Sesame Street Old School Outlines

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I've been away for a while, but I'm back with TWO new outlines, which are coincidentally both from Season 8. Here's number 68.

Sesame Street Old School Outline 68


Season 8: Gordon daydreams/David learns to juggle

Sponsors: K, V, 5


Scene 1: Susan, Mr. Hooper, and Big Bird are in Hooper’s Store when Susan notices Gordon taking a nap in the arbor area. They wonder what Gordon is dreaming about. In a dream sequence, Gordon is seen spending a lovely day in the park with Susan, Mr. Hooper, and Big Bird (dream sequence filmed in Central Park).

Cartoon: K is for Key (speech balloon)

Muppets: At the bakery, Cookie Monster imagines a birthday cookie-cake with help from a Muppet baker

Cartoon: A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a giant bubble, and flies away.

Scene 2: Gordon continues to nap. In his dream, the picnic is ruined when a dog steals their food and it begins to rain. Gordon begins to groan and fidget in his chair, so Big Bird, Mr. Hooper, and Susan wake him up. Gordon tells them about his dream, and says he’s glad to be back on Sesame Street: “Being here with all of you right now is better than any dream I could ever have!”

Cartoon: K is for Kiss

Muppets: Marshal Grover learns about the difference between front and back from Fred the Wonder Horse.

Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #5

Film/Song: “Everybody Sleeps” (by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Ernie has heard that someone on Sesame Street is sick. He tries to figure out who it is, not realizing that Bert is sick in bed.

Celebrity: Paul Simon performs “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”

Cartoon: Two men stand on a giant letter V and discuss its importance

Muppet/Kid Moments: The Count and Ingrid count to 20 in Spanish

Film: A dune buggy is assembled

Cartoon: The Villain in the Panama hat (featuring the letter V)

Film: Wheels roll away from a garbage pile, and a boy uses them to complete his wagon

Scene 3: David wants to impress Maria by juggling balls. The others (Mr. Hooper, Susan, and Gordon) aren’t sure, but David is optimistic. On his first attempt, he doesn’t catch any of the balls, and the balls bounce all over the street.

Cartoon: Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K

Cartoon: A grape inspects the “troops”: 12 raisins on a slice of white bread

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper reveals a trick involving a string and a bucket of confetti set over a door. As he explains it, an Anything Muppet girl comes up behind him and pulls the string, tipping the bucket of confetti all over Harvey.

Cartoon: An elevator goes up 10 floors, picking up more and more people and things at each floor. At the last floor, a mouse enters and the elevator explodes.

Scene 4: Oscar loves watching David juggle because he keeps making mistakes, but David refuses to give up.

Film/Song: “Frog Struggle Song (It’s a Long Hard Climb)” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – V is for Vacuum

Muppets: Ernie counts four apples. Cookie Monster wants to eat one, so Ernie changes his “4” into a “3.” Then Cookie changes his mind, and Ernie rewrites “4.” Unfortunately, the monster can’t make up his mind, causing Ernie to frantically rewrite “3s” and “4s” on his easel.

Film/Song: “One of These Kids” (playing sports)

Cartoon: 6 dots – 1 dot = 5 dots

Muppets: Five men are needed to capture Bad Bart

Scene 5: David is practicing when Maria approaches him. David explains that he’s learning how to juggle, and Maria wants to see it. David does his demonstration and it falls apart. Oscar cackles with delight, but Maria tells David that he doesn’t have to do fancy things like that. She loves him just the way he is! As it turns out, Maria know how to juggle, and she demonstrates. David is impressed by her skills.

Cartoon: A pair of arms hugs the word “LOVE”

Film: A peacock (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing “Proud”

Cartoon: K is for Kitchen, Kitten, Knitting, Kerchief, and Kite (a rhyme about K)

Film: A farmer takes care of baby calves

Muppets: Kermit shows Grover how to count to five by taking blocks from a stack of blocks and adding them together

Cartoon: A boy goes fishing, but catches letters of the alphabet. He uses them to make alphabet soup.

Film: What if you could make things stop, go, move forward or backwards?

Cartoon/Song: “1, 2, 3, 4, 5”

Scene 6: Maria teaches David how to juggle as Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, and three kids look on. Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: the Count with three apples. CTW sign still: Luis.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Fred the Wonder Horse, Little Jerry, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Bad Bart, AMs

 

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Number 69!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 69


Season 8: Simon Soundman returns/Sherlock Hemlock helps Oscar

Sponsors: W, Z, 8


Scene 1: Bob greets the viewer and overhears Oscar rummaging through his can. It turns out that Oscar is searching for a lost pair of socks. Sherlock Hemlock arrives and offers to help out. First, he finds a jar of rocks (as Bob and Oscar point out, rocks rhymes with socks). Then he finds a box full of broken clocks (that also rhymes with socks). Oscar and Bob take out the clocks, and they find the missing socks at the bottom of the box. The socks’ stench is more than Bob can take, and he leaves holding his nose. Sherlock: “Another mystery solved by Sherlock Hemlock! No need to thank me, Oscar.” Oscar: “Hey, I wasn’t gonna thank you in the first place!”

Cartoon: W is for Worm

Film: The story of Colleen, who lives in Arizona (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Cookie Monster goes to the library, and keeps asking for a box of cookies. The frustrated librarian (a Lavender Live-hand AM played by Richard Hunt) keeps telling him that there are no cookies at the library!

Scene 2: Bob learns that Oscar’s electric fan has now gone missing. Sherlock returns to help him look for it. First, they find a tin can and then a rusty pan (both of which rhyme with fan). When they finally find the fan, Oscar plugs it in and turns it on, causing a powerful gust to blow Bob away.

Film: Cows are fed hay in the winter

Muppets: Dragnet parody – W is for Wanted

Cartoon: W is for Wilbur

Cast: The Subtraction Bowl, part 1 (featuring Maria, Luis, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper)

Cartoon/Song: Penny Candy Man #8 (by Bud Luckey)

Cast: The Subtraction Bowl, part 2

Cartoon: A rambunctious girl named Gloria sings the alphabet, and an off-screen man gives her instructions

Muppet/Kid Moments: Herry Monster and John-John count to 20

Scene 3: Bob shows some kids the “OP” and “AT” word families. First, he makes the words mop, hop, and top. Then he makes the words cat, hat, and bat.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #8

Muppets: After watching the Jazz Spies cartoon, Ernie plays the “Sandbox Game” with Bert. Ernie says “I one the sandbox,” Bert says “I two the sandbox,” and they continue in such fashion. When Bert says, “I eight the sandbox,” Ernie asks, “How did it taste?”

