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Sesame Street
Headline Howie gets the scoop on Snuffy
(repeat of 0796)
Air date February 6, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Sponsors P, 2

1106

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0796Beginning

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SCENE 1 After Big Bird heads off to the library, Snuffy sadly counts his friends who don't see him as he walks down Sesame Street. These include: Susan and Gordon reading a postcard, Mr. Macintosh selling fruit, Cookie Monster with his head in a bag of cookies, Bob and David perusing a newspaper, Maria answering a phone call in her apartment, Mr. Hooper searching for his glasses in his store, Willy selling hot dogs, and Luis carrying several boxes to the Fix-It Shop.
Toon-Sticks
Cartoon A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat.
(First: Episode 0960)
Marshalgrover-countbackwards
Muppets Fred the Wonder Horse bets Marshal Grover that he can't count backwards from ten. Grover tries standing with his back to him and counting up to ten. Since he can't do it, Grover has to let Fred ride on his back.
(First: Episode 1066)
Buildingabookshelf
Film A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood.
(First: Episode 1029)
1090-12
Cartoon P is for Puppy
(First: Episode 0199)
LTomlin-Cheer
Celebrity Lily Tomlin, dressed as a cheerleader, gives a cheer for the parts of the body.
(First: Episode 0885)
P-paintonglass
Film Kids paint P-word animals on glass.
(First: Episode 0119)
PatPilot
Cartoon Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0478)
SS796
SCENE 2 Big Bird asks if anybody has seen Mr. Snuffleupagus, whom the grown-ups are tired of hearing about. Journalist Headline Howie pops up to get the scoop on the supposed "imaginary friend," instantly coming up with several newspapers featuring headlines filled with rhymes for "Snuff." Maria, Bob, and Susan try to interpret the newspapers as Big Bird makes his case: "Well, anyone who can't believe in a Snuffleupagus certainly can't believe in an eight-foot-two bird!" Howie delivers one final headline: "BIRD SHOWS TOUGH STUFF! CALLS BLUFF IN LOCAL SNUFF HUFF!" before splitting the scene.
Dollhouse
Film "Doll House"
(First: Episode 0131)
2pies
Cartoon "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..."
(First: Episode 0926)
2parrots
Film Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo.
(First: Episode 0364)
KermitNews-KingCole
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Old King ColeOld King Cole calls for his pipe, etc.
(First: Episode 0922)
CT Wordsworth EXIT
Cartoon A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
(First: Episode 0281)
Maria Chaplin brick exit
Cast Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall.
(First: Episode 0832)
Cartoonsignlanguageabc
Cartoon "Signing Alphabet", an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice an electronics by Joan La Barbara.
(First: Episode 1056)
SnuffyJoey-Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentSnuffy and Joey say the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0671)
0926v
Song "Sharing Swing with Kids Song (Share in Your Fun with Another Someone)"
(First: Episode 0926)
4balls
Animation 4 red balls minus 1 equals 3.
(First: Episode 0278)
2341l
Cast Olivia sings "Everything Grows."
(First: Episode 0998)
EBSharingaCookie
Muppets Ernie & BertBert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie, who tells Bert that if the cookie was his, he wouldn't mind sharing. Ernie takes the cookie, and asks Bert to ask him if he would share it.
(First: Episode 0472)
Film-TwoRhinos
Song "Me and You," over footage of rhinos in love
(First: Episode 0940)
Kahn-Rhino
Celebrity Madeline Kahn: "I love rhinoceroses...but I wouldn't invite one to lunch."
Toon.IN
Cartoon A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN
(First: Episode 0337)
Maria trains Bob and David to be waiters
Cast Maria trains Bob and David to be waiters in a restaurant by showing them which door to go IN and which to go OUT. She uses a few sung 'jingles' to help them remember which is which. Bob 'catches on,' but David has a hard time doing so.
(First: Episode 0786)
Quicksand
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand.
(First: Episode 0511)
Ptoon
Cartoon P Words (including parachute and plug)
(First: Episode 0296)
WalkinDownMyStreet
Insert Big Bird and Olivia sing "Walkin' Down My Street."
(First: Episode 1044)
TrainExit
Cartoon A white furball catches a train going through a door marked EXIT.
(First: Episode 0800)
Wgroversw
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. Simon Soundman says that his brother always eats at that restaurant, implying that Mr. Johnson might be his brother.
(First: Episode 0449)
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SCENE 3 Luis is impressed when Maria fixes a typewriter he's been having trouble with for months. Since it's David's birthday, Maria puts a ribbon around it and sneaks the gift into Hooper's Store. She orders a cup of coffee and tries to ignore David's hinting at today being special, pointing out the birthday candles nearby. Once David turns his back to get her coffee, Maria reveals the typewriter and quietly sings, "Happy Birthday to You" before they share a kiss.
1287-Elephant
Cartoon A girl wonders what it would be like if elephants were as easily frightened as bugs.
(First: Episode 0595)
Butterflies
Film A film of butterflies
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
1106-Sandp
Animation Sand P/p
(First: Episode 0634)
796-03
SCENE 4 The citizens of Sesame Street go along their business as Gordon announces the sponsors.
ErnieBertClosingSignEpisode0796

CountHooperCTW
CLOSING SIGNS Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while the Count and Mr. Hooper hold the CTW sign.


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