Sesame Street | |||||||
The Amazing Mumford decides that he's all washed up as a magician | |||||||
Air date | November 14, 1974 | ||||||
Season | Season 6 (1974-1975) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird introduces the viewer to Poco Loco, a parrot who repeats almost everything he says. This nearly ruins his talk on the difference between their sizes, as Big Bird worries about Poco confusing the viewer about who really is big or little. | |
Cartoon | Clay animation: Sam the Snake-and other things that begin with S (First: Episode 0001) | |
Muppets | The Count sings "The Song of the Count." (First: Episode 0469) | |
Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425) | |
Film | Lizard! Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds") (First: Episode 0418) | |
Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola demonstrate "big," "small," "smaller, and "smallest" with four balls. (First: Episode 0544) | |
Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) | |
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) | |
Animation | Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622) | |
SCENE 2 | Both speaking in Spanish, Rudy Echeverri and Luis discuss drum rhythms in the Fix-it Shop. Once Luis starts a rhythm on his conga drums, Rudy joins in on the timbales. | |
Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) | |
Song | "Train Song" (First: Episode 0423) | |
Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) | |
Cartoon | A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen. (First: Episode 0565) | |
Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) | |
SCENE 3 | After the events of the earlier segment, Mumford tells Luis that he's giving up his gig as a magician. Luis encourages Mumford to try another trick in order to regain his confidence, so Mumford tries making a tree appear in his hat (with Luis as his assistant). Nothing happens, and Mumford considers going into the aluminum siding business with his brother-in-law, but Luis wants him to try again. Mumford tries to summon a bird next with the same result. As Luis goes after the dejected magician, Big Bird suddenly finds himself in a giant top hat (as well as a nearby tree). | |
Cartoon | Jazz #10 (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0306) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel. (First: Episode 0464) | |
Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) | |
SCENE 4 | Mumford sulks by Oscar's trash can, where he tells Oscar about his problems: "I'm afraid every last trick in my repertoire has said au revoir." Oscar tells him that he could make a new beginning as a Grouch magician by doing tricks that don't work. Mumford attempts his big and little trick on Oscar's (miniature) kitchen trash can, which ends up failing twice. He attempts it once more, and to his amazement he turns the can into a giant one! Mumford runs off in excitement to thank Luis, while Oscar tries to remove the big can that is now enveloping his own. | |
Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (First: Episode 0503) | |
Muppets | Farley goes to the hat shop. (long take) (First: Episode 0244) | |
Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0561) | |
Film | Baby animals nurse. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0546) | |
Muppets | "Sammy the Snake" (First: Episode 0278) | |
Film | A boy pretends a wagon is a bus. His friend tells him it's not a bus, and explains what her father, a real bus driver, does. (First: Episode 0181) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie and Cookie Monster discuss hope. Ernie has something in a brown paper bag, and asks Cookie Monster what he hopes it is. Cookie Monster hopes that it is a cookie. It turns out that Ernie has ten cookies in the bag. (First: Episode 0233) | |
Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" (repeat) | |
SCENE 5 | The lunch whistle blares, signaling Biff and Sully to take their lunch break in the yard. Biff wants a comfortable place to sit and eat, but becomes angered when he sees Sully sitting at the table first, believing only one person can use it at a time. He tries to engage Sully in a fistfight over it, but Maria convinces him to cooperate and share the table. Maria almost has to separate them again when she hears Biff say, "Put 'em up," only to find that he's actually offering to put salt and pepper on Sully's sandwich (whether or not he wants it). | |
Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. '(repeat) | |
Muppets | Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360) | |
Cartoon | O limerick (repeat) | |
Film | African kids play at various activities, including a game with stones. (First: Episode 0136) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it. (First: Episode 0601) | |
Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (repeat) | |
SCENE 6 | Luis and Rudy continue their drum playing as Maria announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria and some kids hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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