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Sesame Street
Mr. Ortiz stays with Mr. Hooper
Air date April 14, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Directed by Jon Stone
Production February 21, 1978
Sponsors F, Q, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1155a
SCENE 1 In the evening, Maria plays hot potato with the kids, while Luis and Mr. Hooper lock up their shops. Mr. Ortiz comes down the block and they recall when he helped at Hooper's Store. He tells them things haven't been good lately, as there was a fire in his building and forced him to move out. He's been staying with his niece, but her small apartment doesn't have much room (especially with her family staying there too). Mr. Hooper offers the pull-out couch in his apartment for him to use.
0871l
Cartoon Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
(First: Episode 0440)
0871m
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q". Ernie goes first with "1 Q", and Bert follows with "2 Q". The game continues, until Bert gets to "10 Q". "You're welcome, Bert!" Ernie says.
(First: Episode 0440)
Toon.IN
Cartoon A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN
(First: Episode 0337)
Quicksand
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand.
(First: Episode 0511)
Piggy-sesame
Muppets Toothy Takes a Partner - Toothy, a set of teeth, has his agent look for the perfect new partner to help regain his shine.
(First: Episode 1105)
1155b

1155c
SCENE 2 Mr. Ortiz arrives with his suitcase to Mr. Hooper's cozy apartment. Mr. Hooper shows him around the apartment, including showing off a photo of Buffy and Cody. In the kitchen, Mr. Hooper has several Spanish food dishes he picked up at a local restaurant. Mr. Ortiz describes each dish, then notices the Jewish food Mr. Hooper has for himself. While they both think their own food is the greatest, they agree to sample something from the other's selections - arroz con pollo and tzimes, which they both find they like.
Pinball 12
Cartoon "Pinball Number Count" (#12)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0985)
Grover-johnjohn-countbackwards
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentJohn-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but John-John has a little trouble.
(First: Episode 0547)
Cartoon glasses vs glasses
Cartoon A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses.
(First: Episode 0485)
Asongfromkermit
Muppets Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit."
(First: Episode 0992)
BreadMilkButter
Cartoon "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0408)
Film-CarInMud
Film Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
(First: Episode 0619)
Clip 4
Muppets Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit.
(First: Episode 0407)
1457-Ray
Celebrity Ray Barretto and his fellow drummers play together.
(First: Episode 0986)
0871j
Cartoon Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill.
(First: Episode 0787)
E&BCookieReminder
Muppets Ernie & BertBert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself.
(First: Episode 0095)
Signman.School
Cartoon Sign Sounds: SCHOOL
After a bunch of kids come running by, a girl goes before the man and says it's Saturday. That leaves him to say: "No school."
Andnowtheoctopus
Film Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"
Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
(First: Episode 0291)
SholahugsKermit
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
(First: Episode 0534)
0871p
Cartoon The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet
(First: Episode 0768)
1155d
SCENE 3 Maria has joined the pair for dinner and thanks them by singing a song that teaches them to say parts of the body in English and Spanish.
Ladybugpicnic
Cartoon "Ladybugs' Picnic"
(First: Episode 0416)
2412-Snow
Film Snow in the city
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0429)
Gurucountsto20
Cartoon A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0276)
Cookiesafe
Muppets Ernie has a bag of cookies, and locks them in a safe to protect them from Cookie Monster. When the monster discovers that the cookies are locked up tight, he eats the safe.
(First: Episode 0581)
Nightshade-Everybody
Celebrity The Deadly Nightshade sings to a group of kids about perseverance.
(First: Episode 1111)
Fleas!
Cartoon Fleas have fun in fur!
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0630)
Chbq
Muppets Some Muppet kids (including Farley) plan to decorate their clubhouse, but each one is only able to find one item. They are upset at their individual failures, until they see what a difference each item makes when they're all hung up.
(First: Episode 0280)
1155e
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper and Mr. Ortiz stop by the Fix-It Shop and announce that Mr. Ortiz has now found a new apartment to live in. To thank Mr. Hooper for his generosity, Mr. Ortiz presents him with a new apron reading, "Estoy Lo Mejor Tendero Del Mundo" ("I'm the Best Shopkeeper in the World").
Count-candles
Muppets The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends.
(First: Episode 0545)
WetPaintSong
Cast David sings "Wet Paint" as Gordon and Maria ignore the WET PAINT signs around them.
(First: Episode 0927)
Elephant film
Film Elephants (African percussion soundtrack)
(First: Episode 0389)
1155f
SCENE 5 Mr. Hooper proudly shows off his new apron to one of the children as Luis announces the sponsors (partially in Spanish), and the credits roll.
Roscoe-GordonwithSSSign

0950 CTW sign
CLOSING SIGNS Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign.


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