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Sesame Street
A Honker orders food from Hooper's
Air date April 16, 1981
Season Season 12 (1980-1981)
Written by Tony Geiss
Production January 6, 1981
Sponsors Q, R, 5


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 On a rainy day, Oscar reports for WORM-TV to ask some passerby their three questions of the day, which will earn them a grand prize. Oscar makes Luis stand out in the rain as he asks the three questions, all having to do with what happens when someone stands in the rain too long. Luis gets them all right and Oscar hands him something he needs - a towel (which also happens to be filthy).
Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(First: Episode 0410)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: The Count Sleeps Over Part 1 — When the Count can't sleep, Ernie instructs him to try counting sheep.
(First: Episode 0941)
Film A voiceover lists many R words.
(First: Episode 0661)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: The Count Sleeps Over Part 2 — The Count stayed up counting sheep all night, much to Ernie's dismay.
(First: Episode 0941)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: R for rabbit
(First: Episode 0014)
Film Ostriches walk and run. (piano music)
(First: Episode 0339)
Cartoon While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
(First: Episode 0004)
SCENE 2 Big Bird gives Mr. Snuffleupagus a snuffle-warmer as a gift. Big Bird then receives a beak-warmer from him, knitted by his mommy. The kids help the two friends put them on, but since neither of theirs is the right length, Big Bird and Snuffy decide to trade warmers instead.
Cartoon A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
(First: Episode 0618)
Cast Maria assembles an R, which is broken in several parts.
(First: Episode 0936)
Cartoon A wizard turns into R things.
(First: Episode 0369)
Film Snow in the city
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0429)
Cartoon The word SALIDA exits through a white square.
(First: Episode 0588)
Muppets An Anything Muppet man sings about the word "Salida"...and refuses to stop.
(First: Episode 1300)
Cartoon R for Rhinoceros (poem)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1151)
Film Letter R hoist
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0315)
SCENE 3 Oscar introduces Luis and David to Slimey's rock group - Earth, Rain and Mud. They perform their newest song, "Gimmie Mud."
Muppets Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson orders soup, roast beef, and peach pie, wanting them in that order (one at a time). Grover doesn't understand the order and keeps bringing the wrong item. Upon being brought the pie twice, Johnson explains that he wants that after "everything else," prompting Grover to bring everything else on the menu.
(First: Episode 1307)
Animation First leaf, last leaf
(First: Episode 0794)
Celebrity Carol Burnett demonstrates "what you can do with your nose."
(First: Episode 0131)
Cartoon Find the camouflaged parrot.
Voice: Paul Dooley
(First: Episode 0516)
Song "Cow Dog Song"
(First: Episode 0783)
Celebrity Madeline Kahn (in limbo) comments on the previous segment. "Well, that's really a hard working dog. I wonder what he gets paid."
(First: Episode 1110)
Cartoon A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum.
(First: Episode 1522)
SCENE 4 Deena stops by Hooper's Store and wants to play with Susan and David. David is preoccupied with a book, while Susan is sitting and thinking of things. They encourage Deena to give sitting and thinking a try, and Deena chooses to think about... playing!
Cartoon Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
(First: Episode 0440)
Cast Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them.
(First: Episode 1508)
Cartoon A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses.
(First: Episode 0769)
Film Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0287)
Cartoon Can you see the car, frog and bird in the picture?
(First: Episode 1479)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Christopher talk about what love is.
(First: Episode 1484)
Cartoon Two men discuss who they love, as one man asserts that you can't love an ice cream cone.
(First: Episode 0292)
Insert Buffy sings "Don't Be Shy" to a Muppet boy.
(First: Episode 1354)
Transition Bridge #6 - 4 Corner D
(First: Episode 0282)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Five Little PigsKermit encouters the wrong group of pigs.
(First: Episode 0737)
Cartoon Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0323)
Film Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil.
(First: Episode 0497)
Cartoon An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1274)
Insert Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book.
(First: Episode 0415)
Cartoon Five Worms In An Apple
Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1502)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Polly count five fingers.
(First: Episode 0279)
Film SALIDA (word spins around)
(First: Episode 0967)
SCENE 5 A Honker comes bouncing into Hooper's Store to buy 5 apples and bananas, communicating the number by honking 5 times. He starts honking more when he asks for peanuts, faster than David can count out.
Cartoon Five feet stick out from a barrel, all belonging to a strange five-legged being.
(First: Episode 0859)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Works for The CountThe Count hires Ernie to answer his phone so that he won't be bothered with calls while he is counting.
(First: Episode 0539)
Cartoon A wizard turns into R things. (repeat)
SCENE 6 A weary David finishes bagging over 800 peanuts for the Honker. Suddenly, another Honker comes bouncing in and David worries that the process will start all over again. He's relieved when the Honker doesn't want any peanuts - he wants raisins. David begins to count the raisins for the Honker as Deena announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.


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