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Sesame Street
The Little Theatre of the Deaf visits
Air date January 29, 1974
Season Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production August 28, 1973
Sponsors D, Z, 9

SSShowID-0587

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0587a

Alphabet Bates D
SCENE 1 Susan and Mr. Hooper greet the viewer, then greet Linda and the other members of the Little Theater of the Deaf (Ed, Mary Beth, Karen, and Tim). They all look up in the sky and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter D (First: Episode 0016); the camera cuts to show the group making their guesses as to what Bates is writing before showing how to make a D in sign language.
Dalmatiand
Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
(First: Episode 0367)
Pitchreel-D
Cartoon A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D.
(First: Episode 0016)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
E&B1969Bananaphone
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert hears the phone ringing inside a basket and asks Ernie to answer it. Ernie goes through the basket and finds a banana. He pretends it's a phone and gives it to Bert to talk on. Ernie answers the real phone and tells the caller that Bert can't come to the phone because he's talking on the banana.
(First: Episode 0004)
Onionzoomout
Film The camera zooms out on an onion as kids guess what it is.
(First: Episode 0357)
0587b

0587c
SCENE 2 Oscar sees Linda and David carrying gifts for Karen’s soon-to-be-born baby. Linda has a little hand-knit sweater and David has a mobile, but Oscar would rather give the baby a rusty tin can, a heavy rock, or a torn sneaker. He happens to have a teddy bear in perfect shape, which is more suitable for the baby.
RalphMarvin
Cartoon Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
(First: Episode 0468)
BDM Lecture
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hair. According to Kermit, "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." He points out that some people have hair on their heads, while others have it on their faces. But if you have hair all over your body -- like Beautiful Day Monster, who emerges brushing himself and singing “A pretty girl is like a melody …” -- then you're a monster!
(First: Episode 0028)
OldFilm.DangerSign
Film Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER!
(First: Episode 0480)
Bob danger broken ice
Cast Bob comes across a DANGER sign next to a frozen pond. Ignoring the sign, he skates on the ice (via pixelation) until it starts to crack. Bob then concedes the sign is there for good reason.
(First: Episode 0279)
Toon.Z.climbers
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
(First: Episode 0281)
Over
Muppets Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through."
(First: Episode 0258)
0587-Over
Cast David, Linda, and Luis present the word "OVER" in their own, unique ways. Tim appears as an athlete trying to jump over a hurdle.
Film-TomatoCU
Film Close-ups of a tomato are shown, as kids try to guess what it is.
(First: Episode 0389)
No9
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
Count.Ingrid
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentThe Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish.
(First: Episode 0477)
1576-Bird
Film An osprey flies around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0293)
0587d
SCENE 3 The LTD plays a number game with the cast and kids, having the audience guess what number they're forming out of their bodies. They go from numbers one to ten, with a telestrated version written over them.
1836i
Film Counting the circus clowns.
(First: Episode 0501)
BAP
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie asks Bert to go play in the park with him. When Bert says no, Ernie wonders if he isn't feeling well and starts to examine him.
(First: Episode 0124)
2682zc
Cartoon Bolt and Nut show how they work together.
(First: Episode 0569)
Cosbytellsstory
Celebrity Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him.
(First: Episode 0136)
1707i
Film Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock")
(First: Episode 0410)
TwoPlusOne
Cartoon A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3
(First: Episode 0516)
AlienAlphabet
Muppets Alien Alphabet
(First: Episode 0277)
Toon.Clumsysquare
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0416)
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)
400031
Cartoon Jazz #9
(First: Episode 0137)
Carassembly
Animation A dune buggy is assembled.
(First: Episode 0506)
0448-Houses
Animation 2 houses plus 2 equals 4.
(First: Episode 0298)
0587-Under
Cast David, Linda, and Luis present the word “UNDER” in their own, unique ways. Tim tries to crawl under a pyramid of paint cans, but knocks them over. He restores the pyramid with a reverse-tape edit before trying again.
2795r
Film Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0428)
Hide-And-Zeek
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch.
(First: Episode 0200)
ThreePlusOne
Cartoon A boy does an addition problem in his head: 3 + 1 = 4.
(First: Episode 0516)
1041dangertheater
Film Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion.
(First: Episode 0526)
BobHooper-Coats
Cast Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger.
(First: Episode 0282)
ZforZipper
Cartoon Speech Balloon: Z for zipper
(First: Episode 0025)
0871n
Film A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (Spanish dub)
(First: Episode 0513)
DrawHorse-Blue
Cartoon A horse is drawn as kids guess what it is.
(First: Episode 0377)
0587-Through
Cast David, Linda, and Luis present the word “THROUGH” in their own, unique ways. Tim tries to go into a hard-to-open door, eventually crashing through it.
Cookie Kermit through tissue paper
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: To demonstrate "through", Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to run through a piece of tissue paper. Instead, Cookie offers other alternatives, ultimately choosing to go around it. He helps Kermit with his demonstration by passing the tissue paper through Kermit.
(First: Episode 0289)
Squash close-up
Film Kids identify a squash in close-up.
(First: Episode 0368)
HerryZzzzzz
Muppets Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
(First: Episode 0359)
0009.crane
Film A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal.
(First: Episode 0009)
400031
Cartoon Jazz #9 (repeat)
0587e
SCENE 4 David announces the sponsors as they are formed by the bodies of the LTD, to the applause of everyone.
ClosingSign-LuisHooperKidSS-0587

ClosingSign-DavidCTW-0587
CLOSING SIGNS Luis, Mr. Hooper, and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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