Cast: Bob and Luis build a train tunnel

Muppets: Grover demonstrates near and far for the viewer until he faints from exhaustion

Film: George the Farmer shows near and far

Cartoon: A magician subtracts circles

Muppets: Which boy is the same, and which one is different?

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – W is for Wall

Scene 4: Simon Soundman goes to the Fix-It Shop to borrow a “WHACK-WHACK-WHACK” from Luis. First, Luis finds a saw, but that’s a “ZUFFA-ZUFFA-ZUFF.” Then Luis gives him a drill, but that’s a “BUZZZZZZZZ.” Finally, Luis brings out a saw for Simon Soundman.

Cartoon: A hammer slowly pounds a nail into the ground

Cartoon: The King of Eight (stop-motion animation by Jim Henson)

Muppets/Song: Bert leads the weekly meeting of “The National Association of W Lovers” and sings the club’s song

Film: Kids narrate a film of bald eagles (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit tries to interview the Three Little Pigs, but the Count ruins the bit by counting each pig as they show up. Kermit moves on to the next house, where the Seven Dwarves live. The Count barges into their house to count them, and Kermit ends the broadcast in disgust.

Cartoon: An Indian guru counts to 20 (psychedelic animation)

Scene 5: Simon Soundman goes to Hooper’s Store and asks for a bag of “TWEET TWEET” seed. First, Mr. Hooper finds a bag of dog food, which Simon doesn’t want because that’s for a “WOOF WOOF.” Then he gives Simon a can of tuna, which is for a “MEOW MEOW.” Finally, Mr. Hooper brings out a bag of birdseed. Mr. Hooper: “There you go, Simon! One bag of birdseed for your pet bird.” Simon: “Thank you Mr. Hooper, but I don’t have a pet bird!” Mr. Hooper (baffled): “Then who is it for?” Simon: “It’s for Big Bird!” [Big Bird enters the store] Big Bird: “Hi, Mr. Looper! Simon Soundman is tweeting me…I mean, treating me to lunch!”

Cartoon: Poverty Pictures’ Z sketch

Muppets/Cast: Professor Grover talks about parts of the face, with help from Maria

Film: Trapeze artist subtraction

Cartoon: Z is for Zipper (speech balloon)

Muppets: Ernie is the captain for a ball team, consisting of three small pink balls. He puts on their hats and finds a large hat that doesn’t belong. The hat belongs to the opposing team captain, a giant basketball that scares Ernie into canceling the game.

Cartoon: Sergeant Zero takes roll call as the numbers 1-20 call their names. But number 17 is missing…

Film: Kids assemble a train using squares and triangles

Muppets/Song: “City and Country” (sung by Marilyn Sokol and Jim Henson)

Transition: A rectangle charges at the screen

Scene 6: Bob, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Simon Soundman, and three kids discuss the difference between the city and the country. Bob talks about living on a farm surrounded by animals, and Simon makes various country-themed sounds (cow, rooster, and tractor noises). Big Bird and Mr. Hooper talk about living in the city, and Simon makes city-themed sounds (beeping and honking cars, subway, and jackhammers). Bob adds that sometimes it’s nice to just sit quietly and listen to the breeze as well, so that’s what everyone does. The camera pans out from the street as Luis announces the sponsors. SS sign still: the Count. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Simon Soundman, Sherlock Hemlock, the Count, Herry Monster, AMs

Richard Hunt as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 70...one of my new favorites, and something that probably wouldn't have been done in the early days of SS. Note the extra-long street story...seven full street scenes! Plus some oldies-but-goodies including What's My Part, Count to 10 with Nobody, Daddy Dear, and Three of These Kids.


Sesame Street Old School Outline 70


Season 10: Gordon hurts himself

Sponsors: A, D, 2


Scene 1: Gordon is going for a morning run with Susan when he stumbles and falls. Gordon is in pain and can’t get up, so he and Susan call for help. Big Bird, Buffy, Mr. Hooper, Olivia, and David come to help Gordon up. The adults think that Gordon needs to go to the hospital. Gordon is reluctant and Big Bird is alarmed, but Susan reassures them that it won’t be scary. Big Bird: “How do you know that?” Susan: “I’m a nurse, Big Bird. I work at a hospital.” Big Bird (sheepishly): “Oh, that’s right.” As Susan drives Gordon to the hospital, Big Bird expresses his concern to David, Olivia, and Buffy: “Gee, I hope Gordon will be okay. Don’t you?”

Cartoon: Count to 10 with nobody (by Jim Henson)

Muppets/Song: Three Anything Muppet disco singers perform “Disco D”

Film: A boy named Michael goes to the dentist

Cartoon/Song: Daddy Dear

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews the Invisible Man

Scene 2: Gordon returns, walking on crutches and his foot in a cast. Susan explains to everyone that Gordon has to stay inside for a week until his foot is better. Big Bird is distraught: “Seven whole days without Gordon! Oh, what is a six-year-old bird to do?” Gordon says that he’ll be better soon, but Big Bird can play with the other grown-ups in the meantime. As the adults help Gordon up the stairs, Big Bird figures out how he can still play with Gordon.

Cartoon: A witch tells some kids a story about the letter A

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “2” prank

Cartoon: The Ringmaster charms two snakes with his saxophone

Film/Song: “Touch, Hold, Feel” (by Joe Raposo)

Cast: Marvelous Maria does tricycle tricks while an announcer counts to 10

Cartoon: Sign Man – the man reads a sign that reads, “DIRTY.” A hand pulls him away and makes him look dirty

Muppet/Kid Moments: Ernie, Bert, and Shola present the letter A

Scene 3: In the bedroom, Susan gives Gordon his newspaper and a snack. They hear a knock on the door, and Big Bird drags in a red wagon filled with sporting goods and toys. Since Gordon can’t come outside to play, Big Bird brought the games to Gordon! Susan explains to Big Bird that Gordon can’t walk, run, or jump because his foot is hurt, so he needs to rest by himself for a while. Big Bird understands, and he gives Gordon a drawing of them playing catch together, which Gordon loves.

