Sesame Street Old School Outlines

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Number 152 features (drum roll, please) Lefty the Salesman! Here, he tries to sell letters to the adults. Plus, Big Bird and Grover learn about DANGER, the Count hires Ernie to answer his telephone, James Earl Jones says the alphabet, and many classic cartoons are included (Willie Wimple, Jazz Spies, Martian Beauty, G is for Giggle).


Sesame Street Old School Outline 152


Season 6: Lefty the Salesman sells letters/Big Bird and Grover learn about DANGER

Sponsors: C, G, 9


Scene 1: Lefty the Salesman sneaks onto Sesame Street and backs up into Bob, startling them both. Lefty asks Bob if he’d like to buy something special, and opens his trench coat to reveal a letter C. Lefty tells Bob about the great words that start with C (coat, candy, and cricket), but Bob has no need for a C. He would prefer a B because his name starts with B. Lefty cuts him off and leaves to find “another customer with more alphabetical appreciation!”

Cartoon: C is for Canary

Muppets: Kermit lectures about the hand

Film/Song: Henson #9

Scene 2: Lefty meets Susan and offers her a letter G. Lefty lists some G words (go, grocer, and glasses) to pique Susan’s interest, but Susan doesn’t want a G. Besides, she already has a collection of G’s, which she pulls out of her purse. Lefty: “This street is getting weirder and weirder by the minute…”

Cartoon: G is for Gorilla

Film: Baby lions on a trail

Muppets: The Count hires Ernie to answer his telephone for him

Cartoon: A man tries to teach his dog how to sit

Celebrity: James Earl Jones recites the alphabet

Scene 3: Mr. Hooper is posting the daily specials on his new letter board, but he can’t find a C or a G to complete the words “cheeseburger” or “garden salad.” Lefty arrives and pitches his wares to Mr. Hooper. Lefty says that both letters will cost him a quarter, which Mr. Hooper gives to him. To show his gratitude, Mr. Hooper also gives Lefty a cheeseburger and a garden salad on the house.

Muppets: Bert notices that Ernie is taking glasses of water out of the apartment. When Bert presses him for an explanation, Ernie says that the faucet broke, so he’s bailing water before the apartment floods…but unfortunately he’s too late.

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

Cartoon: Letter G drawing with kid voiceover

Film: The Mad Painter #9

Cartoon: G is for Giggle (voice by Allen Swift)

Muppets: Waiter Grover serves a sandwich to Mr. Johnson, but Mr. Johnson tells him that it doesn’t match the picture on the menu. When Grover finally gets it right, Mr. Johnson leaves because his lunch break is over. Grover throws a fit in the kitchen.

Film: Swinging gibbons (music by Joe Raposo)

Scene 4: Big Bird explains what the word DANGER means, but he doesn’t notice the DANGER sign next to Biff and Sully’s cement truck, which is unloading wet cement right where he’s standing. Biff and Sully return with some refreshments from Hooper’s Store to find Big Bird stuck in the cement. Biff: “Oh brother, Sully…we can’t leave our truck alone for a minute!”

Cartoon: Various renderings of the word DANGER (art by the Hubleys)

Muppets/Song: “Mahna-Mahna”

Film: An Indian mother gives her baby a bath

Cartoon: The numbers 1-20 appear in a computer-animated box

Scene 5: Biff and Sully jackhammer the cement to free Big Bird. Once Big Bird is freed, Biff reminds him to be careful when he sees a DANGER sign. Big Bird thanks them and goes on his merry way…but he fails to see another DANGER sign by the manhole, causing him to fall into it with a loud crash. Biff: “Gee whiz, Sully…we can’t leave that manhole alone either, huh?”

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster sings, “C is for Cookie”

Cartoon: C is for Cap

Cartoon: C is for Candle

Film: Butterflies (music by Joe Raposo)

Cast: David’s forwards and backwards trick

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #9

Muppets: Ernie makes a painting of Bert, but adds long hair, a beard, and thick glasses to the portrait. Bert is angry until Ernie promises to make the painting look like Bert again…by putting a wig, fake beard, and glasses on his roommate!

Cartoon: Small, smaller, and smallest animals

Scene 6: Oscar has a DANGER sign outside his trashcan. Grover asks what this means, so Oscar explains that “danger” means to be careful and watch out. Grover wonders why he should be careful, and Oscar tells him that he’s going to play tag. Grover: “Oscar, that is silly! Tag is not a dangerous game!” Oscar: “Oh yeah? Well I’m playing tag with my pet rhinoceroses! Tell that to them!” As the game begins, the street starts shaking, scaring Grover out of his mind.

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

Film: Things you can carry

Cartoon/Song: Willie Wimple – Littering

Cartoon: G is for Glue (art by the Hubleys)

Film: A clown (Dennis Allen) removes his makeup

Muppets: Three Muppet witches cooperate to make a special spell

Cartoon: G is for Goat and Grass

Scene 7: Big Bird hobbles down the street, wrapped in bandages. Mr. Hooper, Bob, and Susan stare in disbelief and ask what happened. Big Bird: “Today, I learned what the word DANGER means…” The adults help Big Bird back to his nest as Grover announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan and Bob. CTW sign still: Maria.



CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

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

Jerry Nelson as Biff, the Count, Mr. Johnson, AMs

Richard Hunt as Sully, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 152 features (drum roll, please) Lefty the Salesman! Here, he tries to sell letters to the adults. Plus, Big Bird and Grover learn about DANGER, the Count hires Ernie to answer his telephone, James Earl Jones says the alphabet, and many classic cartoons are included (Willie Wimple, Jazz Spies, Martian Beauty, G is for Giggle).


