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Sesame Street
Big Bird tries to be older
(repeat of 0740)
Air date February 25, 1977
Season Season 8 (1976-1977)
Directed by Jimmy Baylor
Sponsors R, T, 10

0990

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0926k

0926l
Muppets Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
(First: Episode 0911)
2096b
Cartoon A kid has a zoo in him.
(First: Episode 0783)
Kids build scooter
Insert A group of children put together a scooter following a model.
(First: Episode 0922)
Horsejigsaw
Cartoon A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
(First: Episode 0784)
0740a
SCENE 1 Maria, Luis, and Gordon are working on repairing the front door to the Fix-It Shop (after another incident with Herry Monster). Big Bird comes by and offers to help, but he's told he's too young. He storms out of the store in a huff and vows to find a way to prove them wrong.
ToonABClunchbox
Cartoon A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0449)
0740b

0740c
SCENE 2 Big Bird dons a hat, glasses, a grey beard, and cane to pass himself off as "Old Bird," who will now be able to do anything a grown-up can. He returns to the Fix-It Shop to help fix the door, but they've repaired it now. Instead, the grown-ups go over to the yard and start a conversation about bond issues, a topic of little interest (and knowledge) to the bird. Some of the kids come by and ask him to play, but "Old Bird" must decline. They then ask if he's seen Mr. Snuffleupagus lately. Once he learns that grown-ups can't have imaginary friends, Big Bird gives up the ruse and goes off to have fun with his fellow youngsters.
400029
Cartoon A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.
Artist: Cathryn Aison
(First: Episode 0778)
OneWaysong
Muppets A greaser sings about his relationship that was almost ruined by a "One Way" sign.
(First: Episode 0973)
20numbersinboat
Cartoon A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks.
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
(First: Episode 0614)
1563m
Film Old paper, new paper
Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
(First: Episode 0911)
400013
Cartoon T for top
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0298)
400030
Film The letter T is a very useful letter.
(First: Episode 0402)
400025
Cartoon La t minuscula
(First: Episode 0376)
SSNews.Columbus
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Christopher ColumbusKermit catches Christopher Columbus before his historic voyage.
(First: Episode 0578)
3 mules
Cartoon Subtracting three mules
(First: Episode 0767)
0740d
SCENE 3 Luis, Gordon and Maria find Big Bird in the midst of fixing his nest. They offer to help, but he feels they might not be up to it. They assume he's turning the table on them for earlier, but he ultimately allows them to help. When they're instructed to start chewing up sticks and then pack them in with mud, they retreat.
Pinball 10
Cartoon Pinball #10
Artist: Jeff Hale
Crocky
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)
400012
Cartoon T for typewriter and toe
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0506)
Grover-caveman-biff
Muppets In ancient times, Grover invents the wheel to help Biff move a stone up a hill.
(First: Episode 0915)
Marchingcircle
Film A kid marching band forms a circle.
(First: Episode 0517)
Waterman
Cartoon The uses of water
(First: Episode 0139)
George overunder
Film George the Farmer demonstrates over and under.
(First: Episode 0230)
3957y
Cartoon Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.
Artist: Abe Levitow
(First: Episode 0528)
Language-Song
SCENE 4 Gordon hears Maria and Luis making small talk, but in Spanish, it sounds so much more interesting to him. The two perform a tango number about more phrases they can make more interesting by saying them in Spanish.
0990-Sand
Animation Sand T/t
(First: Episode 0636)
3ofthesekids.sports
Film "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball
(First: Episode 0536)
2040e
Cartoon "Ten Turtles"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0425)
Song.indianbabybath
Film "Indian Baby Bath"
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0444)
Admiral Bird
Muppets Big Bird sings “Admiral Bird”.
(First: Episode 0946)
RunRun
Cartoon Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
(First: Episode 0369)
1446l
Film Wild geese (to madrigal music)
(First: Episode 0935)
0926p
Cartoon Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
(First: Episode 0926)
0871e
Film A farmer takes care of baby calves.
(First: Episode 0784)
1736g
Film A voiceover lists many R words.
(First: Episode 0661)
ErniesTelephoneCall
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie answers the telephone. Bert overhears the conversation, which involves a baseball game, a rainy day, and a gorilla stealing a bologna sandwich. When Bert asks who just called, Ernie says it was a wrong number.
(First: Episode 0305)
400025
Cartoon La t minuscula (repeat)
0597-AntiqueCars
Film Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
(First: Episode 0410)
0740e
SCENE 5 Gordon checks the mail and hands it out to Maria on the stoop, as Luis announces the sponsors.
0740sign

400036
CLOSING SIGNS Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Sesame Street sign, while Sherlock Hemlock observes the CTW sign.


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