| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Hooper's Store gets a new door | |||||||
| Air date | April 11, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | The front door to Hooper's Store hasn't been closing properly, so David helps Luis remove it from the hinges, then bring it to the Fix-It Shop for further inspection. Just as they get inside, Snuffy shuffles in and Big Bird calls his attention to the missing door. Snuffy thinks it's a much bigger deal than Big Bird does, citing all the important things the door does. He goes off to find a solution to this missing door problem. |
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Cartoon | Knights use different words for "big." Aritst: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1985) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) |
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Cartoon | A needle and spool of thread cooperate to fix the king's torn pants. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1485) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Muppets | With Maria's help, Grover explains what knees can do. (First: Episode 1170) |
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Cartoon | David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed. (First: Episode 1968) |
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SCENE 2 | Snuffy has returned from his cave and has brought his own back door - a large boulder. He goes looking for Big Bird, making sure he leaves the "door" open. Big Bird comes out of the Fix-It Shop and sees the large rock, suspecting Snuffy is responsible. He goes into Hooper's to find him, when Snuffy comes back having not found Big Bird. He fears it's not wise to leave the store open like that and closes the "door." Big Bird sees that he's now trapped inside and wonder how he'll ever escape. Eric comes in and reminds him the store has a back door. |
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Cartoon | Six pigs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Statue of Bert — Ernie makes a clay bust of Bert, but runs out of clay for the nose. (First: Episode 0463) |
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Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Film | A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?" (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | A trainer announces that his talking dog will say YES, but he says NO instead. Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0511) |
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Muppets | Oscar holds a musical rally in Central Park to bring awareness to the Grouch "Bill of Gripes." (First: Episode 1262) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "This Frog." (First: Episode 0944) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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SCENE 3 | David is taken aback by the giant rock blocking his store. Big Bird decides to keep the Snuffy aspect a secret, knowing full well he won't be believed. He, David, Luis, and Piri all work together to try and move it, to no avail. Luis and David go off thinking of which public service they can contact, when Snuffy returns. Big Bird tells him he must get rid of the rock and Snuffy moves it with little effort. Big Bird resolves to make a new, proper door replacement. |
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Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1109) |
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Film | Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0427) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a piano and decides to play it. The left half wants to play short notes, while the other half prefers to run his fingers across the keyboard. They decide to cooperate, and both use their notes to play "Chopsticks". (First: Episode 1366) |
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Cartoon | "Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 4 | David and Luis are a little confused when they see the rock is now gone. Big Bird then presents his solution for a replacement door - a front similar to that of birdhouses. David points out that normal people won't be able to use it. |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Muppets | Ernie watches as the Twiddlebugs cut down the pretty flowers in their yard. Once they've realized the environmental mistake they've made, they undo their action by creating giant flowers from wrappers. (First: Episode 1512) |
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Cartoon | A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (First: Episode 0399) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made. (First: Episode 1124) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis has now put the door back up and follows David inside to check out one of the stools that's been wobbly lately. Big Bird runs into Snuffy and tells him of this. Snuffy runs off back home to find something to replace it with. Rather than deal with the chaos again, Big Bird simply goes back home for a nap. Luis announces the sponsors. |
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