Film: A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “What’s My Part?” Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic, and Cookie Monster are the panelists, and the Mystery Guest is Mr. Nose. However, the panelists can’t figure out the guest’s identity because none of them have noses!

Film: Ostriches walk and run (piano accompaniment)

Muppets/Cast: Bob, Maria, and Big Bird go to the “D” museum

Cartoon: Small “b” and small “d” meet (Paul Fierlinger)

Scene 4: Gordon is reading a magazine when he hears a knock at the door. Biff and Sully bring in a small table for Gordon’s newspapers and magazines. Gordon tells them to leave it next to his bed, but Biff (who’s carrying the table) has trouble understanding this. First, Biff moves the shelf away from Gordon, and then he puts it in front of the bed where Gordon can’t reach it. After Sully whispers in Biff’s ear, Biff finally put the table next to Gordon. Unfortunately, when Biff leans against the table to rest, it collapses.

Cartoon: A story about an ape and a bird, featuring the letter A

Film: A boy named Ramón wants to join a baseball game

Muppets: Super Grover flies into a barbershop to help young Willy Nilly overcome his fear of haircuts. But the barber is the real hero because he helps Willy AND Super Grover get over their fear of haircuts!

Cast: David sings “Three of These Kids” (three kids are jumping rope, and the other one is reading a book)

Cartoon: A is for Acrobats

Cartoon: Pinball Count #2

Scene 5: The Count brings in eight balloons for Gordon. But he proceeds to count the balloons over and over again, which prevents Gordon from resting.

Film: The Mad Painter #2

Muppets: The Anything Muppets perform “Clap, Clap, Clap”

Cartoon/Film: The D lecture

Muppets: Ernie, Bert, and the slices of apple pie

Cartoon: Billy Jo Jive and the landmarks

Scene 6: Olivia, Buffy, David, Mr. Hooper, and Oscar visit Gordon and Susan. Olivia and Buffy each give Gordon a fresh bouquet of flowers. David gives Gordon a get-well card signed by everyone on Sesame Street. Mr. Hooper gives Gordon the latest magazines and newspapers from his store. Finally, Oscar gives Gordon a beautifully wrapped box, which intrigues everyone. But when Gordon opens it, there’s nothing inside! The adults groan at Oscar’s “gift,” but nonetheless Gordon thanks everyone for the gifts. As everyone gathers for a hug, Oscar decides to get out while he can.

Muppet/Kid Moments: Cookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet

Cartoon: “Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies…”

Scene 7: The adults sign Gordon’s cast as Big Bird and Biff announce the sponsors. SS sign still: Kermit. CTW sign still: Bert and Ernie.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Alaina Reed as Olivia

Buffy Saint-Marie Wolfchild as Buffy

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Biff, Herry Monster, Bennett Snerf, AMs

Richard Hunt as Sully, Willy Nilly, AMs

Fran Brill as Arlene Frantic, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, Mr. Nose, AMs

 

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Outline 71, from 1971. That's right...this is a rare season 3 outline. Enjoy!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 71


Season 3: Oscar puts a flagpole by his trashcan/Big Bird has a bad day

Sponsors: Q, V, 9


Scene 1: Rafael, Molly, Gordon, and Tom notice a giant flagpole next to Oscar’s trashcan. Oscar explains that he’s using it to raise flags with different messages such as “DON’T BOTHER ME,” “TAKE A HIKE,” and “SMILE-FREE ZONE.” The adults argue that his flags won’t change a thing. They start rebuking him so much that Oscar raises a white flag.

Cartoon: An elevator goes up 10 flights, taking more and more people and creatures along the way. A mouse gets in on the tenth floor, and the elevator explodes.

Film/Song: Henson #9

Muppets/Song: A female Muppet sings “The Question Song” (featuring Grover)

Cartoon: A polar bear uses the EXIT door

Film: A wombat scratches itself

Cast: Bob and Mr. Hooper fight over a coat hanger, but a voice tells them to cooperate. So they put both of their coats on the hanger.

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman sells Ernie an empty box, which can be used to catch jellybeans that fall from the sky (according to Lefty). When Bert comes by later with a box full of cookies, Ernie dumps the cookies out to catch the falling jellybeans.

Scene 2: Tom and Rafael show two kids some important signs and ask them what they mean. The signs say “ENTER/ENTRADA,” “EXIT/SALIDA,” and “STOP/PARA.” Oscar shows them a sign in two languages: “SCRAM/VÉTE!”

Cartoon: Alphabet Egg Jump Rope Chant

Cartoon: Two men stand on a letter V and talk about the letter’s importance

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford’s “surprise” trick (with a Herry Monster cameo)

Film: Footage of birds on all types of land, including flamingos and pigeons

Cartoon: Imagination V (art by Jeff Hale)

Muppets: Cookie Monster wants to go to school, but he doesn’t know which building to go to. An Anything Muppet man tells him to read the signs. Cookie rips the “SCHOOL” sign off one of the buildings and reads it, but then he forgets which building the sign came from.

Film/Song: Henson #9 (repeat)

Scene 3: Big Bird wakes up from a nap and goes to Hooper’s Store. He forgets to duck, and hits his head on the doorframe. Then he steps in a piece of gum, and struggles to free himself. When he does, he staggers backwards and bumps into Molly the mail lady. Letters go flying everywhere, and Big Bird has to help Molly pick up the mail.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #9

Cartoon: Q is for Quarter

Muppets: Two Muppets say the alphabet in a conversation

Scene 4: Gordon is helping the kids clean up the toys in the arbor area. They clean up almost everything, but there’s something missing. Big Bird walks to the arbor area to greet Gordon and slips on the missing roller-skate! He skids and crashes off-screen. Tom, Rafael, and Gordon help Big Bird up and lead him into Hooper’s Store. Gordon (to the viewer): “Man, Big Bird has had it tough today, hasn’t he? I sure hope it gets better for him.”

Cartoon/Song: Martian Beauty #9 (by Bud Luckey)

Cartoon: Q clay-mation (by Jim Henson)

Film: What if you could make things STOP on command?

Muppets: Ernie has eaten Bert’s chocolate ice cream. He tries to cover it up by mixing a banana, gravy, and ice cubes together. Bert is suspicious of Ernie’s trick, but then Oscar comes in with two chocolate ice cream cones to give away. He trades them his cones for Ernie’s concoction.

