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Sesame Street
Bob's piano playing disturbs Mr. Hooper
Air date March 15, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production January 23, 1978
Sponsors O, Q, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1133 01
SCENE 1 Grover plays a sounds guessing game with the viewer, hiding various items from their sight as he makes noise with them. After Grover uses a bell and a rattle in his game Big Bird interrupts and tries to ask what Grover is doing with a trumpet, thus spoiling Grover's next sound. Big Bird tries to remedy the situation but mentions the word "trumpet" over and over again, much to Grover's aggravation.
Pinball 12
Cartoon "Pinball Number Count" (#12)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0985)
SesameQuestionSong
Muppets "The Question Song"
(First: Episode 0378)
12birds
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
(First: Episode 0493)
Joe Namath 12 shirt
Celebrity Joe Namath points to the number 12 on his shirt.
(First: Episode 0504)
Blowapple!
Cartoon A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder.
(First: Episode 0779)
Scanimatekids
Video Scanimate kids intro
(First: Episode 0798)
Ernie and kids clap
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie and the kids play a hand-clapping game.
(First: Episode 0803)
Qwords
Cartoon "Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
(First: Episode 0048)
Namath-Pass8
Celebrity Joe Namath counts to 8 before a pass is made.
(First: Episode 0546)
0871j
Cartoon Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill.
(First: Episode 0789)
BuffyGroundHog0844
Cast Buffy plays her mouthbow and sings “Ground Hog” to the kids.
(First: Episode 0844)
0871o
Cartoon Q-quiet! (tree chopping)
(First: Episode 0675)
Namath on 10
Celebrity Joe Namath counts to 10 before a pass is made. The kid who catches it is tackled.
(First: Episode 0513)
MariaDavidLuisQ
Cast In speed-induced footage, Maria, Luis and David put together a letter Q.
(First: Episode 0467)
Bath Precautions
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie brings an umbrella, a flashlight, and Bert's bowling ball to the bathtub, just in case the electricity goes out, the roof leaks, and somebody shows up asking to borrow a bowling ball. Bert thinks that Ernie is being ridiculous -- but everything happens, just as Ernie predicted.
(First: Episode 0269)
PaulSimonRecording
Film A behind-the-scenes look of Paul Simon recording "Bingo" with his son, and the manufacturing of the record it will be on.
Edith Ann happy sad
Celebrity Edith Ann talks about being happy and sad.
(First: Episode 0992)
1133-HooperCookie
SCENE 2 Mr. Hooper teaches Cookie Monster about the number 12 using eggs, plates and spoons. Cookie asks that the demonstration be done with cookies, which he "counts" by eating them all at once.
HKopenpart1
Muppets OPEN the Door: Part 1: Harvey Kneeslapper hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him.
(First: Episode 0552)
Olimerick
Cartoon O limerick
(First: Episode 0146)
HarveyOPEN2
Muppets OPEN the Door: Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again.
(First: Episode 0552)
Closetheopen
Cartoon Would you mind closing our OPEN?
(First: Episode 0438)
HarveyOPEN
Muppets OPEN the Door: Part 3: Harvey has refilled the closet again. The boy and girl come by again and open the door. Instead of toys falling, the closet leads to another place. After the two of them have gone through and closed the door behind them, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys fall on him.
(First: Episode 0552)
Toon.OPENword
Cartoon Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on.
(First: Episode 0394)
Film.greenbeans
Film Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them.
(First: Episode 0944)
1133 03
SCENE 3 Big Bird encounters Bert, trying to attract pigeons with pumpernickel breadcrumbs. Big Bird says birds don’t like pumpernickel, but Bert feeds them to one Muppet pigeon (Richard Hunt) who likes them. The pigeon suggests Big Bird try pumpernickel, so he does and sees how tasty it is.
1800-edit
Cartoon A girl and elephant show heavy and light.
(First: Episode 0785)
3-Dolphins
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Three dolphins jump together.
(First: Episode 0222)
500024
Cartoon Light and heavy (ball and seal)
(First: Episode 0785)
CookieHeavyLight
Muppets An Anything Muppet man uses feathers and rocks to teach the difference between heavy and light. During the lecture, Cookie Monster comes along, mistakes the rocks for cookies, and eats them all. The rocks weigh Cookie down, so the monster proceeds to eat the feathers to "balance it out."
(First: Episode 0175)
Lightheavy.birdman
Cartoon Light and heavy (bird falls on man)
(First: Episode 0785)
Lollipop.feathers
Animation Lollipop and feathers - what goes where?
(First: Episode 0772)
MariaDavid-PingPong
Cast Luis serves as the announcer for a ping pong match between Maria and David, who can't find his paddle. Once they're ready to go, they're pelted by several dozen ping pong balls.
(First: Episode 0683)
TSD.Policeman
Cartoon Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman.
(First: Episode 0223)
Zoomonkey
Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
(First: Episode 0006)
1133-HooperBOb
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper finds it hard to get any work when Bob practicing his piano upstairs. He works up the nerve to ask Bob to stop, who agrees to stop playing until after Mr. Hooper is through working.
JustAroundtheCorner
Muppets "Just Around the Corner"
(First: Episode 1036)
400021
Cartoon Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat
Voice: Daws Butler
(First: Episode 0770)
1133 05
SCENE 5 As Mr. Hooper finishes his work, he asks Bob to play something on the piano. He dances along to Bob playing a solo piano version of the "Sesame Street Theme" as Cookie Monster announces the sponsors.
Susan1364

Gordon1364
CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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