Sesame Street | |||||||
Mr. Hooper misses seeing Mr. Snuffleupagus | |||||||
Air date | November 17, 1971 | ||||||
Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird runs into Mr. Snuffleupagus once again, where his sad friend confesses he wants to go to the playground area in Big Bird's nest, but he can't get around the wall. Big Bird shows him how to go through the door, only now the Snuffleupagus is confused as to how he can get back out. | |
Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277) | |
Muppets | Two Anything Muppet boys are in the park, playing Hide and Seek. One hides while the other says the alphabet. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the whole alphabet, so he asks for help when he gets stuck. The other boy has to come out of his hiding place to help him finish the alphabet. He helps with Z, and then gets caught. | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird wants to introduce Mr. Hooper to the Snuffleupagus, who is still playing at the playground. Big Bird calls out to his friend, but the Snuffleupagus is having too much fun. Mr. Hooper is very skeptical of this creature Big Bird describes, and talks to him aside while Mr. Snuffleupagus uses the door and leaves right behind them. Mr. Hooper and Big Bird finally go into the playground, and see no sign of a Snuffleupagus around. | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) | |
Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) | |
Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys | |
SCENE 3 | Molly shows some stick-on shapes to Cynanne, Robert, and Candice, and they put the shapes in the matching areas embedded in a picture. | |
Film | George the Farmer counts 20 barrels. | |
Film | A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) | |
Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132) | |
Animation | 3 balls + 1 = 4. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand. | |
Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) | |
SCENE 4 | Rafael finds Oscar playing a toy horn, which was lent to him by Christopher. Rafael shows him the aluminum can he just found, which Oscar is ecstatic to see as he had lost it two weeks ago. When Christopher returns for his horn, Oscar refuses to give it back until he's finished playing with it. Rafael teaches him a lesson by gauging how Oscar would feel if he kept the can he just found. Oscar relents and returns the toy, then asks a favor of Rafael - "Don't tell anybody ever you saw me do the right thing." | |
Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo | |
Muppets | A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243) | |
Film | No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons. | |
Animation | Counting six red balls | |
SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper presents "the man in the street..." | |
Muppets | Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them. | |
Animation | 4 red balls minus 1 equals 3. | |
Celebrity | Bill Cosby tries to count 4 kids. (First: Episode 0176) | |
Cartoon | "Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006) | |
Animation | Scanimate Films #4 (repeat) | |
Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo | |
SCENE 6 | Rafael teaches some kids the Spanish word for dog, perro. He then sings the "Same/Different Song," comparing a Chihuahua and a sheepdog. | |
Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (repeat) | |
Muppets | "Sammy the Snake" | |
Cast | Gordon and Tom want to draw houses, but they only have one sheet of paper. They each use half, but they are not pleased with their houses until they cooperate again and connect the lines in the middle to make one big house. (First: Episode 0271) | |
SCENE 7 | Street residents name things that can fly - Big Bird cites himself (although he admits he can't do it very well), Rafael names an airplane and Mr. Hooper mentions a helicopter. Throughout, Vanessa and another girl sigh that they can't fly, but they can pretend while flapping their arms.
In the original script treatment, Little Bird appears instead of Big Bird, and the two children pretend to fly while riding on the tire swing. | |
Cartoon | As voices speculate what a squiggle will become, the squiggle is joined by other lines and bumps, eventually forming into a talking picture of Big Bird. (First: Episode 0235) | |
Muppets | Story: Bob reads "The King and the Fireman", a story about a king who becomes so grateful for being saved by a fireman that he decides to make everyone in the kingdom a firefighter... and soon realizes what a mistake he's made. | |
SCENE 8 | Molly helps Big Bird make sure he remember everything when packing for an overnight trip to his Granny Bird's. Big Bird has everything he needs, but Molly points out one thing he's forgotten to do - lock the suitcase, as all the contents spill on the ground. | |
Cartoon | The uses of water (Spanish version) | |
Cartoon | The uses of water (First: Episode 0139) | |
Muppets | Grover, lost in a scary forest, sings "I Whistle a Happy Tune" to keep his spirits up. He bumps into a monster -- but it's Cookie Monster, who happily joins in the song. Then they run into a little boy, and they run away, panicked. (First: Episode 0131) | |
SCENE 9 | Rafael invites a tired Molly to swing with him and the kids. She thinks she's too old to play on the swing, but goes along with it and has fun anyhow. Oscar announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Big Bird and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, while Sherlock Hemlock observes the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- In this episode, Big Bird actually has a teddy bear, but it's not Radar.
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