Cartoon: The letter Q (that funny-looking thing)

Scene 5: Big Bird orders a birdseed milkshake to take his mind off his misfortunes. Mr. Hooper and Tom bring out his snack on a tray, but when Big Bird reaches for it, he accidentally knocks it to the floor. Big Bird is on the verge of tears, but the adults explain that everyone has bad days sometimes. They know how Big Bird feels, and they decide to give him a new milkshake AND some birdseed cookies. As Big Bird talks to Mr. Hooper and Tom about his bad day, he starts to feel better.

Muppets: Sherlock Hemlock solves the Twiddlebug mystery for Prairie Dawn

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #9 (repeat)

Celebrity: Bill Cosby demonstrates “sad”

Muppet/Kid Moments: Cookie Monster shows David a SCHOOL sign

Film: An Indian mother gives her baby a bath

Cartoon: A boy recites a jump-rope chant and states which of his body parts hurt

Scene 6: Big Bird walks out of Hooper’s Store feeling better when he sees Farley walking by. It turns out that Farley’s had a bad day, too. Big Bird tells him not to worry: “Everyone has bad days, Farley…even me!” Big Bird tries to cheer up Farley as Mr. Hooper and Tom nod contentedly.

Film/Song: “Kangaroo Blues” (sung by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Kermit and Grover demonstrate “here” and “there”

Cartoon: V is for Violin (speech balloon)

Celebrity: Bill Cosby demonstrates “happy”

Scene 7: Oscar starts sending smoke signals from his trashcan instead of raising flags. One puff means “GO AWAY,” and two puffs mean “PIPE DOWN.” However, the smoke gets all over the street. Gordon, Rafael, Tom, and Molly chide Oscar as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Bob. CTW sign still: Big Bird.


CAST:

Larry Block as Tom

Raul Julia as Rafael

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Bob McGrath as Bob

Charlotte Rae as Molly

Matt Robinson as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird, Oscar, and AMs


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Lefty the Salesman, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Farley, Sherlock Hemlock, the Amazing Mumford, Herry Monster, AMs

Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 72!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 72


Season 7: The Count works at the Fix-It Shop/Grover plays an imagination game with Maria, Luis, Susan, and the kids

Sponsors: N, R, 3


Scene 1: Grover greets the viewers and asks them if they want to play an imagination game. He needs more people as well, so he calls over Maria, Luis, Susan, and three kids. Grover leads them in imagining several scenarios: flying in an airplane, swimming in the ocean, and riding horses.

Cartoon: What if a mouse and an elephant switched places?

Muppets: Ernie has a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster if he should put the hat into the big box, the medium-sized box, or the small box. To Ernie’s dismay, Cookie bites off the brim of the hat so that it fits inside the small box.

Cartoon: What if we celebrated Valentine’s Day with chickens instead of hearts?

Film/Song: Henson #3

Scene 2: Grover wants to play his imagination game with someone else, so he knocks on Oscar’s trashcan. Oscar is reluctant, but Grover begs him until he gives in. Grover provides two scenarios (looking at a rainbow and driving through Cucamonga) as Oscar plays along and provides grouchy commentary. Finally, Oscar wants to be the leader, and Grover obliges. Oscar: “Let’s imagine this: a disgustingly cute and furry blue monster walking away from my trashcan and staying away from me for the REST OF THE WEEK!” (slamming the lid down)

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #3

Muppets/Song: Chris and the Alphabeats perform “Count It Higher”

Cartoon: Nancy the Nanny Goat (art by Tee Collins)

Film/Song: “The Ball Goes Up, the Ball Goes Down”

Cast: David tries to sleep in a nest, while Big Bird attempts to sleep in a bed. However, they are uncomfortable and they return to their original sleeping spots.

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – N is for Nose

Muppet/Kid Moments: Herry Monster and John-John talk about “up” and “down”

Scene 3: Luis has hired the Count to work at the Fix-It Shop. The Count promises to work and not to count. Susan stops by with a red wagon whose wheel needs to be reattached. Luis and the Count start working, but then the Count start counting the wheels on the wagon, and then he starts counting the tools on the table.

Cartoon: A woman can’t get her car to start. She places an “R” under the hood and the car engine starts: “Rrrrrr…”

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Scene 4: Maria stops by the Fix-It Shop because her radio isn’t working. Big Bird comes by and asks Luis and the Count if they can fix his stepstool. The Count is overjoyed at all the broken things he can count. However, Luis wonders how he’s going to get everything fixed when the Count is interfering with his work.

Cartoon: R is for Rabbit (speech balloon)

Film: A stool for me (a girl and her father make a wooden stool together)

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “3” trick

Cartoon/Song: The Country Fiddler – Three on Lady’s Lap

Scene 5: The Count has spent all his time counting unrepaired items and work tools instead of helping out. Luis tells the Count that he should leave. The Count walks away feeling hurt. Feeling guilty, Luis calls him back and asks him to help count how many screws, nails, and bolts they need. He can also keep track of how many times Luis has hammered, glued, oiled, or adjusted certain things. When Luis starts on Big Bird’s stool, the Count cries, “That’s three! Three times Luis has hammered the legs on Big Bird’s stool!” Luis smiles, knowing he’s found something for the Count to do.

Muppets: Ernie has an important note for Bert, but he can’t remember where it is. He searches through his toy box and the laundry hamper, scattering toys and clothes everywhere. Ernie finally finds it, and gives it to Bert who reads: “Dear Bert, it’s your turn to clean up the apartment. Love, Ernie.”

Film: George the Farmer shows up and down with some ladders

Cartoon: An interview with the letter N

Muppets: Don Music writes “Yankee Doodle” with help from Kermit the Frog

Film: Footage of horses (child narration, music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: What if a dog had feathers and a beak?

Scene 6: Susan, Maria, and Big Bird return to the Fix-It Shop. Luis and the Count give them their newly fixed items. Susan: “Thank you for fixing all of this stuff, Luis!” Luis: “Well, it wasn’t all me. The Count helped me out a lot! You should be proud of yourself, Count!” The Count: “Oh, my pleasure, Luis! If you need me to help again, you can count on me! Ah, ah, ah…”

Cartoon: R is for Radio

Celebrity: Arthur Ashe hits a tennis ball while the kids recite the alphabet

Cartoon: What if my hair was made of grass?

