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Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper asks Big Bird to pile some empty boxes; Rainy day
Air date December 29, 1970
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production November 10, 1970
Sponsors V, 6

SSShowID-0167

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0167a
SCENE 1 Susan greets the viewer, and introduces the letter of the day - V - by making one with her fingers.
ImaginationV
Cartoon "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0050)
HubleyV01
Cartoon Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc.
Artist: The Hubleys
0167b
SCENE 2 A drowsy Bob makes a letter V with his fingers.
VirgilVeep
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
(First: Episode 0110)
0167c
SCENE 3 Gordon asks Oscar to make a letter V with his fingers, but he needs to be reminded how.
SpeechBalloon.V
Cartoon Speech Balloon: V for Violin
A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
(First: Episode 0052)
0167d
SCENE 4 Big Bird flies in and finds Mr. Hooper trying to find a place to store his empty boxes until he can find more room for them. Big Bird wants to help and suggests he put them on the table outside. Mr. Hooper explains that the table is for customers — like Bob, who comes by and asks him for a chocolate soda. Big Bird is amazed at Mr. Hooper's prescience, and continues to think of another place for the boxes.
Mets miss 15
Celebrity The New York Mets make 14 hits in a row, but miss on the 15th.
0167e

0167f
SCENE 4
cont'd
Big Bird has piled the boxes in front of the back entrance to Hooper's Store. He thinks the pile will be safe from harm, until Mr. Hooper points out that someone could knock the boxes down. Big Bird puts this to the test by going inside the store, deciding to tell others to avoid the boxes. He realizes that nobody else is in the store, so he exits through the door and knocks all the boxes down (putting his head through one of them). Big Bird is once again amazed at Mr. Hooper's prescience.
Solomongrundy
Cartoon Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!"
(First: Episode 0001)
ProfHastingsBodyPartsOne
Muppets Kermit helps Professor Hastings talk about the parts of the body. (Part 1)
(First: Episode 0130)
0167g
SCENE 5 With only his hand visible, Gordon shows that "mano" means "hand" in Spanish.
ProfHastingsBodyParts
Muppets Kermit helps Professor Hastings talk about the parts of the body. (Part 2)
(First: Episode 0130)
0167h
SCENE 6 Susan sings two rounds of "Here Are Some Things." The first group sorts out thin, cylindrical items from cubes, and the second group separates curved and bent shapes from straight ones.
Little Bird next to Cookie Monster
Muppets Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
Toon-fishingABCs
Cartoon While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
(First: Episode 0004)
TimConway-fishy
Celebrity Tag: Tim Conway says "There was something fishy there."
(First: Episode 0146)
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0167j
SCENE 7 Gordon demonstrates the "Shave and a Haircut" rhythm, and others on the street repeat it when prompted. Mr. Hooper knocks it out while hammering a sign, Bob does it as he sandpapers some wood, Susan uses her cutter and bowl, and Big Bird attempts to play it on his toy xylophone.
MetsMiss-16
Celebrity The New York Mets make 15 hits in a row, but miss on the 16th.
GroverZoo
Muppets Grover visits the zoo to talk about birds. He visits the bird cage (containing Little Bird) and swaps places inside the cage. Two Anything Muppets come and admire him.
(First: Episode 0137)
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6
(First: Episode 0011)
Erniebertjellybeans
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has seven jellybeans, and Bert has six. To make it even, Ernie eats the extra jellybean. That's fair, isn't it?
(First: Episode 0014)
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6 (repeat)
0167k
SCENE 8 As it's raining, Bob and the kids (including Sally) break from their ball game and take shelter under the awning of Hooper's Store. They talk about what things need rain, and start singing "Rain Rain Go Away" as the hot dog man joins in.
Larryphyllisgaloshes
Cast Larry and Phyllis try to get Larry's galoshes on.
0167l
SCENE 8
cont'd
Bob, Mr. Hooper, and the kids continue their singing as the rain stops. Bob and the kids go back to the yard to play some ball.
MonsterNoises
Muppets "Everybody Moo": Cookie Monster and Herry make monster noises and animal noises and invite the viewer to do the same.
(First: Episode 0141)
MetsMiss-20
Celebrity The New York Mets make 20 hits in a row.
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6 (repeat)
PIYN-0106
Muppets Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Dentist and Bus Driver.
(First: Episode 0106)
ImaginationV
Cartoon "Imagination V" (repeat)
GordonGrover-NextTo
SCENE 9 Gordon will reward Grover with a bag of jellybeans if he can get next to him. Grover struggles with this concept, but ultimately ends up next to the bag of tasty treats instead.
SpeechBalloon.V
Cartoon Speech Balloon: V for Violin (repeat)
FourorThreeApples
Muppets Ernie has four apples, and wants to draw the number 4, showing that he has four apples. However, Cookie Monster wants to eat an apple, so Ernie crosses out the 4 and draws a 3. Then Cookie Monster decides not to eat the apple, causing Ernie to have to cross out the 4 again and draw another 3, over and over again.
(First: Episode 0140)
HubleyV01
Cartoon Small v (repeat)
0167m
SCENE 10 Bob and Susan sing "Right in the Middle of My Face" with the kids.
VirgilVeep
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V. (repeat)
0167n
SCENE 11 Some kids bounce their basketballs on the lid of Oscar's trash can. Oscar emerges, yelling, "Hey, what do you think this is, a basketball arena? I had enough of this. Goodbye!" Bob announces the sponsors.
BobSusan0196sign

HooperOscarGordonCTW
CLOSING SIGNS Bob and Susan hold up the Sesame Street sign while Gordon, Mr. Hooper and Oscar hold up the CTW sign.

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