Sesame Street closing signs

From 1969 to 1983, during the first 14 seasons of Sesame Street, the closing of many episodes had shots of Muppet characters and human cast members holding up the Sesame Street and Children's Television Workshop signs. For the first 7 seasons, the characters stood in front of a blue background; starting late into season 7, they were shown in outdoor settings. In addition, starting with season 11, they were shown on the actual street set.

Season: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14

Season 1

Sesame Street Test Show 1

Sesame Street Test Show 1

Anything Muppets
Episodes 0001, 0008, 0010, 0014, 0027, 0042, 0050, 0064, 0120, 0125

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0001

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0002

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0002, 0029, 0038, 0043, 0045, 0049, 0052, 0055, 0060, 0065

Bob
Episode 0003

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0003

Kermit the Frog
Episode 0004

Gordon & Susan
Episode 0004

Bert & Ernie
Episodes 0005, 0015, 0041, 0055, 0066, 0070, 0085, 0095, 0096, 0100, 0115, 0116, 0117, 0119, 0123, 0126, 0127

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episode 0005

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0006, 0007

Cookie Monster
Episodes 0006, 0007, 0009, 0016, 0017, 0019, 0036, 0047, 0061, 0062, 0078, 0100, 0117, 0120, 0123

Anything Muppets
Episodes 0008, 0032, 0046, 0048, 0053, 0068, 0071, 0126

Bert & Ernie
Episodes 0009, 0028, 0030, 0036, 0037, 0038, 0047, 0049, 0060, 0062, 0063

Bert & Ernie
Episode 0010

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0011

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0011, 0013, 0022, 0024, 0027, 0044

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0013, 0017, 0019, 0043, 0045

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0014, 0015, 0058, 0090

Susan
Episodes 0016, 0065, 0077, 0083

Gordon
Episode 0018

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0018

Bob
Episodes 0020, 0021

Anything Muppets
Episodes 0020, 0023, 0116

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0021, 0118, 0124, 0128

Bob
Episode 0022

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0023, 0024, 0130

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0025, 0040, 0051, 0057

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0025, 0051, 0070

Gordon
Episode 0026

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0026, 0040

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0028

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0029

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0030, 0031, 0033, 0059, 0110

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0031, 0033, 0110

Bob
Episode 0032

Gordon & Susan
Episode 0034

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0034

Cookie Monster
Episode 0035

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0035, 0050

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episode 0037

Susan
Episodes 0039, 0069

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0039, 0041, 0042, 0057, 0083

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episode 0044

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0046

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0048

Bob
Episode 0052

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episodes 0053, 0054, 0058

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episode 0054

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0056, 0090

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0056

Susan
Episode 0059

Bert & Ernie
Episode 0061

Gordon
Episodes 0063, 0067, 0069, 0077

Kermit
Episodes 0064, 0085, 0095, 0096, 0115, 0119, 0125, 0127

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0066

Bob
Episodes 0067, 0068, 0124, 0128

Mr. Hooper & Bob
Episode 0071

The Kids, Oscar, & Susan
Episode 0129

Gordon & Susan
Episode 0130

Oscar the Grouch

Bert & Ernie

Mr. Hooper & Beautiful Day Monster

Big Bird

Big Bird

Big Bird & Susan

Gordon

Gordon

Mr. Hooper

Season 2

Bob & Gordon
Episode 0131

Susan & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0131, 0156

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0132, 0140, 0159

Mr. Hooper, Oscar, & Gordon
Episodes 0132, 0167, 0170

Big Bird
Episodes 0133, 0152, 0160

Oscar & Bob
Episodes 0133, 0140

Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0134, 0331, 0407, 0485, 0524

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0135, 0172, 0181, 0228, 0269

