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Sesame Street
Theodore Bikel visits Sesame Street
Air date May 27, 1971
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth
Production March 15, 1971
Sponsors Y, 12

SSShowID-0274

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird walks along Sesame Street when Gordon asks him if he has seen folk singer Theodore Bikel anywhere. Gordon goes on to describe what he looks like and what he's wearing in precise detail, as Mr. Bikel is standing right behind Big Bird. Big Bird turns around and observes Bikel, confirming to Gordon that he's found him.
0174-YOU
Muppets A voice (Jerry Nelson) presents the word YOU. Two Anything Muppet girls greet each other as such, then the viewer.
(First: Episode 0174)
Grover-YOU
Muppets Grover sees the word YOU, then points to the viewer.
(First: Episode 0174)
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SCENE 2 On the stoop, Theodore sings the French-Canadian “Clarinet Song” about someone who loses the C-note and others from their clarinet.
CMPhone01
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 1: Ernie expects a call from Bert, but lets Cookie Monster make a phone call to his mommy, provided it's short. He proceeds to tell her about show and tell at school.
(First: Episode 0064)
NumberTwelveRocks
Animation Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
(First: Episode 0195)
CMPhone02
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 2: Cookie Monster tells his mommy about jumping rope after school and counts the jumps he made.
(First: Episode 0064)
Yellowyahoo
Cartoon The life of a Yellow Yahoo
(First: Episode 0043)
CMPhone03
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 3: Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614 by now and asks how his brother Fred is. Ernie offers him a box of cookies to get off the phone.
(First: Episode 0064)
Cartoonyoyo
Cartoon Speech Balloon: Y is for Yo-Yo
(First: Episode 0036)
CMPhone04
Muppets Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 4: Cookie Monster finally gets off the phone, and then eats it. When Bert calls, Ernie has to talk to him through Cookie Monster's mouth.
(First: Episode 0064)
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SCENE 3 Bob observes, “It looked like that monster was going to stay on the phone forever.” Theodore talks about the concept of eternity, and sings “Land of Oden.”
Gordon Tom pile boxes
Cast In voiceover, Fran Brill asks Gordon and Tom to pile boxes taller than they are.
(First: Episode 0262)
Cosby-Counting
Celebrity Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin."
(First: Episode 0135)
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SCENE 4 Theodore Bikel and Big Bird see a tricycle with chipped paint, along with a paint can, a paint brush, and a rag, and everything is on big pieces of paper. Big Bird tries to guess why they are there: to make a paper glider to tow behind the tricycle? To paint the paper and wrap the tricycle to give to someone? Theodore suggests that someone is going to paint the tricycle, at which point Big Bird is able to guess correctly. Bob comes along and Big Bird tells him that he knows that Bob will paint the tricycle, and that he guessed it on practically the first try.
Film-BuildingGrows01
Film / Animation Part 1: A boy declares he wants to build a building. He and an adult voiceover describe how the building will be made, intercut with stop-motion animation and live-action footage. The two then wait for the foundational cement to dry...
(First: Episode 0142)
E&Bhereornothere
Muppets Ernie & BertBert is reading a book when Ernie startles him by asking if he wants to play checkers. Bert says, "I thought maybe you weren't here!" Ernie starts to search to see if he can find himself.
(First: Episode 0171)
Film-BuildingGrows02
Film / Animation Part two: With the cement dried, the boy's building is brought to completion.
(First: Episode 0142)
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SCENE 5 At Hooper's Store, Theodore sings a Spanish song to the kids, Mr. Hooper and Oscar, about people walking to work in the morning and communicating with each other.
MostBeautifulWoman
Muppets Bob reads the story of "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World."
(First: Episode 0138)
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SCENE 6 Mr. Hooper asks Theodore if he knows any languages other than English, Spanish and French. Theodore surprises him with a Hindustani song about the many names of God.
Film.nursingpigs
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk.
(First: Episode 0169)
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SCENE 7 Oscar asks Theodore if he knows any nasty songs. He sings an old Scottish song, “Get Up, Get Out, You Lazy Lout,“ which Oscar likes. Oscar thanks him for the song, and they make a deal: Theodore won't tell anyone Oscar thanked him for the song if Oscar doesn't tell anyone that Grouches like his singing.
Marty-Chain
Muppets Marty uses a chain to make shapes.
(First: Episode 0232)
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SCENE 8 Theodore sings a Zulu song ("Mangwani Mpulele") to everyone at the playground near Big Bird's nest.
ErnieBert--Bert'sPresent
Muppets Ernie & BertBert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. He tries to guess what it is so as not to spoil the surprise. After a few wrong guesses, he unwraps it before Bert can stop him. It is indeed a surprise, a lady's hat with flowers. Bert had wrapped the gift for his Aunt Matilda.
(First: Episode 0165)
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SCENE 9 Theodore sings and plays more songs in other languages; Bob requests a Ukrainian folk song, and Theodore sings a Hebrew sheep-shearing song for Mr. Hooper. He begins to sing a German song in Greek as Big Bird announces the sponsors.
BigBirdSign0260

GroverCTWs02
CLOSING SIGNS Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, and Grover holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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