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Sesame Street
The Count counts things in Oscar's trash can
Air date November 21, 1974
Season Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production August 12, 1974
Sponsors B, V, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
SSNews.Columbus
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Christopher ColumbusKermit catches Christopher Columbus before his historic voyage.
(First: Episode 0578)
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SCENE 1 Oscar has Bob and Maria fish in his can so he can illustrate "heavy" and "light," though Bob and Maria are skeptical. To their amazement, Bob ends up catching a light fish. Maria struggles to get Charlie, a heavy swordfish (seen in stock footage), out of the can and ends up being pulled into the water.
Elephant toon
Cartoon Elephants have 4 legs.
(First: Episode 0560)
Paintingb
Film Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.
(First: Episode 0008)
Anteatergiraffe
Cartoon What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0422)
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Muppets Ernie & BertErnie is thirsty, and imagines that he's drinking nice cold water. Irritated, Bert tells him to go get a real glass of water. Ernie does, but then he annoys Bert by saying that now he's hungry. He then proceeds to eat an imaginary peanut butter and banana sandwich.
(First: Episode 0459)
Toon.BeeBees
Cartoon At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0627)
David Luis clothesline
Cast David and Luis prepare to hang clothes on a high clothesline using a ladder. However, they each climb it to hang one article at a time. A voiceover instructs them to cooperate, so David climbs the ladder as Luis hands him clothes to hang up.
(First: Episode 0438)
4construction
Cartoon Four construction workers build a number 4.
(First: Episode 0507)
Cookiethief
Muppets Western: Four Anything Muppet cowboys put up a Wanted poster for "the Great Cookie Thief", who's been stealing cookies from all the bakeries in these here parts. Cookie Monster is standing in front of the poster, and the others suspect that he's the Great Cookie Thief -- he has the same googly eyes, the same blue fur, and the same Western hat. They confront Cookie Monster, but he denies the charge: "Not have same mustache!" He shouts, "Look over there!" -- and while they're distracted, he draws a mustache on the poster. They apologize -- but then Cookie Monster takes off his hat, and cookies fall out. The Great Cookie Thief makes his escape.
(First: Episode 0276)
BCayard.bear
Cartoon Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0627)
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SCENE 2 Big Bird wants to recite the alphabet to the viewer, but Poco Loco continues to repeat everything he says. He whispers the alphabet so that the parrot will not hear, but Poco eavesdrops and repeats it anyway.
0598.BoySchool
Cartoon Tiger likes going to school.
(First: Episode 0549)
Kermitsletterlecture
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits.
(First: Episode 0006)
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Animation Shape organization, part 1
(First: Episode 0419)
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Film A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0504)
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Animation Shape organization, part 2
(First: Episode 0419)
Toon.Butterfly
Cartoon Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly
(First: Episode 0006)
ShapeOrg-03
Animation Shape organization, part 3
(First: Episode 0419)
Groverbarbell
Muppets Grover demonstrates heavy and light. First, he picks up a heavy barbell. Then he tries to pick up a light feather, but he can't move it. It turns out that the feather is attached to the top of Big Bird's head.
(First: Episode 0406)
ShapeOrg-04
Animation Shape organization (all formations review), part 4
(First: Episode 0419)
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SCENE 3 Bob sings "Go Ahead and Touch" to the kids as they pet a live cat, while Maria buys and feels the ripe foods at Mr. Macintosh's fruit stand.
VirgilVeep
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
(First: Episode 0110)
Onelittlepenguin
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A kid recites a poem about adding penguins.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0255)
0899-SandB
Animation Sand B/b
(First: Episode 0627)
Whichcomesfirst
Song Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
(First: Episode 0276)
TwoSeaCreatures
Cartoon I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father!
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0241)
1800-12
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie, Bert and Shola discuss the difference between "heavy" and "light".
(First: Episode 0549)
Toon.school
Cartoon Jack-in-the-Box School
(First: Episode 0284)
Musical Bridge no2
Insert Musical Bridge #2: close-ups of guitars, an organ, and drums.
(First: Episode 0632)
Elephant toon
Cartoon Elephants have 4 legs. (repeat)
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SCENE 4 Big Bird encounters Sam the Robot, who is feeling very slow after being caught in the rain. He splits some of the words he says, so Big Bird tries to piece the separate ones together. Big Bird applies some oil on Sam's mouth hinges, which makes him all better. Bob stops by on his bicycle and says that he's "taking it slow," so Big Bird gives him oil as well.
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Cartoon A bee looks for a flower.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0616)
Film.horseshoe
Film A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
(First: Episode 0505)
HubleyV02
Cartoon Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0311)
Grover-johnjohn-countbackwards
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentJohn-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble.
(First: Episode 0547)
Toon-Rowers
Cartoon Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
(First: Episode 0510)
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SCENE 5 Maria encounters the Count, who needs something to count. She doesn't have anything, but suggests that Oscar might be able to help. At first Oscar wants to be left alone, pointing out that he likes it just as much as the Count likes counting and Big Bird likes birdseed. Maria offers a way they can both do something that each of them like: Oscar can list the trash he won't let the Count count, and the Count can count them instead.
Hands-Wall
Film Two hands make sounds from other sides of a wall.
(First: Episode 0649)
Toon.BeeBees
Cartoon At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B. (repeat)
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Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Lemurs rest on tree branches.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0390)
1287-Elephant
Cartoon A girl wonders what it would be like if elephants were as easily frightened as bugs.
(First: Episode 0595)
RaposoFight
Film Animals fight.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0567)
BCayard.bear
Cartoon Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. (repeat)
Blindfold construction site
Film A man takes a group of blindfolded kids to a construction site so they can feel around to guess where they are.
(First: Episode 0510)
4construction
Cartoon Four construction workers build a number 4. (repeat)
Toon.Butterfly
Cartoon Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly (repeat)
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SCENE 6 The Count continues counting the things Oscar won't let him count, getting into the 4,700's. Oscar begins to add hypothetical items to his list so they can go on as Bob announces the sponsors.
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CLOSING SIGNS Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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