Susan & Oscar
Episode 0135

Big Bird
Episodes 0136, 0138

Gordon
Episodes 0137, 0198, 0275, 0291, 0301, 0314, 0404

Susan
Episode 0137

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0138, 0256

Gordon
Episodes 0141, 0225, 0250

Bob
Episodes 0147, 0162

Susan
Episodes 0149, 0163, 0190

Gordon
Episodes 0149, 0158, 0394

Oscar
Episodes 0150, 0179, 0205, 0470

Roosevelt Franklin & Betty Lou
Episode 0150

Susan
Episodes 0153, 0168, 0276, 0335, 0375, 0393

Oscar
Episodes 0154, 0178, 0197, 0225, 0245, 0268, 0396, 0404, 0413

Big Bird
Episode 0158

Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0160, 0173, 0177, 0179, 0190, 0513, 0520

Roosevelt Franklin & his mother
Episodes 0162, 0199, 0728, 0914

Big Bird
Episodes 0163, 0670

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episode 0165

Susan & Oscar
Episode 0165

Gordon
Episodes 0166, 0176, 0181, 0228, 0271

Bob & Susan
Episodes 0167, 0196, 0268

Mr. Hooper & Gordon
Episodes 0169, 0197, 0281

Bob & Susan
Episodes 0170, 0273, 0316

Big Bird
Episodes 0171, 0260, 0264, 0274, 0282

Roosevelt Franklin & Betty Lou
Episodes 0171, 0205, 0305, 0485

Bob
Episodes 0172, 0174, 0195, 0198, 0256

Oscar
Episodes 0173, 0230, 0249, 0280, 0292, 0337

Susan & Gordon
Episodes 0174, 0177, 0245, 0315, 0323, 0368

Big Bird
Episodes 0178, 0191, 0195, 0199, 0450, 0755, 0764

Big Bird
Episodes 0185, 0194, 0289, 0293, 0295, 0307, 0407, 0543

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0186, 0216, 0263

Susan & Oscar
Episodes 0194, 0272, 0305, 0356, 0382, 0397

Mr. Hooper & Gordon
Episode 0196

Cookie Monster
Episodes 0210, 0258, 0295, 0302, 0313, 0340, 0349, 0352, 0409

Sherlock Hemlock
Episodes 0216, 0278

Roosevelt Franklin & his mother
Episode 0227

Cookie Monster
Episodes 0227, 0264, 0265, 0273

Bob & Susan
Episodes 0230, 0258, 0309, 0324, 0326, 0390, 0406, 0766

Grover
Episode 0249

Sherlock Hemlock
Episode 0260

Mr. Hooper & Oscar
Episodes 0263, 0267, 0325, 0338

Susan
Episodes 0265, 0370, 0372, 0410

Susan, Oscar, & Gordon
Episodes 0266, 0289

Big Bird
Episodes 0266, 0275, 0319, 0355, 0389, 0400

Susan & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0271, 0411

Season 3

Mr. Hooper, Oscar, & Bob
Episode 0276

Big Bird & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0278, 0415, 0768

Bob
Episode 0280

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0282, 0294, 0415, 0723, 0732, 0757, 0768

Oscar & Bob
Episodes 0287, 0290

Cookie Monster
Episodes 0287, 0306, 0403, 0493, 0515

Roosevelt Franklin
Episode 0290

Susan & Oscar
Episodes 0291, 0318

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0293, 0303, 0320, 0359, 0406, 0493, 0766

Oscar & Gordon
Episode 0297

Grover
Episode 0297

Sherlock Hemlock
Episode 0300

Susan & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0300, 0340

Big Bird & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0302, 0322, 0327, 0380