Sesame Street Old School Outline 152


Season 6: Lefty the Salesman sells letters/Big Bird and Grover learn about DANGER

Sponsors: C, G, 9


Scene 1: Lefty the Salesman sneaks onto Sesame Street and backs up into Bob, startling them both. Lefty asks Bob if he’d like to buy something special, and opens his trench coat to reveal a letter C. Lefty tells Bob about the great words that start with C (coat, candy, and cricket), but Bob has no need for a C. He would prefer a B because his name starts with B. Lefty cuts him off and leaves to find “another customer with more alphabetical appreciation!”

Cartoon: C is for Canary

Muppets: Kermit lectures about the hand

Film/Song: Henson #9

Scene 2: Lefty meets Susan and offers her a letter G. Lefty lists some G words (go, grocer, and glasses) to pique Susan’s interest, but Susan doesn’t want a G. Besides, she already has a collection of G’s, which she pulls out of her purse. Lefty: “This street is getting weirder and weirder by the minute…”

Cartoon: G is for Gorilla

Film: Baby lions on a trail

Muppets: The Count hires Ernie to answer his telephone for him

Cartoon: A man tries to teach his dog how to sit

Celebrity: James Earl Jones recites the alphabet

Scene 3: Mr. Hooper is posting the daily specials on his new letter board, but he can’t find a C or a G to complete the words “cheeseburger” or “garden salad.” Lefty arrives and pitches his wares to Mr. Hooper. Lefty says that both letters will cost him a quarter, which Mr. Hooper gives to him. To show his gratitude, Mr. Hooper also gives Lefty a cheeseburger and a garden salad on the house.

Muppets: Bert notices that Ernie is taking glasses of water out of the apartment. When Bert presses him for an explanation, Ernie says that the faucet broke, so he’s bailing water before the apartment floods…but unfortunately he’s too late.

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

Cartoon: Letter G drawing with kid voiceover

Film: The Mad Painter #9

Cartoon: G is for Giggle (voice by Allen Swift)

Muppets: Waiter Grover serves a sandwich to Mr. Johnson, but Mr. Johnson tells him that it doesn’t match the picture on the menu. When Grover finally gets it right, Mr. Johnson leaves because his lunch break is over. Grover throws a fit in the kitchen.

Film: Swinging gibbons (music by Joe Raposo)

Scene 4: Big Bird explains what the word DANGER means, but he doesn’t notice the DANGER sign next to Biff and Sully’s cement truck, which is unloading wet cement right where he’s standing. Biff and Sully return with some refreshments from Hooper’s Store to find Big Bird stuck in the cement. Biff: “Oh brother, Sully…we can’t leave our truck alone for a minute!”

Cartoon: Various renderings of the word DANGER (art by the Hubleys)

Muppets/Song: “Mahna-Mahna”

Film: An Indian mother gives her baby a bath

Cartoon: The numbers 1-20 appear in a computer-animated box

Scene 5: Biff and Sully jackhammer the cement to free Big Bird. Once Big Bird is freed, Biff reminds him to be careful when he sees a DANGER sign. Big Bird thanks them and goes on his merry way…but he fails to see another DANGER sign by the manhole, causing him to fall into it with a loud crash. Biff: “Gee whiz, Sully…we can’t leave that manhole alone either, huh?”

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster sings, “C is for Cookie”

Cartoon: C is for Cap

Cartoon: C is for Candle

Film: Butterflies (music by Joe Raposo)

Cast: David’s forwards and backwards trick

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #9

Muppets: Ernie makes a painting of Bert, but adds long hair, a beard, and thick glasses to the portrait. Bert is angry until Ernie promises to make the painting look like Bert again…by putting a wig, fake beard, and glasses on his roommate!

Cartoon: Small, smaller, and smallest animals

Scene 6: Oscar has a DANGER sign outside his trashcan. Grover asks what this means, so Oscar explains that “danger” means to be careful and watch out. Grover wonders why he should be careful, and Oscar tells him that he’s going to play tag. Grover: “Oscar, that is silly! Tag is not a dangerous game!” Oscar: “Oh yeah? Well I’m playing tag with my pet rhinoceroses! Tell that to them!” As the game begins, the street starts shaking, scaring Grover out of his mind.

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

Film: Things you can carry

Cartoon/Song: Willie Wimple – Littering

Cartoon: G is for Glue (art by the Hubleys)

Film: A clown (Dennis Allen) removes his makeup

Muppets: Three Muppet witches cooperate to make a special spell

Cartoon: G is for Goat and Grass

Scene 7: Big Bird hobbles down the street, wrapped in bandages. Mr. Hooper, Bob, and Susan stare in disbelief and ask what happened. Big Bird: “Today, I learned what the word DANGER means…” The adults help Big Bird back to his nest as Grover announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan and Bob. CTW sign still: Maria.



CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

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

Jerry Nelson as Biff, the Count, Mr. Johnson, AMs

Richard Hunt as Sully, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

I think Lefty should announce the sponsors here instead of Grover.

 

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Number 153 features Oscar, Maria, Big Bird, Snuffy, Gordon, Bob, and Olivia. Plus, Don Music and Kermit rewrite a beloved children's song, Grover talks about the letter R, and Ernie irritates Bert by holding a banana in his ear.


Sesame Street Old School Outline 153


Season 10: Maria’s new hat/Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus are both sick

Sponsors: I, R, 8


Scene 1: Olivia hears off-key warbling coming from Oscar’s can. It turns out that Oscar is taking singing lessons from the renowned tenor Yuck-iano Pava-rotten (a flamboyant Grouch singer performed by Richard Hunt). Olivia says that Oscar won’t be able to sing very well if he continues with his singing lessons: “You’ll be the worst singer in town!” Oscar: “That’s EXACTLY the point, Miss Know-It-All! Why else would I hire Pava-rotten to teach me?”

