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Sesame Street
Sam the Machine tries to prove he has feelings
Air date December 17, 1975
Season Season 7 (1975-1976)
Sponsors E, U, 4

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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0808b
SCENE 1 Sam the Robot greets Susan and the kids, asking how they’re feeling. After a beat he expects to be asked how he’s feeling, but Susan says that machines don’t have feelings. To prove her wrong Sam belts out a metallic wheezing laughing fit, which Maria, Mr. Hooper, and everyone else get caught up in. Sam finally blows some gaskets and excretes steam when he stops laughing, then offers to demonstrate sorrow by crying for everybody; they all pass on the offer.
1396j
Cartoon A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
(First: Episode 0416)
1800-26
Song "Starfish"
(First: Episode 0280)
Song.subway
Muppets "The Subway"
(First: Episode 0762)
Toon.UP
Cartoon A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
(First: Episode 0416)
Scanimatekids
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
HerryExercises
SCENE 2 Herry Monster asks the kids at home to do simple exercises with him like moving eyebrows, touching toes with fingers, and running in place. Kermit the Frog cameos during the running in place exercise.
Elephant toon
Cartoon Elephants have 4 legs.
(First: Episode 0560)
BoxGoodforKicking
Cartoon A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it.
(First: Episode 0763)
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)
0808-Barbells
SCENE 3 Maria and Maria (a wheelchair-bound child) encounter Herry, who is frustrated because he is struggling to put his new barbells together. They help him by pointing to the barbell he has that’s already assembled. Herry thanks them, then assumes neither of them are strong enough to lift them, but they prove him wrong when they take one away.
1396g
Cartoon Capital letter U for up
(First: Episode 0401)
666cart
Muppets Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse and cart works.
(First: Episode 0590)
CartoonLionMouse
Cartoon The story of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse".
(First: Episode 0773)
CamelsEating
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A film of camels eating.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0388)
TGUmbrella
Cartoon Typewriter: U for Umbrella
2096c
Muppets Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it.
(First: Episode 0601)
UforUniform
Cartoon U for uniform.
(First: Episode 0702)
BobMariaSpies
Cast Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Hey Diddle Diddle". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces a card with shapes and a number while Bob shifts to a rendition of "One of These Things" with a British accent.
(First: Episode 0592)
Toon-Nelly10
Cartoon "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants.
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
(First: Episode 0629)
Speechballoon.Up
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for UP
(First: Episode 0624)
4-Cheerleaders
Muppets Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
(First: Episode 0132)
SpeechBalloon.Umbrella
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella
(First: Episode 0038)
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SCENE 4 At his store, Mr. Hooper plays “Three of These Things” with Big Bird using four boxes, each containing noodles, custard mix, soap powder, or cereal. Mr. Hooper goes with the obvious answer that the small box of custard mix doesn't belong with the three big boxes. Big Bird points out the more difficult answer, with the soap powder being the only item being unedible. "Well, I've been playing this game for a long time," he brags to a speechless Mr. Hooper, adding, "Boy, sometimes I'm so smart it scares me."
2269q
Cartoon A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background.
(First: Episode 0791)
Characters.twiddlebugs
Muppets The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car.
(First: Episode 0603)
1090-10
Film Peacock
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0278)
Harvey4
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper tells a man that "stickys" are really useful. The man asks, "What's a sticky for?". Then Harvey slaps a number 4 on the man's chest and says, "This is sticky, and it's a four!"
(First: Episode 0668)
Marchingband4
Film Marching Band #4
(First: Episode 0507)
2485u
Cartoon A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers.
(First: Episode 0416)
LuisMagician
Cast Luis, dressed as a magician, demonstrates addition by conjuring up the correct numeral when David and Maria arrive. As each person leaves, Luis switches the numerals to present subtraction.
(First: Episode 0485)
PsychABC
Cartoon "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
(First: Episode 0345)
SomeOfUsAreHere
Muppets Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all.
(First: Episode 0615)
2059f
Cartoon E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg.
(First: Episode 0002)
0808f

0808g
SCENE 5 Big Bird wants to show his new transistor radio to everyone, and dances along Sesame Street listening to some loud rock music. Susan can't read her book with such noise and suggests he go somewhere else. He gets the same treatment from Mr. Hooper and Maria when he tries to enjoy his music at Hooper's Store and on the garage steps. The only one it doesn't seem to bother is Herry, whom he gives the radio to as he plops down next to him for a nap.
TheTradingGame
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts "The Trading Game" with contestants Oscar the Grouch and Sally Screamer.
(First: Episode 0279)
Toon.3Cuckoos
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
(First: Episode 0407)
LuisDavidU
Cast David and Luis assemble a fractured letter U.
(First: Episode 0468)
4construction
Cartoon Four construction workers build a number 4.
(First: Episode 0507)
Woodpecker.entrada
Cartoon A woodpecker drills through a tree to demonstrate entrada and salida.
1396p
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
(First: Episode 0468)
2356-5
Cartoon A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
(First: Episode 0783)
EforEel
Cartoon E for Eel
(First: Episode 0408)
1267-Bridge
Transition Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C
(First: Episode 0282)
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SCENE 6 Maria, Maria, and the kids visit Hooper's for a soda (almost bumping into Big Bird) as Susan announces the sponsors.
SusanSignS05

HooperS05ctw
CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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