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Sesame Street
Gordon goes over his shopping list
Air date December 31, 1970
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production November 12, 1970
Sponsors I, V, 8

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Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 At Hooper's Store, Gordon is standing outside and goes over his shopping list. Mr. Hooper has gathered just about everything on Gordon's list, including the meat, carrots, apples, milk, bread, and chocolate syrup. But there's a problem: Susan wrote down the letters V and I, but neglected to write down the full words. Gordon and Mr. Hooper ask themselves (and the viewer): What begins with V?
SpeechBalloon.V
Cartoon Speech Balloon: V for Violin
A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
(First: Episode 0052)
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)
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SCENE 2 Gordon and Mr. Hooper continue asking about V, but remember that V-I is written on the list. Big Bird drops in. Gordon asks him if he has any idea what V-I stands for. Big Bird gives a few guesses: vanishing ink? Violet itching powder? Varnished ice cubes? Gordon reiterates that it's something for dinner. Big Bird leaves saying he has something very important to do. Mr. Hooper gets the idea of reviewing Gordon's list again, and doing so gives Gordon a clue: chocolate syrup is one of the items on the list, which leads to the realization that V-I stands for vanilla ice cream.
3161s
Cartoon Speech Balloon: I - ice cream.
(First: Episode 0033)
ThatsMyLetterI
Cartoon A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I."
(First: Episode 0143)
1261-LowercaseI
Cartoon A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite".
(First: Episode 0032)
Film.nursingpigs
Film Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk.
Rocketfallsover
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket falls over.
(First: Episode 0018)
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169c2

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SCENE 3 Bob does a demonstration to the viewers, asking the difference between wet and dry, and some of his Sesame Street friends answering the question. He starts with a mop (Mr. Hooper answers wet), a broom (answered dry by Susan), and a bar of soap (answered wet by Gordon). Oscar pops out of his trash can saying it's nobody's business if his toothbrush is wet or dry, but Bob believes it's wet. Bob demonstrates a cloth for cleaning shoes, and says that it's best dry. Big Bird uses a feather duster he made himself, and says that's best dry.
Alicebraithwaitemonster
Cartoon Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes is standing next to a bathtub full of water. She is dry. A monster appears and throws the water at her, causing her to be wet, and then kisses her. "Bleah!" she says.
(First: Episode 0005)
Erniebertkiss
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie and Bert watch the Alice cartoon on TV, and Ernie laughs when he sees Alice being kissed by the monster. Bert says Ernie wouldn't think it was so funny if a monster kissed him. Beautiful Day Monster appears, and kisses Ernie, who says, "Bleah!" Bert laughs.
(First: Episode 0005)
Batman Penguin
Cartoon Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty.
(First: Episode 0099)
The Bath Story
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie tells Bert that he calls his bathtub Rosie, because after his bath, he leaves a ring around Rosie. (edited)
(First: Episode 0001)
Rocketblowsup
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
(First: Episode 0018)
Everybodywash
Song Ernie leads the cast in "Everybody Wash."
(First: Episode 0001)
Rocketcountdowntakeoff
Cartoon Rocket countdown: The announcer blasts off.
(First: Episode 0018)
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SCENE 4 In the kitchen, Susan sings "One of These Things" using different bowls of fruit. One bowl is big, the other three are little.
Dot Bridge 01 straight
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
(First: Episode 0001)
Erniebertnewspaper
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has a question, but Bert is reading the newspaper. Ernie hums and talks to Rubber Duckie until Bert gives up reading the paper in exasperation. Then Ernie can ask his question: Can he borrow the newspaper?
(First: Episode 0042)
Dot Bridge 01 straight
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1 (repeat)
Film-boysshovels
Film Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
(First: Episode 0003)
SSYellowSubmarine-intro

SSYellowSubmarine
Muppets Bob makes up three Anything Muppets as if they were employed in a transportation mode: a railroad engineer, an airplane pilot, and a bus driver. They all agree that the best job would be on board a submarine, then sing "Yellow Submarine".
(First: Episode 0017)
Dot Bridge 02 late
Cartoon Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
(First: Episode 0001)
VirgilVeep
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
(First: Episode 0110)
SpeechBalloon.V
Cartoon Speech Balloon: V for Violin (repeat)
HubleyV01
Cartoon Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc.
Artist: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0167)
Matchingcookies
Muppets Ernie tries to find another cookie with a criss-cross of icing. He has trouble matching cookies, but Cookie "matches" them by eating them (putting them all in the same place, his stomach).
Raposo.Eating
Song Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat.
(First: Episode 0106)
Dot Bridge 03 early
Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)
1261-LowercaseI
Cartoon A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (repeat)
(First: Episode 0032)
Dot Bridge 04 third red
Cartoon Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red
(First: Episode 0001)
Ernie8Salesman
Muppets Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s.
(First: Episode 0079)
Shalom6-12
Cartoon Jazz #8
(First: Episode 0016)
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SCENE 5 Oscar realizes that everybody on Sesame Street has a street number but him. He decides to put a number 8 on his trash can for his street address, which Bob admires. When Oscar expresses the trouble he has with getting it on right, Bob teaches him a bit of cooperation by rearranging the number just where Oscar wants it. Bob repositions the number all around the trash can, until Oscar realizes that the number is upside down. Bob interjects that it's impossible for the number 8 to be upside down, but when he rotates it Oscar is satisfied. Oscar doesn't know what a street number is used for, and when Bob informs him that it's used for friends to come visit him and send him mail, Oscar is horrified, and takes away his number.
Shalom6-12
Cartoon Jazz #8 (repeat)
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SCENE 6 Mr. Hooper counts eight hands on four kids.
Dot Bridge 05 all red
Cartoon Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red
(First: Episode 0001)
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SCENE 7 Big Bird writes a poem about lizards, and recites it.
500025
Film Iguanas
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0047)
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SCENE 7 cont'd Big Bird writes and recites another brief poem about a gibbon.
0573v
Film A gibbon swings, and an audience cheers when the film ends.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0009)
Dot Bridge 06 raspberry
Cartoon Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry
(First: Episode 0001)
Lourawls1969
Celebrity Lou Rawls sings the alphabet song to a group of kids.
(First: Episode 0043)
169i
SCENE 8 Mr. Hooper displays a piece of pottery, then shows how it's made.
0573zb
Film Pottery
music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0154)
ImaginationV
Cartoon "Imagination V" (repeat)
ThatsMyLetterI
Cartoon A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (repeat)
1800-30
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie tells Bert about his so-called "boring" day at the zoo.
(First: Episode 0020)
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SCENE 9 Kids are playing outside when Gordon says goodbye to the viewers. Bob announces the sponsors.


HooperGordonS02sign02

OscarBobCTW169
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper and Gordon hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar and Bob hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.

Notes[]

  • The Joe Raposo music played during Big Bird's lizard poem would later be recycled for The Electric Company in a film segment spelling out a hotel sign.


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