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

Film: A woman repairs wires for the telephone company

Cartoon: A woman puts an “R” under the hood of her car so that it can start

Muppets: Two Muppet boys look at the number 8, right side up and upside down

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #8

Cartoon: The Yo-Yo Master helps a lost boy get home

Muppets: Ernie goes overboard while preparing a trip to the library. After deciding to bring a plethora of items in case of rain, he drags Bert along so that he won’t be alone if he’s stranded.

Cartoon: A woman looks for a hat in a store. None of them are the right fit except for a ten-gallon hat

Scene 2: Maria shows the viewer her new hat and wants to show it to her friends. But she doesn’t get the response she wants from Gordon, Olivia, or Bob.

Film: A letter I is forged in a steel factory

Cartoon: The Fox and the Crow (art by Etienne Delessert)

Scene 3: Maria sits on the steps, feeling down. Oscar expresses an interest in her hat, but only if it’s crumpled up and covered with chocolate syrup and bits of newspaper. As Maria dirties up the hat, Oscar quietly ducks into his trashcan.

Cartoon: A wizard conjures up “R” words for a little boy

Scene 4: Bob and Gordon notice what Maria’s doing to her hat, and they think she’s gone bananas. Maria tries to tell them that Oscar wants the hat only if it is messy, but when she knocks on his trashcan to give it to him, he doesn’t reply. Thinking she’s been fooled, Maria angrily yells at Oscar and throws the hat into the can. After she storms off, Oscar emerges and tells the guys that he really does want the hat after all, but he wouldn’t accept it from “Miss Smiley-Face” unless she acted really, really grouchy toward him. Oscar: “That’s the angriest I’ve seen her in years! You know, there may be some hope for her after all…heh, heh, heh.”

Cartoon: A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP signs as well

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “R” trick (“I wanna send a letter to my mother!”)

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

Film: Finding the alphabet in the city (kid voiceover, music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Super Grover learns that haircuts do not hurt

Transition: Scan-imate kids

Insert: Bob sings, “Have a Nice Day”

Cartoon: I is for Iron

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #8

Cartoon: A girl tries to lure her cat out from under a chair so she can pick him up (animation by the Hubleys)

Film: The story of Colleen, who lives in Arizona

Scene 5: The Count and the kids count hats and sort them by color.

Film/Song: “Weaver Bird”

Muppets: Don Music rewrites “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with Kermit’s help

Cartoon: I is for Ink

Cartoon: Sand I/I

Muppets: Ernie has a banana in his ear (part 1)

Film: The Mad Painter #8

Muppets: Ernie has a banana in his ear (part 2)

Cartoon: A dog pulls its master (who keeps begging, “STOP!”) until they reach the word STOP

Scene 6: Big Bird has a cold, and Olivia and Gordon are taking care of him. Big Bird is sad because he has to call off his playdate with Mr. Snuffleupagus. The adults reiterate that Snuffy is imaginary, and they suggest to Big Bird that he should get some rest. After they leave, Snuffy shows up after all. He has a cold too, so he and Big Bird can still play together!

Muppets: Grover’s “R” lecture (the letter rocks, rolls, and rockets)

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – R is for Rope

Cartoon: A STOP sign commands a train to stop

Muppets: A group of talking food (lettuce, cheese, ham, butter, and bread) cooperates to make a sandwich

Film: STOP (kids dancing, music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: I have a cold in my nose (art by Bruce Cayard)

Scene 7: Big Bird and Snuffy play card games, still feeling under the weather but happy with each other’s company. Maria announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Gordon.



CAST:

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, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Mr. Snuffleupagus, the Count, AMs

Richard Hunt as Don Music, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 154 features Oscar, Herry, Biff and Sully, and a host of others. Plus, Ernie sings a lullaby and the Anything Muppets act out the story of "The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll."


Sesame Street Old School Outline 154


Season 8: Oscar’s noise machine/Herry’s gym/Biff and Sully build furniture

Sponsors: L, M, 6


Scene 1: Oscar unveils his latest invention to David and Susan: an instant noise machine, which is programmed to make any unpleasant sound he wants (traffic horns and sirens, jackhammers, and a barking dog). Ultimately, he shows off the greatest noise it makes: the sound of its own self-destruction! Oscar: “Isn’t modern technology great?”

Film: “Noises”

Cartoon: A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian

Muppets/Song: The Anything Muppets perform, “No Matter How You Count Them”

Cartoon: A scientist shows off his robot that has human emotions

Film: Parts of an elephant

Cartoon: Country Fiddler – Six Snails

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

Cartoon: Two gorillas fight over what to watch on television

Scene 2: Herry Monster tries to attract customers for his new gym. Gordon and Luis arrive and Herry convinces them to do some bench presses. Both guys manage to lift the weights, but Herry outdoes them by lifting the whole bench!

Cartoon: Here comes the bus!

Cartoon: The Queen of Six

Muppets: At night, Ernie sings himself a lullaby to fall asleep. Bert asks him to sing quieter and quieter, until he can barely be heard…which then keeps Bert from falling asleep. Ernie asks Bert that if he’s singing so quietly that he can’t hear him, then why isn’t he asleep yet?

Cartoon: Ten Little Greeblies (voiceover by Gary Owens)

Scene 3: Herry and the kids sort barbells by size.

