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Sesame Street
Susan gets a pair of pet kittens
Air date December 23, 1970
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth
Production November 6, 1970
Sponsors E, H, 2

SSShowID-0163

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Susan tells Gordon she'd like to have a pet around the house to keep her company. She wants a pet that's affectionate, cheerful, cute, and cuddly. Gordon suggests a dog; Bob chimes in and says a bird also makes a nice pet, while Oscar prefers a pet rhinoceros. Susan realizes that her descriptions were too general, and eventually clues in that she wants to get a kitten.
Raccoon
Film Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0108)
Kermitlecture--Horns
Muppets Kermit talks about horns as a film of animals with horns plays behind him.
(First: Episode 0112)
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SCENE 2 Susan retrieves a case and has a surprise for Gordon: two identical kittens. She and Gordon discuss how they're going to cooperate and take care of the kittens when one of them is home from work early. Gordon comments that lots of things come in twos.
Jazzyspies2
Cartoon "Jazz #2"
(First: Episode 0001)
E&BTwoNoses
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie explains to the audience how people have two of everything: "Let's see, we've got two eyes, and two ears, and two noses..." "Hey, you ding-a-ling!" Bert interrupts. "You've only got one nose." Ernie promptly pulls Bert's nose off, sticks it to his own face, and keeps counting. "Two noses, and two eyes, and two ears ... too bad!"
(First: Episode 0061)
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SCENE 3 Big Bird joins Norma and Athelstan in admiring Susan's kittens, whom Susan has named "Hello" and "Hola" ("hello" in Spanish).
1446d
Cartoon Speech Balloon: E for egg
A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo."
(First: Episode 0002)
Jazzyspies2
Cartoon "Jazz #2" (repeat)
0001g
Muppets Ernie cries because he loves the number 2 so much. Bert snaps Ernie out of it and introduces a letter E film...causing Ernie to cry again, since E happens to be his favorite letter.
(First: Episode 0001)
Eaticecream
Cartoon E Imagination
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0001)
Burtlancaster
Celebrity Burt Lancaster says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0006)
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SCENE 4 Bob proposes a story to the kids using the "et" family of words, but Oscar intervenes and tells a story about about a pet kitten who makes a bet with a pet rhino and ends up getting wet. Bob suggests a nicer ending, which Oscar immediately hates.
Anythingfamily
Muppets Gordon puts some features on some Anything Muppets, forming them into a family. They all sing "Consider Yourself."
(First: Episode 0001)
CMPhone01
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 1: Ernie expects a call from Bert, but lets Cookie Monster make a phone call to his mommy, provided it's short. He proceeds to tell her about show and tell at school.
(First: Episode 0064)
Trafficlight
Film Traffic light.
(First: Episode 0131)
CMPhone02
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 2: Cookie Monster tells his mommy about jumping rope after school and counts the jumps he made.
(First: Episode 0064)
2059f
Cartoon E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg.
(First: Episode 0002)
CMPhone03
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 3: Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614 by now and asks how his brother Fred is. Ernie offers him a box of cookies to get off the phone.
(First: Episode 0064)
Hubley-ElephantsH
Cartoon A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0162)
CMPhone04
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 4: Cookie Monster finally gets off the phone, and then eats it. When Bert calls, Ernie has to talk to him through Cookie Monster's mouth.
(First: Episode 0064)
1836n
Cartoon A bear counts bees
(First: Episode 0083)
Erniebertstring
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string.
Hisforhorn
Cartoon "Poverty H": A red man tries to think of words that begin with H, but a yellow man keeps spewing them out until Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells "HELP!!"
(First: Episode 0020)
1090-25
Muppets The Word Family Song: ET family
(First: Episode 0139)
1708t
Cartoon H for hello (voice of Gary Owens)
(First: Episode 0020)
ErnieBasketball
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep: he remembers with his mind, which is in his head; his head is round, and so is the basketball. His plan works the first time, but not when Bert wants to go to sleep.
(First: Episode 0134)
Hladycartoon
Cartoon H is for horseshoe.
(First: Episode 0020)
Hisforhole
Cartoon Speech Balloon: H is for hole
(First: Episode 0080)
Rectangles2
Film "Rectangles"
Rectangles in the city and country are shown to a percussion soundtrack.
(First: Episode 0005)
Kermcookie-2-6
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit plays a sorting game with squares and circles, until Cookie Monster arrives and takes a bite out of the shapes. Kermit is upset, until he tastes one of them, and he joins Cookie Monster in finishing off the rest!
(First: Episode 0094)
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SCENE 5 At Hooper's Store, Big Bird asks Mr. Hooper for an eraser. The erasers are on the top shelf, so Mr. Hooper has to get it by climbing a ladder. Big Bird asks for another eraser, then another one, but Mr. Hooper tells him to just add the amount of erasers he wants. Big Bird wants a pencil next … but he doesn't know how many.
1708t
Cartoon H for hello (repeat)
Hisforhorn
Cartoon "Poverty H" (repeat)
ProfHastingsFeelings
Muppets Professor Hastings conducts a lecture about the ways people feel, but keeps drifting off. Meanwhile, two groups of Muppets behind him pass by; one cheering for their winning team, and the others crying for the losing team.
(First: Episode 0106)
1091-25
Celebrity Bill Cosby demonstrates sad.
(First: Episode 0135)
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SCENE 6 Susan has Hello and Hola "say" goodbye as Gordon announces the sponsors.
Susan0149

ClosingSign-BBCTW-163
CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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