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Sesame Street
Gordon brings home a telescope.
Air date January 27, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Directed by Jon Stone
Production October 14, 1977
Sponsors V, Z, 12

SSTitle-1100

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 It's nighttime on Sesame Street and Gordon has set up a telescope in the yard, explaining to some kids (including Debbie) what it's used for. He intends to observe the moon, but when he looks through it he sees nothing. He fears he broke it somehow until one of the kids simply pops off the lens cap on the other end. Everybody takes turns looking at the moon.
PovertyZ
Cartoon "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0085)
HerryZzzzzz
Muppets Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
(First: Episode 0359)
Toon.Z.climbers
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
(First: Episode 0281)
Film-RunAroundDaWorld
Film Scenes of individuals running from around the world.
(First: Episode 0590)
Footprints3
Cartoon One of these shoe pairs ...
(First: Episode 0503)
Kermitgroverladder
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit the Frog demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too.
(First: Episode 0276)
1710q
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short.
(First: Episode 0521)
12birds
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
(First: Episode 0493)
Geeflegonk
Muppets Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk"
The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together.
(First: Episode 0452)
1396f
Cartoon Caterpillars Never Wear Brown Boots
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0809)
ChaplinLuis.longshort
Cast Maria as Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers!
(First: Episode 1042)
Erniebertdrippingwater
Muppets Ernie & BertBert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. Ernie drowns out the sound of the water dripping with louder noises.
(First: Episode 0131)
Stack12cans
Cartoon A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
(First: Episode 0782)
Topi Antelopes YES
Film Topi antelopes nod "yes."
Music by Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)
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1100d
SCENE 2 David watches Big Bird look at the moon through the telescope, though David gets confused when Big Bird comments that not only does the moon need a good cleaning, but there are moths fluttering around it. David takes a look at it himself and informs Big Bird that he's really looking at the bulb of the Sesame Street lamppost. He adjusts the telescope so Big Bird can see the real moon instead.
1100-ZDrawing
Cartoon Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing
(First: Episode 0359)
Maria-Trike
Cast Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards).
(First: Episode 0443)
Dog-YES
Cartoon A dog answers "Yes" to every question.
(First: Episode 0783)
Celeb-MaryLouWilliams
Celebrity Mary Lou Williams scats with the kids.
(First: Episode 0792)
Seasonssong
Cartoon "Four Seasons"
(First: Episode 0276)
GorillaPark-YES
Film A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas.
(First: Episode 0524)
ZforZipper
Cartoon Z for zipper
(First: Episode 0025)
1100e
SCENE 3 On the stoop, Gordon introduces the letter Z for "zoo." He holds a small toy zoo in his hands, which somehow makes loud animal sounds when he lifts the roof off.
20numbersinboat
Cartoon A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks.
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
(First: Episode 0614)
2477o
Film Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
(First: Episode 0455)
Runletters
Muppets The letter R joins U and N to make the word RUN. Anything Muppets run into the scene and take the letters.
(First: Episode 0406)
Zebracloseup
Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
(First: Episode 0326)
2390-Circles
Film Circles in everyday objects.
(First: Episode 0464)
5 Cookies
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie eats one of Bert's cookies and doesn't know what to tell him. Bert observes that there are four cookies when there should be five. No matter how Ernie arranges them, there are still four cookies. Since Bert doesn't want to see four cookies, Ernie eats another one, making it three instead of four.
(First: Episode 0238)
StJudysComet
Celebrity Paul Simon performs "St. Judy's Comet."
(First: Episode 1055)
1927-Circles
Cartoon A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
(First: Episode 0358)
1041operator
Film A woman repairs wires for the telephone company.
(First: Episode 0771)
1396c
Cartoon This is a big letter V poem
(First: Episode 0507)
500025
Film Lizards
(First: Episode 0047)
Toon-fishingABCs
Cartoon While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
(First: Episode 0004)
Story-KingsProblem
Muppets Maria tells the story of "The King's Problem".
(First: Episode 0407)
2125e
Cartoon A girl talks about imagination.
(First: Episode 0353)
1100f

1100g
SCENE 4 Olivia and David look up at all the twinkling stars and try to find constellations of several geometric shapes.
V-vine
Cartoon Violet climbs a vine with V words.
(First: Episode 0389)
Swingalonewithme
Song A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."
(First: Episode 0408)
12birds
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (repeat)
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SCENE 5 David closes Hooper's Store for the day, and he and Gordon wish the kids all a good night before everyone heads for home. Olivia announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
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1098j
CLOSING SIGNS Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.


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