Sesame Street Old School Outlines

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19!


Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 3: Getting letters in the mail/A windy day

Sponsors: A, C, 8

Scene 1: Molly the Mail Lady brings letters to everyone on Sesame Street. Inside each envelope is a letter of the alphabet. Big Bird gets a B, Gordon gets a G, Maria gets an M, and Cookie Monster gets a C, which he eats.

Muppets: An Anything Muppet boy looks for his uncle Charlie

Cartoon: Rocket countdown (the rocket falls over)

Celebrity: Carol Burnett-“Well, back to the old drawing board!”

Scene 2: Molly delivers an O to Oscar the Grouch, who grumpily accepts it.

Cartoon: Rocket countdown (the rocket sprays water on everybody)

Celebrity: Counting layups with the Knicks

Muppets: Ernie, Bert, and Herry Monster fight over a chair in front of the TV set

Cartoon: C-Cowboy

Film/Song: Henson #8

Cartoon: C-Cat

Scene 3: Susan, Tom, and Rafael are preparing for a windy day on Sesame Street. They close the windows of Hooper’s Store and the Fix-It Shop and lock the doors before heading inside.

Cartoon: Rocket countdown (the announcer takes off)

Muppets: Grover is afraid that another monster is following him, until Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is

Cartoon: A witch tells a story about the letter A

Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #8

Muppets: Ernie and Bert play the sandbox game (“I EIGHT the sandbox, Ernie!” “How’d it taste, Bert?”)

Film/Song: Henson #8 (repeat)

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “Pick Your Pet!”

Scene 4: Oscar pokes his head out of his can and praises the windy weather: it blows lots of garbage around and makes a whooshing noise that he loves. It also keeps people off the street and away from his can. David passes by, desperately looking for something to grab a hold of. Oscar offers him a hand, but it’s actually a replica of his hand on a pole that he lets go of, sending David flying away.

Cartoon: A man presents the alligator, which starts with A

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s mirror prank backfires

Film/Song: “A Little Bit at the Beginning” (Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A man makes an avalanche on the letter A

Cartoon: Rocket countdown (the rocket takes off at 7)

Muppets: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of alphabet soup

Cartoon: The King of 8

Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #8 (repeat)

Muppets: A group of monsters observe the letter A. (“Ayyy!”)

Scene 5: Inside Susan’s apartment, Big Bird wants to do something fun. So Susan, Gordon, and the Bird play “One of These Things” with weather symbols. The items are a happy sun, a gray rain cloud, a snowflake, and a school bus. Big Bird correctly guesses the school bus doesn’t belong.

Cartoon: A-Ape (speech balloon)

Film: A wombat scratches its four legs

Muppets: At night, Ernie waits for the neighbor upstairs to drop his shoes

Cast: Bob and Mr. Hooper construct an “A”

Cartoon: A man presents the alligator, which starts with A (repeat)

Muppets: “Mahna Mahna”

Cartoon: Rocket countdown (the rocket finally launches properly)

Scene 6: After the windstorm is over, Tom, Susan, Gordon, and David play outside with the kids. Maria announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Molly and Big Bird. CTW sign still: Rafael and two kids.


CAST:

Larry Block as Tom

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Raul Julia as Rafael

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Charlotte Rae as Molly

Matt Robinson as Gordon

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

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

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, Herbert Birdsfoot, Mr. Johnson, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, Mahna Mahna, AMs

 

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Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 8: Big Bird goes shopping with the adults

Sponsors: E, F, 2

Scene 1: Gordon greets the viewer and says he’s about to have lunch at Hooper’s Store. He orders a bowl of tomato soup, but Mr. Hooper is out of tomato soup. David and Olivia can’t get their egg salad sandwiches because Hooper has run out of eggs. Then Big Bird orders a birdseed milkshake, but Hooper doesn’t have any birdseed. David suggests that Mr. Hooper should go shopping for some food items. Olivia, Gordon, and Big Bird volunteer to go with Mr. Hooper, while David stays behind to run the store.

Muppets: A Muppet barbershop quartet sings about counting floors in an elevator

Cartoon: F is for Frog (art by Jeff Hale)

Film: A girl shows in, on, and under

Cartoon: What if a frog and a fly switched bodies?

Muppets: Bert notices Ernie carrying glasses of water out of the apartment. It turns out that the apartment has flooded and Ernie is trying to get rid of the water.

Scene 2: Outside the supermarket, Big Bird spots Mr. Snuffleupagus entering the supermarket and begs the adults to turn around. Just as they do, a large shipping truck drives by, blocking Snuffy from sight.