Film/Song: “I’m Pretty”

Cartoon: M is for Mouse, Mud, and Mother

Muppets: Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD and then eats the letters

Cartoon: The word BUS

Cartoon: M in space

Film: A prairie dog (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: The M That Came to Dinner

Scene 4: Biff and Sully are assembling furniture for Susan and Gordon. Biff is confused by the visual instructions detailing how to put the table and chairs together. Gordon points out that he’s holding the paper upside-down; however, Biff insists that the instructions are wrong and continues his work.

Film/Song: Henson #6

Cartoon: Kids hear a poem about the letter L

Scene 5: Biff shows off his handiwork to Gordon and Susan: two upside-down chairs and an upside-down table! Biff: “Y’know, something about this doesn’t seem right…why would youse two want an upside-down table and chairs? Why would anybody want that?” While Biff ponders this, Sully and the adults flip the table and chairs over so that they now have a normal set of furniture.

Muppets/Song: Ernie and Bert sing “La, La, La”

Film: A Stool for Me

Cartoon: Pinball Count #6

Muppets: The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (3-part story)

Cartoon: L is for Luz

Cartoon/Song: Willie Wimple – Cutting Down Trees

Film: A Chinese New Year’s celebration

Cartoon: A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. They make music as they hit the wall, until the cat smashes through

Scene 6: In separate shots: Luis, Big Bird, Susan, Gladys the Cow, David, and Herry Monster point to themselves and say, “ ‘M’ is for ‘me!’”

Cartoon: Children from around the world say, “ME”

Cartoon: M is for Mail (speech balloon)

Cartoon: Marvelous Martha

Scene 7: Big Bird and the kids play a game of “Giant Steps” as Susan and Gordon announce the sponsors. SS sign still: Kermit and a kid. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Loretta Long as Susan

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Oscar and Big Bird


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Biff, Herry Monster, AMs

Richard Hunt as Sully, Gladys the Cow, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, AMs

 

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Number 155 features Cookie Monster, Grover, Big Bird, and several others. Plus, Roosevelt Franklin recites his name and a Japanese Muppet tells an ancient story about four hidden dragons!


Sesame Street Old School Outline 155


Season 6: Cookie Monster’s talk show/Big Bird and Grover pretend to be alien explorers

Sponsors: H, Q, 4


Scene 1: Cookie Monster (clad in a shirt collar and tie) welcomes the viewer to his new talk show, aptly titled “Cookie!” His first guest is Sesame Street’s second-leading specialist in cookies, Mr. Hooper! Cookie asks Mr. Hooper to explain to the viewers what a cookie is, and how it’s made. After Mr. Hooper’s brief but astute lecture, Cookie Monster expresses his feelings: “What invaluable knowledge! This high-quality programming, huh?” He offers Mr. Hooper half a cookie…and takes the other half for himself!

Muppets: Ernie finds an egg, but doesn’t know what to do with it. After pestering Bert for an answer, Bert says to “just drop it” and Ernie drops it right on the floor!

Cartoon: Elephants have 4 legs

Muppets: Four Anything Muppets cheer for the number 4

Film: A boy imagines that he’s a baker

Cartoon: Q is for Quarter

Scene 2: Cookie Monster asks David to demonstrate addition with cookies. David adds cookies one by one, from two to five. Then Cookie says that he will now demonstrate subtraction, which he does by devouring all the cookies! But he saves half of the last cookie for David: “Me save half a cookie for each guest because that in me contract…me going to discuss this with me agent after show.”

Film: Rhythm is everywhere!

Cartoon: H is for Hole (speech balloon)

Cartoon: A mad scientist reveals his latest creation: a capital H

Scene 3: Cookie Monster presents the letters H and Q. Herry Monster passes by, and Cookie asks him to name some H and Q words with him. After naming “hat,” “house,” “Herry,” “quilt,” and “queen,” Cookie Monster comments that the letter H is nice, but the letter Q looks a lot more like a cookie. After he eats the Q, he is still hungry so he and Herry eat the letter H together!

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

Muppets/Song: “The Question Song” (with Grover and a Muppet girl)

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4

Film: A grasshopper (harpsichord music)

Cartoon: Indian Guru Counting 1 – 20 (repeated in Spanish afterwards)

Cast: Speedy Maria subtracts chairs in a sporting event parody

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman sells Ernie an empty box

Cartoon: Adding ladybugs and lizards

Scene 4: Big Bird and Grover pretend to be alien explorers visiting Sesame Street. They “meet” David, Bob, and Mr. Hooper, but when Bob asks them where they’re from, they struggle to agree on a planet name: Zucchini or Cucamonga. Mr. Hooper tells the “aliens” to combine the names for one big, great name: Zucchini-Cucamonga. Grover: “Well, what do you know…there is intelligent life on other planets!”

Film: The Mad Painter #4

Cartoon: Sand H/h

Muppets: Roosevelt Franklin spells his name for his mother

Film/Song: “Chicken or the Egg” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: “Nelly 1 – 10/10 – 1” (art by Harvey Kurtzman)

Muppets: Kermit’s addition/subtraction lecture with baby chickens

Scene 5: Big Bird and Grover continue on their space quest and “meet” Susan, who is reading a book. The “aliens” want to know what a book is, so Susan shows them its pages, and mentions that all the pages have words on them. The “aliens” start reading and get so engrossed that they keep Susan from reading her own book!

Film: Corn grows in a field

Muppets: Ernie and Bert imagine what would happen if they switched personalities

Film/Song: Henson #4

Cartoon: I thought a thought about small things… (sea monster ending)

Cartoon: H is for Hello (voice by Gary Owens)

Muppets/Cast: Sherlock Hemlock meets Bob and Cookie Monster

Cartoon: Howard and Harold name several H words

Film: At the doll factory

Scene 6: Big Bird and Grover see SAM the Robot and attempt to “communicate” with him. SAM is perplexed by their behavior until they tell him that they are only pretending.

