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Sesame Street
Mr. Snuffleupagus loses every game that he plays with Big Bird
Air date January 1, 1975
Season Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production September 30, 1974
Sponsors H, I, 11

SSShowID-0708

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
SSNews.MissMuffet
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Little Miss Muffet — The spider scares Kermit away.
(First: Episode 0601)
Song.11Morning
Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0362)
Herb-AN01
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out.
(First: Episode 0160)
Madscientisth
Cartoon A mad scientist puts together a capital H.
(First: Episode 0284)
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0708b
SCENE 1 When Big Bird wins a game of checkers with Mr. Snuffleupagus for the tenth time in a row, Snuffy feels like quitting as he never seems to win any game. Big Bird suggests playing something new, so the two have a race from the front of the construction doors to the newsstand at Hooper's Store. Big Bird ends up winning again, further upsetting Snuffy. Big Bird thinks there must be a game that Snuffy is good at…
Herb-AN02
Muppets Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over.
(First: Episode 0160)
0708c
SCENE 2 Big Bird plays a “Three of These Things” game with Snuffy, using pictures of a fuzzy brown Snuffleupagus, a fuzzy brown monster, a fuzzy brown teddy bear, and a yellow-feathered bird (himself). Snuffy guesses wrong and considers running away forever as Big Bird comforts him, thinking of another game.
Herb-AN03
Muppets Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away.
(First: Episode 0160)
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0708e

0708f
SCENE 3 Big Bird finally figures out what Snuffy is good at: not being seen by his friends! He proves it by having Snuffy hide, then going to fetch some people. Snuffy gets himself situated behind the playground near Big Bird's nest as Big Bird invites Susan, Gordon and David over to look for him. They're all skeptical, but follow him anyway. Big Bird notices Snuffy's hiding spot and tries to help conceal him, but the others never end up finding him. The adults leave, and Snuffy feels like he finally won something.
0871s
Muppets The Hands count to 11.
(First: Episode 0217)
Bert purple hand
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert can't go on a trip with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. Ernie puts a mitten on Bert's hand to cover it, but Bert still won't go because he looks silly wearing one mitten. So Ernie completes the outfit with another mitten, a hat, a scarf, and a sled. Ernie then reveals that they are going to the beach.
(First: Episode 0386)
Haroldhoward
Cartoon Howard and Harold think of H words
(First: Episode 0284)
Film.Boyvisitsdentist
Film A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0476)
5ladybugs
Cartoon Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards
(First: Episode 0277)
Cast fractured letter H
Cast Maria, Susan, Luis and David put together a fractured letter H.
(First: Episode 0422)
Lastforchow
Cartoon Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last.
(First: Episode 0666)
Yoyoman.boygetslost
Cartoon A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0408)
0708g
SCENE 4 Gordon and David try to put a baby to sleep, but are having trouble. Sam the Robot intervenes by singing a lullaby he uses with machines, which even puts David and Gordon temporarily to sleep.
1261-LowercaseI
Cartoon A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite".
(First: Episode 0032)
EBDrumSet
Muppets Ernie & BertBert has acquired some drums, but he doesn't know how to play them well. Ernie teaches him how to make drum playing exciting.
(First: Episode 0579)
Gurucountsto20
Cartoon A guru counts to twenty.
(First: Episode 0276)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer
(First: Episode 0273)
Gnomes flower vase
Cartoon Three little men climb up the three flower stems.
(First: Episode 0634)
HTV
Muppets Ernie & BertBert complains when a big letter H appears on the TV screen, so Ernie turns off the set, unplugs it, and takes a bunch of H objects out of the TV (including a hat, a house and a hamster). When he plugs it back in, a big letter I appears on the screen. Ernie wants to try fixing the TV again, but Bert tells him not to -- this is a great show.
(First: Episode 0578)
Hubley-ElephantsH
Cartoon A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0162)
Gurucountsto20
Cartoon A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0276)
0708h
SCENE 5 Susan has a baseball mitt, a toy truck, and a book. She sings “You Can Remember” as she puts them all in a box, then sees if the viewer can remember what the items are.
RumbaPencils
Cartoon Rumba pencils (first, last, Crazy Melvin)
(First: Episode 0638)
Kidsi
Film The Alphabet Dancers form a capital I.
(First: Episode 0462)
Drummer street
Cartoon A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: STREET. He sings about it with a boy who wears a crown.
(First: Episode 0309)
RaposoFish
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Fish swim around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0284)
Hisforhorn
Cartoon "Poverty H
(First: Episode 0020)
SuperGrover BusStop
Muppets Super Grover: A boy is confused -- his mother told him to take a bus home, but he doesn't know where to find the bus. Super Grover arrives, and they soon discover a sign that says "Bus Stop". The boy suggests that they found the answer, but Super Grover insists that his mother told him to take a bus, and not a sign, home.
1092-23
Song Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath."
(First: Episode 0347)
CookieDavid.STREET
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET.
(First: Episode 0423)
CamelsEating
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A film of camels eating.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0388)
Toon.winduptoy
Cartoon I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy
(First: Episode 0255)
0708i
SCENE 6 The kids play on Sesame Street as Snuffy announces the sponsors.
DavidS05sign

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CLOSING SIGNS David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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