Cartoon: Filbert’s Flea Circus

Cartoon: Sand F

Scene 3: In the supermarket, Big Bird marvels at all the aisles and shelves of food. While walking between two aisles, he suddenly sees Snuffy walking past the produce section on the other side of the store. When he finally gets Olivia, Mr. Hooper, and Gordon to turn around, Snuffy is no longer visible between the two aisles.

Cartoon: A bird subtracts balloons by popping them

Muppets: Kermit gives a subtraction lecture using four eggs, which hatch four chicks

Scene 4: Gordon doesn’t remember how many cartons of eggs he must find, so he asks Big Bird to stay put while he goes to ask Mr. Hooper and Olivia. While Gordon leaves, Mr. Snuffleupagus and Big Bird finally encounter one another and quickly say hello. Snuffy leaves to go shopping for cabbages just as Gordon returns. Gordon: “Good, Big Bird! You stayed put and didn’t go looking for your imaginary friend!” Big Bird: “Yes, Mr. Snuffleupagus came to ME! We talked for a few minutes and it was really great! Thank you so much, Gordon! Well, I’m gonna go find Mr. Pooper and help him out now! Bye!” (ending music as a confused Gordon stares at the camera)

Cartoon: A frog glee chorus

Cast: A magician (Luis) subtracts people (including David and Maria)

Cartoon: A man shows pairs of body parts. When he lifts his two legs, he falls down.

Muppets: Bert sings “Doin’ the Pigeon”

Film: The Mad Painter #2

Muppets: Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and tries his strength. When he finds out that the prize is a cookie, he destroys the device and wins the cookie.

Scene 4: While Olivia and Gordon shop for eggs and tomato soup, Big Bird helps Mr. Hooper find two bags of birdseed.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #2

Film/Song: “Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?” (Joe Raposo)

Muppets/Cast: Grover’s body part lecture (featuring Maria)

Cartoon: Are you the monster that ate the television?

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “What’s My Letter?” with Prairie Dawn as a contestant

Scene 5: The Count is working as a cashier at the supermarket. He wants to make sure every item is accounted for, so he proceeds to count twenty cans of tomato soup and each of the four-dozen eggs. Gordon: “Eleven other cashiers, and we had to get him!”

Cartoon: Counting and erasing poem

Muppets: Frank and Jerry measure how far apart they are

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy-E is for Ear

Scene 6: The Count has finished counting the cans and the eggs when Olivia cuts him off. The Count helps Mr. Hooper and Gordon bag the groceries, and everyone heads home. The Count: “That’s four! Four happy customers! Ah, ah, ah!”

Cartoon: E-Erase

Film: Pottery (Joe Raposo background music)

Muppets: Ernie wants a very complicated ice-cream cone

Cartoon: A man saws out a letter E

Cartoon: Two men fight over which radio station to listen to

Muppets: Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse order different sized glasses of milk from a Muppet bartender

Film: “You need a bridge” (Joe Raposo background music)

Scene 7: Mr. Hooper serves everyone their lunches as Big Bird attempts to justify Snuffy’s existence. The Count announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria. CTW sign still: David and Luis.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Alaina Reed as Olivia

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Fred the Wonder Horse, AMs

Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn

Richard Hunt as AMs

Chris Cerf as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, AMs

 

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Here's number 21, with a very VERY rare Muppet being featured here!


Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 8: David imagines going to a disco/Oscar’s clothing store/Salvador Dada visits Sesame Street

Sponsors: G, U, 5

Scene 1: David is listening to a disco recording while cleaning Hooper’s Store and imagines what it would be like to be dancing at a disco. Olivia, Maria, Gordon, Luis, Bob, Susan, and Big Bird are dancing, too. When David awakes, Mr. Hooper is sternly standing next to him and holding the cleaning rag. David sheepishly gets back to work.

Cartoon: 1-2-3-4-5!

Muppets: Kermit sings “Bein’ Green” (1974-75 version)

Cartoon: G-Gorilla (speech balloon)

Muppets: Grover and George sing “Two G Sounds”

Film: This is the desert (Joe Raposo background music)

Scene 2: Bob sees a huge rack of clothing outside Oscar’s can. He finds out that Oscar is selling clothing. Oscar immediately wants Bob to buy something (“Just look at your shirt! Even a Grouch wouldn’t wear that!”), so Bob starts going through the rack to find something to wear. However, all the clothing is torn, stained, or even louder than Bob’s own outfit.

Cartoon: Pinball Count #5

Scene 3: Bob has finished going through the entire rack and is nearly fed up. However, Oscar entices him with a hip shirt and Bob buys it for fifty cents. Afterwards, Bob notices one small thread sticking out. He pulls it and the shirt unravels into thin threads, to his dismay.

