice on the recording reply, "Oh dear..." |
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Cartoon | Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation. (First: Episode 1459) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman sings to his date about the "Sounds That Remind Me of You." (First: Episode 1432) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Film | A young girl paints a picture of her ranch. (First: Episode 1460) |
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Cartoon | A man in a bowler hat hears different sounds behind each door. (First: Episode 1409) |
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SCENE 2 | Biff is teaching Big Bird about carpentry in the yard. Big Bird's brought his toolbox, but since he wasn't sure what he needed all he brought was four hammers. As Biff leaves to get his other tools, David, Maria and the kids pass by and borrow the hammers. Biff returns to show off his screwdriver, pliers, and crescent wrench. He finds he's lacking a hammer of his own, but is aware of Big Bird's stock. Big Bird points out they're all gone, but he knows where to borrow one. |
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Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1503) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Quiet and Loud — Bert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. (First: Episode 0150) |
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Cartoon | A hippo who lives in the country, and likes it quiet, is disturbed when a mouse, who likes it loud, moves in. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1432) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | W for witch Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1182) |
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Muppets / Cast | Gordon plays a game with the viewer - which person belongs in the Quiet Family and in the Loud Family? |
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Cartoon | A boy learns to put his mom's letter in the mailbox all by himself (with a little help). (First: Episode 1497) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and Christopher explore the ways they're the same and different. (First: Episode 1200) |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb: A boy’s toy airplane’s controls break. Thelma comes to the rescue by steering the plane. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1423) |
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Film | Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931) |
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Cartoon | B ... US! We're on the bus! (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) |
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Insert | Snuffy does a tap dance dressed as Shirley Temple. (First: Episode 1079) |
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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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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | In a subway, two Anything Muppets observe how loud and quiet it is. (First: Episode 1432) |
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SCENE 3 | David has to make a delivery and leaves The Count in Hooper's Store to prepare the next order. He also grants the Count permission to count the objects before putting them away. Because there's so many items, the Count isn't sure where to begin, so he decides to group similar items together and then count them. He begins with the fresh vegetables, then the cans, then the boxes. |
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Muppets | Competitive flowers in a garden fight to be the tallest and the smallest. (First: Episode 1455) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Film | "Hey, let's make a road!" Kids do so at the beach, while a construction crew does the real thing. (First: Episode 0295) |
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Celebrity | Richie Havens counts 1-20. (First: Episode 0742) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Frog on the Street: John-John — Kermit interviews John-John on the street. (First: Episode 1016) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 4 | Now, the Count begins counting things aren't aren't foods. |
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Cartoon | A cat tries to teach the alley cats to play music in harmony. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Next, the Count counts the items that crunch. |
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Film | "Indian Baby Bath" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0444) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | The Count slides a box off the counter and counts items that can roll down the counter and fall into the box. |
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Film | Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | The Count starts counting upside-down things when David returns, confused as to why the Count is still working on the first order. He wonders how else he could've counted the things, prompting the Count to list (and count) the different ways he can do so as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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