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Sesame Street
Big Bird tries to run away
Air date May 2, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production February 24, 1978
Sponsors G, H, 2

SSTitle-1167

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1167a
SCENE 1 David sings "It's Your Body" to the kids.
2headedsnake
Film Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0287)
Whybearssmile
Cartoon "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1109)
1037f
Celebrity Whitman Mayo's Animal Guessing Game #1 (Lions)
(First: Episode 0778)
Haroldhoward
Cartoon Harold and Howard think of H words.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0284)
200011
Animation Stop-motion: A hammer slowly pounds a nail into the ground.
(First: Episode 0797)
Pinball 02
Cartoon Pinball Number Count #2
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0987)
Saw-Tools
Animation A saw cuts a piece of wood.
(First: Episode 0797)
BobMariaSpies
Cast Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Hey Diddle Diddle". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces a card with shapes and a number while Bob shifts to a rendition of "One of These Things" with a British accent.
(First: Episode 0592)
WMayo-Snake
Celebrity Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the snake.
EB.Ernieforgot
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises.
(First: Episode 0347)
Film-EyeDoctor
Film Stacy gets an examination at the eye doctor's and receives a new pair of glasses.
(First: Episode 1129)
Madscientisth
Cartoon A mad scientist puts together a capital H.
(First: Episode 0284)
2341n
Film A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better?
(First: Episode 0461)
2040l
Cartoon Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse
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1167c
SCENE 2 Olivia finds Big Bird attempting to sneak out of Hooper's Store, wearing sunglasses in an effort to hide his identity. He admits he's running away from home since moments earlier, David had to step out and told him to make his own birdseed sandwich and glass of milk. However, he accidentally spilled the birdseed and milk and broke the glass, just when the store had been completely cleaned earlier today. Olivia recommends Big Bird tell the truth and helps clean up the mess. When David returns and sees the cleared counter he assumes Big Bird hasn't started yet and begins to prepare the meal for him. Big Bird tries to explain what happened when David spills the birdseed and milk like Big Bird did before. Big Bird consoles David and tells him everyone makes mistakes, then recommends not running away from home.
Toon.Chickenheart
Cartoon What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
(First: Episode 0488)
TheKingsPicnic
Muppets "The King's Picnic"
(First: Episode 0419)
Painter2
Film The Mad Painter #2
(First: Episode 0309)
WMayo-Penguin
Celebrity Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the penguin.
Boblindaluish
Cast Bob, Linda and Luis assemble a lowercase h.
(First: Episode 1056)
Hubley-ElephantsH
Cartoon A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0162)
1090-09
Muppets A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator.
(First: Episode 0889)
Grover and Polly sing Alphabet
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Polly recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0281)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
(First: Episode 0357)
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1167e
SCENE 3 Oscar calls David and the kids over to play a guessing game where they find him in various, crowded photographs. The first image is from when he attended kindergarten; everyone finds him immediately because he's the only Grouch there. They similarly find him in photos of when he attended a birthday party, a wedding, and a college sorority ("I was thrown out."). Finally, Oscar produces a picture of a meeting with the Unloyal Order of Grouches, where Oscar is hard to find among the many similar faces. Oscar points out that he's clearly the one with pizza and jelly in his fur, and is offended that his neighbors don't know him well enough after so many years.
Ssnews.holiday
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Holiday Mix-UpKermit interviews a witch, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus.
(First: Episode 0711)
0592.SmallSmaller
Cartoon A turtle, a bird, and a butterfly demonstrate small, smaller, and smallest.
(First: Episode 0356)
WMayo-Tiger
Celebrity Whitman Mayo gives clues about another animal - the tiger.
Hayfield
Film Field of hay (kid voice-overs)
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0504)
Bread film
Film A couple makes some bread in stop-motion.
(First: Episode 0465)
LeftyScale
Muppets Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas.
(First: Episode 0449)
Joe Raposo Sunrise Sunset
Film Joe Raposo sings about the sunrise and sunset.
(First: Episode 0623)
1299-Juggle
Insert Paul Binder is told by Oscar to set up his bowling alley. Instead, Paul practices juggling the pins. Michael Christensen comes back from a snack and they share the practice, then Michael tries to share Paul's hat.
(First: Episode 1026)
GoldenAn
Muppets Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN."
(First: Episode 0523)
Small-er-est
Animation Three balls compare sizes. An orange ball (voiced by Daws Butler) boasts that he's the smallest, until his little brother comes onto the scene.
(First: Episode 0786)
OhG
Muppets Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G.
0738-DotBridge03
Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)
Marchingband2
Film Marching band cymbal crash #2
(First: Episode 0527)
Toon-Small-er-estCat
Cartoon A cat, bird and worm illustrate small, smaller and smallest.
(First: Episode 0830)
2423-Sprout
Film Time-lapse of seeds growing.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)
1167f
SCENE 4 David pulls out three apples for the kids, but only sees Kyle and Marika at the window. The third apple is for "Panda," who's too small to be seen above the windowsill. The kids enjoy their snack in the yard as Big Bird announces the sponsors.
Count954

ClosingSign-ErnieBertCTW-1124
CLOSING SIGNS The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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