Film: A farmer feeds baby calves

Muppets: News Flash-The Five Little Pigs

Cartoon: Sand G

Cast: Bob, Luis, David, and Gordon perform “Gimme Five”

Cartoon: Ringmaster #5

Muppets: Bert suspects Ernie of taking cookies, but it turns out to be Cookie Monster disguised as Ernie!

Cartoon: A hammer slowly pounds a nail into the ground

Cartoon: A gorilla that knows G words applies for a job

Muppets: Two children have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet

Scene 4: Big Bird, Susan, Maria, Luis, and Bob are excitedly waiting for Salvador Dada’s art exhibit to arrive on Sesame Street. Salvador Dada arrives with much fanfare (literally!), and presents his latest masterpieces: four fancy paintings of a circle, a triangle, a square, and a rectangle.

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy-U is for Umbrella

Muppets: The Count hires Ernie to answer his telephone for him. Ernie thinks it’ll be easy, but the Count wants to count the number of times the phone rings and won’t let Ernie answer the phone.

Film: Going to school in New Mexico

Scene 5: Salvador Dada shows his paintings to Oscar, but the Grouch dislikes them. “I think they’re yucky! Now beat it, Surrealist Face!” (Slams his lid down) Salvador Dada: “Humph. Everyone’s a critic!”

Cartoon: U-Ugly!

Film: Baby animals nurse

Celebrity: Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) counts to five

Cartoon: A boy looks for the telephone as it rings (art by John and Faith Hubley)

Muppets: Five good men are needed to capture Bad Bart

Scene 6: Olivia sings “Someday Little Children” to the kids.

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “U” prank

Cartoon: A U train chugs along

Muppets: Grover shows heavy and light (Big Bird cameo)

Cartoon: An animal race ends in chaos

Film: Two birds (Joe Raposo background music)

Scene 7: The street is decorated like a disco and everyone is dancing to the groovy music! However, it’s only a daydream, as David has dozed off again in Hooper’s Store. Mr. Hooper pokes David and pushes the cleaning rag into his hand. As David resumes his duties, Salvador Dada announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Olivia and Mr. Hooper. CTW sign still: Bob and Gordon.


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

Alaina Reed as Olivia

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

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

Jerry Nelson as the Count, George, AMs

Richard Hunt as AMs

Jim Henson as Salvador Dada, Ernie, Kermit, Bad Bart, AMs

 

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Number 22!


Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 5: Oscar’s sunglasses/Ernie and Bert run Hooper’s Store

Sponsors: T, 10

Scene 1: Oscar shows his new “magic sunglasses” to Bob. The Grouch claims that they help him see things he’s never seen before, like unicorns, leprechauns, and even Mr. Snuffleupagus! Bob is highly skeptical and asks to try them on. As he walks around, Bob crashes into things because the glasses are so dark. When Bob demands an explanation, Oscar cackles, “That’s what I meant! I’ve never seen you run into so many things before! Heh, heh, heh!”

Cartoon: Jazz #10

Muppets: Bert wants to know why Ernie has string tied around his fingers

Insert: Who made this mess? (main cast, featuring the voice of Jerry Nelson)

Cartoon: Christopher Clumsy presents shapes

Film: Farmer George counts to 10 using barrels

Muppets: A pair of teeth applies for a job

Scene 2: Big Bird enters Hooper’s Store and is surprised to see Mr. Hooper nearly asleep at the counter (“Boy, Mr. Drooper, it doesn’t look like you got any sleep last night!”). Ernie and Bert enter and order sodas, but a drowsy Mr. Hooper gives them root beers. The two roommates volunteer to run Hooper’s Store for the day while Mr. Hooper goes home to rest.

Cartoon: T is for Television

Cast: Luis and David cooperate on a rainy day

Muppets: News Flash-Sleeping Beauty (when the prince kisses her, he falls asleep)

Film: The Mad Painter #10

Scene 3: After getting instructions from Mr. Hooper, Ernie and Bert start running the store. Maria comes in and orders coffee with sugar. However, in his rambling excitement, Ernie gives her coffee with cream. Bert gets the correct order for Maria, but Ernie takes credit for it.

Muppets: Herry tells an alphabet secret to Grover, who immediately spreads it around to other monsters

Film/Song: Henson #10

Cast: Larry and Phyllis cooperate in order to sing a song

Cartoon: T is for Twine, Trash, and Ticket

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads “The King and the Fireman” (featuring the AMs)

Cartoon: What if I had big feet?

Film: Have you ever been to the farm?

Scene 4: Gordon and Susan order turkey sandwiches on rye bread, but Ernie brings them egg salad on pumpernickel. Bert scrambles to get them the right orders as Ernie beams at the counter. “We’re doing a great job together, aren’t we, Bert?” An angry Bert steams in the background.

