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Sesame Street
Big Bird plans his day
Air date December 25, 1970
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth
Production November 9, 1970
Sponsors T, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0165 01
SCENE 1 Susan greets the viewer, and notices a mailman down the street.
Letter for Ernie
Muppets Ernie tries to help a mailman deliver a package to Mrs. Mary Ann ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
(First: Episode 0038)
400007
Cartoon A poem filled with T words, including a teacher, toys, Texas, and "turtles with brains".
Voice: Bob Arbogast
(First: Episode 0024)
0165 02
SCENE 2 While playing with blocks with the kids, Bob makes a letter T out of two pieces of wood.
Tisfortelevision
Cartoon T is for Television
(First: Episode 0024)
0165 03
SCENE 3 Susan asks Oscar what his favorite T word is. He says it's "terrible."
Tisfortrash
Cartoon "Poverty T": T is for Trash and Ticket
(First: Episode 0020)
0165 04
SCENE 4 Caridad makes the letter T with her fingers.
500015
Cartoon Speech Balloon: T for train
(First: Episode 0022)
Rocketblowsup
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
(First: Episode 0018)
0165 05
SCENE 5 Big Bird encounters Gordon planning his day, and decides to plan his own day. Big Bird picks up all the things he wants to play with today, which Gordon says is too much for anyone to do in one day. Big Bird decides to spend his day cleaning up the mess he just made.
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4"
(First: Episode 0006)
Ernie4Quiz
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie's friend holds a huge card of a dog in front of his head. Ernie asks Bert how many feet the dog has, and Bert says four. Next, Ernie's friend holds up a card of a table. Ernie asks Bert how many legs the table has. Again, Bert says four. Ernie's friend then holds up a card that shows a four-eyed monster. Ernie asks Bert, "How many eyes can you count on this face?" Bert again says four, but adds that "nothing in the world has four eyes and looks like that." Ernie's friend lowers the card, revealing himself to be the Beautiful Day Monster- with two extra eyes.
(First: Episode 0009)
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4" (repeat)
GroverandtheTelephone
Muppets Grover uses a telephone booth to explain how a telephone is used. When he enters the booth, however, he finds that there is no phone in sight. An Anything Muppet boy arrives to use the telephone, and thinks that Grover is the telephone since he is the only thing he found in the booth. The boy proceeds and talks into Grover's mouth.
(First: Episode 0146)
0165 06a
SCENE 6 Bob observes the rope on the tire swing, and talks to some kids about what a part of something is. He points them to a film.
HeresaLittleSomething--Tire
Film Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (tire)
(First: Episode 0147)
0165 06b
SCENE 6
cont'd
Bob introduces another film.
Closer-Tomato
Film "Look a Little Closer" (tomato)
(First: Episode 0147)
0165 06c
SCENE 6
cont'd
Bob introduces yet another film.
LookCloser.hand
Song Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand)
(First: Episode 0147)
0165 06d
SCENE 6
cont'd
Bob concludes that everything has parts — even parts have parts.
CE9
Muppets Ernie sings "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake" when a hungry Cookie Monster demands a cookie.
(First: Episode 0031)
How to bake a cake
Film A child narrates a series of black-and-white photos about how to bake a cake.
(First: Episode 0135)
0165-balloonbridge
Transition A circle appears on screen, expanding like a balloon until it pops.
(First: Episode 0105)
Pat Paulsen counts to 20
Celebrity Pat Paulsen counts from 1 to 20.
(First: Episode 0101)
0165 07
SCENE 7 Mr. Hooper counts four dolls in his store.
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4" (repeat)
Here and There
Muppets Billy wants to learn about here and there, so the Beautiful Day Monster and Cookie Monster show him by spreading apart, each calling Fred's son over to their side. However, whenever Baby gets to "there," he always finds himself "here."
(First: Episode 0111)
0165-checkerboard
Cartoon Checkerboard transition cartoon
(First: Episode 0105)
Larry and Phyllis wall picture
Cast Larry and Phyllis argue about which of two photographs to put on the wall, ultimately choosing a third that they both like. They cooperate to hang the picture together.
(First: Episode 0135)
0165-Tank-Filling
Transition The screen fills up with fluid.
(First: Episode 0105)
0165 08
SCENE 8 Susan displays four props on the table: a wooden bowl, a pot, a frying pan, and a flower watering-can. She plays two rounds of "Three of These Things" and points out that there are two right answers.
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)
Ernie barber 01
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Ernie, having set up shop as a barber, gives Bert a haircut, but he ends up removing all of his hair.
(First: Episode 0068)
0165-Bridge no5 Bounce
Film New Bridge #5 - Bounce
(First: Episode 0105)
Ernie barber 02
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Part 2: Ernie tries to disguise Bert until his hair grows back, but a monster (later known as Grover) mistakes Bert for his father and lugs him away.
(First: Episode 0068)
Tisfortelevision
Cartoon T is for Television (repeat)
Ernie barber 03
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Part 3: Bert has quickly grown his hair back, but his brief time amongst monsters has resulted in his speaking like Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0068)
Tisfortrash
Cartoon "Poverty T" (repeat)
0165 09a
SCENE 9 Mr. Hooper tells the audience to watch closely and see what the following words have in common.
0165 09b
SCENE 9
cont'd
In a vaudeville-style vignette, Bob and Gordon are glad they met.
0165 09c
SCENE 9
cont'd
A little girl (Caroll Spinney) has Little Bird as a pet in a cage, but Little Bird switches roles and puts her in the cage.
0165 09d
SCENE 9
cont'd
Susan observes that her hands are wet.
0165 09e
SCENE 9
cont'd
A large net falls on Oscar.
0165 09f
SCENE 9
cont'd
Mr. Hooper displays all the "ET" words we just saw.
500015
Cartoon Speech Balloon: T for train (repeat)
ErnieBert--Bert'sPresent
Muppets Ernie & BertBert has a present for his Aunt Matilda, but Ernie thinks that the present is for him, so he makes several guesses about what it is first, then unwraps it.
0165 10
SCENE 10 Gordon asks Caridad to say goodbye in the language they speak in the country she comes from, Cuba. She says goodbye and adios. Susan announces the sponsors and the credits follow.
EBclassicS02sign

OscarSusanCTW-1970
CLOSING SIGNS The Sesame Street sign floats above Ernie and Bert, while Susan and Oscar hold up the CTW sign.


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