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Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper babysits Cody
Air date March 20, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production January 17, 1978
Sponsors H, Z, 4

SSTitle-1136

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1136a

1136b
SCENE 1 Big Bird wants to play frisbee with Mr. Hooper, but he has to stay at his store to prepare a special dish for Cody. Olivia and Gordon also can't play with Big Bird, as they're busy dealing with things that are for Cody as well. Big Bird begins to feel jealous about the attention Cody is getting when Buffy and Cody meet with him at his nest. Big Bird assumes that they're too busy like everyone else, but Buffy surprises him by explaining they were looking for him so they can play together!
Facecartoon
Cartoon A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses.
(First: Episode 0769)
Film-IAmALetter
Film "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track)
(First: Episode 0790)
SquareOut
Film Squares are shown in close-up.
(First: Episode 0420)
Snowwhite
Muppets Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves.
(First: Episode 0279)
1136c

1136d
SCENE 2 Oscar hears Cody crying while standing outside Gordon and Susan's apartment, and thinks the kid will make a great Grouch someday. He gives his childhood baby items to Buffy through the window (including a broken music box, a dollhouse made from a small trash can, a stuffed skunk, and a ratty doll) in hopes that they'll get Cody on the right path to being a Grouch. To his detriment, Cody stops crying and starts playing with them instead, and a grateful Buffy thanks him for helping.
Jazzyspies4
Cartoon "Jazz #4"
(First: Episode 0006)
CMT
Muppets The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches.
(First: Episode 0287)
Jjapple
Cartoon Jasper and Julius: Apple.
(First: Episode 0485)
Warthogfilm
Film A warthog runs around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
Harvey4
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper tells a man that "stickys" are really useful. The man asks, "What's a sticky for?" Then Harvey slaps a number 4 on the man's chest and says, "This is sticky, and it's a four!"
(First: Episode 0668)
No4
Film Four Song (Song of Four)
(First: Episode 0006)
Itsatruck
Film Slide puzzle - truck
(First: Episode 0403)
1257-Scarecrows
Cast Maria, Luis, Bob, and David, dressed as scarecrows, sing about the ankle, shoulder, and knee.
(First: Episode 0711)
1041Zebra
Cartoon Z for zebra and zoo
(First: Episode 0281)
HerryZzzzzz
Muppets Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
(First: Episode 0359)
ZforZipper
Cartoon Speech Balloon: Z for zipper
(First: Episode 0025)
Film-WidowBird
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another.
(First: Episode 0391)
Boblindaluish
Cast Bob, Linda and Luis assemble a lowercase h.
(First: Episode 1056)
InOutRadio
Muppets Ernie & BertBert finds it difficult to listen to Pigeons in the News while Ernie and the Sesame Street Citizens' Band are outside practicing. In yet another case of miscommunication between the two, since Bert doesn't like it when they practice outside, Ernie leads the band into the apartment so they can practice inside.
(First: Episode 0982)
1136-SandZ
Cartoon Sand Z/z
(First: Episode 0614)
1026d
Celebrity Michael Christensen and Paul Binder arrive to set up a bowling alley. As they figure out where the pins should go, they find themselves juggling the pins (and hats, and shoes) between each other. They finally set up the pins in place, but accidentally knock them over when tossing their hats in frustration.
(First: Episode 1026)
FillingContainers01

FillingContainers02
Film Two glasses are filled with fluid, but one glass overflows as a hand keeps pouring into it. The same thing happens using salt shakers and bowls of nuts. Finally, the glasses are filled again, only one glass barely fills up as fluid is poured into it. The camera pulls out, revealing the glass is filling into another one below, which overflows as before.
(First: Episode 0576)
1100-ZDrawing
Animation Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing
(First: Episode 0359)
0975c
Insert Robbie McGrath plays some bluegrass music on his banjo, accompanied by Luis on jug and Bob on mouth harp. Bob and the kids sing along as they play with a limberjack toy.
(First: Episode 0975)
Kids count 12 playing cards
Insert In voiceover, kids count out twelve in a deck of playing cards.
(First: Episode 0480)
1563t
Film You can't see the wind.
(First: Episode 0774)
1708r
Cartoon H for hola (Spanish soundtrack).
(First: Episode 0362)
1755.planes
Film Counting 1-20 (planes taking off)
(First: Episode 0798)
MagicPig
Cartoon "Magic Pig"
Artist: Vince Collins
(First: Episode 0772)
1136e
SCENE 3 Big Bird wants to know what Cody will be when he grows up. Buffy isn't sure of that and lists potential jobs. Big Bird is positive what he'll be when he grows up: a bird.
Bae14
Muppets Ernie & Bert — At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand.
(First: Episode 0278)
1708t
Cartoon H for hello (voice of Gary Owens)
(First: Episode 0020)
EmptyFullPlayground
Film Empty / full playground (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0415)
Signman.TAXI
Cartoon Sign Man: TAXI
Ssnews.princesscookie
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Princess and the CookieCookie Monster plays the princess and devours all of the mattresses.
(First: Episode 0417)
SignMan.KissMe
Cartoon Sign Sounds: KISS ME
1136f
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper takes Cody to the park where he bumps into Mrs. Kingsley, a fellow student from his night school course. She's accompanied by Emily, a child the same age as Cody, and they each assume that the children are their progeny at first. They reveal to one another that they're not actually the children's grandparents, but that it's nice to pretend.
KidsShapes
Film The kids form a triangle and a square.
(First: Episode 0300)
SignToon-Paint
Cartoon Sign Sounds: WET PAINT
Film-fullsubway
Film Empty / full subway car (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0415)
1136g
SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper and Mrs. Kingsley are back on Sesame Street, playing with Buffy and the kids in the yard. Gordon announces the sponsors.
Maria1093

ErnieBert1093
CLOSING SIGNS Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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