Episode 1056
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Season 9 premiere: Bert leads a marching band; Oscar has a cooking show; Grover drives Gordon's car. |
| Air date | November 28, 1977 |
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) |
| Sponsors | H, 2 |
| Syndication | Sesame Street Unpaved |
| DVD | Old School: Volume 2 |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | Bert is getting ready to play in his marching band, and has all the instruments laid out on the street. The cast, led by Bob, demonstrates each instrument while singing about a "Big Brass Band". |
 | | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale |
 | | "Doll House" (EKA: Episode 0131) |
 | | A cat makes noise with a telephone, typwriter, 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. This segment was cut from the Noggin version. |
 | | Kermit sings "A Song From Kermit" |
 | | The Country Fiddler—The Two-Step Artist: Bud Luckey |
 | | In Hooper's Store, the customers watch a cooking show hosted by Oscar (with a French accent), who demonstrates how to make Charles's Chicken Soup. |
 | | In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. |
 | | A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (EKA: Episode 0887) |
 | | Bob, Linda and Luis assemble a lowercase h. |
 | | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts |
 | | Gladys the Cow plays a game of One of These Things, and gets offended when Gordon refers to her as "just a cow." |
 | | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard This segment was cut from the Noggin version. |
 | | A Scanimate/live-action hybrid segment in which an off-camera child and Luis name words that begin with H. This segment was cut from the Noggin version. |
 | | Muppet & Kid Moments: Herry Monster and two kids share a bag of apples. |
 | | Typewriter Guy: H for Hand Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 0836) |
 | | Footage of flamingos, ducks, and swans swimming. This segment was cut from the Noggin version. |
 | | A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success. |
 | | Pageant: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"—Cookie Monster, playing the heroine in this year's pageant, can't seem to grasp the concept of going "around" until Prairie Dawn lures him with a—guess what? (EKA: Episode 0892) |
 | | “Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. |
 | | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. |
 | | Olivia sings "Children of the World." |
 | | Two kids wonder where some mysterious tracks on the ground come from. |
 | | Sheep dog |
 | | Kids around the world say "ME." |
 | | Charlie Chaplin (Maria) looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda (Linda Bove). |
 | | A boy points to himself and says, "ME." |
 | | Muppet & Kid Moments: Grover and John-John count a penny. (EKA: Episode 0797) |
 | | Trapeze artist addition and subtraction (EKA: Episode 1041) |
 | | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. |
 | | Grover pretends to drive Gordon's car. He imagines driving in the Indianapolis 500, to the Grand Canyon, and to downtown Cucamonga.
Big Bird and Oscar take turns signing off. |
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