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Sesame Street
Big Bird "helps" Mr. Hooper
Air date November 26, 1969
Season Season 1 (1969-1970)
Production October 29, 1969
Sponsors B, M, X, 6, 7

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird wants to earn some extra money today, so he asks Gordon, Bob and Susan if they have any odd jobs he can do. Gordon points him to a sign at Hooper's Store which reads "Boy Wanted" and recommends him to Mr. Hooper. Mr. Hooper gives Big Bird six cents for the day, which is more money than Big Bird's ever seen.
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6
(First: Episode 0011)
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SCENE 2 Mr. Hooper explains to Big Bird how a store works, tells him where milk comes from, and shows him how to count pennies.
Elevator10.oldschool
Cartoon "Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode.
(First: Episode 0003)
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SCENE 2
cont'd
Big Bird tries to count the pennies, but gets the numbers mixed up. Instead, Mr. Hooper starts making a section for all the letter B items.
Boxer
Cartoon A boxer explains the letter "B".
(First: Episode 0006)
Toon.Butterfly
Cartoon Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly
(First: Episode 0006)
ErnieBert.buzzingB
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie is startled when a buzzing B enters the room and flies around. Bert thinks it's harmless, but then it stings Bert on the nose.
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SCENE 3 Susan bakes a cake in her kitchen using a bowl, which begins with B, and is round. Susan displays some of her other baking utensils which are also round (at the top).
Pitchreel-circles
Film "Round": A live-action film set to a lively soundtrack shows circles in every-day life, including Coca-Cola bottle caps, moving wheels, yo-yos, bubbles, and balloons.
(First: Episode 0002)
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SCENE 4 Bob and some kids look at some gerbils.
2059y
Film Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.
(First: Episode 0004)
BuddyJim.paperairplane
Cast Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
No6b
Film "Six Song (Song of Six)."
(First: Episode 0011)
Paintingb
Film Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.
Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises
(First: Episode 0008)
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SCENE 5 Bob notices that Big Bird has taken everything off the shelves in Hooper's Store. Big Bird says he's still sorting the B items, such as a big can of peanuts, a bumpy pickle, and a beautiful duck. Bob then suggests to Mr. Hooper that Big Bird could make some deliveries today, and Mr. Hooper fetches a wagon.
0013.wheelsfilm

0573zb
Film Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for.
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SCENE 6 Gordon introduces a film of something else that's round.
HeresaLittleSomething--Tire
Film Close-ups are shown of a tire.
Music: Peter Schickele
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SCENE 7 Big Bird gets ready to make his deliveries. He doesn't have the list of who gets what, so he makes some wild guesses.
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6 (repeat)
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SCENE 8 Bob and the kids observe an anteater.
M-Mail
Cartoon Speech Balloon: M for Mail
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SCENE 9 Gordon reads a book, Swimmy by Leo Lionni, about a small black fish who leads a school of red fish towards a life without fear.
Everybodywash
Song Ernie leads the cast in "Everybody Wash."
(First: Episode 0001)
1092-06
Cartoon M is for Marvelous Martha
M-Mail
Cartoon Speech Balloon: M for Mail (repeat)
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SCENE 10 Susan has Oscar sing "One of These Things" so she can test her new picture of ice cream cones.
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
(First: Episode 0006)
Ebtreasure
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a treasure map of the living room, leading to a spot marked with an X. As Bert watches, he digs up a treasure chest with a letter X inside.
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SCENE 11 Gordon shows Ronald and Eva some picture pairs, and asks them which came first.
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X" (repeat)
ErnieBert.Xbandage
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a bandage on his face that looks like an X. Ernie says he was in an x-ident ("accident").
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6 (repeat)
Littlegirlsalphabet
Cartoon A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (ending cut)
(First: Episode 0010)
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SCENE 12 Gordon, Susan and Bob complain to Mr. Hooper that they received the incorrect deliveries from Big Bird. Big Bird feels bad about it at first, but Gordon suggests that Big Bird could look at the top of Mr. Hooper's shelves. Mr. Hooper even offers to pay him seven cents.
Np7
Film "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
(First: Episode 0011)
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SCENE 13 As Big Bird looks at the shelves in the store, Mr. Hooper signs off, Susan announces the sponsors, Bob announces the book read on today's show, and Gordon announces the CTW production tag.
BobHooperSS0011

GordonSusan0011
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper and Bob hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon and Susan hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode to have another character, aside from Gordon, sign off before the sponsors.


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