Episode 1745

Sesame Street
A windy day
Air date	January 14, 1983
Season	Season 14 (1982-1983)
Written by	Ray Sipherd
Directed by Emily Squires Production October 22, 1982 Sponsors B, D, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Luis asks the kids and Big Bird if they can guess what's coming to Sesame Street today from the following clues: it's strong enough to knock down trees (Big Bird guesses elephants), it blows (Big Bird guesses it's Mr. Snuffleupagus), and it rhymes with "pinned." After the kids correctly guess that it's wind that's coming, Luis takes them over to the garage so they can get their kites. Snuffy shows up confirming Big Bird's second guess, so he calls after them, but no one can hear the shouting over the wind.
	Film	Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444)
	Celebrity	The Pointer Sisters sing "Yes, We Can Can." (First: Episode 0793)
	Film	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455)
	Muppets	Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in. (First: Episode 0722)
	Film	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl. (First: Episode 0744)
	SCENE 2	Telly Monster explains to Olivia that he's using three sizes of rocks to hold down copies of "The Morning Monster" on his newsstand in the event of different levels of wind. Telly asks Oscar the Grouch if he wants to buy a copy of the paper, but Oscar wants the rocks for his collection instead. As he removes the last one, Telly's merchandise flies away in the wind.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454)
	Muppets	Ernie (playing Robin Hood) auditions Anything Muppets to be his Merry Men. After screening two individuals who don't meet the requirements, Harvey Kneeslapper is sent in laughing. Ernie thinks he's found a merry man and hires him immediately, but following a string of incessant jokes, decides he's too merry after all and fires him. (First: Episode 0480)
	Cartoon	Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills. (First: Episode 0773)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	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)
	Film	A girl explains her life in a motor home. (First: Episode 1235)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet asks another "Is this the D train?" A subway train then arrives, letting out several letter Ds. (First: Episode 1493)
	SCENE 3	Olivia sings "Blow Like the Wind."
	Cartoon	"The Noble Ostrich," a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster shows all, some and none using a bag of cookies: he pours all the cookies on the plate, eats some of them, but leaves none for Ernie. (First: Episode 1437)
	Cartoon	A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). (First: Episode 1119)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes a distorted version of the "Sesame Street Theme." (First: Episode 1310)
	Cartoon	D-dart (First: Episode 0292)
	Insert	Maria joins the kids' stickball game in the park. Up at bat is a Muppet boy named Frankie, who's afraid of wearing his glasses because the other kids make fun of him. She shows him how important glasses can be and wearing them improves his swing. (First: Episode 1313)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149)
	Muppets	Juanita looks for "YO," asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454)
	Cartoon	A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486)
	Muppets	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. (First: Episode 1008)
	Cartoon	Small b is a boy with a belly who walks a small d, a dog with a belly turned around. Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1186)
	Film	A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0299)
	Cartoon	Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627)
	SCENE 4	With the wind having died down a bit, Luis and the kids return with their kites and spot Big Bird with a kite of his own made of newspapers and attached to a cinder block with a rope. He explains that Snuffy made it, but Luis compares it to his own and explains why the large one won't fly. When they leave, Snuffy arrives and flies his kite without a problem by using his snuffle to blow the air onto it.
	Cartoon	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406)
	Song	"Windy Day" (First: Episode 1645)
	Transition	Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282)
	SCENE 5	Luis and the kids return to see Big Bird guiding the rope of Snuffy's kite, which is now flying high in the sky. Snuffy announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.

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