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Sesame Street
Big Bird wants to help build the new house at the New Mexico ranch.
Air date December 26, 1975
Season Season 7 (1975-1976)
Sponsors I, T, 10

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Picture Segment Description
500001

Chickenfeed
SCENE 1
Big Bird finds out that everybody on the New Mexico ranch gets up early because they have work to do. He tries out the chicken feed that a woman is throwing to the chickens, and says it's pretty good.
500002

500003

500004
SCENE 1
cont'd
Big Bird wanders around, and finds Gordon and some kids feeding alfalfa to a bunny. He then walks over to Maria and Roberta, and they show him how they make adobe bricks. Then he passes by Bob building a window.
500005
SCENE 1
cont'd
Oscar is tending to his morning chores, too -- helping Señor Romo feed slops to the pigs.
0926d
Cartoon
Capital I, he's quite a guy
AdamTGlaser
Muppets
Old West: A cowboy who needs a dentist comes to see Adam T. Glaser, who is such a jack-of-all-trades that he forgets what a dentist does.
(EKA: Episode 0734)
Song.Capital.I
Cartoon
"I in the Sky"
(EKA: Episode 0427)
Suzettaupset

Suzetta
Muppets
Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin finds that Suzetta Something is upset, because Hard Head Henry Harris called her a canteloupe head. Roosevelt tells her that when you're upset with someone, you should tell them how you feel. He negotiates a peace settlement.
Toon.Chickenheart
Cartoon
What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
500006

500007
SCENE 2
"Buffalo" Bird dresses up in cowboy vest and spurs for his first horse-riding lesson. Maria brings the horse, Princess, but she notices that Big Bird is nervous about the horse. She shows Big Bird how to be gentle with the horse.
500008
Film
Things you can carry
Music: Joe Raposo
(EKA: Episode 0671)
Toon.Inkbird
Cartoon
I for Ink (angry bird)
(EKA: Episode 0514)
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.
(EKA: Episode 0349)
2257l
Cartoon
Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal)
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.
(EKA: Episode 0349)
2257zc
Cartoon
I for Iron
(EKA: Episode 0340)
0926j
Film
Cold things that begin with the letter I
3161y
Cartoon
A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
500012

500013
SCENE 3
Bob notices some T words around the farm -- "truck", "tire"... and when he sees that the tire is flat, he's found "trouble".
ABC-conversation
Muppets
An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
(EKA: Episode 0267)
500014
SCENE 4
Having inflated the tire himself, Bob has become "tired."
500015
Cartoon
Speech Balloon: T for train
(First: Episode 0022)
500016
Film
A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona.
Music: Joe Raposo
(EKA: Episode 0679)
Kids.lowercase.i
Cast
The Alphabet Dancers: Lowercase letter i.
(EKA: Episode 0514)
LetterI.BeepBeep
Song
Letter I (Beep Beep)
(EKA: Episode 0514)
500017
Song
"Five Onstage Dancers"
(EKA: Episode 0671)
500018
Muppets
Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
(EKA: Episode 0288)
500019
Cartoon
The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.
Icansaw

500020
SCENE 5
Luis, Gordon, Maria and Bob are all working hard building the new house. Big Bird offers to help, the work is too dangerous, and everyone tells him to go play. Big Bird gets upset -- he came to New Mexico to help, too! The adults confer, and then they say that they can't get their work done unless somebody goes and gets them some water. Big Bird is thrilled to have a job to do.
Tisfortelevision
Cartoon
T is for Television
(First: Episode 0024)
Insert
Limbo counts to 10.
(EKA: Episode 0261)
alternate take
Yomama
Muppets
Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries.
2040e
Cartoon
Ten Turtles
Artist: Bud Luckey
500021
SCENE 6
Luis and a boy ride on a horse.
Fourelephants
Muppets
Ernie and Bert: Lefty the Salesman wants to sell Ernie a painting of a tree, which he says is a picture of four elephants. Ernie doesn't see the four elephants, so Lefty offers to show him the elephants if Ernie will buy the picture for a nickel. Lefty points out the elephants, which are actually spaces in the tree's branches. Ernie shells out for the picture. Ernie wants to pull the same trick on Bert, but Bert notices the elephants right away.
(First: Episode 0278)
500022
Film
Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
(First: Episode 0084)
Ringmybell
Muppets
Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker is a dishonest man who rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is.
(EKA: Episode 0707)
Film
A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm.
Sposethatsmexico
Muppets
A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet cowboy shouts across a canyon to hear the echo. "Yippee ki-yi-yo!" is repeated back to him perfectly. When he shouts "One!", the echo repeats back, "¡Uno!" The cowboy is startled. "Two!" he shouts, and the echo repeats, "¡Dos!" "You s'pose that's Mexico over there?" he asks. He continues to count to ten, with the echo repeating the numbers back in Spanish. Frustrated, he shouts, "How are you?" "¡Muy bien, gracias!" is the reply. "Oh, this is ridiculous," the cowboy says, and throws his cowboy hat into the canyon. A sombrero is thrown back in return.
(EKA: Episode 0698)
500024
Cartoon
Light and heavy (ball and seal)
1800-12
Muppets
Muppet & Kid Moments: Ernie and Bert talk to Shola about heavy and light.
Findparrot
Cartoon
Find the camouflaged parrot.
Voice: Paul Dooley
(EKA: Episode 0592)
Song.Capital.I
Song
"I in the Sky" (repeat)
500025
Film
"La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song)
500026
Song
"Yo Soy Un ..."
2059d
Cartoon
They'd play with me if I had ...
Goodbyesong
SCENE 7
Their work is done, so the Sesame Street friends sing about "Goin' Home."
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500028
SCENE 7
cont'd
Emotions swell up within Luis as he knows he's about to leave his childhood home again. He says goodbye to his family.
500029

500030

500031

500032
SCENE 7
cont'd
Maria announces the sponsors. As the end credits roll, everybody gets in the truck... except for Big Bird, who's so excited that he stands with the family waving goodbye. As the truck pulls away, he remembers that he's supposed to be on it. His friends stop for him, and help him onto the truck. They drive away, back to Sesame Street.

Notes: The plot to this episode would later be repeated in Episode 1165, with different inserts.

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