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Sesame Street
The Count follows an ant in the hopes of counting a million ants
Air date February 20, 1975
Season Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production November 7, 1974
Sponsors D, Z, 3

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
RFES-Poems
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: The students recite poems about things they had to practice at.
Ddart
Cartoon D-dart
(First: Episode 0292)
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0744 01b
SCENE 1 Despite having instructions showing him how to do so, Biff has trouble putting together a letter D, so he goes inside the Fix-It Shop to consult with Luis. While he's gone, Big Bird comes by and completes the D, then leaves. When Biff returns, Luis says it's a fine looking D, but Biff knocks it over and can't put it together again. Continuing to struggle with his D, and too proud now to ask for help, Biff resolves to box everything up and work on his D at home.
Dalmatiand
Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
(First: Episode 0367)
Grover and Polly sing Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Polly recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0281)
SSTS-10
Cartoon "The D Commercial:" Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime."
Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
(First: Episode 0016)
Song.hippopotamusround
Song Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round."
(First: Episode 0413)
Toon.Clumsysquare
Cartoon Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0416)
Deedeedee
Muppets Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
(First: Episode 0319)
Raposo.Eating
Song Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat.
(First: Episode 0106)
EBSharingaCookie
Muppets Ernie & BertBert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie, who tells Bert that if the cookie was his, he wouldn't mind sharing. Ernie takes the cookie, and asks Bert to ask him if he would share it.
(First: Episode 0472)
1091-28
Film Where the buffalo roam ...
(First: Episode 0510)
500009

Countrymouse
Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 1 of 2
The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city.
(First: Episode 0314)
Cartoon mydoghappy
Cartoon A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy.
(First: Episode 0537)
500010

Citymouse

500011
Muppets The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Part 2 of 2
The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza.
(First: Episode 0314)
0744 02
SCENE 2 The Count is bored; he doesn't have anything to count. He spots an ant walking across the table and decides to count his legs. As the ant departs, he resolves to follow it so he can count all its friends.
Little Bird next to Cookie Monster
Muppets Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
(First: Episode 0167)
Circlestouch
Cartoon Two circles demonstrate next to and away from.
(First: Episode 0644)
EB.Ernieforgot
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises.
(First: Episode 0347)
0744 03
SCENE 3 The Count follows the ant as it climbs all over Bob.
1452-Chinese
Film The celebration of Chinese New Year
(First: Episode 0495)
Jazzyspies3
Cartoon "Jazz #3"
(First: Episode 0002)
MarchingBand-3
Film Marching Band #3
(First: Episode 0517)
ThreeCoffeesPlease
Cartoon Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
(First: Episode 0473)
SSSad
Muppets Little Jerry and the Monotones sing about being "Sad."
(First: Episode 0584)
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0744 04b
SCENE 4 The Count has followed the ant to the front of 123 Sesame Street where it's crawling on Gordon and Susan's white Volkswagen Beetle bug. The couple leave for a drive in the country with the ant as a stowaway.
Toon.ZigZag
Cartoon zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
(First: Episode 0359)
Andnowtheoctopus
Film Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"
Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
(First: Episode 0291)
SholahugsKermit
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
(First: Episode 0534)
1041Zebra Cartoon Z for zebra and zoo
(First: Episode 0281)
2429-IceCream
Film An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras.
(First: Episode 0484)
Toon.3Cuckoos
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
(First: Episode 0407)
Grover HELP Marty
Muppets Grover is carrying the word "HELP", which is very heavy. He asks Marty to help him carry the word. Instead, Marty gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry.
(First: Episode 0287)
Dconstruction
Cartoon Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
(First: Episode 0406)
Rollercoaster123

Cameo.heatherhenson-rollercoaster
Film Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl.
D balloon
Cartoon Speech Balloon: D for Dog
(First: Episode 0016)
Counting 10 to 1
Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)
Cookiecoat
Muppets Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact).
(First: Episode 0145)
0744 05
SCENE 5 Big Bird brings a liverwurst sandwich for an exhausted Count, who tells him about the adventure he's been on with the ant. The Count assumes the ant is still there, but Big Bird points out that it's actually a speck of dirt. Count gets upset with the "snake-in-the-grass" ant that has been evading him: "I have been duped by an insect!" Big Bird notices the sandwich beginning to move, and they realize that now a bunch of ants have taken his sandwich and moved it into a nearby anthill!
Zebracloseup
Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
(First: Episode 0326)
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)
0692-SandD
Animation Sand D/d
(First: Episode 0640)
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0744 06c
SCENE 6 Bob and Susan have joined Big Bird and the Count, who continues to enjoy counting the thousands of ants. Meanwhile inside the hill, the ants are deep in conversation: one ant complains about the food, another panics that they're being watched, and another talks about the wild goose chase it had with the Count. They ask him to keep it down as they dine, but the Count continues as Gordon announces the sponsors.
0744 Sesame sign

0744 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper, the Count, and Susan hold the CTW sign.

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