| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon's new motorcycle | |||||||
| Air date | March 10, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
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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. |
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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) |
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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) |
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Celebrity | Richard Pryor uses his hat to participate in playing cars with kids. (First: Episode 0779) |
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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. |
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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) |
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Film | Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other. (First: Episode 0226) |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 1 — Bert demands that Ernie cleans up, or he's moving out. (First: Episode 0010) |
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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) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 2 — Ernie has made the place spotless, as promised, but he still has his toybox to go through. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and Christopher explore the ways they're the same and different. (First: Episode 1200) |
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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) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again." (First: Episode 0631) |
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Cartoon | The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." (First: Episode 1482) |
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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. |
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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) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round." (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents four lions. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Cast | "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots. (music muted) (First: Episode 0435) |
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Cartoon | The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Nap — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep. (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) |
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Film | In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it. (First: Episode 1171) |
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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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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 Moment — Grover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy. |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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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. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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