| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Snow — The snow storm reaches Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 22, 1982 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | As snow falls on Sesame Street, Maria's cousin Mercedes goes outside to observe it, since it never snows in Puerto Rico. In Hooper's Store, Mr. Hooper gives Big Bird and Zero their take out order. Zero is ready to get back out in the cold, but more and more people pile into the store as he tries to get out. |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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Muppets | Ernie demonstrates the letter Q with a quart of milk; Cookie Monster drinks the milk. (First: Episode 0047) |
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Film | Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | A small frog is jealous of how big an ox is, so he expands himself into a very large, round frog. He becomes so self-important and big he ends up exploding. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0660) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Proud." (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Muppets | Ice Follies: Big Bird does a dance routine on the ice (scored by "ABC-DEF-GHI"). (First: Episode 0793) |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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Muppets | Outside his castle, The Count asks The Countess Natasha to marry him. He counts her replies, all of which are "no." (First: Episode 1015) |
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SCENE 2 | Mercedes is going back to Puerto Rico today and has her suitcases all packed. Big Bird has prepared a souvenir for her and makes her guess what it is. His gift was intended as a jar of snow, but by the time she opens the box, the snow has all melted. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Disguised as a dentist, Guy Smiley surprises a tooth at a dentist's office. The tooth is reunited with healthy food (represented by Carl Carrot and Melvin Milk), his dentist, and toothbrush/toothpaste pair Bristly and Pastey. (First: Episode 1057) |
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Cartoon | Poverty T (First: Episode 0020) |
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Song | "I'm Not a Baby Anymore" (First: Episode 0652) |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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Muppets | Kermit and Grover build a snowman. The snowball head is big, the next snowball is even bigger, and the one on the bottom is biggest. (First: Episode 0336) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly build a bookshelf. (First: Episode 1287) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar, Grundgetta and a third Grouch dress as snowflakes and sing to Olivia and company about how they would feel being actual snowflakes ("I Wish I Was a Little Snowflake"). They end their song by turning into slush, which is what they prefer. |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134) |
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Film | Male and female snow people narrate their own construction. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Cookie Disco." (First: Episode 1054) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0306) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird address the viewer on ways to keep the snow from falling on you, such as trying to walk between the snowflakes or trying to run away from them. Luis offers a simple solution - get under the Hooper's awning. |
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Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the sign "ONE WAY." (First: Episode 0993) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (First: Episode 0425) |
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Cartoon | An alien comes across a pair of tree trunks; one with multi-colored leaves, the other without. He finds and grows leaves to mount on the other tree, then strings a hammock between the two. (First: Episode 1451) |
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Insert | Telly Monster gives a "cold" weather report on WORM-TV. (First: Episode 1499) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: One Way (First: Episode 1125) |
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Film | A kid enters a tunnel made of snow to demonstrate "head first" and "feet first." (First: Episode 0290) |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover, Kimberly, and Kermit demonstrate first and last. (First: Episode 1388) |
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Animation | Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623) |
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Film | Subway Train Empty & Full. (First: Episode 0415) |
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SCENE 5 | Mercedes is ready to head to the airport in Oscar's Sloppy Jalopy, as no other taxis can be reached in the snowstorm. The car won't start, so Oscar turns on the radio (which usually starts it). A Grouch weather reporter (Brian Muehl) indicates that the weather conditions have halted all outgoing flights, including Mercedes'. The rest of the gang celebrates, while Oscar tries to make his way to the airport anyhow to see all the grounded airplanes (if he can start the car). The radio host announces the sponsors, and the credits roll over scenes of the street covered in snow. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign alone and the CTW sign with Gordon. |
Gallery[]
Behind the scenes of scene 1, as seen in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.
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