| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird and Snuffy hunt for treasure | |||||||||
| Air date | December 4, 1981 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar shows Gordon a box of Grouch breakfast food, simply called "X." When prompted about how it's served, Oscar replies with a series of "X / eggs" puns. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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Film | A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Coffee (First: Episode 1169) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all. (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Jason reads a "LOVE" sign Cookie Monster shows him. (First: Episode 1114) |
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Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (First: Episode 1189) |
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Cartoon | The Hummingbird Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1518) |
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Film | Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0108) |
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Insert | On a rainy day, Maria goes to get some pizza. Oscar asks her to get him a slice and describes the various toppings he wants. Maria suddenly loses her appetite. (First: Episode 1194) |
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Animation | Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish) (First: Episode 0451) |
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Muppets | Telly Monster hosts "Cooking with Telly," where he demonstrates where the plate should go when serving a sandwich. (First: Episode 1450) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Insert | Bob sings "I Get a Nice Feeling" to Linda with help from Timi. (First: Episode 1016) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0362) |
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Song | Luis sings "Three of These Kids" -- three kids are playing basketball, and one is playing baseball. (First: Episode 0418) |
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Animation | Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (First: Episode 1434) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird shows Gordon and Olivia a treasure map found in Mr. Snuffleupagus' cave, which the two will use to find some treasure. The grown-ups laugh it off and Big Bird vows to bring some treasure back as proof. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | At Snuffle Cavern, Big Bird and Snuffy begin their hunt. They follow the instructions on the map, but take the instructed paces in place instead of actually moving anywhere. Snuffy suggests they walk instead, and start the journey... |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | The two are deep in the caves. The map indicates the treasure is marked with a square. Snuffy excitedly points to a shape on the ground, which turns out to be a circle. The map shows the circle is not far away and they keep venturing forward. |
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Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
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Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | The two reach a chest marked with the word "TREASURE." Because they can't read very well, they think it's just an oddly-marked box and think it's just in their way. As they move it, Snuffy spots the square right by it. They think the treasure has been stolen or moved, then realize the chest is the treasure chest after all. They open the chest and find a series of jewelry and gold coins. Neither of them wear jewelry and Big Bird is certain the bus drivers would never accept such currency, so the two consider the trip a total bust. They dig in the chest some more and find a pirate teddy bear, which they consider to be the real treasure. In order to get back home, the two start walking backwards the way they came. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet lady spells out the word BUG, after which a bug introduces himself. (First: Episode 1423) |
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Film | A man bounces a ball up the steps, and then it falls down the steps. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0435) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie eats one of Bert's cookies and doesn't know what to tell him. Bert observes that there are four cookies when there should be five. No matter how Ernie arranges them, there are still four cookies. Since Bert doesn't want to see four cookies, Ernie eats another one, making it three instead of four. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Cartoon | A hammer and chisel cooperate to carve a triangle out of wood, which a pencil uses to draw some. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird returns to Sesame Street to show off the spoils of his journey. Olivia and Gordon again find his stories ridiculous, but once they leave Big Bird discovers one of the useless-to-him coins stuck on the bear. He tosses it away and brings the bear back to his nest to meet Radar. Snuffy announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
 
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Big Bird ad-libs a reference to Alphonse and Gaston, not included in the script.
- A clip from Scene 2 later appeared in Episode 2096.
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