Film/Song: “Look at This” - Tire (Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: T is for Train

Muppet/Kid Moments: Kermit and Joey recite the alphabet

Cartoon: The secret drawing-a camel

Scene 5: David comes in and greets Maria, Susan, and Gordon before ordering two fried eggs, a cup of tea, and toast. While Bert cooks the eggs, Ernie makes the tea and toast, but as he chats with the adults, the toast burns and the kettle boils over. Ernie blames Bert, who finally loses it. “ERNIE! I’m running around doing all the work, and you’re standing here doing NOTHING!” As he rants, the eggs start burning. The frantic adults point out the burning eggs, but Bert panics. Ernie saves the day by using the fire extinguisher. Susan and Maria suggest that the boys should cooperate instead of fight. Bert and Ernie apologize to each other and decide to work together.

Film: Hippos (Joe Raposo background music)

Muppets: Cookie Monster sings “Three of These Things”

Cartoon: Ten Turtles (Bud Luckey)

Film: The Alphabet Dancers make a T

Muppets: Three witches cooperate to make something they all want

Cartoon: Octopus One-Man Band

Scene 6: Ernie and Bert are now working together harmoniously. Big Bird enters and orders a birdseed milkshake, and the two friends get his order right on the first try. Big Bird: “Wow! You made it just the way Mr. Looper makes it!” The adults smile as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Luis and David. CTW sign still: Bob, Susan, and Gordon.


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

Hal Miller as Gordon

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, AMs

Richard Hunt as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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23 and counting…


Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 9: Everyone is busy on Big Bird’s birthday

Sponsors: I, P, 5

Scene 1: Big Bird greets the viewer excitedly. Today is his birthday, and he can’t wait to celebrate with all of his friends.

Cartoon: A girl is excited to play with her sled

Muppets: Kermit teaches Herry Monster and Cookie Monster to share a bicycle. But the monsters don’t take turns riding the bicycle…they eat it instead!

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy-I is for Ink

Film: Joe Raposo sings “Dressed Up”

Muppets: Bert has purple paint on his hand, and Ernie tries to help him cover it up

Scene 2: Big Bird bumps into Susan and Gordon, who are late for work. He tries to remind them of his special day, but they have no time to listen to him. Gordon: “Not now, Big Bird! We have a bus to catch!” So the Bird heads to Hooper’s Store.

Cartoon: Pat the Pilot

Muppets: Grover’s rowboat, part one

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #5

Muppets: Grover’s rowboat, part two

Cartoon: #5-Funny Farm (Bud Luckey)

Muppets: Grover’s rowboat, part three

Film: Butterflies (Joe Raposo background music)

Scene 3: Big Bird is about to remind David and Mr. Hooper about his birthday when Hooper’s oven starts burning. Hooper and David run to the back, leaving Big Bird alone again.

Muppets: Ernie’s emotional reactions at a movie distract fellow moviegoers, who take their anger out on Bert

Cartoon: I-Iron

Film: Alphabet dancers-Capital I

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “I” prank

Film: Alphabet dancers-Lowercase I

Cartoon: A boy tries to get his large toy house through a door (harmonica music)

Scene 4: One by one, Big Bird attempts to remind various Street residents of his birthday, but they all are busy. Olivia, Luis, and Linda are going grocery shopping, the Count must feed his bats (“Yes, I have five lovely bats: Misha, Sasha, Luna, Richard, and Jerry!”), Maria has a doctor’s appointment, Bob has to give a music lesson, Herry has to work out, and Bert must attend a Pigeon Lovers’ Meeting (“Today there’s going to be a master class on proper pigeon feeding techniques!”).

Muppets: A Muppet lumberjack (Jim Henson) sings “For the Joys of the Country” without noticing that the forest is being converted into a giant city

Cartoon: E is for Enter and Exit (“That’s enough, Roy!”)

Muppets: News Flash-Jack Be Nimble

Cartoon: Monster in the dark (finding the light switch)

Cast: Charlie Chaplin (Maria) must find the EXIT

Cartoon: P is for Picnic

Muppets: Chrissy and the Alphabeats perform “EXIT”

Cartoon: What if my hair was made of grass?

Scene 5: Once everyone arrives home, they secretly meet in Hooper’s Store to plan for Big Bird’s birthday. Mr. Hooper and David have prepared a cake, and everyone else has bought gifts and cards for the Bird.

