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Sesame Street
David's grandmother comes to visit
Air date April 8, 1976
Season Season 7 (1975-1976)
Sponsors F, T, 7

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 David cleans up Hooper's Store in preparation for a visit from his grandmother, whom he hasn't seen in a long, long time. He chides Maria and Big Bird when they come close to touching anything in the store as he prepares for her arrival. Big Bird sees how busy David is and offers to meet his grandmother at the bus stop, but first needs to know what she looks like. David tells him that she's a beautiful, older woman with gray hair, a suitcase, and looking for her grandson.
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SCENE 1 cont'd Big Bird positions himself at the bus stop, just in time for a bus to arrive. He stops an elderly Anything Muppet (Jerry Nelson), who fits the description (down to having a grandson named David), but Big Bird realizes that the person is male, thus not a grandmother. He then stops an Anything Muppet woman (Nelson), buts finds she's much too young looking. An elderly human woman departs the bus, and Big Bird points her toward Hooper's, not realizing who she is. Maria gets David's attention, and he shares a reunion with his grandma. Big Bird inspects her for a moment and remarks to David, "You didn't mention that she was wearing a hat!"
200006
Cartoon Typewriter: F for Fly
(First: Episode 0781)
Marshalgrover-awayfrom
Muppets Marshal Grover tries mounting Fred the Wonder Horse using a "run and jump" technique. But every time he gets close, Fred moves away from him, causing onlookers in the saloon to laugh at them. Fred finally explains that he doesn't appreciate the act, as it hurts his back. Grover promises never to run and jump onto his back again, and asks him to roll over so he may do so on his belly.
(First: Episode 0825)
200012
Cartoon A football player talks about his favorite sport.
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0135)
Imgointothecity
Cartoon A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it.
(First: Episode 0770)
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SCENE 2 David, Maria, Grandma, and Noel look at some of the old photos Grandma brought with her, including one of David and his brother Gregory at Sunday School. When looking at a picture from his 6th grade graduation, she realizes that she still remembered him as a young boy when she was picking out some presents for him. The gifts turn out to be a child-sized sweater and small baseball mitt, neither of which will fit David in his young adult state.
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SCENE 2 cont'd Just then, Bob comes down from the garage, having dug out a rocking chair. David admits he wanted this to be a gift for Grandma, remembering her being much older than she actually is. She doesn't feel the need for it, so Bob makes use of it to rest after digging through all the junk to find it. As for David's gifts, they find the sweater is just the right size for Noel, while Grandma makes use of the mitt and baseball herself for a game with Noel.
IThoughtaBigThought
Cartoon I Thought a Thought ... about big things.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0226)
2423-Scuba
Film A scuba diver swims away from.
(First: Episode 0537)
7Bubbles
Cartoon A man blows 7 bubbles.
(First: Episode 0639)
AwayFrom
Muppets Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them.
(First: Episode 0278)
Slidepuzzle.boy
Film Slide puzzle - boy
(First: Episode 0428)
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SCENE 3 Oscar is disgusted by the sight of David and Grandma being so happy together. After some prompting from Bob, Oscar shows off his family photo album, with pictures of his various relatives.
Phonebooth
Cartoon A hand draws a telephone booth.
(First: Episode 0791)
E&BCookieReminder
Muppets Ernie & BertBert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself.
(First: Episode 0095)
Np7
Cartoon "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
(First: Episode 0011)
2040j
Cartoon A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT.
(First: Episode 0304)
Zebracloseup
Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
(First: Episode 0326)
1090-09
Muppets A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator.
Toon-Rowers
Cartoon Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
(First: Episode 0510)
Frazzle2
Muppets "Frazzle" with Frazzle & The Frazzletones
(First: Episode 0846)
Fleas!
Cartoon Fleas have fun in fur!
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0630)
Trafficlight
Film Traffic lights
(First: Episode 0131)
CountCountsFlowers
Muppets The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes.
(First: Episode 0433)
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SCENE 4 Maria and Grandma stroll down the block, when they notice a sign now hanging on the door of Big Bird's nest - "Big Bird's Baby-Sitting Service." Inside, Big Bird tells them he's starting up a new business to earn some extra cash. The grown-ups ask him how he would put a baby to sleep; Big Bird's method would be loudly tricking the baby into thinking it's nighttime. His other care-taking ideas include tickling or telling a joke to the baby to get them to stop crying and feeding them birdseed when they're hungry. Maria breaks it to him that he's not old or responsible enough to be in charge of taking care of an infant. Big Bird declares he will be a lawyer instead.
1257-Animals
Film Baby animals are fed milk.
(First: Episode 0238)
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Cartoon Frances Fairy displays several F words.
(First: Episode 0335)
AMFCheer5
Muppets Beautiful Day Monster is part of a group of cheerleaders who cheer up to the letter F. When the leader asks what "ABCDEF" spells, they are all stumped, and Beautiful Day Monster comments on how weird that is.
(First: Episode 0094)
SkeletonFish
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish.
(First: Episode 0287)
1800-20
Muppets Sesame Street News FlashThe Count counts the Three Little Pigs.
(First: Episode 0569)
0573y
Cartoon Only one of the two footprints can belong.
(First: Episode 0509)
Toon-BoyPushesYO
Cartoon A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare.
(First: Episode 0486)
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SCENE 5 At night, Grandma raids the back room of the store and finds various old-fashioned items she recalls using back in her day before there were so many electric appliances. She shows David and Maria a hand mixer, a toast maker, a juicer, and a kerosene lamp. David flaunts the modern equivalents of these and demonstrates them, causing a fuse to blow in the store. Grandma lights the lamp, proving they can still be useful.
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Cartoon T for typewriter and toe
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0506)
RFAlphabet
Muppets Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs.
(First: Episode 0103)
400030
Film The letter T is a very useful letter.
(First: Episode 0402)
0009.crane
Film A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal.
(First: Episode 0009)
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Cartoon Typewriter: F for Fly (repeat)
Cartoon f flower
Cartoon A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful.
(First: Episode 0283)
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SCENE 6 Everyone walks Grandma back to the bus stop, as she claims Maria and Big Bird are now her honorary grandchildren. She promises to come back and visit again, giving them each a parting kiss before she boards the bus home (a bittersweet moment for David). Bob announces the sponsors.
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CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.


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