Sesame Street | |||||||
Buffy and Cody leave Sesame Street | |||||||
Air date | March 29, 1978 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Maria, Gordon, and others impatiently wait for the mailman to arrive, as he is bringing their goodbye present for Buffy and family, who are about to head back to Hawaii today. The Muppet postman finally arrives and hands Gordon the package; Gordon immediately slaps a bow on it and gives it to the Wolfchilds. The gift is a photo album, which Buffy loves. She wishes to have photos of her friends to put in it, and the postman whips out a bunch of photos of himself he can contribute. | |
Muppets | Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib. (First: Episode 1107) | |
Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Film | A gymnast demonstrates on and off. (First: Episode 0526) | |
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." Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0009) | |
Cast | Jasper Johnson (David) performs his famous "J" Walk for a roaring crowd. (First: Episode 0761) | |
Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) | |
Muppets | The Hands count to 11. (First: Episode 0217) | |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) | |
Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) | |
Insert | Bob and the kids play a simplified version of hopscotch. (First: Episode 0863) | |
Film | A male voice instructs three kids in stretching exercises. (First: Episode 1013) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is reading a book when Ernie startles him by asking if he wants to play checkers. Bert says, "I thought maybe you weren't here!" Ernie starts to search to see if he can find himself. (First: Episode 0171) | |
Cartoon | Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP (First: Episode 0847) | |
Muppets | Kermit has Grover help him demonstrate up and down by having Grover climb UP a sky-high flight of stairs -- while Kermit takes the elevator to the top. Exhausted, Grover faints and rolls DOWN the staircase. (First: Episode 0693) | |
SCENE 2 | When Herry Monster observes Buffy and Sheldon placing photos in the album, she asks him if he has any photos of himself; Herry replies that he has one hanging on his wall. Herry leaves, then returns with the photo... still attached to the wall. | |
Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0416) | |
Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449) | |
Cartoon | Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) (First: Episode 0773) | |
Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) | |
Muppets | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267) | |
Cartoon | "I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368) | |
SCENE 3 | Buffy sings "Watching You Grow." | |
Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) | |
Film | A screwdriver slowly drives a screw into the ground. (First: Episode 0796) | |
Cartoon | At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions. (First: Episode 0816) | |
Animation | A wrench turns a nut on a bolt. (First: Episode 0806) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." (First: Episode 0923) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I for Island. (First: Episode 0314) | |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates up/down with two ladders. (First: Episode 0239) | |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird has packed his bags and is ready to join Buffy's family in Hawaii, which is news to them. As he goes to get his yo-yo, Buffy and Sheldon discuss how to break it to him that he can't come with them. When Big Bird returns, he reports that he can't go with them after all - he and Mr. Snuffleupagus are going to the spaghetti factory tomorrow and he can't abandon his best friend. | |
Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (First: Episode 0503) | |
Film | A farmer takes care of baby calves. (First: Episode 0784) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is thirsty, and imagines that he's drinking nice cold water. Irritated, Bert tells him to go get a real glass of water. Ernie does, but then he annoys Bert by saying that now he's hungry. (First: Episode 0459) | |
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." (repeat) | |
Celebrity | Richie Havens counts 1-20. (First: Episode 0742) | |
Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) | |
Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) | |
Cartoon | A man demonstrates up and down. Artist: Al Jarnow (First: Episode 0276) | |
SCENE 5 | Gordon's car is loaded up to take Buffy and family to the airport. Before parting, Buffy tells Maria that Cody has left a special "thank you" up in her apartment. Maria goes inside to find the room covered with his crayon drawings. Buffy announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- The script for scene 2 features material cut from the final aired version, including a scene where Herry offers a big picture to Buffy at first, only to bring in a bigger photo album and an even bigger suitcase to store everything.
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