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Sesame Street
Big Bird collects round objects; Oscar has termites
Air date May 5, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Directed by Robert Myhrum
Production February 22, 1978
Sponsors J, K, 5

SSTitle-1170

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1170a

1170b
SCENE 1 Big Bird stops by Hooper's Store and asks to have David's bottlecap and Olivia's coffee cup lid. He then asks Luis for the bike tire he's about to throw away, as well as the quarter he lent Bob yesterday. Everybody wonders why Big Bird would ask for so many different things and take a careful look at his collection in the yard, which also includes a hat, a paper plate, and the lid of Oscar's trash can. Big Bird reveals they're all part of his circle collection.
Herecomedejudge
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)
300013
Film Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0428)
JoJive-MissingRope
Cartoon Billy Jo Jive and Suzie Sunset are hired to find a missing rope needed for the 10th Street Olympics' round of tug-o-war.
SSProud
Muppets Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Proud."
(First: Episode 0408)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
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)
Bert purple hand
Muppets Ernie & BertBert can't go on a trip with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. Ernie puts a mitten on Bert's hand to cover it, but Bert still won't go because he looks silly wearing one mitten. So Ernie completes the outfit with another mitten, a hat, a scarf, and a sled. Ernie then reveals that they are going to the beach.
(First: Episode 0386)
3957y
Cartoon Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.
Artist: Abe Levitow
(First: Episode 0528)
Kermit Draws K
Muppets Kermit the Frog draws the letter K on the screen with his "magic finger."
(First: Episode 0515)
1041Klion
Cartoon A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest.
(First: Episode 0463)
Beat The Time
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
(First: Episode 0446)
Rosey Grier phonebooth
Celebrity Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime.
(First: Episode 0886)
1186c
Cartoon I Love You, in American Sign Language
Artist: Steve Finkin
Painter5
Film The Mad Painter #5
(First: Episode 0345)
1170c
SCENE 2 With the kids' help, Olivia bring over three garbage bags near Oscar's can. She engages Oscar in helping her teach about subtraction, but naturally he doesn't want to. He falls into her trap, however, as he doesn't want the trash collector to take the garbage bags, so he collects them individually as Olivia and the kids subtract them.
HeSheIt-Bulb
Cartoon He, She and It - The IT knows all about lightbulbs.
3ofthesekids.sports
Film "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball
(First: Episode 0536)
David Maria above below bridge
Film Maria and David look for each other in the park, but have trouble finding one another. The concepts of above and below are demonstrated.
(First: Episode 0567)
Snitch-Whistle01
Muppets A furry, purple creature whooshes in and counts five whistles set out on the workbench outside the Fix-It Shop. He subtracts one, blows it, then whooshes away again.
(First: Episode 0535)
Shoerepair
Film The shoe repairman
(First: Episode 0987)
Snitch-Whistle02
Muppets The creature returns to subtract one more whistle, leaving 3.
(First: Episode 0535)
Horsejigsaw
Cartoon A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
(First: Episode 0784)
Snitch-Whistle03
Muppets Again, the creature appears to remove another whistle, leaving 2.
(First: Episode 0535)
Jazzyspies5
Cartoon Jazz #5
(First: Episode 0007)
Snitch-Whistle04
Muppets Another whistle is subtracted, thus leaving only 1.
(First: Episode 0535)
Film-ZooCounting
Film Voiceovers count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo.
(First: Episode 0288)
Snitch-Whistle05
Muppets The creature takes away the last whistle, leaving 0.
(First: Episode 0535)
Film-Struggle
Film Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler.
(First: Episode 0132)
KforKarate
Cartoon K is for Karate
(First: Episode 0489)
Erniebertnewspaper
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has a question, but Bert is reading the newspaper. Ernie hums and talks to Rubber Duckie until Bert gives up reading the paper in exasperation. Then Ernie can ask his question: Can he borrow the newspaper?
(First: Episode 0042)
Blownose
Film I hab a cauld ib by dose.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
1170d
SCENE 3 Big Bird shows off various K items as Jennifer retrieves them from her box, ending with a kiss.
1041Kcheerleaders
Muppets "K" Cheer #4
(First: Episode 0101)
1041typewriter-K
Cartoon The Typewriter: K is for Key
(First: Episode 0879)
Song-exit
Muppets Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Exit" as the audience leaves the room.
(First: Episode 0666)
TrainExit
Cartoon A white furball catches a train going through a door marked EXIT.
(First: Episode 0800)
GroverKnees
Muppets With Maria's help, Grover explains what knees can do.
2073d
Cartoon K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
(First: Episode 0489)
E&b-disguisekit
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him each time and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door!
ConsonantSound-K-Kangaroo
Cartoon K - Kangaroo
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1160)
Groverjohnjohnpenny Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count a penny.
(First: Episode 0438)
1170e
SCENE 4 Oscar shows the viewer a seemingly empty goldfish bowl, explaining that inside are his pet termites. He feeds some wood pieces to them (including some tasty Ponderosa pine) which the termites reduce to sawdust in seconds. He presents a film about one of "nature's great destroyers" to give the viewer a better look...
Film-Termites
Film A kid narrates footage of a termite colony.
(First: Episode 0408)
3960y
Cartoon "Love" word animation
(First: Episode 0926)
0738-DotBridge03
Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)
1170f
SCENE 5 The bowl is now overflowing with sawdust, and Oscar refuses to give the greedy insects any dessert. The termites begin to hop out of the bowl and eat up Oscar's crate table as David announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
Maria1291

Gordon1291
CLOSING SIGNS Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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