Cartoon: A boy and a dog fight over the letter I

Film: Five dancers

Muppets: Super Grover helps a boy find the EXIT sign…or at least, he tries to

Cartoon: P-Pack (narrator gets stuffed into a woman’s suitcase)

Cartoon: Sand P

Muppet/Kid Moments: Bert explains to John-John how he felt when he lost his paper clip collection

Cartoon: P-Pin (speech balloon)

Cartoon: Ringmaster #5

Scene 6: Big Bird is alone in his nest, feeling upset because no one is around to celebrate his birthday. As he is discussing his emotions with the viewer, he hears a knock on his door. David enters and asks, “Big Bird, can you come outside for a moment?” The Bird gets a huge surprise when he sees everyone on Sesame Street with gifts and a birdseed cake for him. Susan apologizes for not listening to him earlier and wants to know what he had to say. Big Bird: “I was going to remind you all about my birthday, but I guess you remembered after all!” As everyone begins the celebration, Bert announces the sponsors. SS sign still: the Count and Cookie Monster. CTW sign still: Kermit and the kids.


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

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

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

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, the Count, AMs

Chris Cerf as Chrissy

Richard Hunt as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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24!

Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 4: Big Bird learns to play well with others/SAM the Robot draws pictures/What is love?

Sponsors: C, L, 2

Scene 1: Big Bird plays catch with Bob and the kids. Farley wants to join them, but Big Bird is reluctant. Bob tells Big Bird that it is nice to include others, and he sings “Hi Friend.” Ultimately, Big Bird agrees to let Farley join.

Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #2

Muppets: Ernie has an important note for Bert, and ransacks the apartment to find the note. When he finds the note, it states that it’s Bert turn to clean the apartment.

Film/Song: Henson #2

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford’s platform levitation trick (with Grover and Herry)

Cartoon: C-Cap (speech balloon)

Film: Five penguins (Joe Raposo)

Scene 2: Big Bird and Farley are still playing catch. Big Bird asks Farley if he wants to go to “Mr. Cooper’s Store” for a snack. Farley agrees, but upon arrival, he does a double take when the Bird orders “Two birdseed milkshakes for us, Mr. Stooper!”

Film/Song: Henson’s #2 Dollhouse

Cartoon: L-Lunchbox (speech balloon)

Muppets: Kermit and Grover present short and long ladders

Cartoon: A bully won’t give a ball back to a group of kids, until a boy calls for his dog (art by John and Faith Hubley)

Scene 3: SAM the Robot sees Gordon drawing pictures with the kids and wants to learn how to draw. So Gordon attempts to teach him. When SAM tries to draw Gordon, he ends up drawing a messy picture of Oscar! Gordon decides to give the picture to the Grouch, who naturally loves it.

Cartoon: Toucan Two-Dance (Bud Luckey)

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts the Remembering Game with Cookie Monster and Mr. Bill Smith (performed by Jerry Nelson)

Cartoon: C-Cat (speech balloon)

Film: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins (Joe Raposo background music)

Muppets: Sesame Street Sports-The Tortoise and the Hare

Transition: Breaking glass

Scene 4: Various residents of the Street show what love is: David and Maria share a hug; Susan and Gordon hold hands; Ernie cuddles his rubber duckie; Herry Monster cradles his doll; Cookie Monster eats a box of cookies.

Cartoon: A man says the word LOVE to various people, and the man eventually finds love himself

Muppets: Two Muppet boys play hide and seek while reciting the alphabet

Cartoon: A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian (a lesson on the letter L)

Film/Song: Henson #2 (repeat)

Cartoon: Two arms hug the word LOVE

Muppets: These are the letters that spell the word RUN!

Cartoon: Jazzy Spies #2 (repeat)

Muppets: The Martians (Jim Henson & Jerry Nelson) discover a telephone

Cartoon: Today’s secret drawing-An astronaut

Film: Swinging gibbon (Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman tries to sell a snowman to Ernie

Celebrity: Listen My Brother sings about the alphabet

Film: The Mad Painter #2

Scene 5: SAM the Robot passes out his rather shabby drawings to Luis, Mr. Hooper, Susan, and David, who aren’t all that flattered. Gordon announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria and Oscar. CTW sign still: Big Bird.


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

Hal Miller as Gordon

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

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

Jerry Nelson as SAM the Robot, Herry Monster, Farley, the Amazing Mumford, Bill Smith, Pink Martian, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, Kermit, Blue Martian, AMs

 

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25! A summertime outline for you in the cool of November.


Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 10: The adults wash Susan’s car/Big Bird disturbs everyone with his snoring

Sponsors: R, S, 3

Scene 1: On a hot summer afternoon, Big Bird greets the viewer and decides to take a nap on the steps of the 123 Sesame Street building. But his snoring bothers Bob, who is reading the newspaper; Gordon and Luis, who are playing checkers; and Herry Monster, who is working on his needlepoint. Big Bird decides to watch everyone instead.

