Sesame Street | |||||||
Big and little / Ray Barretto visits | |||||||
Air date | January 24, 1977 | ||||||
Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | In the wee hours of the morning, Bob goes to his open window and invites the viewer to identify the sounds of the city. They include the sanitation men picking up the trash (which Oscar noisily complains about), Gordon and Susan leaving in their Volkswagen Beetle, Big Bird greeting the morning birds, David opening Hooper's Store below, and Maria playing her harmonica. Finally, Bob's alarm clock goes off and he gets ready to start the day. | |
Cartoon | A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat. (First: Episode 0844) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 1) (First: Episode 0003) | |
Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) | |
Song | "What Kids Are Made Of" - a song about body parts. (part 2) (First: Episode 0003) | |
Animation | Sand F/f (First: Episode 0629) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Crystal demonstrate big and little. (First: Episode 0559) | |
Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0629) | |
Muppets | The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (version 5) (First: Episode 0094) | |
Cartoon | A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (First: Episode 0407) | |
Muppets | Ernie eats the ice cream that Bert was saving for later. Ernie tries to pass off a smashed up banana with ice and gravy for Bert's chocolate ice cream. Bert doesn't believe it, but then Oscar comes in with two ice cream cones, needing to give one of them away, but then gives them both ice cream cones in exchange for what Ernie made. (First: Episode 0213) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again". (First: Episode 0631) | |
Cartoon | F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) | |
SCENE 2 | At Hooper's, David appears to be reading a big book. The camera angle switches, revealing that he's reading a little comic book hidden behind the big one. | |
Cartoon | A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful. (First: Episode 0284) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
In the yard, Maria eats a little cookie, while Bob wolfs down most of a big cookie (and gets a big stomachache). | |
Muppets | A boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. (First: Episode 0285) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
Oscar has a big pile of trash near his trash can, which becomes small after the wind blows. Oscar is delighted; now there's a big mess on the street! | |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish. (First: Episode 0287) | |
Muppets | Farley goes to the hat shop. (long take) (First: Episode 0244) | |
Cartoon | A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again. (First: Episode 0572) | |
SCENE 3 | Ray Barretto and his percussionists play different rhythms. | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert are watching TV, but Bert gets bored and decides to play a record. Ernie tells him to turn down the volume, but Bert won't, so Ernie drowns out Bert's music by playing the radio. Bert then retaliates by turning on the blender. With all four things running at once, they blow a fuse, causing a total blackout in their apartment. Bert goes outside to fix the fuse box, while Ernie turns off all the things that were running. When the lights come back on, they decide to play cards instead of fight. (First: Episode 0003) | |
Film | "Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016) | |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) | |
SCENE 4 | Ray Barretto talks with Maria and the kids about las claves. | |
Cartoon | The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) | |
Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) | |
Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) | |
SCENE 5 | At the Fix-it Shop, Laurie helps Maria adjust the seat and handlebars of a tricycle. | |
Muppets | Part 1: The Count withdraws all his money from the bank to count it. (First: Episode 0602) | |
Cartoon | A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler. (First: Episode 0618) | |
Muppets | Part 2: The Count deposits his money again, but not before counting it one more time. (First: Episode 0602) | |
Cast | Maria, Luis, Bob, and David, dressed as scarecrows, sing about the ankle, shoulder and knee. (First: Episode 0711) | |
Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) | |
Film | Lobster fisherman | |
Muppets | Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0570) | |
SCENE 6 | David and the kids pile the mess on the street back into Oscar's can as Maria announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Prairie Dawn, and Betty Lou hold the Sesame Street sign, and Kermit and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Though Bob has been seen in his apartment window multiple times before, this episode marks the first appearance of the interior of his apartment.
- Caroll Spinney makes an onscreen cameo dropping a letter in the mailbox at the beginning of the episode.
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