Sesame Street | |||||||
The Count distracts Maria by exercising | |||||||
Air date | December 1, 1977 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Maria tries to study for an important test on the steps of 123 Sesame Street but is distracted by The Count exercising nearby. He admits that he doesn’t exercise to keep in shape and feel good; he just thought it was something to count. When the Count reveals that he’s planning on doing 1000 pushups, Maria decides to let him continue exercising there and go study somewhere else. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd | Maria tries to study near the yard only for the Count to come over and do 2000 sit-ups, having finished his pushups in no time. She reminds him how hard it is to concentrate on studying if he exercises too close to her and convinces him to try jogging with the promise of being able to count the trees he goes by or the steps he takes. The Count becomes intrigued and decides to try jogging in place, but Maria suggests that he should jog far; he considers jogging to Muskogee, Oklahoma. Maria tells him he doesn’t have to go that far and suggests he only jog around the block, which he goes for. She thinks it will take him about ten minutes and tries to go back to studying, only to realize the Count is quick at jogging, and stops in front of her to count each lap. | |
Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a so-called "magic" chain which can form into any shape he wants. Bert is dismissive of the chain's magic properties. And yet, when Bert asks for the chain to provide a sandwich, it does. (First: Episode 0617) | |
Cartoon | Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills. (First: Episode 0773) | |
Celebrity | Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime. (First: Episode 0886) | |
Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Me." (First: Episode 0421) | |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms and nine toes. Aritst: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) | |
Muppets | "J Friends" (First: Episode 0339) | |
SCENE 2 | Susan displays the J on her jacket. | |
Cartoon | A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (First: Episode 0071) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
At the Fix-it Shop Maria fixes a TV set, and turns it on to show the letter J. | |
Cartoon | "The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug." (First: Episode 0009) | |
Cartoon | "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0279) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pied Piper of Hamelin — Kermit takes over for the Pied Piper. (First: Episode 0519) | |
Film | Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437) | |
Cast | David sings "Wet Paint" as Gordon and Maria ignore the WET PAINT signs around them. (First: Episode 0927) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do. (First: Episode 0617) | |
Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (First: Episode 0032) | |
Cartoon | L for Lion (First: Episode 0798) | |
SCENE 3 | Susan asks Oscar if he can look through his trash to find a discarded note that Gordon wrote her. It turns out to be an “I LOVE YOU” message torn in half. Oscar becomes livid, thinking Susan tricked him into finding a love letter, but she reminds him that he wouldn’t want something like that with his trash anyway. After Susan leaves, Oscar realizes she’s right and is relieved. | |
Muppets | Japanese Stories: Japan is being victimized by an Evil Prime Minister, who boasts that the only way an emperor (or empress) can be chosen is for someone to show him something unique. Villagers bring flowers, fans and hats, identical to those owned by the prime minister, but a young girl is able to prove that she herself is different from anything else. (ending edited) (First: Episode 0346) | |
Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) | |
Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing "Yes, We Can Can." (First: Episode 0793) | |
Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) | |
Celebrity | Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0131) | |
Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog and Tracy demonstrate "close" and "far." (First: Episode 0129) | |
Film | A showcase of J words (First: Episode 0631) | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. (First: Episode 0449) | |
Animation | George the Farmer is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) | |
SCENE 4 | Susan and the kids play a “One of These Things” game with birds: three flying and one standing. | |
Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) | |
Muppets | Game Show: "The Addition Game". Herry Monster is a contestant on Guy Smiley's game show "The Addition Game," in which Herry has to add items. Herry is unsure of the last addition problem, so he brings a few cars into the studio to add them up. (First: Episode 0960) | |
Film | A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm. (First: Episode 0815) | |
SCENE 5 | Maria lends her bike pump to a man (Caroll Spinney) which he uses to pump his bike tires. Maria then goes to play with the kids in the yard while Susan announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign. |
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