Cartoon: A turtle and two birds show small, smaller, and smallest

Film: Water, water everywhere!

Muppets: Bert takes a nap, and Ernie makes observations about how Bert sleeps

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

Muppets: Mr. Chatterly’s Alphabet Chat-Letter R

Cartoon: Things that are big and small (people, bugs, elephants…)

Scene 2: Susan notices that her car needs washing. As she goes to get the cleaning supplies, she runs into Bob, Gordon, and Luis, who volunteer to help her.

Cartoon: A boy and a wizard conjure up things that start with R

Muppets/Celebrity: Grover and Madeline Kahn perform “Sing After Me”

Cartoon: R-Rabbit (speech balloon)

Film: Toy bulldozers vs. real bulldozers (featuring a young Brian Henson)

Muppets: Cookie Monster goes to the library

Cartoon: The Old Bridge Keeper - Circles

Scene 3: Just as Gordon, Susan, Luis and Bob have started working on Susan’s car, Oscar arrives in his taxi, saying that it needs a mud bath. The adults reluctantly agree to give the taxi a mud bath.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #3

Muppets: News Flash-Kermit looks for the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy-R is for Rope

Scene 4: As Susan, Bob, Luis, and Gordon give the taxi a mud bath, Oscar continually insists that they’ve missed several spots. As Oscar becomes increasingly pushy, an irritated Gordon dumps his entire bucket of mud onto Oscar’s taxi. Gordon: “How’s THAT, Oscar?” Oscar: “That’s perfect, Curly! Finally, some real service around here!”

Muppets: Dr. Thad and the Medications sing “The Ten Commandments of Health”

Cartoon: Two snakes in the desert and a large rabbit

Cast: Linda signs the words “WET PAINT”

Cartoon: A man spells out the words “WET PAINT” on a sign

Film: Get me a 20! (starring Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Grover demonstrates NEAR and FAR until he faints from exhaustion

Cartoon: Billy Jo Jive-Strawberry Shortcakes

Muppets: “The Addition Game,” featuring Guy Smiley and Herry Monster

Film: Presenting the rattlesnake!

Scene 5: As the adults resume their work, the Count approaches and notes, “One, two, three, four people washing Susan’s car!” Susan suggests that the Count help out, and the Count agrees. But instead of helping, he simply counts each time he cleans the same spot.

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Muppets: Ernie and Bert sing “Feelin’ Good, Feelin’ Bad”

Cartoon: The Snake (Henson clay animation)

Film/Song: Henson #3

Cartoon: S-Snail (Jeff Hale consonant poem cartoon)

Muppets: “Numerical Correspondence (Let’s Sing a Song of Numbers)” (featuring the voices of Marilyn Sokol, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson)

Film/Song: Henson Roller Coaster Ball #3 (powder ending)

Cartoon: Sand S

Scene 6: After Susan, Gordon, Luis, Bob, and the Count finish washing Susan’s car, Mr. Hooper gives ice-cold lemonade to everyone. The Count: “That’s one sip! Two sips! Three sips! Ah, ah, ah!” Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Bob and Linda. CTW sign still: Oscar.


CAST:

Linda Bove as Linda

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Herry Monster, Mr. Chatterly, AMs

Richard Hunt as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, Kermit, AMs

 

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Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 9: Biff helps Oscar cook/The Count counts beads/David doesn’t want anyone’s help

Sponsors: H, Q, 7

Scene 1: Gordon and Bob discover Oscar and Biff cooking some Grouch food. Oscar starts by mixing an undercooked steak, chocolate sauce, three raw eggs, and a pile of sardines in a bowl, and Biff adds the “piece de resistance” by blowing up the food, spraying everyone with the messy food. Biff: “We oughta open up our own restaurant, eh?” Oscar: “Ha! Dream on, Construction Face!”

Cartoon: Q is for Quiet! (art by John Korty)

Muppets: Mr. Johnson wants to order, but Grover tells him that the restaurant is out of some items on the menu.

Film/Song: Henson #7

Cartoon: A black cat chases a white cat until a lion intervenes (art by John & Faith Hubley)

Cast: Maria, David, and Luis build a Q

Cartoon: Today’s secret drawing: a camel

Muppets/Celebrity: Judy Collins and the Anything Muppets sing “The Fisherman’s Song”

Cartoon: Presenting the bumper jack!

Scene 2: Bob finds Gladys the Cow staring longingly as the kids play. Gladys is sad because she can’t play marbles or jump rope like they do. Bob reassures Gladys that she is special and sings “Special.” Then he suggests that Gladys join the kids, and a rejuvenated Gladys does so.