Film: 20 penguins go down a slide

Muppets/Song: Lena Horne sings “Bein’ Green” to Kermit the Frog

Cartoon: The “R” lecture (rooster, robber, rake, rowboat)

Muppets: Ernie shows Bert his “R” collection

Cartoon: What if an anteater was as big as a giraffe?

Scene 7: Susan wheels the kids around in the wagon as Grover announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Oscar. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Herry Monster, AMs

Richard Hunt as Don Music, AMs

Christopher Cerf as Chris (voice only)

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit the Frog, AMs

 

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Three months have passed? Wow...to make up for the lost time, here's my 73rd outline!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 73


Season 6: Oscar builds a railroad inside his can/Big Bird’s lemonade stand

Sponsors: K, Y, 5


Scene 1: Susan and Bob greet the viewer, and they hear loud noises coming from inside Oscar’s can. It turns out that Oscar’s gotten a job as a train engineer, and a railroad is being built for him. The adults are skeptical, but Oscar insists it’s true. He finds out that the railroad is finished, and he goes into his can to drive the train. Susan and Bob look into Oscar’s can to observe this, and thick smoke pours out from the can into their faces. Oscar: “Next stop, 81st and Broadway!” (**This was the location of the Teletape Studios where Sesame Street was filmed in the 1970s.)

Cartoon: Y is for Yo-Yo (speech balloon)

Muppets: Little Miss Muffett stage play

Cartoon/Song: “1-2-3-4-5”

Film: A mailman delivers mail on horseback in the Appalachian Mountains

Muppets: Grover the elevator operator can fit only five people in his elevator

Cartoon: My pet Y named Yetta

Scene 2: Susan and Bob talk to the kids about different kinds of transportation: cars, buses, airplanes, boats, and trains.

Film: A young girl shows in, on, and under using a blanket

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #5

Cartoon: A construction worker opens his lunchbox and discovers a pianist singing the alphabet

Scene 3: It’s a hot day on Sesame Street, and Big Bird wants to start a lemonade stand. Mr. Hooper and Gordon tell him that he needs certain ingredients, and they help Big Bird gather lemons, water, sugar, and ice cubes. Then they find a pitcher and a spoon, and Mr. Hooper tells Big Bird that he needs to put these things together. Big Bird dumps everything into the pitcher as-is and starts stirring, which is not what Gordon and Mr. Hooper had in mind.

Muppets: Ernie and Bert’s “Fish in the Cowboy Hat” sketch

Cartoon: A woman pops out of a kangaroo’s pouch and says, “K! Kangaroo!”

Cast: Luis plays a man looking for “agua” in the desert. Just when he’s lost all hope, it starts raining and he finally has “agua.”

Film: At the doll factory

Muppets/Song: Grover shows “Over, Under, Around, and Through”

Scene 5: Bob shows Big Bird how to set up his lemonade stand. Susan shows Big Bird how to pour lemonade. Mr. Hooper shows Big Bird how to make change for a quarter or a dollar. Gordon shows Big Bird how to attract customers: by calling loudly, not quietly. But no one shows up, so the adults leave to get some customers while Big Bird waits.

Film/Song: Henson #5

Cartoon: Adding ladybugs and lizards

Muppet/Kid Moments: The Count and Ingrid count to 20 in Spanish

Cartoon: The Yellow Yahoo

Scene 6: Big Bird is waiting for some customers when Mr. Snuffleupagus comes by. Snuffy is thirsty, so he drinks an entire pitcher of lemonade. After he leaves, the adults return with some kids, but there’s no lemonade. Big Bird explains that Snuffy came and drank it all, but no one believes him.

Muppets: Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School – How to Cross the Street

Cartoon: K is for Key (speech balloon)

Cast: Marvelous Maria does a tricycle trick while an announcer counts to 10

Film: A jackrabbit (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Cookie Monster tests his strength at the carnival. But the barker has rigged the game so that no one can win. However, Cookie learns that the prize is a cookie and proceeds to ring the bell, destroy the device, and win the cookie!

Cartoon: A girl guitarist is drawn as several English- and Spanish-speaking kids try to guess what the object is

Film: Five onstage dancers

Scene 7: Big Bird and the adults are still waiting for customers. The Count arrives and offers to buy five cups of lemonade. Big Bird sells them to the Count, who drinks and counts each cup with zeal.

Cartoon: A man demonstrates Spanish words that start with the letter Y

Muppets: Ernie has a question for Bert, but Bert is busy reading the newspaper. Ernie tries to stay quiet in the meantime, but he distracts Bert by humming and then talking to Rubber Duckie. Exasperated, Bert stops reading his paper and demands that Ernie ask his question. Ernie’s question: “Bert, can I borrow your newspaper?”

Film/Song: “Who You Looking at, Tiger?” (sung by David)

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews Jack Be Nimble, who has trouble going over the candlestick

Cartoon: Batman and Robin cross the street

Celebrity: Bill Cosby thinks that there are three kids in the room, but there are actually four! One kid keeps hiding behind him.

Scene 8: More customers show up at the lemonade stand, which makes Big Bird very happy. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. SS sign still: David. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Mr. Snuffleupagus, the Count, AMs

Matt Robinson as Roosevelt Franklin (voice only)

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit the Frog, AMs

 

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Number 74!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 74


Season 5: Herry Monster wants to be as tall as Big Bird/Mr. Hooper is feeling grumpy/Oscar and Big Bird’s lectures

Sponsors: B, C, 4


Scene 1: David goes to Hooper’s Store for lunch and notices that Mr. Hooper is very grumpy. Mr. Hooper explains what happened earlier: he woke up and hit his head on the wall, missed his bus, got some gum stuck on his shoe while walking to the store, and spilled a quart of milk while serving breakfast to Susan. David reminds him that everyone has bad days, and that it’s okay to be angry about it. Eventually, Mr. Hooper realizes that he feels better having talked about his bad day.

Cartoon: A dad slips on his daughter’s roller skate. The girl states that this makes her dad ANGRY, but she still loves him.

Muppets: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing “MAD”

Film: “A Stool for Me”

Cartoon: The Alphabet Egg Jump Rope Rhyme

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4

Scene 2: Big Bird (donning a professor’s cap) presents a lecture about the letter B. It starts great words like “balloon,” “baseball,” and “bird.” Mr. Hooper, David, and several kids are in the audience.