Cartoon: I’ve Got a Mind – Birds

Film/Song: “Hippopotamus Round” (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: The Story of the Four Dragons (a Japanese folk tale)

Cartoon: Scanimate Film #4

Scene 7: Big Bird and Grover bid farewell to David, Susan, Bob, and Mr. Hooper. After they leave on their imaginary spaceship, the adults share a laugh as Cookie Monster announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Oscar. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

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

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, SAM the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, AMs

Matt Robinson as Roosevelt Franklin (voice only)

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 156 features Big Bird, Snuffy, Oscar, and the majority of the adult cast. Plus, Kermit interviews characters from "Hey Diddle Diddle" and Ernie makes a soda for Bert.

Sesame Street Old School Outline 156


Season 7: Maria and David snap, Big Bird feuds with Snuffy, and Mr. Hooper miscommunicates with Gordon

Sponsors: F, U, 10


Scene 1: Maria is overwhelmed with work at the Fix-It Shop. Luis is at the hardware store, and she has to fix several items by herself. David rushes in to ask her something, but Maria snaps at him and tells him not to bother her, without letting him get a word in edgewise. David finally shouts at Maria for not letting him speak. When they both calm down, David reveals that he bought flowers for her. Maria accepts them and they share a kiss.

Cartoon: F is for Frog and Fly (voice by Casey Kasem)

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “The Trading Game” with Sally Screamer and Oscar the Grouch as contestants

Cartoon: Clouds blow things – FFFFFFF!

Film/Song: Henson #10

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World”

Scene 2: Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus get into a heated argument over whether to play jacks or go-fish. Big Bird recognizes that he’s angry and calms himself down by counting to 10. Then he encourages Snuffy to do the same.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #10

Scene 3: After counting to 10, Big Bird and Snuffy feel better. They decide to take turns by playing jacks first and go-fish second.

Cartoon: A horse is drawn as kids guess what it is

Cartoon: Poverty U segment

Muppets: Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they faint

Cartoon: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball

Film: Shopping for soup ingredients

Cartoon: A girl trains her dog on “here” and “there”

Cartoon: A roof finds its way to the top of a house

Muppets: At Hooper’s Store, Ernie makes a soda for Bert, but adds extra ingredients to it. Bert no longer wants the soda, but it’s perfect for Ernie!

Film/Song: “I Love Being a Pig” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: U is for Uniform

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Hey Diddle Diddle

Cartoon: A weary traveler asks a wise man to show “here” and “there.” The guru does so by throwing his furniture off a ledge.

Cartoon: U for Up (two men’s seesaw experiment goes awry)

Film: A starfish (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s U prank (“You mind if I take a picture of you?”)

Cartoon: A dog learns about U

Cartoon: A girl imagines what would happen if she dropped a bag of ping-pong balls

Scene 4: Mr. Hooper asks Gordon if he can take some boxes of groceries and put them next to the other boxes outside. Gordon agrees, and Mr. Hooper leaves to pick up a delivery. When Gordon takes the boxes outside, he discovers that there are two stacks of boxes. One stack is in front of the newsstand and the other is next to the wastebasket, so he doesn’t know where his boxes should go. Gordon decides to put them next to the wastebasket, and he goes back into the store. Oscar observes all this and chuckles…because Gordon just put Mr. Hooper’s boxes by the wastebasket for trash collection!

Muppets: Kermit and Grover’s “here and there” lecture (Grover carries bricks)

Film: The Mad Painter #10

Cartoon: Psychedelic alphabet

Cast/Song: Four scarecrows (David, Maria, Luis, and Bob) sing about, “The Ankle, the Shoulder, and the Knee”

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – F is for Fly

Muppets: Bert shows Ernie his bottle cap collection

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #10 (repeat)

Scene 5: The garbage truck arrives and takes the boxes. Gordon reads the newspaper, unaware of what’s happening. A minute later, Mr. Hooper comes in and asks Gordon where the boxes are. Gordon explains that he left them by the other stack of boxes by the wastebasket...but now there are no boxes left. Mr. Hooper and Gordon realize that the garbage collectors must have taken them! Gordon apologizes for the mistake, but Mr. Hooper admits that he wasn’t clear enough. They decide to go back to the store and get some new groceries.

Film: Where Does the Garbage Go?

Muppets: Charlie looks for a policeman, and doesn’t understand that the policeman he’s talking to is his Uncle Louie

Cartoon/Song: “Ten Turtles” (Bud Luckey)

Scene 6: David helps Maria with her work in the Fix-It Shop; Gordon and Mr. Hooper return with their groceries; and Snuffy and Big Bird play together harmoniously. Oscar announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Bob. CTW sign still: Susan.


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

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, Guy Smiley, AMs

 

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Number 157 features Oscar, Big Bird, Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper, Buffy, and Biff and Sully. Plus, the Count sings "Count Up to Nine" and Ray Charles stops by the Street to jam with Bert and Ernie!


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Season 10: Oscar makes home movies

Sponsors: P, Z, 9


Scene 1: Big Bird observes the kids as they ride tricycles around the arbor area. Big Bird tells Bob that he’d like to ride a tricycle, but Bob isn’t sure if he’s ready. Big Bird insists until Bob agrees to spot him. Big Bird borrows one girl’s tricycle, and as Bob walks next to him, Big Bird successfully rides the tricycle! But he tells Bob one thing he’s having trouble with: stopping! He rolls away and crashes off-screen.