Antonio
Episode 0304

Molly
Episode 0304

Maria
Episodes 0306, 0319, 0350, 0375, 0380, 0397

Molly
Episodes 0307, 0327

Tom
Episodes 0309, 0318, 0330

Oscar
Episodes 0310, 0323, 0410, 0450

Maria & Bob
Episodes 0313, 0333

Antonio & Rafael
Episodes 0321, 0333

Tom
Episodes 0321, 0356

Molly & Rafael
Episode 0322

Tom
Episode 0326

Gordon & Susan
Episode 0329

Antonio, Tom, & Ernie
Episode 0329

Rafael
Episodes 0330, 0368

Molly
Episode 0331

Molly
Episode 0338

Antonio, Tom, & Ernie
Episode 0343

Susan & Gordon
Episodes 0343, 0349

Molly
Episode 0350

Maria
Episodes 0352, 0359

Molly & Tom
Episodes 0355, 0403

Maria & Bob
Episode 0370

Rafael
Episode 0393

Rafael & Maria
Episode 0400

Big Bird
Episode 0405

Rafael & Maria
Episode 0405

Season 4

Big Bird
Episode 0411

Maria
Episode 0413

Bob
Episode 0425

Gordon & Susan
Episodes 0425, 0514

Cookie Monster
Episodes 0437, 0505

Roosevelt Franklin, Gordon & Susan
Episode 0442

Luis
Episodes 0442, 0491, 0528

Kate
Episode 0445

Kate
Episode 0448

David
Episode 0448

Baby Breeze, Mr. Hooper & Roosevelt Franklin
Episode 0452

Maria, Bob & Sherlock Hemlock
Episode 0452

Grover & Maria
Episode 0453

Susan & Luis
Episode 0453

David
Episode 0455

Maria
Episode 0455

Luis & Susan
Episode 0456

David & Maria
Episode 0456

Bob
Episodes 0460, 0491, 0495, 0510, 0527, 0795

Maria & Luis
Episodes 0460, 0497

David, Jay, Gordon
Episode 0471

Gordon
Episode 0484

Luis, Bob, & Baby Breeze
Episode 0484

Maria, Bob, & Sherlock Hemlock
Episodes 0504, 0782

David
Episodes 0504, 0782

Susan
Episode 0505

The Count
Episodes 0510, 0795

Big Bird
Episode 0514

Luis
Episode 0515

Maria
Episode 0521

Kate
Episode 0521

Maria
Episode 0527

David & Maria
Episode 0535

Gordon & Susan
Episode 0535

Luis

Season 5

David & Maria
Episode 0536

Bert & Ernie
Episode 0536

David
Episodes 0536 (DVD version), 0547

Grover & Cookie Monster
Episodes 0536 (DVD version), 0547, 0584

Luis
Episodes 0537, 0538, 0574

Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0540, 0850, 0871

Susan & Gordon
Episode 0540

David
Episodes 0546, 0832, 0836, 1103

Susan & Gordon
Episode 0546

David and Maria
Episodes 0560, 0565, 0684, 0751

Susan
Episodes 0560, 0671, 0830, 0850, 0993

Bob
Episodes 0565, 0585

David
Episodes 0570, 0708

Susan
Episode 0570

Susan & Gordon
Episode 0573

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episode 0573

Maria
Episode 0574

Maria
Episode 0578

Gordon
Episode 0578

Maria & the Kids
Episodes 0581, 0723,

The Count & Mr. Hooper
Episode 0581

Luis & David
Episode 0584

David & Maria
Episode 0585

Maria & Luis
Episode 0590

Gordon
Episode 0590

Kid & Bob
Episode 0592

Maria & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0592, 0714

Maria & Bob
Episode 0593

Grover & Cookie Monster
Episode 0593

Maria & Susan
Episode 0594

Mr. Hooper & David
Episodes 0594, 0703, 0845

David & Maria
Episode 0595

Mr. Hooper, the Count, & Susan
Episodes 0595, 0744

Maria & Luis
Episode 0596

David
Episode 0596

Luis
Episode 0597

Bert & Ernie
Episode 0597

Luis & the Kids
Episode 0598

Susan
Episode 0598

Gordon, Kid, & David
Episode 0600

Maria & Bob
Episodes 0600, 0764

Bob
Episode 0610

Luis
Episode 0610

Oscar & the Count
Episode 0617

Maria & David
Episode 0617

Susan & Gordon
Episode 0627

Bob & the Kids
Episode 0627

Maria & Luis
Episode 0630

Mr. Hooper, Kid & Bob
Episode 0630

David
Episode 0637