Film: “Tooth Brushing Blues” (Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses over

Muppets: Ernie and Bert play the 10 Q game (Bert: “Ten Q! Ten Q!” Ernie: “You’re welcome, Bert!”)

Cartoon: Presenting the saw!

Scene 3: The Count observes Olivia working on some bead jewelry with the kids. As Olivia and the kids construct necklaces and bracelets, the Count counts each bead that goes on each piece of jewelry.

Film/Song: Go Ahead and Touch – kids touch the animals (Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Grover and a Muppet girl sing the “Question Song”

Cartoon: Q-Quarter

Film: Close-up of a tree (jazz soundtrack)

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “Beat the Time” with Cookie Monster

Cartoon: What if my best friend was a gorilla?

Scene 4: Mr. Hooper has given David a lot of work to do, and David is not pleased. In his anger and frustration, he turns away everyone who offers to help him (Gordon, Olivia, Bob, and Big Bird).

Film/Song: “Alone Song” (Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: H-Hole (speech balloon)

Muppets: “Fat Cat”

Cartoon: What do you do with a pet?

Film: Letter H hoist (Joe Raposo background music)

Cartoon: Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls

Muppets: Cookie Monster stars in “The Ballad of Casey MacPhee”

Film: The Mad Painter #7

Scene 5: David has not made much progress, and is starting to feel bad about refusing his friends’ help. So he apologizes to everyone, and they graciously help him out.

Cartoon: Poverty H: a man tries to list H words, but is continually interrupted by another man.

Muppets: News Flash – Little Miss Muffett

Cartoon: Pinball Count #7

Film: Baby animals nurse (Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Herry Monster and Grover show Billy Monster the difference between here and there

Cartoon: A wise sage shows a traveler the difference between HERE and THERE

Muppets: Ernie counts sheep, fire engines, and one balloon to fall asleep

Cartoon: Presenting the pencil!

Scene 6: Mr. Hooper returns and sees everyone helping David. He smiles and says, “Now do you see what a little cooperation does, David? If people offer to help, accept it!” Oscar and Biff announce the sponsors. SS sign still: Kermit. CTW sign still: Maria and David.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Alaina Reed as Olivia

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, AMs

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

Richard Hunt as Gladys the Cow, AMs

Fran Brill as AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, Billy Monster, AMs

 

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Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 7: Big Bird presents letters/The Count’s ice cream cone

Sponsors: I, O, 4

Scene 1: Big Bird shows the viewer how the letter O looks like a circle by drawing on the screen with his finger

Film/Cartoon: The letter O introduces many words that he starts

Muppets: The Count counts letters from himself

Film: The Mad Painter #4

Cartoon: O-Orange

Muppets: Bert tries to write a letter, but Ernie has the electric fan on full blast

Cast: David’s forwards and backwards trick

Cartoon: Letter O limerick (Giant: “You dropped your O?”)

Muppets: News Flash-Sleeping Beauty (the princess turns into a frog)

Scene 2: Big Bird shows the viewer how the letter I looks like a line by drawing on the screen once again

Cartoon: I-Ink (angry bird)

Film: Showing parts of an elephant

Muppets: Cookie Monster tries to buy something in the bakery that rhymes with “I.” He eats the baker’s tie and the letter I on the bakery sign. He even tries to bite Guy Smiley, who comes to order a pie. As Guy runs off, Cookie asks for the bill.

Cartoon: We All Live in a Capital I

Film: Henson #4

Cartoon: Beetle Bailey is last in the chow line, so he tries to cut the line to be first

Scene 3: The Count enters Hooper’s Store and orders an ice cream cone. Mr. Hooper gives him a cone with one scoop on it. The Count wants another scoop, so Hooper adds one. This happens two more times until an exasperated Hooper asks, “Count, will you PLEASE make up your mind about how many scoops you want to eat?” “But Mr. Hooper, I do not want to EAT these scoops of ice cream…I want to COUNT THEM!” After counting four scoops (followed by thunder and lightning), the Count returns the cone to Mr. Hooper and exits.

Cartoon: I-Ice Cream (speech balloon)

Cast: Luis presents the can opener

Film: Where does the garbage go?

Muppets: Grover tries to sell a weather machine to Kermit the Frog

Film: The Alphabet Dancers form a lowercase I

Cartoon: I-Iron

Film/Song: Marilyn Sokol sings about “Pockets”

Muppets: Ernie discovers a fortune-telling machine that will tell fortunes for the cost of one cookie. It turns out that Cookie Monster is inside the machine.

