| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird and Bob become handcuffed to one another | |||||||
| Air date | May 19, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | Gladys the Cow livens up Luis' dull lecture about milk with a glitzy musical number about it. (First: Episode 1310) |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) |
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Film | "Indian Baby Bath" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0444) |
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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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Insert | Oscar the Grouch caters to Maria and David at "Chez Oscar" in front of his trash can. (First: Episode 1215) |
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Cartoon | Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler) (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word. (First: Episode 1569) |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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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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Cartoon | A boy and girl have different feelings about Stanley. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Cookie — Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie. (First: Episode 0472) |
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SCENE 1 | Bob and Big Bird play a guessing game using some clues a friend has loaned him. Big Bird guesses that his friend might be a mailman or a firefighter judging by the hat and badge, but finally guesses a policeman when Bob handcuffs himself to Big Bird. When Big Bird asks how his friend might un-handcuff himself when he wants to go bowling or something, Bob realizes that he's misplaced the key! Big Bird begins to panic about missing his roller-skating date with Mr. Snuffleupagus, dragging Bob around with him. |
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Cartoon | With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0237) |
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Song | "Do the Wash" (First: Episode 1423) |
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Cartoon | B for boats, bouquet, baby, bonnet, etc. (no voiceover) |
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SCENE 2 | Wondering how to get out of the handcuffs, Bob and Big Bird are approached by Gordon who's looking for his flute lesson. To avoid missing his dentist appointment later, Gordon offers to have Susan drive down to the police department and retrieve the key from Officer Krupky. On her way, Susan discovers that her carburetor is faulty and begins working on the car. |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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Film | A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0690) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and the Crumbs Unlimited Orchestra perform "Me Going to Munch You, Munch You, Munch You." |
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Cartoon | Nine penguins slide down a hill. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1532) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob attempts to give Gordon a flute lesson in his apartment, but Big Bird — still handcuffed to Bob — keeps pulling him away to all the things in the room he finds interesting like Bob's football helmet, plant, and bathrobe. They keep wondering where Susan is, but on the street below Susan is still working on her car engine, having to change into her coveralls as the job has become bigger than expected. Back in the apartment, Big Bird thinks it's best to try and cooperate, so he has Gordon take everything that caught his interest and has him either put them on Bob or around him. |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Pie — Ernie has two slices of apple pie. He takes the big piece and gives Bert the small piece. (First: Episode 1166) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Song | "Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286) |
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SCENE 4 | Following Gordon's flute lesson, Bob and Big Bird — still handcuffed together — make their way to the street where they find Susan still working on the car. She learns of their predicament and realizes they need the key in a hurry, and offers to drive them to the police station. As Gordon runs to his dentist appointment, Susan starts up the car but it stalls again, and they find themselves back where they started. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. (First: Episode 0285) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle: Ernie (First: Episode 0403) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0137) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob and Big Bird sit defeated, still handcuffed together while Susan continues to work on the car. Gordon rushes up exclaiming that he found the keys, finally freeing Bob and Big Bird. Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Linda hold the CTW sign. |
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