Bob
Episodes 0637, 0916

David & Mr. Hooper
Episode 0640

Susan & Bob
Episode 0640

David & Maria
Episode 0644

Gordon
Episode 0644

Maria & Mr. Hooper
Episode 0657

Gordon, Grover & Bob
Episode 0657

Luis
Episodes 0660, 0718, 0745, 0865

Susan & Gordon
Episode 0665

Mr. Hooper, Jay, & Luis
Episode 0665

Grover & Cookie Monster

Season 6

Maria & Luis
Episode 0666

Mr. Hooper, the Count, & Susan
Episode 0666

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episodes 0670, 0796, 0811

Susan
Episode 0673

Maria & David
Episode 0673

Maria & the Kids
Episode 0683

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0683

Luis
Episodes 0684, 0812, 1162

Luis and kids
Episode 0687

The Count and Mr. Hooper
Episode 0687

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0697

Maria
Episode 0697

Luis
Episodes 0700, 0729, 0800

Maria & the Kids
Episode 0700

David & Maria
Episodes 0701, 0847

Susan
Episodes 0704, 0845

Susan
Episodes 0705, 0799, 0835, 1108

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0707

Big Bird
Episodes 0710, 0814, 1164

Luis
Episodes 0711, 0815, 1165

Susan
Episodes 0712, 0718

Maria
Episodes 0712, 0800

David
Episodes 0719, 0724, 0833, 0838, 1101, 1104

David
Episode 0725

Luis & Susan
Episode 0725

Mr. Hooper & David
Episode 0732

Maria & Luis
Episodes 0733, 0797, 1107

Big Bird
Episode 0742

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0742

Kid & Bob
Episode 0743

Maria
Episode 0743

Bob
Episode 0744

Maria & Bob
Episode 0745

The Count & Mr. Hooper
Episode 0751

Sherlock Hemlock
Episodes 0755, 0814

Maria & Susan
Episodes 0757, 0905

Maria & Luis
Episode 0763

Bob
Episodes 0763, 0810, 1160

Season 7

The Count & Mr. Hooper
Episodes 0796, 1106

David
Episodes 0797, 1107

Oscar & the Count
Episodes 0810, 1160

Bob
Episodes 0811, 0834, 0837, 1161

Oscar & the Count
Episodes 0812, 1162

Luis, Kid, & Bob
Episodes 0813, 1163

Roosevelt & his mother
Episodes 0813, 0836, 1103, 1163

Bob
Episodes 0815, 1165

Luis
Episode 0820

Bob
Episode 0820

Mr. Hooper
Episode 0830

Oscar & the Count
Episodes 0834, 0838, 1102, 1104

Luis
Episode 0835

Big Bird
Episode 0847

Luis & Susan
Episode 0871

Herry Monster
Episode 0886

Ernie, Rubber Duckie, & Bert
Episode 0900

The Count
Episode 0900

Gordon
Episode 0905

Gordon
Episodes 0907, 0997, 1210, 1220, 1244, 1364, 1460, 1577, 1634

Bob
Episode 0912

Maria
Episodes 0915, 1044, 1090, 1189, 1271, 1385, 1451, 1756

Herry Monster

Season 8

The Count
Episodes 0926, 1231

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 0926, 1231

Maria
Episode 0930

Oscar
Episode 0930

David
Episodes 0946, 1242

Oscar
Episodes 0946, 1242

Gordon
Episodes 0950, 0959, 1236

Susan
Episodes 0950, 0959, 1141, 1148, 1236, 1377, 1394

The Count
Episodes 0954, 1232

Kermit & Kid
Episodes 0954, 0955, 1056, 1195, 1232, 1456, 1813

David
Episode 0955

Baby Breeze, Betty Lou & Prairie Dawn
Episodes 0960, 0971

Maria
Episodes 0960, 1297, 1350

Maria
Episode 0965

Kids
Episode 0971

Susan
Episodes 0997, 1210, 1220, 1244, 1364, 1460, 1634

Luis
Episodes 0999, 1272

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 0999, 1272

Cookie & Kid
Episodes 1000, 1245

Oscar
Episodes 1000, 1245

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 1008, 1060, 1207, 1247, 1430, 1471, 1612, 1705

Kermit & Kid
Episodes 0965, 1008, 1044, 1045, 1090, 1189, 1271, 1385, 1451, 1683, 1736, 1756

