Episode 0013

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

Picture	Segment	Description
	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 "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.
	Cartoon	Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011)
	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.
	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)
	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.
	Cartoon	A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie 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.
	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).
	Film	A live-action film shows circles in every-day life, from Coca-Cola bottle caps, to moving wheels, to yo-yos, bubbles, and balloons, set to a lively soundtrack. (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 4	Bob and some kids look at some gerbils.
	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)
	Cast	Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
	Film	"Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011)
	Film	Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises (First: Episode 0008)
	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.
	Film	Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for.
	SCENE 6	Gordon introduces a film of something else that's round.
	Film	Close-ups are shown of a tire. Music: Peter Schickele
	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.
	Cartoon	Jazz #6 (repeat) (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 8	Bob and the kids observe an anteater.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: M for Mail
	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.
	Song	Ernie leads the cast in "Everybody Wash." (First: Episode 0001)
	Cartoon	M is for Marvelous Martha
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: M for Mail (repeat)
	SCENE 10	Susan has Oscar sing "One of These Things" so she can test her new picture of ice cream cones.
	Cartoon	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie and 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.
	SCENE 11	Gordon shows Ronald and Eva some picture pairs, and asks them which came first.
	Cartoon	"Poverty X" (repeat) (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie and 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").
	Cartoon	Jazz #6 (repeat) (First: Episode 0011)
	Cartoon	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (ending cut) (First: Episode 0010)
	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.
File:Baker7.jpg	Film	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 13	As Big Bird looks at the shelves in the store, Mr. Hooper signs off, Susan announces the sponsors, and Bob announces the book read on today's show.

Trivia

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

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