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Sesame Street
Maria asks Luis for a raise
Air date May 6, 1981
Season Season 12 (1980-1981)
Production January 7, 1981
Sponsors O, P, 8
Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird strolls down Sesame Street and notices Maria outside the Fix-It Shop, pacing around and talking to herself. She explains that she's figuring out the right way to ask Luis for a raise. Big Bird volunteers to help by acting out various feelings she could have (angry, sad, afraid, happy) when asking for a raise, but Maria doesn't think any of them will work.
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Cartoon Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
(First: Episode 1519)
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SCENE 2 Big Bird has more ideas for how to approach Luis: talking loud or quiet, on a chair, under a table, walking around, and speaking fast or slow. Maria finds these approaches more annoying than helpful.
Sitrightdownandplan
Muppets Anything Muppets tell Grover in song how to plan making various objects (such as a sandwich or a birdhouse); unfortunately, all Grover wanted to make up was his mind - regarding which of two ice cream cones to eat first! By the time said song is finished, both cones have completely melted.
(First: Episode 1385)
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SCENE 3 Big Bird suggests asking Luis for a raise in rhyme. A snare beat starts as he demonstrates: "A brand new suit costs a lot of loot, so whaddaya say, will you raise my pay?" Maria laughs and compliments him as "one wonderful bird."
Blowapple!
Cartoon A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder.
(First: Episode 0779)
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SCENE 4 Maria is set on just asking Luis for a raise (though Big Bird thinks she should try it with a mustache). She works up the courage and confronts Luis, pointing out all the extra work she's been doing since the renovation of the shop. Luis agrees, and has a surprise for her: not only has he decided to give her the raise, but asks her to be the shop's full-time partner with him! She accepts the offer, and afterwards Maria tells Big Bird how it went and thanks him for helping her find the right approach. "I don't know how to thank you," she tells him, and Big Bird begins to run the possibilities of thanking him either fast or slow, soft or loud...
Scanimatekids
Film Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
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Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason: AT family.
(First: Episode 1435)
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Cartoon Little Red Riding Hood is prepared for her trip to Grandma's.
(First: Episode 1468)
ItzhakPerlman with girl
Celebrity Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses.
Bugsbigandsmall
Cartoon Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
(First: Episode 0320)
Erniecleansup
Muppets Ernie & BertBert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies.
(First: Episode 0033)
Carassembly
Animation A dune buggy is assembled.
(First: Episode 0506)
cut from the Noggin version
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Cartoon Candy Man
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0359)
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Muppets Two Anything Muppet kids "fix" an upside-down 8.
(First: Episode 0282)
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Film Old paper, new paper
Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
(First: Episode 0911)
SS-1396-S2 Insert Bob meets C-3PO and R2-D2 and sing the alphabet together with the kids (and droids).
(First: Episode 1396)
8worms
Cartoon Worms form the number 8.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
cut from the Noggin version
Herryedithannproud
Celebrity Edith Ann talks to Herry about being proud.
(First: Episode 0913)
3171-Fish
Film Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0466)
cut from the Noggin version
P.Penguin
Cartoon P for Penguin
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1190)
cut from the Noggin version
Ssnews.peterpiper
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Peter PiperKermit interviews Peter Piper's family.
(First: Episode 1342)
LetterPSunset
Cartoon A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors.
(First: Episode 0452)
cut from the Noggin version
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Cast David and Olivia sing "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song."
(First: Episode 1176)
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Film Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks.
(First: Episode 0981)
Character.brad
Muppets Ernie & BertBert is preparing to give his nephew Brad a bath, but Ernie chastises him for not providing any bath toys. He brings so many toys that Bert feels there is no longer room for Brad. So as not to waste the water, Ernie hops into the tub.
(First: Episode 1134)
Olga.O
Cartoon Olga y la letra O
(First: Episode 0338)
cut from the Noggin version
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Insert Alaina Deleon does some speed jump-roping with the Double Dutch Jumpers.
(First: Episode 1424)
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Cartoon The Ringmaster #8
(First: Episode 1291)
cut from the Noggin version
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Cast David goes through a series of doors marked "OPEN."
(First: Episode 0442)
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Film Various objects become OPEN.
(First: Episode 0442)
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Cartoon A girl imagines she's a rock, which becomes a statue.
(First: Episode 0513)
Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks 11-0189
Insert Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks: The Double Dutch Jumpers do various jumprope tricks.
(First: Episode 1415)
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Cartoon P is for Pillow
(First: Episode 0374)
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Film You can't see the wind.
(First: Episode 0775)
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Muppets Competitive flowers in a garden fight to be the tallest and the smallest.
(First: Episode 1455)
Toon-Roustabouts
Cartoon Two men hammer a stake into a hole.
(First: Episode 0785)
cut from the Noggin version
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SCENE 5 Luis, Jason, and Mitchell play with a soccer ball in the yard. They set up a couple of traffic cones as a goal, and more kids join the game as Maria announces the sponsors.
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CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.

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