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Sesame Street
Gordon's new motorcycle
Air date March 10, 1982
Season Season 13 (1981-1982)
Production January 4, 1982
Sponsors X, Y, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
Scanimatekids
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
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SCENE 1 Big Bird presents David, who makes the form of the letter Y with his body; his outstretched arms turn into a hug for Big Bird.
Dog.Yowl
Cartoon A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn.
(First: Episode 0353)
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Muppets Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y.
(First: Episode 1288)
Achicken!!
Cartoon A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0257)
Richard Pryor plays with cars
Celebrity Richard Pryor uses his hat to participate in playing cars with kids.
(First: Episode 0779)
Y.Yawn
Cartoon Y for yawn
(First: Episode 0301)
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Muppets Two-Headed Monster: HONK
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SCENE 2 Gordon has the day off and decides to spend it taking a drive to the country for a hike. However, as he goes to fetch his hiking boots, Susan enters and drives off with the car. Gordon remembers that she needed to take one of her patients to the dentist, and he thinks of another way he can fulfill his plans.
WomenCanBe
Muppets A group of female Anything Muppets sing about the many things "Women Can Be."
(First: Episode 0773)
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Cartoon Four Carpenters
(First: Episode 1616)
Film-SameDiffBoxes
Film Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other.
(First: Episode 0226)
4dolphins
Cartoon Four dolphins
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1491)
Headball-Counting
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin leads a counting practice for his Headball team.
(First: Episode 0898)
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SCENE 3 Susan returns and moments later, Gordon pulls up on a motorcycle. He explains that Gus from the service station down the block wants to sell it and believes an extra mode of transportation would benefit them. Susan agrees and decides to ride the bike herself to close the deal with Gus, though Gordon had his heart set on testing it out more himself.
Yellowyahoo
Cartoon The life of a Yellow Yahoo
(First: Episode 0043)
1041E&Bclean1 Muppets Ernie & Bert — (Part 1) Bert tells Ernie to clean up the messy apartment.
(First: Episode 0010)
Film-PianoPractice
Film A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing at a recital.
(First: Episode 0637)
1041E&Bclean2 Muppets Ernie & Bert — (Part 2) Ernie has finished cleaning up the apartment, but the toy chest is still a mess, so he throws toys all over the place.
(First: Episode 0010)
YakYes
Cartoon A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak".
(First: Episode 0301)
HerryChris
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentHerry Monster and Christopher explore the ways they're the same and different.
(First: Episode 1200)
SameDifferentHat
Cartoon A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely.
(First: Episode 0781)
Song.trying
Song Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again."
(First: Episode 0631)
Entradatoon
Cartoon The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance.
(First: Episode 0939)
Little chrissy you're alive
Muppets Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive."
(First: Episode 1482)
PsychABC
Cartoon "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
(First: Episode 0345)
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SCENE 4 Gordon goes to Hooper's Store for something to picnic with in the country. Meanwhile, Susan surprises Olivia by showing her the new motorcycle. The two take a ride on it, leaving a kid named Peter to tell Gordon that Susan left with "her" new motorcycle.
Cartoon music hall
Cartoon A cleaning lady (reminiscent of Carol Burnett's character) wanders into a music rehearsal room, plays each instrument, and puts all the sounds back into the wrong instruments.
(First: Episode 0774)
Song.hippopotamusround
Song Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round."
(First: Episode 0413)
Ringmaster4
Cartoon The Ringmaster presents four lions.
(First: Episode 1309)
Dandy David flower pots
Cast "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots. (music muted)
(First: Episode 0435)
Funny4
Cartoon The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees.
EBnap
Muppets Ernie & Bert — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep - thus waking Bert up, just to tell him it's time for his nap.
(First: Episode 0027)
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SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper needs to make a delivery to Mrs. Grant, but the Hooper's Store delivery bike has some brake problems. Gordon ties the food to the back of the motorcycle with the intention of delivering them himself, but is left stranded again as Mr. Hooper rides it on his own, citing that he doesn't want Gordon to work on his day off.
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Animation Sand X/x
(First: Episode 0638)
Greenhouseeffect
Film In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it.
(First: Episode 1171)
X-ends
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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Muppets Two-Headed Monster: HAT
(First: Episode 1349)
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Film People of all ages ride bicycles.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0616)
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Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy.
1800-26
Song "Starfish"
(First: Episode 0280)
Signman.TAXI
Cartoon Sign Sounds: TAXI
(First: Episode 1136)
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SCENE 6 With nobody around, Gordon finally takes his chance to take the motorcycle out to the country... only to find it's out of gas. Susan arrives shortly after with some gas he can use as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
Kermit1201

Kids1201
CLOSING SIGNS Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign.


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