Muppets/Song: The Count sings, “Count Up to Nine”

Cartoon: P is for Puddle

Cartoon: P is for Pillow

Film: A dune buggy is assembled in a sped-up video (Dixieland jazz music)

Cartoon: Bolt and Nut show how they work together

Scene 2: Bob and Susan ask the kids about ways to get around town…they can walk, use bicycles, drive cars, or take the train.

Muppets: Ernie attempts to fool Bert with his disguise kit

Cartoon: Jazz Alphabet (male shout chorus and jazz band music)

Scene 3: Oscar tells Buffy that he feels bored because he’s run out of things to do. He’s collected lots of trash, insulted everyone on Sesame Street, and “eaten more sauerkraut-and-prune ice cream than a Grouch’s heart could desire!” Buffy asks him if he’s ever made home movies, and suggests that he try it out. Oscar rummages in his can for a video camera and pulls out a battered device. Buffy says that it is in no shape for filming home movies, which means it’s perfect for Oscar to use!

Muppets/Song: Four Muppet kids sing about their neighborhood locations in “Just Around the Corner”

Film: George the Farmer shows in and out

Cartoon: P is for Picnic

Scene 4: Susan comes out of her apartment with a bag of trash for Oscar. Oscar tells Susan to take the trash bag back inside, and to come outside again so that he can film this moment. Susan does so, and then Oscar instructs her to go back inside again. Eventually, Oscar reveals that he’s filming this moment AND tricking Susan into walking back and forth from her apartment! When Oscar finally asks for the trash, Susan tosses the bag at him before storming off.

Film: A mailman delivers mail on horseback

Cartoon: A man walks into an “IN”

Cartoon: Flying Z in space

Film/Song: “Beet, Beet, Sugar Beet”

Muppets: Cookie Monster and Herry Monster fight over a bicycle. Kermit tells them to share it, which they do…by eating it piece by piece!

Cartoon: Z is for Zipper (speech balloon)

Scene 5: Oscar goes to Hooper’s Store with his video camera and asks Mr. Hooper for a coconut and anchovy smoothie. As it’s prepared, Oscar films around the store, pointing out all the things that he hates like candy, sugary cereal, and fresh produce. When Mr. Hooper brings out the smoothie, Oscar declares, “However…there is ONE thing I like about this store…the coconut and anchovy smoothies!”

Cartoon: Two cowboy rattlesnakes discuss “here” and “there” while trying to avoid a giant sneezing rabbit

Cartoon: Z is for Zebra and Zoo

Film: Kids climb in and out of a tire (music by Joe Raposo)

Cast: Luis finds a table with three legs, and tries to find the fourth leg in a box full of random objects

Muppets: Lefty and his boss steal the Golden AN. The boss tells Lefty the plan, but once he leaves, Lefty has trouble remembering the plan. As Lefty recites the plan to himself, a policeman named Stan discovers him and arrests him.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #9

Film: A girl goes to the shoemaker to get her shoes repaired

Scene 6: Biff and Sully arrive to do some construction work. When they start jackhammering, Oscar pops up, delighted by their presence. Mr. Hooper, Bob, Buffy, and Susan complain about the noise, but Oscar wants the hardhats to keep working so that he can film them while they’re using their jackhammers!

Film: How Chinese noodles are made

Muppets: Grover the elevator operator shows “in” and “out” by making his annoyed passengers walk in and out of the elevator

Cartoon: P is for Pack (speech balloon)

Cartoon: P is for Puppy

Film: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl stuck IN quicksand

Muppets/Celebrity: Ray Charles, Ernie, and Bert perform “I’ve Got a Song”

Cartoon: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Nine

Cartoon: An elephant and a bird get their outer skins mixed up in a locker room

Film: Field of hay (kid voiceovers, music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: 30 dots (one keeps turning red)

Scene 7: Oscar assembles Bob, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Buffy, and the kids to watch his home movies. First, he filmed Susan giving him some trash. Next, Oscar filmed himself drinking a coconut and anchovy smoothie at Hooper’s Store. Finally, he filmed Biff and Sully using their jackhammers. Afterwards, everyone says that they found the movies interesting, entertaining, fun, and nice; which offends Oscar. Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Gordon.


CAST:

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob

Buffy Sainte-Marie as Buffy

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

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

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

Richard Hunt as Sully, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 158 features Big Bird, Oscar, Mr. Hooper, Gordon, and Susan! Plus, Cookie Monster sings a disco song, Kermit encounters Grover the salesman, and Bert advises Ernie not to eat cookies in bed.


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Season 8: Big Bird and Oscar rhyme words for the adults

Sponsors: D, N, 7


Scene 1/Insert: Oscar asks two jugglers (Michael and Paul) to set up his bowling alley, but instead they juggle the pins.

Cartoon: A girl demonstrates “next to”

Muppets: Little Bird talks about next to (cameo by Cookie Monster)

Cartoon/Song: The Alligator King #7 (by Bud Luckey)

Cartoon: Squares are shown in close-up

Muppets: Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed

Cartoon: Rhyming “AT” words

Scene 2: Oscar asks the kids to show “next to” by placing cans and bottles side by side. Then he demonstrates “away from” by tossing every can and bottle into his trashcan!

Muppets/Song: Kermit the Frog sings, “Bein’ Green” (1975 version)

Cartoon: D is for Dog (speech balloon)

Film: Lions walk down a trail

Cartoon: D is for Dart

Muppet/Kid Moment: Herry Monster and John-John talk about loud and soft

Scene 3: Big Bird tells Susan and Gordon that he’s creating instant rhymes for everybody on Sesame Street. When Gordon says, “That’s great,” Big Bird replies, “Oh, just you wait!” Susan: “Well, I hope you have fun.” Big Bird: “Thanks…but now I gotta run!”

