Sesame Street | |||||||
Big Bird's ABIERTO sign | |||||||
Air date | March 14, 1984 | ||||||
Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||
Written by | Tom Dunsmuir | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | "Do you ever have days when you just really want someone to hug you and kiss you and tell you that they love you?" Telly asks the viewer while seated in Hooper's Store. He's feeling that way today, but is too shy to ask Maria and David. As he and Maria make their lunch order, Telly lets his true intentions slip out, which earns him a hug and kiss from the pair. | |
Cartoon | A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (First: Episode 0407) | |
Muppets | While standing next to a tree being cut down, Professor Grover talks about the importance about listening... especially if the sound indicates some kind of danger. (First: Episode 1789) | |
Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1289) | |
Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) | |
Cartoon | La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes. (First: Episode 0338) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music gets help writing "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 1227) | |
Insert | Luis plays "Giant Steps" with the kids in the park. Oscar can't tolerate hearing them say "May I?" over and over and starts up his own game of "Grouch Steps." Luis and the kids take several steps backwards away from Oscar's can, giving him enough space to be left alone. (First: Episode 1276) | |
Cartoon | A needle and spool of thread cooperate to fix the king's torn pants. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1485) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny. (First: Episode 1147) | |
Cartoon | A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) | |
Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) | |
Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694) | |
Cast | Mass Communication (Maria, Olivia, Susan and Linda) perform their hit song "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10." (First: Episode 1401) | |
Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) | |
Cartoon | A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty | |
Insert | Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy confirms with Mika that he's real and not imaginary. (First: Episode 1849) | |
Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) | |
Muppets | Prairie Dawn presents a pageant about feelings. Bert dresses as Cupid to represent love, but his lines don't ring true. Instead, he sings his own song — "That's Love" — expressing that, to him, love means pigeons, oatmeal... and Ernie. (First: Episode 1731) | |
Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) | |
SCENE 2 | Maria, David, Gordon, Olivia, and Telly sing about sharing happiness with others ("Feelin' Good"). Oscar bemoans that fact that of all the places in the world he could have lived, he had to choose such a happy street. | |
Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) | |
Film | "La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song) (First: Episode 0544) | |
Cartoon | A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1304) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at different shapes. (First: Episode 1629) | |
Cartoon | A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes. (First: Episode 1465) | |
Song | "Old Button Hole" (First: Episode 1727) | |
Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) | |
Cast / Celebrity | Bob tries to sing "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" from Die lustige Witwe, accompanied by Victor Borge. (First: Episode 1175) | |
Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird has prepared an "ABIERTO" sign to hang in the Hooper's Store window. David finds this useful, until he sees the sign is very small and not easy to read at a distance. Big Bird promises him a bigger sign. | |
Cartoon | Antes y despues: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0631) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food." (First: Episode 1815) | |
Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) | |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird returns with his larger ABIERTO sign, which is too large and blocks the doorway. As Big Bird goes off to refine his work, David comments, "You can't keep a good bird down!" | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to keep an eye on his pyramid of blocks. The Count walks by, and counts the blocks, moving them out of the pyramid shape. Then he counts them again, putting them back into the pyramid. Bert yells at the Count for moving Ernie's blocks, so the Count counts the blocks again, taking the pyramid apart. (First: Episode 0406) | |
Cartoon | Counting 1 to 6 with fruits and veggies (First: Episode 1767) | |
Film | With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735) | |
Cartoon | A small door opens, revealing the word abierto. | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird has finally managed to make the perfect-sized sign, but David can't use it now; he's closing up shop for the day. David assures him it will be used tomorrow when the store re-opens. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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