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Sesame Street
Big Bird tries to blow a balloon
Air date December 20, 1972
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production September 25, 1972
Sponsors D, W, 7

SSShowID-0433

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0433a

0433b
SCENE 1 At Hooper's Store, Jill asks for two balloons from Mr. Hooper. He climbs up a ladder to get them from a box, then back down to give them to her. After returning the box to the top shelf, Marty asks for two balloons as well, so Mr. Hooper has to go up and down the ladder again. He puts the balloons back before addressing what an Anything Muppet girl (Caroll Spinney) wants; to his detriment, she wants three balloons.
WLovers
Muppets Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
(First: Episode 0366)
Np7
Film "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
(First: Episode 0011)
0004.noises1

0004.noises2
Film "Noises"
A boy named Chris uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including construction equipment, a baby crying, people coughing and sneezing, a car honking, a telephone, and a typewriter. Can you make those noises? (title cards cut)
(First: Episode 0004)
0433c
SCENE 2 Big Bird admires Marty's balloon, and wants one of his own. Marty gives him his other balloon, but Big Bird is disappointed since it doesn't look anything like the one Marty has. Marty points out that the one he gave him hasn’t been inflated yet. Big Bird tries to blow it up by blowing air into it from a distance in short breaths, then gets an idea.
1710l
Cartoon W - wallpaper
(First: Episode 0291)
Michael-landon
Celebrity The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20.
(First: Episode 0131)
0433d

0433e
SCENE 3 Big Bird thinks he can blow air into the balloon by using a giant electric fan. Maria turns the fan off and shows him how to do it properly.
Leftycarrots1
Muppets Part 1: Lefty delivers some carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get more carrots (in 13 seconds).
(First: Episode 0255)
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)
Leftycarrots2
Muppets Part 2: Lefty delivers more carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get the most carrots he can find (in 15 seconds).
(First: Episode 0255)
Wild wind
Cartoon An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals.
(First: Episode 0407)
Lefty.Boss.Bunny
Muppets Part 3: Lefty delivers the rest of the carrots to his boss. The boss reveals that the carrots are for his pet rabbit (a real rabbit), which he shows to Lefty.
(First: Episode 0255)
1092-23
Song Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath."
(First: Episode 0347)
Alligatorking2
Cartoon The Alligator King
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0411)
SimonSaw
Muppets Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store.
(First: Episode 0409)
0433f
SCENE 4 Maria helps Big Bird, Joey, and Missy look for hidden Ws in a picture.
Wilbur
Cartoon W For Wilbur
(First: Episode 0366)
Kermitwlecture1
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W.
(First: Episode 0001)
3958s1
Cartoon A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0413)
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)
Dconstruction
Cartoon Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
(First: Episode 0406)
Stockard
Film The Mad Painter #7
(First: Episode 0314)
Planning Ahead
Muppets Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does.
(First: Episode 0284)
Alphabetbully
Cartoon A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end.
(First: Episode 0279)
Beso
Cartoon A baby cries whenever he gets a beso.
Dragnetsesame

Dragnetsesame2
Muppets In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W.
(First: Episode 0395)
0433g
SCENE 5 Big Bird blends the word “fall,” and the word falls out of the frame.
2040d
Film Pizza is made.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)
0433-2lines
Cartoon Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross.
(First: Episode 0276)
BusbyTwins-Hammer
Muppets The Busby Twins want to buy a ham...mer.
(First: Episode 0330)
Toon.BESOletters
Cartoon The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
0433h
SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper blends the word “bald,” and a bald cap suddenly appears on his head.
Alligatorking2
Cartoon The Alligator King (repeat)
5-Horses
Film Kids count 5 racehorses.
1041E&Bclean1
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Bert tells Ernie to clean up the messy apartment.
(First: Episode 0010)
Wilbur
Cartoon W For Wilbur (repeat)
1041E&Bclean2
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Part 2: Ernie has almost finished cleaning up the apartment. His toybox is still a mess, so he begins to clean it out, throwing its contents all over the room.
(First: Episode 0010)
Toon-BalloonPopping
Cartoon A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble.
(First: Episode 0280)
HandDealsCards-12
Film A pair of hands deal cards marked with the numbers 12 to 1.
Somebodycomeandplay
Song Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
(First: Episode 0047)
CountCountsFlowers
Muppets The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes.
JNamath-Countdown
Celebrity Joe Namath counts down from 10 to signal a pass.
(First: Episode 0428)
1259-Dots
Cartoon Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red
(First: Episode 0001)
0433i
SCENE 6 The Count, in an echoey voiceover, counts the number of times the kids throw the ball over the volleyball net, then announces the sponsors.
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ClosingSign-MariaLuisCTW-0433
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign with Roosevelt Franklin and Baby Breeze, and Maria and Luis hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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