Episode 0003

Sesame Street
Big Bird makes a sweater for Susan.
Air date	November 12, 1969
Season	Season 1 (1969-1970)
Sponsors S, 2

The following text is from a 1969 CTW press release, describing the first week of episodes.

“Sesame Street is sponsored by the letter S today and Big Bird makes his contribution by giving Susan a letter with her initial sewn on it. But somehow, the letter on the sweater turns up as an E. Big Bird is heartbroken until Susan shows him how to make an S from an E.”

Inserts

• Big Bird and Mr. Hooper show the difference between "big", "bigger" and "biggest".

• Bob sings "Good Morning, Starshine" to some of his Muppet friends Anything Muppet hippies.

• Susan sings "I Enjoy Being a Girl".

• There's an exercise in counting and Ernie and Bert decide it's better to work and play together than to argue with each other.

• Mr. Hooper demonstrates his Super Duper Two Maker.

• The Sesame Street kids jump rope.

• Anything Muppets sing a special rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", who turns out to be an old friend, Wanda the Witch.

• Buddy and Jim have a difficult time in matching up a pair of tennis sneakers and a pair of heavy workboots with the right boxes.

• Susan invites viewers on a filmed visit to see a baby reindeer.

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