Cartoon: A man blows seven bubbles

Film: Things that start with D

Scene 4: Mr. Hooper is writing down the special of the day (pastrami on rye), but he can’t think of what he wants to add as a dessert. Big Bird arrives to help and offers words like “fly,” sky,” and “tie,” all of which rhyme with “rye.” Mr. Hooper commends Big Bird for his rhymes, but none of those words can be part of the special of the day. Big Bird: “Say Mr. Dooper, I’m hungry. Do you have any birdseed pie?” Suddenly, the light bulb goes off and Mr. Hooper adds the word “pie” to his special of the day! He thanks Big Bird, who is rather confused (and still hungry).

Cartoon: Sand D/d

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “D” trick

Film: The Mad Painter #7

Transition: A rectangle charges at the screen

Muppets/Cast: Several children dance as the Count counts them

Cartoon: At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster. They describe its features until the monster appears as an elephant that is more scared of the mice!

Muppets: Grover attempts to sell earmuffs to Kermit

Scene 5: Susan is writing letters, and Big Bird comes up with rhymes for each recipient’s name: “bone” rhymes with “Mr. Stone,” “finger” rhymes with “Mrs. Singer,” and “daily” rhymes with “Mr. Bailey.” However, he can’t come up with any rhymes for “Mrs. Kingsley,” “Mr. Axlerod,” or “Mr. Oznowicz.”

Cartoon: A man recites a rhyme about animals that took or ate his clothing

Muppets: Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie solve the case of the missing half-a-chicken sandwich

Cartoon: Lowercase n on a hill

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – N is for Nose

Film/Song: “There’s a Bird on Me” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A man tries to guess where a squeaking noise is coming from. It turns out to be from a giant’s shoes.

Scene 6: Big Bird asks the kids to help him come up with rhymes for various animals including “dog,” “cat,” “pig,” and “goose.”

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster performs, “Cookie Disco”

Cartoon: Two red circles demonstrate “next to” and “away from”

Film: A marching band forms a square

Muppets: Ernie is sad because he can’t play baseball in the rain. Bert tells him to imagines playing baseball instead.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #7

Film: A chick hatches from an egg

Cast: Luis and David cooperate on a rainy day

Film/Song: Henson #7

Cartoon: A construction workers shows a building full of “D” items

Scene 7: Gordon sees various signs next to Oscar’s trashcan and knocks on his can to ask what they’re for. Oscar explains that he came up with some rhymes after being bothered by “that happy-go-lucky yellow roadrunner.” He holds up the signs to show that “pouch” rhymes with “grouch,” “bud” rhymes with “mud,” and “ham” rhymes with his favorite word: SCRAM…which he rudely tells Gordon to do. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. SS sign still: a boy. CTW sign still: the Count



CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Loretta Long as Susan

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

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

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

Fran Brill as Little Bird, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 159 features Big Bird, Oscar, Rodeo Rosie, Bob, and Luis! Plus, Judy Collins sings with a group of Muppet fishermen and Guy Smiley hosts the "Mystery Mix-Up Game."


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Season 7: Oscar’s fortune-telling booth/Luis fixes Rodeo Rosie’s lasso

Sponsors: A, J, 2


Scene 1: Bob plays a singing echo game with Big Bird and the kids.

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

Cast: Luis and Linda show before and after in a circus spoof

Muppets/Celebrity: Judy Collins sings, “The Fisherman’s Song” with the Muppets

Cartoon: Jack-in-the-Box School

Film: The Mad Painter #2

Insert: David asks the viewer to find shapes in the Fix-It Shop

Cartoon: A little man misplaces his “J” under his tall hat

Cartoon: The 2 train

Film: Skeleton fish

Scene 2: Rodeo Rosie goes to the Fix-It Shop to get her lasso fixed. Luis sees that the rope has snapped, so he ties a knot to fix it. Rodeo Rosie is grateful, and says she has a few more lassoes for him to fix…as she pulls out a large burlap sack full of lassoes!

Muppets: Bert and Ernie explain “before” and “after” with a plate of cookies

Cartoon: A is for Acrobats

Cartoon: A is for Ape (speech balloon)

Transition: Scanimate kids intro

Insert: A group of disabled children play with a feather

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts the “Mystery Mix-Up Game,” and the secret word is SCHOOL

Cartoon: Country Fiddler – Toucan Two-Step (by Bud Luckey)

Film: The hamburger bun factory

Cartoon: A conductor asks, “May I have an A?” A giant letter “A” falls from the sky

Scene 3: Rodeo Rosie shows off her lasso tricks to Luis, Big Bird, and the kids. She lassoes the fire hydrant, a wooden box, and finally Bob! Unfortunately, Rodeo Rosie lassoes Bob as he’s walking into his apartment with his arms full of groceries.

Cartoon/Song: “Young MacDonald Went to Town”

Muppet/Kid Moment: Grover and Kate make faces

Film: A girl named Jennifer picks vegetables in Mrs. Wilson’s garden

Cartoon: Jughead’s “J” story

Muppet/Song: “J Friends”

Cartoon: Tiger likes going to school!

Cartoon: Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills

Scene 4: Oscar has set up a fortune-telling booth. Bob passes by and Oscar convinces him to get his fortune told for one dime. After Bob reluctantly gives him the dime, Oscar looks into his cracked and stained crystal ball (“It’s as clear as mud, Bob!”) and predicts that Bob will “experience a most unfortunate event.” Bob protests this, so Oscar tells him to look into the crystal ball for himself. When Bob does it, a puff of white powder blows up in his face.