Cartoon: B is for Bear, Bicycle, Bump, Branch, and Bees…

Muppets: Ernie tells Bert that there’s a bee flying around their apartment. When they see it’s a letter B, Bert doesn’t think much of it until it stings him on the nose.

Scene 3: Oscar presents a lecture about the letter C. It starts words like “crabby,” “crummy,” “creepy,” and “chocolate cake.” David and Mr. Hooper are confused when Oscar mentions chocolate cake, but Oscar explains that he likes chocolate cake with mustard and pickles on top, a Grouch delicacy that he brings out and begins to eat. Revolted, the adults exit.

Cartoon: C is for Cap

Cartoon: C is for Canary

Muppets/Cast: Maria reads “The King’s Picnic” (featuring the Anything Muppets)

Cartoon: A bear says a counting rhyme while being chased by bees

Film/Song: Henson #4

Cartoon: Country Fiddler – 4 Big Lions at my Door (art by Bud Luckey)

Scene 3: Herry Monster asks Mr. Hooper for a toy truck. Both he and Mr. Hooper try to reach it, but it’s too high up on the shelf. Big Bird comes in, so Mr. Hooper asks him to help. Big Bird successfully gets the truck, and Herry asks, “How’d you do that, Big Bird?” Big Bird: “Oh, it’s easy for me, Herry. I’m very tall.”

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4 (repeat)

Muppets: Cookie Monster and the Count argue over whether to eat or count cookies. They decide to do both: the Count counts the cookies one by one, and then Cookie eats them.

Film/Song: “Where the Garbage Goes” (music by Peter Schickele)

Cartoon: Jack and the B-Stalk

Muppet/Kid Moments: Kermit asks Chris about his sister Stephanie

Cartoon: Some things say that other things are small…but then something comes along that's bigger or smaller, or whatever.

Scene 4: Herry watches Big Bird playing basketball with some older kids. Big Bird keeps making lots of shots, and Herry asks, “How’d you do that?” Big Bird replies, “Oh, it helps to be tall in a basketball game, Herry.” Herry becomes jealous and wishes that he could be as tall as Big Bird. He gets an idea and runs off.

Film: The Mad Painter #4

Muppets: Grover tries to serve Mr. Johnson a sandwich that exactly matches the picture on the menu. However, Grover keeps forgetting several items. On the last attempt, Grover gets it right, but Mr. Johnson’s lunch hour is over and he has to leave. Aggravated, Grover throws a screaming fit in the kitchen.

Scene 5: Big Bird, David, and Mr. Hooper are astonished to see Herry walking on stilts. Herry says that he wants to be just as tall as Big Bird, but unfortunately, he loses his balance and falls. David and Mr. Hooper help Herry up and tell him that he can’t make himself taller, and that he’s going to have to wait a long time until he can do things that taller people can do. But Herry still wants to play basketball and reach things, so David gets an idea.

Cartoon: B is for Basket, Bandit, Ball, Books, and Bongo Beat…

Muppets: Ernie asks Bert to demonstrate MAD, but Bert isn’t mad about anything. Ernie says, “Pretend I lost your favorite paper clip,” and Bert gets very angry. Then Ernie tells him that he really did lose his favorite paper clip.

Scene 6: Herry has joined the basketball game. Whenever Herry gets the ball, David picks him up and holds him up to the basket so Herry can score.

Film: George the Farmer counts four jugs

Celebrity: Carol Burnett gets emotional while counting to 20

Cartoon: C is for Cake

Film: Footage of birds on land (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A bully won’t give the kids’ baseball back. The boy imagines several scenarios before he calls for his dog. (Art by the Hubleys)

Muppets: Roosevelt Franklin sings about the days of the week

Cartoon/Song: “That’s About the Size of It” (Bud Luckey)

Scene 7: Oscar has polished off the chocolate-mustard-pickle cake and sits back contentedly in his can. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan and Gordon. CTW sign still: Oscar.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, the Count, Little Jerry, Mr. Johnson, AMs

Matt Robinson as Roosevelt Franklin (voice only)

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 75!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 75


Season 3: Marty is lost/Grover doesn’t want to give up his blanket

Sponsors: J, X, 6


Scene 1: Gordon and Susan perform “Rub Your Tummy” with the kids.

Cartoon: Today’s Secret Drawing is…a camel!

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “The Mr. and Mrs. Game” with Mr. and Mrs. Monster (part 1)

Film: Joe Raposo sings “J-Jump”

Muppets: “The Mr. and Mrs. Game” (part 2)

Scene 2: Big Bird finds a Muppet boy named Marty, crying on the steps of 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird asks him what’s wrong, and Marty says he’s lost and doesn’t know how to get home. Big Bird calls over Gordon and Susan to help.

Cartoon: The Queen of Six

Cartoon: The Story of J (“Don’t jive a judge by jamming a June bug!”)

Muppets: Bert bets that Ernie can’t clean the apartment up in fifteen seconds, but Ernie thinks otherwise. When Bert decides to give Ernie his own dessert of cookies and ice cream as part of the bet, Ernie cleans the apartment in fifteen seconds!

Scene 3: Susan asks Marty where he lives, and Marty replies that he lives on Main Street. Gordon asks him where he is right now, and Marty doesn’t know. Gordon tells him to look at the street sign, which says “Sesame Street.” Gordon addressed the viewer, saying that it’s important to know how to read signs, which are made up of letters.

Film: “Sign Alphabet” (music by Joe Raposo and child voiceover)

Muppets: Cookie Monster shows the BUS STOP sign

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #6

Muppets: Cookie Monster shows the EXIT sign

Cartoon: The Queen of Six (repeat)

Muppets: A Muppet boy shows a TELEPHONE sign, with a rotary telephone next to it. Cookie Monster eats the telephone, and it rings inside him.

Cartoon: Poverty X

Celebrity: James Earl Jones recites the alphabet

Scene 4: Gordon gives Marty a map and shows him how to read it. Together, Marty, Big Bird, and the adults figure out that Marty has to walk six blocks east to get back to Main Street. Marty thanks everyone, but he doesn’t want to walk alone. Big Bird offers to walk with Marty, and the adults smile as they leave together.

