| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird's new phone | |||||||||
| Air date | March 12, 1982 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird is getting a new telephone installed in his nest (having dropped his last phone in a goldfish bowl). The phone man (Richard Hunt) arrives to install the phone, but Big Bird can't make up his mind whether it should be hung over or under the guest birdhouse already nailed to the post. The phone man becomes slightly miffed with Big Bird's indecisiveness: "Why do I always get the birds? Bruce gets the rabbits!" Big Bird finally resolves to put the phone where the birdhouse is, but now can't decide whether the birdhouse should be placed over or under it. |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word. (First: Episode 1569) |
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Animation | Sand F/f (First: Episode 0629) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Film | Footage of a rattlesnake (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird shows Telly his new phone, when Telly begins to worry - the birds who regularly make use of Big Bird's birdhouse are going to fly into the telephone instead and try to nest in it. Big Bird agrees this could be a problem: "I did have an uncle who did it once, but it was a party line and he never got any sleep." Big Bird happens to have a "TELEPHONE" sign to place near it, as well as one reading "BIRDHOUSE" to help his feathered friends find it. The Canary Brothers fly in to use the birdhouse, but instead head straight to the telephone and try to get inside; Big Bird realizes that some other birds can't read. |
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Cartoon | A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F. (First: Episode 0309) |
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Film | A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0486) |
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Cartoon | F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425) |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird is eager to call his friends and boast about his new phone, but nobody picks up. He gradually becomes really frustrated and angry, then snaps at everyone when they come over to see his new phone. He calms down and understands the situation, then asks everyone to go home so he can call them. |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets / Cast | Luis has four things lined up in a row - a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Kermit that one of these doesn't belong, and Kermit chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Luis blows into the banana and appears to be playing a horn until he reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana. (First: Episode 0553) |
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Film | Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast. (First: Episode 0338) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob stops by the nest, where Big Bird is engrossed in reading the phone book that came with the phone. He observes that the whole book goes in alphabetical order and the two sing "Phone Book Alphabet." Big Bird then considers calling Mr. Snuffleupagus, though Bob tries to prove to him that he's imaginary by looking up his name. Big Bird is one step ahead of him, claiming that Snuffy can be found in the Snuffleupagus phone book instead. |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Film | Kids with special needs do gymnastics at the Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp. (First: Episode 0953) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle: Ernie (First: Episode 0403) |
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Film | Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Stop-motion NUTS (First: Episode 1178) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: What Happened Here — Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened. (First: Episode 0030) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0006) |
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Insert | On the streets of New York City, Luis explains to the kids how a garbage truck collects and disposes of trash. He's surprised to see the truck is operated by Oscar, whose rented the truck from "Grouch Rent-a-Heap." Oscar doesn't intend on taking the load to any city dump, but rather to his trash can back on Sesame Street. (First: Episode 1226) |
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Cartoon | A magician tries to make six circles disappear. (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line (First: Episode 0419) |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410) |
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Animation | Six spaceships are counted, then subtracted. (First: Episode 1245) |
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Muppets | A Lavender Anything Muppet and a choir sing "Lonely." (First: Episode 1165) |
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Cartoon | Ten brightly-beaked birds land on a statue. (First: Episode 1524) |
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SCENE 5 | It's almost nighttime and Big Bird realizes the one thing he hasn't done with his new phone - called his best friend! He accidentally wakes up Mr. Snuffleupagus with his call, but the two start having a friendly conversation anyhow. Susan announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar holds the CTW sign, which appears by itself. |
Notes[]
- The Canary Brothers were previously seen in Episode 1576.
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