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Sesame Street
Just another quiet day on Sesame Street
Air date November 19, 1973
(season premiere)
Season Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production May 30, 1973
Sponsors D, 2
Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved
Releases Old School: Volume 1
Paley Center Archive
HBO Max

536 title

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
536open01
SCENE 1 Over at the Fix-It Shop, Luis tells Krystal he's going on a coffee break, and asks her to answer the phone in Spanish.
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536open03
SCENE 1
cont'd
Luis greets Sam the Robot and Mr. Macintosh as he makes his way to Hooper's Store.
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536open05
SCENE 1
cont'd
Luis offers to tie Doris's balloon to her wrist. It floats up to David, relaxing on the ledge listening to his radio. He makes his way downstairs to return the balloon, while...
536open06
SCENE 1
cont'd
... Big Bird and Bob lead the kids outside from Hooper's Store to play basketball, almost running into Luis.
536open07
SCENE 1
cont'd
David meets up with Maria on the fire escape of 123 Sesame Street; they decide to buy a couple of hot dogs from Willy.
536open08
SCENE 1
cont'd
Nearby, Susan picks up a dirty blue shirt and throws it into Oscar's trash can.
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SCENE 1
cont'd
Susan welcomes Gordon home from work, and Gordon welcomes the viewer to "just another quiet day on Sesame Street"...
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SCENE 1
cont'd
... which proves to be anything but quiet.
Mahnasesame2
Muppets "Fat Cat"
Daddyddream
Cartoon "Daddy Dear"
(First: Episode 0367)
ABC Cookie Monster
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Joey sing "The Alphabet Song."
(First: Episode 0426)
Dalmatiand
Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
(First: Episode 0367)
Squarestring
Cartoon The Square
Frogonthestreet
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Frog on the Street: JuliaKermit interviews Julia on the street.
MetalTools01
SCENE 2 At the Fix-It Shop, Luis shows Krystal and Trey some metal tools he found in an old tool box. He picks up a hinge, and Krystal says it looks like a bird's beak. He compares various other items like bolts and a pair of pliers, and they all compare them to body parts they resemble. This gives Luis some inspiration to make something out of the tools. He tells the kids to go outside and play, and when they come back, they'll be surprised...
Jazzyspies2
Cartoon Jazz #2
(First: Episode 0001)
Cartoonleg
Cartoon "Why are you holding one leg up in the air, Jasper?" "Because if I hold two legs up in the air, I fall down!"
Animation by Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0406)
cut from the Noggin version
MetalTools02
SCENE 3 Luis shows the kids the surprise structure made of his metal tools: a bird statue! He then suggests they show it to Big Bird.
EB.loudsnacks
Muppets Ernie & Bert — At the movies, Ernie makes some loud noises while he eats his candy bar and peanuts and drinks his soda. Bert loses his temper and shouts at Ernie to be quiet, at which point the usher enters and throws Bert out.
There's a Bird on Me
Film "There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo)
(First: Episode 0416)
1041numbers
Cartoon Numbers from 1 to 20 line up, but 17 is missing.
cut from the Noggin version
1041starfish
Film One of These Things (3 starfish and 1 crab)
(First: Episode 0516)
HorneGrover536
Muppets "How Do You Do" (Grover and Lena Horne)
Clip 7
Film A Stool For Me
(First: Episode 0513)
Kristal
SCENE 4
(Insert)
Big Bird and Krystal play "store," where customer Big Bird buys apples, bananas, and a live elephant from grocer Krystal.
cut from the DVD version
WhoYouLookinAtTiger
Song "Who You Looking At, Tiger?"
(First: Episode 0371)
cut from the Noggin version
Beat The Time
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time." In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane," a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
(First: Episode 0446)
Luis exit
Cast Luis looks for the exit in a brick room.
(First: Episode 0407)
cut from the Noggin version
Snuffy.Followleader

Snuffy.Followleader02
SCENE 5 Big Bird gathers his grown-up friends for a game of "follow the leader." He stalls the game a bit so Mr. Snuffleupagus can join, but the grown-ups don't want to wait for his "imaginary friend." They all play with David as the leader, not realizing that Snuffy has secretly joined in the game without anyone noticing him!
AlienAlphabet
Muppets Alien Alphabet
(First: Episode 0277)
Sesame Street 5 The Harlem Globetrotters
Celebrity The Harlem Globetrotters briefly demonstrate their basketball stunts.
MariaGenie01

MariaGenie02
Cast David, alone on a desert island, finds a bottle with a genie (Maria) inside it, and wishes for a boat. But Maria keeps mishearing the request and instead gives him a coat and a (live) goat. Finally she gives him a boat ... but it's not the kind of boat he was hoping for.
(First: Episode 0499)
Clapclapclap
Muppets The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number."
(First: Episode 0491)
Film.Jackrabbit
Film Jack Rabbit
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0390)
Song.pigeon
Muppets Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon."
Film.EXIT
Film Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
cut from the Max version
3ofthesekids.sports
Film "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball
EB.BertsFace
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can "trace" Bert's face on the screen.
2train
Cartoon Train #2
(First: Episode 0353)
cut from the Noggin version
Stevie2

Stevie3
SCENE 6
(Insert)
Stevie Wonder performs "123 Sesame Street" (First: Episode 0514) as David announces the sponsors.
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536CTW-1-
CLOSING SIGNS David and Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.

Alterations[]

Picture Segment Description
BBGroverchinups

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SCENE 4
(insert)
DVD release
Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints.
(First: Episode 0547)

On the Old School: Volume 1 DVD release of the episode, this scene replaces the scene with Big Bird and Krystal playing store.
536 DVDclose
SCENE 6
DVD release
Maria reads while David and the kids play in the yard. Big Bird and Grover announce the sponsors (C, U and 2, which reminds Grover of the chin-ups from earlier).

Due to clearance issues, the Stevie Wonder insert was replaced on the Old School: Volume 1 DVD release with this closing from another episode. This ending comes from Episode 0547, an episode that originally featured Grover's chin-up demonstration, as reference is made to it here.
David sesame sign

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CLOSING SIGNS
DVD release
David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Grover and Cookie Monster hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.‎

Notes[]

  • This was the first season premiere episode of Sesame Street to not feature any characters performed by Jim Henson or Frank Oz in the street scenes.


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