Film: The Mad Painter #6

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads the story of “The King and the Fireman”

Cartoon: Bird counting from 1-20 (art by John and Faith Hubley)

Cartoon/Song: “It’s Springtime”

Muppets: Ernie discovers that half of his chicken salad sandwich is missing, so Sherlock Hemlock arrives to investigate. As it turns out, Sherlock is the culprit!

Scene 5: Susan and Gordon notice that Grover always carries his blanket around, even though it’s dirty and ratty. Grover refuses to give it up because he loves it too much. Susan explains to Grover that he can’t always carry his blanket around, and that he needs to try doing things without it. However, Grover insists otherwise.

Cartoon: Poverty X (repeat)

Muppets: Kermit attempts to give a lecture about rectangles, but Cookie Monster smashes the shape into pieces. Kermit chides him, but Cookie says it’ll still work out: “It’s a wreck, and it’s a tangle!”

Scene 6: Grover and Susan go to Hooper’s Store, and Grover orders a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from Tom. Grover tries to eat the sandwich while holding his blanket, but finds this task difficult.

Film: Making things out of shape blocks (including a train and a boat)

Cartoon: X is for X-ray (speech balloon)

Muppets: Ernie brings a flashlight, umbrella, and a bowling ball into his bathtub in case the power goes out, or if it starts raining indoors, or if a man asks him to borrow a ball for a bowling tournament. Bert ridicules him, until those things actually happen.

Film/Song: Henson #6

Film: A man sings “Rock-a-bye Baby” while a koala falls asleep

Scene 7: Grover tries playing catch with Susan and Gordon, but he can’t catch the ball while holding his blanket. Grover admits that he needs to give up his blanket, but he doesn’t know what to do with it now that it’s all torn and dirty. Tom suggests that they give it to Oscar.

Cartoon: J – Jam (speech balloon)

Muppets: The Anything Muppets sing “J Friends”

Film: A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between front/back, here/there, and close to/away from.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #6 (repeat)

Scene 8: Oscar is thrilled when Grover gives him his blanket. Oscar decides to take a nap with it and goes into his can to sleep. After Grover and Susan walk away, Oscar snores as Tom announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Big Bird. CTW sign still: Bob.


CAST:

Larry Block as Tom

Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob

Matt Robinson as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, Mr. and Mrs. Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Marty, Sherlock Hemlock, AMs

Fran Brill as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, Kermit, AMs

 

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Here's part 1 of a doubleheader post. Outline number 76, with 77 to follow.


Sesame Street Old School Outline 76


Season 5: The cast finds uses for old newspapers/Sherlock Hemlock loses his magnifying glass

Sponsors: M, Q, 10

Scene 1: A boy narrates the opening scene, which shows the street residents reusing old newspapers. Mr. Hooper uses them to clean the storefront windows. Maria uses a newspaper to make a paper boat for the kids. Bob uses one as a fan to cool himself off. David wraps boxes with old newspaper. Finally, Oscar uses an old newspaper to wrap his smelly fish collection. The stench is so strong that the adults start to complain about it, to Oscar’s glee.

Film: In a park, the garbage man puts litter in the wastebasket (part 1)

Cartoon/Song: Ten Turtles (art by Bud Luckey)

Film: A man reads a newspaper and then throws it on the ground after reading it. A little girl puts it in the wastebasket where it belongs (part 2)

Muppets: Kermit has Grover carry a stack of bricks to show “here” and “there”

Film: A group of children watch a silent film about a woman who can’t figure out how to escape a burning house. The kids tell her to use the EXIT sign. After several tries, the woman finds the sign above a door and leaves the house.

Cartoon: M is for Mail (speech balloon)

Scene 2: Big Bird and Bob spot Sherlock Hemlock looking for something. Sherlock reveals that his magnifying glass is missing. Big Bird doesn’t know why Sherlock is looking for a magnifying glass, so Bob explains what it is and how it helps Sherlock do his job. Determined, Big Bird resolves to help Sherlock find it, and he calls everyone over to help.

Cartoon: A polar bear finds the EXIT sign (art by John and Faith Hubley)

Film: Baby animals are fed milk

Cartoon: Q is for Quarter (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

Scene 3: Everyone is looking for Sherlock Hemlock’s magnifying glass. Just when all hope seems lost, Sherlock finds his magnifying glass…it was in his back pocket all along! As everyone groans, Sherlock commends himself on solving his hardest mystery yet.

Cartoon: A man tries to explain how to put up wallpaper

Muppets: Sinister Sam is looking for Doc Holliday, and he’s got an itchy trigger finger! When the cowboys bring Doc out, Sam reveals that his itchy trigger finger is killing him, and asks if the doctor has any ointment to treat it.

Cartoon: King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons

Film: A seahorse (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Ernie and Bert play the 10-Q game

Cartoon: Poverty Q cartoon

Scene 4: Oscar asks Maria and Bob to help him put ten bowling pins into his trashcan. Afterwards, Oscar explains that he’s playing in the annual Grouch bowling tournament, in which the participants bowl overhand. Maria and Bob are skeptical until they hear crashing sounds, and then bowling balls fly out of Oscar’s can!

Cartoon: Julius demonstrates “here” and “there” (animation by Cliff Roberts)

Cast: Luis can’t find his way out of a brick room until a sign comes down. He picks it up and reads it: “EXIT.” He puts it on the wall, and a door magically appears.

Muppets: Herbert Birdsfoot wants someone to help him tell a story with M words. Grover enters, making “Mmmm” noises, so Herbert gets him to help. When the story is over, Herbert realizes that Grover’s mouth is stuck together with peanut butter.

Scene 5: Mr. Hooper, David, and two kids play “Three of These Things” with a baseball, a bat, a catcher’s mitt, and a football helmet. They agree that the football helmet doesn’t belong because it is used for football, not baseball.

Muppets/Song: Herry Monster and Cookie Monster sing “M-M-Monster Meal”

Cartoon: An elevator goes up 10 floors, picking up more and more people and animals along the way. On the tenth floor, a mouse steps inside and the elevator explodes.

Film: The Mad Painter #10

Muppets: Bert has purple paint on his hand and says he can’t go on a trip with Ernie. Ernie covers Bert’s hand with a mitten, but Bert refuses to go outside wearing one mitten. This prompts Ernie to get another mitten, a scarf, a hat, and a sled for Bert. Then Ernie reveals that they’re going to the beach!