Kermit
Episodes 1010, 1025, 1201, 1287, 1365, 1514, 1516, 1570

Kids
Episodes 1010, 1025, 1201, 1287, 1365, 1514, 1516, 1570

The Count
Episodes 1030, 1037, 1091, 1092, 1386, 1387

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 1030, 1037, 1091, 1092, 1386, 1387

Grover
Episodes 1041, 1450, 1706, 1800, 1833

The Count
Episodes 1041, 1450, 1706, 1800, 1833

Oscar
Episode 1045

Maria

Season 9

Grover
Episodes 1056, 1195, 1456

Susan
Episodes 1060, 1207, 1247, 1430, 1471, 1612, 1705

Maria
Episodes 1093, 1388

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 1093, 1388

Gordon
Episodes 1094, 1389

Susan
Episodes 1094, 1389

Grover
Episodes 1095, 1390, 1454, 1762

Ernie & Bert
Episodes 1095, 1390

Gordon
Episodes 1141, 1148, 1377, 1394

Susan
Episodes 1158, 1221, 1257, 1300, 1563

Gordon
Episodes 1158, 1221, 1257, 1300, 1563, 1691

Season 10

Olivia
Episodes 1186, 1286, 1447, 1752

Bob & Linda
Episodes 1186, 1286, 1447, 1453, 1575, 1752

Kid
Episodes 1190, 1268, 1310

David
Episodes 1190, 1268, 1310, 1459, 1545

Bob & Linda
Episode 1199

Olivia
Episode 1199

Olivia & Kid
Episodes 1211, 1349, 1691

Luis
Episodes 1211, 1349

Linda
Episodes 1246, 1356, 1359, 1453, 1458, 1576

Luis
Episodes 1246, 1356, 1359, 1458, 1576, 1686

Susan
Episode 1255

Olivia
Episode 1255

Bob
Episodes 1260, 1396, 1643

Olivia
Episodes 1260, 1643

Baby Breeze, Betty Lou & Prairie
Episodes 1261, 1299

Luis
Episodes 1261, 1299

Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie
Episodes 1262, 1522, 1580, 1710

Kids
Episodes 1262, 1522, 1580, 1710

Bob
Episode 1285

Mr. Hooper
Episode 1285

Maria
Episodes 1291, 1405, 1640

Gordon
Episodes 1291, 1405, 1640

The Count
Episodes 1297, 1350, 1463, 1577, 1769

Season 11

Episodes 1316, 1626

Episodes 1316, 1626

Episodes 1317, 1627

Episodes 1317, 1627

Big Bird
Episodes 1318, 1628

Oscar & Osvaldo
Episodes 1318, 1628

Episodes 1319, 1629

Episodes 1319, 1629

Episode 1320

Episode 1320

Mr. Hooper
Episodes 1321, 1631

Bob
Episodes 1321, 1631

Kid & Ernie
Episodes 1333, 1448, 1457, 1708

Oscar
Episodes 1333, 1448, 1457, 1708

Olivia
Episode 1400

Bob
Episode 1400

Oscar
Episode 1435 (with makeshift sign)

Oscar
Episode 1435 (with makeshift sign)

Olivia
Episodes 1443, 1636, 1781

Gordon
Episodes 1443, 1636, 1781

Season 12

Barkley
Episodes 1446, 1751

Deena
Episodes 1446, 1751

Maria
Episode 1449

Mr. Hooper
Episode 1449

Oscar
Episodes 1454, 1762

Olivia
Episodes 1455, 1707, 1709, 1808

Susan
Episodes 1455, 1707, 1709, 1808

Olivia
Episodes 1459, 1686

Maria
Episodes 1463, 1769

Poco Loco
Episode 1497

Barkley
Episode 1497

Season 13

Bob
Episode 1613

Olivia
Episode 1613

Two-Headed Monster
Episode 1683

Season 14

Maria
Episode 1736

Mr. Hooper
Episode 1740

Mr. Hooper
Episode 1740

Olivia
Episode 1813

Maria