| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird plays school | |||||||
| Air date | December 30, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Celebrity | 14 Karat Soul sings about school. (First: Episode 1665) |
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Film | Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird." (First: Episode 0372) |
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SCENE 1 | The Two-Headed Monster observes some kids going off to school, learning how to do "The Eensy Weensy Spider." Eager to learn it themselves, they ask Mr. Hooper and Gordon to teach it to them. Both grown-ups are a little rusty and forget half the song, so the monster decides to ask the kids at daycare. |
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Cartoon | Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler) (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cast | Captain Nasty (Gordon) commands his pirate crew (Olivia, Bob and Mr. Hooper) to bring him not the big or the bigger, but the biggest treasure chest. (First: Episode 1227) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Day Care Center, the kids teach the Two-Headed Monster how to do "The Eensy Weensy Spider." Olivia leads the kids outside to play, but the monster stays behind and keeps practicing the song, attracting the attention of a spider (Martin P. Robinson). The spider happens to speak the same monster language as the Two-Header, and learns the song from them. |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments. (First: Episode 0964) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Muppets | The Addition Game — Herry Monster interrupts his fellow contestant, Frances Oznowicz. (First: Episode 0960) |
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Cartoon | Several rabbits try to pull a carrot from the ground Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1473) |
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Celebrity | The Deadly Nightshade perform "Keep On the Sunny Side." (First: Episode 0909) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Puts the Vase Away — Ernie can't decide which of the two different shelves he should place a large vase on, so Bert tells him to use his imagination. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) |
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Cartoon | Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg. (First: Episode 0796) |
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SCENE 3 | At day care, Forgetful Jones tries to take a picture of the viewer, but forgets how to use the camera. Olivia tries to show him but he puts on one earmuff to help him, claiming that everything he hears goes "in one ear and out the other." He also gets distracted by the other activities the kids are doing, but Olivia tells him how important it is to listen. Forgetful concentrates on what Olivia teaches him, and succeeds in taking the picture. |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates around. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Trumpet Practice or Sleep — One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Cartoon | The Bridgekeeper stipulates that answering three questions about the square in his hand is required to cross the bridge. Question One: What is this? Question Two: How many sides does it have? Question Three: What is a square good for? A young man who wishes to cross the bridge has square-shaped building blocks in his backpack. And a girl thinks a square makes a good picture frame. Then along hops a light blue-colored monster with a red winter cap, who proceeds to eat the bridgekeeper's square, the better to satisfy his daily diet of "three square meals." (First: Episode 1618) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Dr. Nobel Price invents socks. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays eleven purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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SCENE 4 | At his nest, Big Bird shows a group of "future first-graders" how to stand in line. Mr. Snuffleupagus has only heard of the concept, so Big Bird explains why it's important to learn. Big Bird then leads everyone outside, which is harder for Snuffy, who just barely squeezes through the door. Everyone runs off to the yard to play. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder Snake. (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a telephone booth. (First: Episode 0791) |
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SCENE 5 | Snuffy tells Big Bird he had fun playing school today. He practiced lining up, and now he can practice going home. Big Bird and the kids wave goodbye to Snuffy as Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Scene 4 would later be rewritten and taped for a scene in Episode 2482.
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