Film: Joe Raposo sings “Dressed Up”

Cartoon: A boy goes fishing, but he catches all the letters of the alphabet!

Insert: Mr. Snuffleupagus plays and sings “London Bridge” with the kids

Cartoon: Melvin the Moving Man

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews Christopher Columbus, who subtracts ships that sail away to find America.

Cartoon: M is for Mouse, Mud, and Mother…

Film/Song: Henson #10

Film: A hand tries to clap by itself, but it needs another hand to make it work

Muppets: Cookie Monster goes to Mike’s Bakery for something that rhymes with “buy.” First, he eats the “I” in the bakery sign and then the baker’s tie. Then Guy Smiley comes in to order a pie, and Cookie realizes what he can eat in the bakery that rhymes with buy: it’s Guy!

Cartoon: Marvelous Martha

Scene 6: The adults play baseball with the kids as Sherlock Hemlock announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Ernie and Bert. CTW sign still: Luis.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Sherlock Hemlock, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Herry Monster, Herbert Birdsfoot, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, Sinister Sam, AMs

 

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Number 77, featuring a rare on-location scene at Central Park. Read on...


Sesame Street Old School Outline 77


Season 9: Bert’s new hairstyle/Gordon and Grover go jogging

Sponsors: I, N, 11


Scene 1: In the morning, Grover and Gordon go for a jog in Central Park. The camera cuts between shots of them jogging together (Grover is shown from the waist up) and between Gordon’s perspective with dual narration. Upon returning to Sesame Street, Gordon promises to jog with Grover again next week. As they hug, Grover says to the camera, “Eat your heart out, Jack LaLanne!”

Cartoon: Big, bigger, and biggest strongmen

Film: A young car dealer shows cars of different sizes to people of different sizes

Muppet/Kid Moments: The Count asks Ingrid to count to 20 in Spanish

Cartoon: Capital I…he’s quite a guy

Film: Eleven eggs and one cookie

Muppets: After watching the previous film, Ernie counts out eleven cookies and one egg. Cookie Monster enters and eats everything.

Scene 2: Oscar asks Bob to guess what his favorite N word is. When Bob asks Oscar to tell him, the Grouch says, “No.”
Bob: You won’t tell me what your favorite N word is?
Oscar: No!
Bob: Then why did you ask me to guess what your favorite N word is?
Oscar: I just told you what it is, Bright Eyes!
Bob: Will you tell me again, Oscar?
Oscar: NO!
Bob: Oscar, this is very frustrating!
Oscar: Of course it is! Because my favorite N word is NO! Got ya, Tenor Face!

Cartoon: A witch changes a girl into several items and creatures, but the girl repeats, “I’m still ME!”

Cast: Charlie Chaplin (Maria) looks in a mirror and says, “ME.” Linda plays Chaplin’s reflection.

Cartoon/Song: “It’s a Lovely Eleven Morning”

Insert: Luis, Trey, and Crystal play with spare parts in the Fix-It Shop, and Luis decides to make something out of these items (bolts, hinges, buckles, and so on).

Muppets: Kermit gives a lecture about hair (featuring Beautiful Day Monster)

Insert: Luis shows the kids his bird sculpture! They agree to show it to Big Bird.

Muppets: In a “Caveman Days” segment, King Ernie requests the Royal Smart Person (Sherlock Hemlock) to invent paper

Cartoon: Nancy the Nanny Goat

Scene 3: Bert isn’t happy with his hair. Mr. Hooper, Bob, Susan, and Olivia try to convince him not to change his hair, but Bert promises the adults that he’ll have a new hairdo that will amaze everyone.

Cartoon: A girl tries on big, bigger, and biggest shoes

Film/Song: “Go Ahead and Touch” (sung by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: “The Eleven Cheer”

Scene 4: Bert asks Big Bird for suggestions about how to make his hair better. Big Bird puts feathers in Bert’s hair, but Bert doesn’t like that look.

Film: Cold things that start with I

Cartoon: I is for Ink (angry bird)

Muppets: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between by using two poles. However, the poles keep moving. When Kermit exits in frustration, it’s revealed that the poles are attached to mops being used by Grover and Herry Monster.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #11

Scene 5: Bert asks Oscar for advice on his hair. Oscar suggests that Bert should put mud, ketchup, or shredded paper in his hair. However, Bert imagines himself like that and isn’t too keen on it.

Cartoon: Uncle Gus and all of us went for a ride to Ho-hocus…

Cast: Maria, Bob, and David show in, on, and under in their own ways

Film: An animal auctioneer in the South

Muppets: Lefty recites the alphabet to his boss and gets a lollipop in return

Cartoon: The Wise Man shows “between” to a traveler

Scene 6: Bert returns with the same hairdo as before. The adults tell Bert that they love him no matter how his hair looks. Bob says that everyone has different hair (the camera moves from Bob to Susan to Mr. Hooper to Olivia), and they’re all still good friends. Bert finally accepts his hair, but then he starts thinking about his clothes: “Do you think I would look good in polyester? How about bellbottoms? Y’know, I think a pair of Python boots would be snazzy…”

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – N is for Nose

Film/Song: One of These Things – Starfish and Crab (sung by Northern Calloway)

Muppets: Ernie finds a fortune-telling machine, which costs one cookie. He gives his cookie to the machine, and the fortune reads, “You will be kissed by a happy Cookie Monster.” Indeed, Cookie Monster comes out of the machine, kisses Ernie, and thanks him for the cookie!

Cartoon: Passengers on the subway demonstrate “between”

Muppets: A Japanese storyteller presents a story about an evil Prime Minister who challenges the citizens to find something unique in order to become the new emperor. Nobody succeeds until a girl appears and says, “There is only one ME!”

Cartoon: Kids around the world say “ME.”

Scene 7: Big Bird holds up the letter and number sponsors one by one, when Bert walks by wearing a polyester suit, gold chains, and dark shades. He stares in astonishment and then hears the adults gasp at Bert’s outfit. Big Bird sighs in resignation and announces the sponsors. SS sign still: the Count. CTW sign still: David.


CAST:

Linda Bove as Linda

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Alaina Reed as Olivia

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Lefty, Beautiful Day Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs