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Sesame Street
African drummers visit
Air date January 5, 1971
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production November 13, 1970
Sponsors W, X, 11

SSShowID-172

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0172a
SCENE 1 Big Bird looks around in Gordon's garage. He tells Gordon he found some magazines in Spanish, one of which has the words ven aqui (come here). Gordon makes sure he knows what the words mean, but every time he says "come here," more and more kids come up and sit on his lap.
100011
Celebrity Lorne Greene and the Bonanza cast add two horses and one horse to make three horses.
(First: Episode 0150)
HubleyJazzBirds
Cartoon Birds appear around the numerals one through twenty as jazz music plays.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0134)
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
(First: Episode 0006)
E&B-ZooPlan
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie and Bert plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, but Ernie can't make up his mind. What would happen if Ernie bought a balloon, but then lost it when he gets frightened by a buffalo? Then he remembers that the zoo is closed on Wednesdays.
(First: Episode 0137)
0172b
SCENE 2 Big Bird finds some long sticks in the garage. Gordon takes the sticks and gives them to some members of an African folk dance group, who do a stick dance.
Sleepykoala
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rockabye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
(First: Episode 0048)
Iamafinemusician
Muppets Anything Muppets sing "I Am a Fine Musician".
(First: Episode 0010)
Cat.Telephone.Hubley
Cartoon A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0154)
0172c

0172d
SCENE 3 Mr. Hooper, Susan and Bob come out to meet the dance group. With The kids, they join Carol in making a rhythm. Farley dances behind the bongo players.
Ebtreasure
Muppets Ernie & 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.
(First: Episode 0013)
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (repeat)
SpeechBalloon.Xray
Cartoon Speech Balloon: X for X-ray
(First: Episode 0064)
LarryPhyllis.Cooperate
Cast Larry and Phyllis: Larry tells Phyllis that he invited their friend Fred to dinner. Without listening to him any further, Phyllis tries to do multiple chores at once, until she realizes that they have to cooperate in order to spiff up the place. They do so in sped-up tape, then Larry reveals that Fred can't come to dinner tonight.
(First: Episode 0142)
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch"
Animation by Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0001)
Wworm
Cartoon W is for Worm
(First: Episode 0001)
1091-27
Celebrity Bill Cosby demonstrates happy.
(First: Episode 0142)
ErnieCMHappySad
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie is happy because he is about to eat his cookie, but Cookie Monster is sad because he hasn't had a cookie all day. Ernie gives him his cookie, but now Cookie is happy and Ernie is sad. The two keep passing the cookie to each other as both their emotions exchange. When the two decide to share they cookie, both end up breaking it, and now neither of them are happy!
1091-25
Celebrity Bill Cosby demonstrates sad.
(First: Episode 0135)
2293o
Film Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.
Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)
0172e
SCENE 4 Gordon wants to find out who the toughest drummer is. He, Susan, and the others watch as Kenny, Kenny, Joey and Anthony all engage in a drum-off. Joey and Anthony get into a mock argument with their drums before everybody plays along.
0573s1
Film Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm?
(First: Episode 0138)
E&B1969Bananaphone
Muppets Ernie & BertBert hears the phone ringing inside a basket, and asks Ernie to answer it. Ernie goes through the basket, and finds a banana. He pretends it's a phone, and gives it to Bert to talk on. Ernie answers the real phone, and tells the caller that Bert can't come to the phone because he's talking on the banana.
(First: Episode 0004)
GordonBob.W
Cast Gordon and Bob assemble a W.
(First: Episode 0005)
Wworm
Cartoon W is for Worm (repeat)
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch" (repeat)
Adorablecookiemonster
Muppets An Anything Muppet man named Jack sings "A, You're Adorable" to his girlfriend, Adrienne, using alphabet blocks to enumerate the ways that he loves her. Cookie Monster shows up and eats the blocks.
(First: Episode 0023)
100025
Film "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge."
Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers
(First: Episode 0140)
0172f
SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper, Susan, Bob and the kids bring shoeboxes for Big Bird so they can build a tower. They count the 11 boxes once they're finished, then Big Bird accidentally knocks the tower over.
HubleyJazzBirds
Cartoon Birds appear around the numerals one through twenty as jazz music plays. (repeat)
0172g

0172h
SCENE 6 Carol and Susan watch as the kids participate in a dance about a boat named Tuga.
SpeechBalloon.Xray
Cartoon Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (repeat)
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (repeat)
ErnieBertQuietLoud
Muppets Ernie & BertBert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. But when he tries, Ernie claims that he can't hear what Bert is saying. Finally, Bert gets frustrated and shouts at Ernie; Ernie tells Bert not to be so loud.
(First: Episode 0150)
2682i
Film A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited)
(First: Episode 0032)
0172i
SCENE 7 The kids play the drums along with the drummers as the closing music plays. Susan announces the sponsors.
ErnieandBertsign

BobSign0172
CLOSING SIGNS The Sesame Street sign floats above Ernie and Bert, while Bob holds up the CTW sign.


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