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Sesame Street
Air date March 15, 1971
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production January 19, 1971
Sponsors W, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Gordon welcomes the viewer and sees the kids sitting on a giant letter, which he says is an M; the kids claim it's a W. When Gordon tries picking it up to portray it as an M, he has trouble. The kids pick it up with ease and display it as the intended letter - W.
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch"
Animation by Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0001)
Kermitwlecture1
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W.
(First: Episode 0001)
Wworm
Cartoon A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W". A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it.
(First: Episode 0001)
Kermitwlecture2
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him.
(First: Episode 0001)
SB--WWater
Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water
(First: Episode 0062)
0221C
SCENE 2 Oscar shows Gordon the new grouch phone hanging on his trash can. His old phone bothered him as people continued to call him again and again, but he guarantees that with the new one, people will only end up calling him once. Right on cue someone calls Oscar, and the phone makes a cacophony of animal sounds, train whistles, clanging, and a Tarzan yell instead of rings. Oscar happily retreats into his can singing, "One less bell to answer..."
Mets hit 13 miss on 14
Celebrity The New York Mets make 13 hits in a row, but miss on the 14th.
(First: Episode 0161)
Herbert and Grover 2
Muppets Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges!
(First: Episode 0192)
Sleepykoala
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rockabye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
(First: Episode 0048)
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)
0136MetsFour
Celebrity The New York Mets make 3 hits in a row, but miss on the 4th.
(First: Episode 0136)
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4"
(First: Episode 0006)
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Celebrity Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him.
(First: Episode 0154)
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SCENE 3 Bob and some kids admire the pebbles they found around the playground near Big Bird's nest. Bob comments that some kids in Africa do more than collect rocks just for admiring them.
Africastonesgame
Film African kids play at various activities, including a game with stones.
(First: Episode 0136)
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SCENE 4 Susan plays a “Three of These Things” game using a feather duster and three kinds of brushes.
0600-AMs
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned.
(First: Episode 0069)
Backwardsfilm
Film A very busy man is asked by a voice what "forwards" and "backwards" means, but the man doesn't have time to listen. Instead, he is shown what "backwards" means by watching everything around him go in reverse motion!
(First: Episode 0166)
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SCENE 5 Gordon plays a “Three of These Things” game using three fruits and a hot dog from Willy's cart.
Grover Herbert Birdsfoot OP
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot recites a poem with OP words, counting on Grover to hop whenever he says "hop" — repeatedly, until Grover faints.
(First: Episode 0150)
0221Humancastcars
Cast Gordon, Susan and Bob each wear hats corresponding to different transportation modes, but find they're wearing the wrong hats when they get to their (pretend) vehicles.
(First: Episode 0191)
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4" (repeat)
EB4Pie1
Muppets Ernie & BertBert has a number 4 in his hand, and asks Ernie what it is. Ernie says it's a chocolate cream pie. Bert points him to a film about the number 4.
(First: Episode 0006)
Scanimate4
Animation Scanimate Films #4
(First: Episode 0132)
EB4Pie2
Muppets When the clip is over, Ernie guesses that the 4 is a banana cream pie. "If this 4 is a banana cream pie, then what is this?" asks Bert, while he pulls out a pie. "That's a 4!" Ernie grins, and Bert pushes the pie in Ernie's face. "I knew what it was all along," Ernie remarks, "but who wants to get hit in the face with a 4?"
(First: Episode 0006)
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SCENE 6 Brian, Gillian, and another kid help Mr. Hooper take the trash out. He then asks the kids how they help their parents, and how their parents help them. Mr. Hooper points out that even animal parents help their children, leading to the following...
0110.kangaroofilm
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Tree kangaroo and baby.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0026)
MetsMiss-20
Celebrity The New York Mets make 20 hits in a row, but miss on 21.
(First: Episode 0167)
Mandrill carry
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A mandrill carries her young.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0039)
GroverWalk3
Muppets Grover asks Little Jerry and the Monotones (who are tired and don't seem to care about what they are doing) to hold up signs with letters that make up the word "walk". When Grover tells them what it spells, they walk over him.
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch" (repeat)
GroverWalk2
Muppets Grover walks past the letters that spell "walk" and tells the viewers what the word is. The letters then walk over Grover.
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SCENE 7 Susan learns from Enrique that “vamos a caminar” means “let's walk” in Spanish.
Help!
Muppets Tony sings The Beatles song "Help!" because his date can’t go to the dance tonight and he needs someone to go with.
(First: Episode 0135)
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SCENE 8 Big Bird asks Mr. Hooper for a cookie, even though he doesn’t have any money. Mr. Hooper explains that he just can't give him a cookie for free; otherwise he'd have to do it for everybody. Big Bird really wants to test this hypothesis, so Mr. Hooper gives him the cookie to prove it. Big Bird starts to show off his free cookie, and suddenly Gordon and the kids bombard Hooper's Store for one!
1800-11
Film City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
(First: Episode 0132)
Wworm
Cartoon W for worm (repeat)
SB--WWater
Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water (repeat)
Grovershadow
Muppets Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is.
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SCENE 9 Everyone says goodbye as they collect their free cookies from Mr. Hooper. Bob announces the sponsors.
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GroverCTWs02
CLOSING SIGNS Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, and Grover holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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