Muppets: Bert tries to write a letter, but Ernie turns on his electric fan and blows everything around the apartment. Bert yells at Ernie and says he is “hot and bothered,” and Ernie has just the thing for that: more cool air!

Film/Song: Henson #2

Cartoon: The Jazzy Triangle meets a Square

Scene 5: The Count stops by Oscar’s fortune-telling booth and asks for his fortune. Oscar looks into his crystal ball and tells the Count, “Don’t count on anything good happening today.” The Count asks for his fortune again, so Oscar repeats the process. The Count does this over and over just to count how many times Oscar tells his fortune!

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit reports on Prince Charming’s evening with Cinderella at the royal ball

Cartoon: J is for Jam (speech balloon)

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

Film: A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree

Muppets: Grover and Biff portray cavemen who invent the wheel using shapes

Scene 6: Bob and Luis give piggyback rides for the kids as Rodeo Rosie announces the sponsors. SS sign still: David. CTW sign still: Bob.


CAST:

Northern Calloway as David

Linda Bove as Linda

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Bob McGrath as Bob

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Prince Charming, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Rodeo Rosie, the Count, Biff, AMs

Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 160 features Big Bird as he receives a visit from his uncle Edgar (never created for the show as far as I know). Plus, the Martians discover a telephone, Prairie Dawn puts on a seasons pageant, and Cookie Monster portrays the Great Cookie Thief!


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Season 9: Big Bird’s uncle Edgar visits

Sponsors: I, M, 6


Scene 1/Insert: Paul Simon sings, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” as the kids sing and dance on Sesame Street.

Film: An Indian mother gives her baby a bath

Muppets/Song: Grover sings, “I (Stand Up Straight an Tall)”

Cartoon: First, Middle, and Last (men on a horse)

Cartoon: Beetle Bailey is last in the chow line, and digs a tunnel to be first

Film: The camera zooms out on a pepper, as kids guess what it is

Cartoon: I is for Iron

Muppets: Ernie doesn’t think he’s special, but Bert convinces him that he has special hair, nose, and laughter

Scene 2: Olivia, Maria, and Bob point out a giant sign on Big Bird’s doors that reads, “WELCOME UNCLE EDGAR.” Big Bird explains that his uncle Edgar is visiting from the countryside. He invites them into his nest, where a scarecrow, piles of hay, and several Muppet animals are situated. Big Bird wants to make his uncle feel “at home,” but Maria thinks that Uncle Edgar might want to experience the city as well. A knock on the door is heard, and Uncle Edgar (a Big Bird-lookalike with a goatee, straw hat, and overalls, played by Jerry Nelson) arrives and meets the adults.

Cartoon: Capital I, he’s quite a guy!

Cartoon/Song: We All Live in a Capital I

Scene 3: Big Bird takes Uncle Edgar to Hooper’s Store. Uncle Edgar is thirsty, so Big Bird suggests a birdseed milkshake. Mr. Hooper prepares one, and Uncle Edgar loves it! He asks for another one, and then another one…

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

Cartoon: First leaf, last leaf

Scene 4: The store counter is littered with empty glasses, as Uncle Edgar keeps polishing off birdseed milkshakes. Mr. Hooper and Big Bird count the glasses, and there are six in total.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #6

Film: Counting six oryx (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: The Great Cookie Thief

Cartoon: M is for Moon (art by Jeff Hale)

Film/Song: Kangaroo Blues

Muppets: The Martians find a telephone

Cartoon: Spanish “M” words

Scene 5: Big Bird takes Uncle Edgar to the Fix-It Shop, where they overhear Maria speaking Spanish on the telephone. Uncle Edgar has never heard anyone speak like that before, so Big Bird and Maria explain what the Spanish language is.

Film: A seahorse (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Sand M/m

Cartoon: I’m six years old today!

Muppets: Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Bert, Herry, and Cookie Monster put on pageant about the four seasons, and Grover contributes visual aids (rain, snow, and leaves)

Film: Six children go down a slide

Celebrity: Whitman Mayo’s animal guessing game (a lion)

Cartoon: Sign Man – One Way

Film: Things that start with M

Scene 6: In Big Bird’s nest area, Big Bird, Uncle Edgar, and the kids talk about living in the city and the country.

Cartoon: First and last rumba pencils (“I’m Crazy Melvin!”)

Muppets: Bert can’t sleep, so Ernie encourages him to dream about doing something he loves. Bert imagines himself ice-skating, and slowly drifts off to sleep

Film: Cold things that begin with I

Celebrity: Whitman Mayo’s animal guessing game (a fish)

Muppets/Song: A greaser sings about how his relationship was nearly ended by a “One Way” sign

Cartoon: Circles, squares, and a wadded napkin

Scene 7: At night, Big Bird and Uncle Edgar ask each other if they’re prepared to go to sleep. Edgar has his pillow and a glass of water, while Big Bird has a blanket and teddy bear. After saying goodnight, Big Bird falls asleep and begins to snore. Uncle Edgar tells the viewer that he’s extra prepared with a pair of earmuffs to drown out the snoring! As Uncle Edgar dozes off, Olivia announces the sponsors as the “nighttime” Sesame Street theme plays. SS sign still: Linda. CTW sign still: Luis.



CAST:

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Bob McGrath as Bob

Alaina Reed as Olivia

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird


JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, AMs

Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, Uncle Edgar, AMs

Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn

Jim Henson as Ernie, AMs