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Sesame Street
Air date November 23, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production August 29, 1972
Sponsors O, S, 10

SSShowID-0414

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0414a
SCENE 1 Big Bird clotheslines himself on the door frame again, explaining it's because of his big size. He compares his height to that of Tony, and notices that Gordon is bigger than Tony, but smaller than him. Big Bird figures that he's the biggest one he's ever seen, until a giant (portrayed by David) emerges and asks Big Bird for directions to the nearest beanstalk.
2293g
Film Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two).
Music: Joe Raposo
CMGenelle-ABCs
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0320)
Superman S
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
(First: Episode 0136)
1709t
Song Joe Raposo sings "Flying."
(First: Episode 0394)
0414b

0414c
SCENE 2 Bob is about to throw out his bag of various cans when he happens upon David and a couple of kids at Hooper's Store. They ask for a coffee can with a plastic top, and Reggie uses it as a drum to play music with the others. Near the yard, Susan asks for a can so she and a kid can put water in it to clean out their paintbrushes. Over on the stoop, Brynne uses an orange juice can to help trace a circle for a dollhouse table, and Gordon transplants his plant from a broken pot into Bob's last can. With only the bag left, he gives it to Ingrid to store her toy cars in.
Hubley.snake
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
(First: Episode 0278)
0414-Transition-BricksFall
Transition Bridge #11 - Bricks Bridge B
(First: Episode 0286)
SSSurpriseSong

OscarSURPRISE!

Herrybertsurprise
Muppets / Cast "Surprise!": A band of Anything Muppet hippies sing about the good and bad parts of surprises, and how people respond to them, with various characters demonstrating them in cutaways.
(First: Episode 0173)
Toon-OCowboy
Cartoon A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O.
(First: Episode 0286)
Painter10
Film The Mad Painter #10
(First: Episode 0328)
Opencartoon
Cartoon Speech Balloon: O for Open
(First: Episode 0014)
0414d
SCENE 3 A piece of rope is shaped as an O. By "magic", Gordon takes it and changes it into an S.
2096v
Cartoon A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
KermitCountsMonkeys
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business.
(First: Episode 0283)
6redballs
Animation Counting six red balls
(First: Episode 0278)
Boyinacircle
Muppets A boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller.
(First: Episode 0285)
0349-Wind-up man (GO)
Cartoon A man winds up a toy person and orders it to GO, until the toy snaps back and makes him GO.
(First: Episode 0349)
0414e

0414f
SCENE 4 Suitcase in hand, a slightly worried Big Bird asks David if he can stay at his house tonight. In a flashback, he explains that last night he heard a scary squeaking noise while sleeping in his nest. David reveals that the squeak was made by the door to Big Bird's nest area, and the wind must have been moving the door. David fixes the squeak with an oil can, but the strange sound of the can causes Big Bird to go into another panic.
Number10
Film "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version)
(First: Episode 0021)
SimonTransportationSounds
Muppets Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
(First: Episode 0294)
Footprints
Cartoon A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0247)
Trafficlight
Film Traffic light.
(First: Episode 0131)
0414g
SCENE 5 On the garage steps, David plays "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using groups of shapes.
2headedsnake
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0287)
AMFlowerCooperation
Muppets Four Anything Muppet kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job.
(First: Episode 0311)
0414h
SCENE 6 On the garage steps, Susan plays "Here Are Some Things" involving pairs of different items.
Serpiente
Cartoon S - Serpiente
(First: Episode 0382)
2096t
Cartoon Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
(First: Episode 0063)
BusbyTwinsCandle
Muppets The Busby Twins buy a candle from the shopkeeper.
(First: Episode 0293)
Bugsbigandsmall
Cartoon Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
(First: Episode 0320)
0414i
SCENE 7 A teenager named Henry is new in the neighborhood, and he ends up throwing trash into Oscar's can, not realizing that it bothers Oscar. Oscar figures that someone else new might not know the can is his home, and has an idea ...
Toon-OCowboy
Cartoon A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat)
0414j
SCENE 7
cont'd
Oscar puts a sign on his can, which reads "Oscar's house." He gets trash thrown on him again, this time from a younger boy who's also new in the neighborhood, but can't read English words. Oscar asks Henry how to write "Oscar's house" in Spanish in preparation for another sign ...
Superman S
Cartoon Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat)
0414k
SCENE 7
cont'd
Oscar puts up another sign, "Casa de Oscar," next to his English one. He meets another new kid who can speak both English and Spanish, and tells her to look at the signs before she does anything. He gets trash dumped on him yet again since this kid doesn't know how to read.
2096v
Cartoon A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (repeat)
Sammythesnake
Muppets "Sammy the Snake"
(First: Episode 0278)
Footprints
Cartoon A janitor sweeps up ... (repeat)
Sadflower
Film A film shows parts of a flower.
Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo
(First: Episode 0008)
0414l
SCENE 8 Big Bird leads Bob, David, Gordon, Susan, Brynne, and some kids in counting to 10 both forwards and backwards.
Light dark sunset
Film Peaceful music and seagulls are heard at the docks as a voiceover says "light" and "dark" while the sun sets.
Opencartoon
Cartoon Speech Balloon: O for Open (repeat)
Wally Ralph rug
Cast Wally and Ralph try to unroll a rug, but a chair in the way presents a problem.
(First: Episode 0323)
0414m
SCENE 9 Big Bird and everybody start their countoff again, this time dancing as they do so. They continue as Oscar announces the sponsors.
SusanBobSS0273

0307 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Bob and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.



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