Film: Peacock (Joe Raposo background music)

Cartoon: Sand I

Scene 4: Oscar is sad that his weekly bottle of mud hasn’t shown up. Bob explains to him that it’s okay to be sad sometimes. Suddenly Oscar sees the mud truck approaching and becomes happy. However, the driver tosses the mud bottle from the truck and the bottle smashes against the ground. Bob figures that Oscar will become sad again or even angry, but Oscar is happy at the mess in front of his can.

Muppets: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform “Sad”

Cartoon: Several kids are sad, but become happy when the fruit vendor comes (Spanish version)

Celebrity: Peggy Fleming skates the letter O

Muppet/Kid Moments: Bert and Sherlock Hemlock count to 10 with John-John

Cartoon: Several kids are sad, but become happy when the fruit vendor comes (English version)

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #4

Muppets: Cookie Monster sounds out the word “FOOD” and then eats it

Film/Song: “New Life” (Joe Raposo)

Cast: Maria presents the hammer

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy-O is for Owl

Muppets: The Busby Twins want to buy a hammer

Film: Letter O hoist (Joe Raposo background music)

Scene 6: Big Bird draws the sponsors on the screen as he announces them. SS sign still: Ernie and Bert. CTW sign still: Maria and David.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Sherlock Hemlock, Little Jerry, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, AMs

 

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Sesame Street Old School Outline

Season 7: Herry drops a piano/The Count goes to the doctor

Sponsors: B, H, 10

Scene 1: David hears an awful crash and discovers that Herry Monster has dropped a piano. David flips out without letting Herry get a word in edgewise. Then Oscar pops out of his can, thanking Herry for dropping his piano. “Now it’ll sound nice and yucky! Just like a piano should!” David sheepishly apologizes to Herry.

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – H is for Hand

Muppets: Kermit’s hand lecture

Film: Footage of animals (with mother and son voiceover)

Scene 2: Bob and David are irritated by the sound of Oscar’s wrecked piano. It turns out that Oscar is lending his can as a practice space for the great Grouch pianist, Vladimir Horrible-witz.

Cartoon: A cat and mouse make musical notes as they chase each other (art by John & Faith Hubley)

Film: Kids paint pictures of things that start with B

Muppets: Grover climbs a tree and discovers a bird’s nest. But the newly hatched chicks mistake him for their mother. Then the mother bird arrives and forces Grover to fly. It does not end well for Grover.

Film: The Mad Painter #10

Muppet/Kid Moments: Big Bird and Shola discuss BIG and LITTLE

Muppets: Ernie counts cups and saucers stacked on top of one another. Bert is extremely nervous until Ernie tells him that they’re all glued together.

Cartoon: B-Butterfly

Scene 3: The Count arrives on Sesame Street, not feeling too well. Maria, Bob and Mr. Hooper notice that the Count is sneezing and coughing a lot (and counting those sneezes and coughs). Mr. Hooper and Maria suggest that the Count should go see a doctor, and the Count finally agrees after counting his one-hundredth sneeze.

Cartoon: H is for Hello

Film: A hand tries unsuccessfully to make noises until another hand comes along and they clap together

Cartoon: H is for Horseshoe

Scene 4: Maria and the Count arrive at the doctor’s office where Susan works as a nurse. Susan comes in and immediately takes them into a checkup room.

Muppets: Ernie brings a flashlight, an umbrella, and a bowling ball into the bathtub. Bert ridicules him until the power goes out, it rains inside the bathroom, and a man comes in asking for a bowling ball.

Cartoon: B is for Boxer

Cartoon: A kid names his body parts

Scene 5: The Count meets the doctor, who checks his heartbeat, his throat, his eyes, his ears, and his pulse. The doctor finally gives the Count a bottle of cough syrup and a prescription. The Count is delighted: “Wonderful! That’s 10 milliliters TWO times a day for THREE weeks! Ah, ah, ah! I should go into this field.”

Cartoon: B is for Boxer (Spanish version)

Film/Song: Henson #10

Cartoon: A small man climbs up a boy and gives a lecture about body parts

Muppets/Celebrity: Lena Horne sings “How Do You Do?” with Grover

Cartoon: Three balls try to match three holes

Muppets: Farley goes to the lost-and-found to look for his toy box

Cartoon: Ringmaster #10

Film: Where the buffalo roam

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads “The Monster’s Three Wishes” (featuring Cookie Monster)

Cartoon: Count to 10 with Limbo (trippy Henson insert)

Scene 6: At Hooper’s Store, the Count excitedly tells the adults about his visit. “There were fifty-seven sick patients, twenty-two nurses, and eighteen marvelous doctors…oh, I could go on and on!” Maria takes the Count home as Susan announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Big Bird. CTW sign still: Bob and Oscar.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

AND

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Count, Herry Monster, Farley, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs