Sesame Street | |||||
Big Bird and Sheldon draw pictures together | |||||
Air date | May 11, 1977 | ||||
Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) | |
Muppets | Herry Monster asks the kids at home to do simple exercises with him like moving eyebrows, touching toes with fingers, and running in place. Kermit the Frog cameos during the running in place exercise. (First: Episode 0808) | |
Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) | |
Cartoon | Things that are same and different. (First: Episode 0300) | |
Film | The sign CLOSED spins around. (First: Episode 0955) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert expects a visit from his identical twin brother Bart. Ernie notes that they're alike in many ways, but their major difference is that Bart has a sense of humor. (First: Episode 0594) | |
SCENE 1 | Buffy's husband Sheldon shows Big Bird that drawings are made of parts as he finishes making a picture of Cody. Big Bird wants to draw a baby as well, but Sheldon is confused when he draws an oval shape. Big Bird explains that it's a baby bird still inside its egg, and laughs uproariously at his joke. | |
Film | Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other. (First: Episode 0226) | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Sheldon now finishes a drawing of different foods - a glass of milk, a hamburger, an apple, and a banana. Big Bird decides to draw some food, too, and proceeds to draw a series of dots - it's birdseed! | |
Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0283) | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Sheldon completes a drawing of a family of birds at their nest. He thinks he's stumped Big Bird since he already drew the bird equivalent of something. In response, Big Bird draws a detailed picture of the Wolfchild family. Sheldon is impressed, and tells him he's going to have it framed to display at their home in Hawaii. | |
Film | Kids with special needs do gymnastics at the Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp. (First: Episode 0953) | |
Cartoon | A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert says it's Ernie's turn to go to the laundromat. He puts numerous things in the laundry basket, including storybooks, cookies, his boots, and a radio. Before long, the basket has no room for the laundry, so he decides to go play baseball instead. (First: Episode 0458) | |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) | |
Cast | No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people. (First: Episode 0413) | |
Cartoon | A man gets a letter C in the mail. (First: Episode 0294) | |
Muppets | The Count sings "The Song of the Count." (First: Episode 0469) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie." (First: Episode 0372) | |
Cast | Buffy sings "Worrying Blues" with the kids. (First: Episode 0899) | |
Cartoon | A goat discusses the letter "G". A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way. (First: Episode 0085) | |
Film | Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" (First: Episode 0291) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!" (First: Episode 0534) | |
Cartoon | "Young MacDonald Went to Town" (First: Episode 0787) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie purchases a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster which box the hat will go in. (First: Episode 0438) | |
Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing "Yes, We Can Can." (First: Episode 0793) | |
SCENE 2 | Sheldon asks Bob to watch Cody while he gets a package from his apartment, but Bob has a music lesson coming up. He suggests giving the task over to Linda who's nearby reading a newspaper, but Sheldon and Bob are a bit curious how a deaf person would hear a baby crying. Linda explains that she's babysat many times before, including for her little brother, and shows that she can detect a crying baby if she keeps one hand on the carriage. Sheldon gives the job to her, and she is quickly able to comfort Cody when he begins to cry. | |
Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) | |
Film | "Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train and others. (First: Episode 0951) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster asks Kimberly to identify geometric shapes. (First: Episode 0899) | |
Film | Pottery music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0169) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie imagines what life would be like if he and Bert had their characteristics switched around. (First: Episode 0299) | |
Cartoon | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998) | |
SCENE 3 | Sheldon, Linda, and Bob watch as Cody bounces in his baby jumper. Linda shows them the sign for "bounce," and Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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