Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Sesame Street
Bob learns signs to impress Linda
Air date April 8, 1977
Season Season 8 (1976-1977)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Sponsors G, X, 8

1020

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1020a
SCENE 1 Luis sings "Like/Dislike," a song about the things he likes and dislikes.
Sgrover.barber
Muppets Super Grover: Young Willy Nilly is scared to get his hair cut. Super Grover tells Willy that haircuts are scary, but he must be brave. However, Max the barber shows them both that haircuts do not hurt, and soon they are no longer afraid of hair cuts.
(First: Episode 0717)
Solomongrundy
Cartoon Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!"
(First: Episode 0001)
Crocky
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)
Typewriter.X
Cartoon The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
(First: Episode 0787)
Xmarksthespot
Muppets Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!"
(First: Episode 0351)
2096o
Film A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish.
(First: Episode 0429)
Linda-Fisherman
Cast Linda stars in the Theatre Without Words production of "The Fisherman and the Fish."
2Hands
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. Kermit counts the hand's fingers and lists off various things it can do. The hand gradually becomes more aggressive with Kermit in demonstrating, but the two eventually make up by shaking hands.
(First: Episode 0342)
Toon-Rowers
Cartoon Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
(First: Episode 0510)
1800-5
Film A girl meets a blind woman who has a seeing-eye dog.
(First: Episode 0952)
X-ends
Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
(First: Episode 0006)
ErnieSholaBertX
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X.
(First: Episode 0560)
DogChasesCat
Cartoon A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse.
Maria-Blocks
Cast Maria tries to build a block tower that matches an already-built one.
(First: Episode 0460)
0597-AntiqueCars
Film Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
(First: Episode 0410)
1020b
SCENE 2 Bob, Damian, and Stephanie play a “Three of These Things” game with three groups of two and one group of one.
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)
1Of These Things
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "One of These Things."
(First: Episode 0174)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
(First: Episode 0357)
WaterCantata
Cast / Celebrity Judy Collins sings a "Water Cantata" with Susan, Maria, Bob, David, and Gordon.
(First: Episode 1000)
2941-Shoes
Cartoon One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs)
(First: Episode 0490)
3181-Elephants
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo.
(First: Episode 0283)
Gorillajobcartoon
Cartoon A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job.
(First: Episode 0131)
Shalom6-12
Cartoon Jazz #8
(First: Episode 0016)
Besandbox
Muppets Ernie & Bert — After watching the Jazz #8 cartoon, Ernie gets Bert to play a game with him, in which he says, "I one the sandbox," Bert says "I two the sandbox," and so on until Bert gets to "I eight the sandbox." "How'd it taste?" Ernie asks.
(First: Episode 0019)
No8b
Song Song of Eight
(First: Episode 0016)
Toon-InvisableChick
Cartoon A showman hawks his invisible chicken, which turns out to be a duck.
1020c

1020d
SCENE 3 Outside 123 Sesame Street, Bob uses some books (including A Basic Course in American Sign Language) to learn how to say "I like Linda" in sign language. Big Bird comes by asking what he's up to and Bob sheepishly tries to avoid telling him. When Big Bird finally wrenches the truth out of him, he starts yelling out to anyone in the vicinity about Bob's feelings for Linda.
2341g
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 1: WET.
(First: Episode 0473)
2257 babydangertoon
Cartoon A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images.
(First: Episode 0933)
2341i
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 2: SET.
(First: Episode 0473)
OldFilm.DangerSign
Film Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER!
(First: Episode 0480)
2341k
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 3: MET.
(First: Episode 0473)
Toon.3Cuckoos
Cartoon Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
(First: Episode 0407)
1020e

1020f
SCENE 4 Bob hits the books again, trying to learn how to sign "I am learning to sign." Linda happens by, inquiring about what he's up to. Bob demonstrates the phrase he's just learned, but Linda wants to know why he's learning sign language. She won't accept his answer of "just because," so he finally uses the signs from earlier to tell her he likes her. She replies that she already knows - Big Bird just told her. She rewards his efforts with a kiss on the cheek and the two hold hands.
Kingofeight
Animation "The King of Eight"
(First: Episode 0225)
Zebracloseup
Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
(First: Episode 0326)
Slidepuzzle.Elephant
Animation Slide puzzle - elephant
(First: Episode 0389)
JudyCollins Fishermen
Muppets / Celebrity Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets.
(First: Episode 0796)
ToonABClunchbox
Cartoon A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0449)
Dot Bridge 01 straight
Cartoon Dot Bridge #1
(First: Episode 0001)
1020g
SCENE 5 Bob, Linda, and the kids play a sign language version of Simon Says, as Luis announces the sponsors and the credits roll.
1016d

ErnieBert999
CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bert and Ernie hold the CTW sign.

Gallery[]


Previous episode: Next episode:
Episode 1019 Episode 1021
Advertisement