Episode 0001

Sesame Street
Premiere episode: Gordon introduces Sally to Sesame Street.
Air date	November 10, 1969
Season	Season 1 (1969-1970)
Sponsors W, S, E, 2, 3 Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

In the first episode of Sesame Street, Gordon takes a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street, introducing her (and the viewers) to the various characters on the show. Besides Gordon, viewers are introduced to Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie and Bert, Buddy and Jim, Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes, Kermit the Frog, Cookie Monster, Jennie, and the Anything Muppets. Also featured in this episode are the first installments of the Number Song Series and Jazz cartoons, along with the first performance of "One of These Things".

In this episode, many sketches are properly introduced by the characters, even within the inserts. This reflects the fact that the show was initially conceived as sort of a children's version of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Gordon introduces Ernie and Bert, leading to their first sketch, which ends with Bert introducing the Solomon Grundy cartoon. Jazz #2 is followed by a scene with Ernie commenting on the film, while he and Bert also introduce a cartoon about the letter E. At one point, Gordon asks Kermit to give his W lecture, and when the sketch begins, Kermit says that Gordon asked him to talk about the letter W. The second showing of Wanda the Witch is followed by a brief clip of Carol Burnett commenting on Wanda the Witch. And the episode ends with Gordon, Sally, and others talking about who Sally met in this show.

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon introduces his new neighbor Sally to Sesame Street, where she meets Susan, Bob, Mr. Hooper and some kids in the courtyard. When Gordon tries to introduce her to Big Bird, however, Sesame Street's tallest resident has trouble finding her, because she's so small. But when Gordon lifts Sally up so that she'll be easier to see, Big Bird mistakenly thinks that she is eight feet tall and gets scared, thereupon claiming that he nearly laid an egg. Gordon and Sally then hear singing coming from the basement apartment in 123 Sesame Street, which Gordon explains is where Ernie and Bert live. He also tells Sally that, if she can hear Ernie singing, it most likely means that he is taking a bath.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie tells Bert that he calls his bathtub Rosie, because after his bath, he leaves a ring around Rosie. Bert then tells Ernie to get out of the tub, because other people are waiting to use it: Solomon Grundy, for instance.
	Cartoon	Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!"
File:1800-14.jpg File:Mooch.jpg	Film	You can clean almost anything. The music is Bach's "Gavotte," performed by the Swingle Singers. This segment was removed from the 2006 DVD release of the episode.
	Song	Ernie leads the cast in "Everybody Wash."
File:Dots1.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #1
	Film	"Three Song (Song of Three)."
	SCENE 2	Sally drinks milk in Gordon and Susan's apartment.
	Film	How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow."
File:Dots1.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #1 (repeat)
	SCENE 3	Gordon introduces Sally to Oscar the Grouch.
	Cartoon	Clay animation: Sam the Snake-and other things that begin with S
	SCENE 4	Gordon introduces Sally to Jennie, who uses her knitting to teach about over, around and through.
	Film	A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on. When this episode aired as part of the Sesame Street Unpaved series, Noggin removed everything after the initial "around" part.
File:Dots3.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (last dot is late and travels through the others)
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
File:Dots4.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (last dot shows up early)
	Muppets	Gordon puts some features on some Anything Muppets, forming them into a family. They all sing "Consider Yourself". The song "Consider Yourself" was removed from the 2006 DVD release of the episode. As a result, the scene fades out after Gordon finishes dressing the family.
File:Dots5.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (third dot wants to be red)
	SCENE 5	Ernie and Ronald are at Hooper's Store; Susan needs two quarts of milk.
	Cartoon	"Two Song (Song of Two)"
	SCENE 6	Susan and Ronald look at film clips with pairs of zoo animals.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2"
	SCENE 7	Ernie cries because he loves the number 2 so much.
File:Eatingapeach.jpg	Cartoon	Letter E ("See me... eating a peach...") Artists: The Hubleys
	SCENE 8	Bob hangs a picture.
	Cast	Buddy and Jim hang a picture.
File:Dots6.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (all the dots turn red)
	SCENE 9	Bob shows how to fold a dollar bill into a letter W. Kermit then leaves to do his famous W lecture.
	Cartoon	"Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W.
	Cartoon	"Wanda the Witch" (repeat)
	Celebrity	Carol Burnett: "Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird."
	Cartoon	W is for Worm This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him.
File:Dots7.jpg	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (raspberry)
	Cast	Susan plays "One of These Things" with the number 2.
	Cartoon	W is for Worm (repeat)
	SCENE 10	Gordon asks Sally about her day; Ernie cries when he thinks about 2. Susan gives him a 2. Then, Gordon mentions the letter E. Ernie cries again because Susan doesn't have an E. Gordon tells the viewers to come back again soon. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.

Alterations

Picture	Segment	Description
	Song (DVD release)	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit (at the Beginning)" along to a film of "good things growing better." This segment was not in the original broadcast of the episode. It is currently on the episode's 2006 DVD release, where it replaces "You can clean almost anything." It was shown after Oscar's debut.

Cast

• Carol Burnett
• James Catusi - Jim
• Jim Henson - Ernie, Kermit, Anything Muppet Father and Uncle, Sam the Snake, Soldier, Juggler, Baker's Voice
• Will Lee - Mr. Hooper, Anything Muppet Uncle (singing)
• Loretta Long - Susan, Anything Muppet Mother (singing)
• Brandon Maggart - Buddy
• Bob McGrath - Bob, Anything Muppet Brother (singing)
• Frank Oz - Bert, Cookie Monster, Anything Muppet Little Girl and brother
• Matt Robinson - Gordon
• Jada Rowland - Jennie
• Caroll Spinney - Big Bird, Oscar, Anything Muppet Mother
• Alex Stevens - Baker
• Joan Gerber - Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes

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