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Sesame Street
Big Bird wants to be an animal trainer
Air date March 8, 1979
Season Season 10 (1978-1979)
Sponsors D, Z, 9

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
SSseason10
COLD OPEN 10th Season Intro Still
1259a
SCENE 1 Gordon and Susan see the new trashman Bruno carrying Oscar's trash can down the block. Bruno jogs up toward them, panting. Oscar emerges and claims they've already circled the block thrice. Oscar commands Bruno to start another lap.
Deedeedee
Muppets Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
(First: Episode 0319)
1186g
Cartoon Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1149)
Kermitgroverladder
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too. (alternate take)
(First: Episode 0276)
1449-Otter
Film Otters in the zoo
(First: Episode 0487)
DMuseum
Cast Bob and Maria visit a letter "D" museum, and observe pictures of a dark "D", a dazzling "D", and a delightful "D". Big Bird notices a dusty "D" statue, but ends up destroying the delicate "D" despite Bob and Maria's warnings.
(First: Episode 0692)
1259-Sand
Animation Sand D/d
(First: Episode 0640)
Grover-heather-rhyme
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Heather talk about rhyming.
(First: Episode 0789)
1451-Roof
Animation A roof finds its way to the top of a house.
(First: Episode 0505)
Wideopenspaces
Muppets In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
(First: Episode 1008)
George tallershorter
Film George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
(First: Episode 0289)
400016
Cartoon A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen.
(First: Episode 0565)
1259b

1259c
SCENE 2 Big Bird has bought some curtains to hang outside the kitchen window of Gordon and Susan's apartment in an effort to keep some privacy between them. Big Bird notices one side is longer than the other, so he grabs some scissors and cuts them. He does this more and more until he finally shows the results to Susan and Gordon - two small sections that don't cover the window at all (and are still uneven).
Broomadventures
Cartoon A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom.
(First: Episode 0784)
ErniesTelephoneCall
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie answers the telephone. Bert overhears the conversation, which involves a baseball game, a rainy day, and a gorilla stealing a bologna sandwich. When Bert asks who just called, Ernie says it was a wrong number.
(First: Episode 0305)
Song.Lookatthis01

Song.Lookatthis02
Film Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something ... can you guess what it is?
(First: Episode 0514)
ZforZebu
Cartoon Z for Zebu
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1185)
1186zc
Film A girl puts on her coat all by herself.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0622)
JCollins-WithoutReason
Celebrity Judy Collins sings "A Song Without a Reason" with the Anything Muppets.
(First: Episode 0864)
2485e
Film Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple.
Artist: Frank and Caroline Mouris
(First: Episode 0979)
Toon.ZigZag
Cartoon zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
(First: Episode 0359)
1836p
Film Stop! (kids dancing)
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0681)
Toon.Stop.dog
Cartoon A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP.
(First: Episode 0706)
Film-Leopard
Film Footage of a leopard in the plain.
(First: Episode 0364)
D balloon
Cartoon D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed.
(First: Episode 0016)
2963-A6
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentJohn-John and Herry Monster count to twenty.
(First: Episode 0441)
TSD.Policeman
Cartoon Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman.
(First: Episode 0223)
E&Bhereornothere
Muppets Ernie & BertBert 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)
1259d
SCENE 3 Gordon comes by Oscar's can, where Oscar is in the midst of a football game - Groucher College vs. Notre Dame. Oscar tosses the deflated ball out of the can and Gordon catches it, inadvertently winning Oscar's team the game (to his dismay).
Pinball 09
Cartoon Pinball Number Count #9
Animation by Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1032)
MarchingBand20
Film A marching band counts from 1 to 20.
(First: Episode 0504)
400031
Cartoon Jazz #9
(First: Episode 0137)
SSNews.MissMuffet
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Little Miss Muffet — The spider scares Kermit away.
(First: Episode 0601)
JoJive-Money
Cartoon Wrong Way Willie, treasurer of his club, has lost the club's funds. Billy Jo Jive and Susie look for where it may be and discover Willie's had it in his hat the entire time.
(First: Episode 1235)
2293o
Film Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.
Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)
Toon.bigshoes
Cartoon What if I had big feet?
(First: Episode 0514)
1259e
SCENE 4 Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead.
Countupto9a
Muppets The Count croons "Count Up to Nine."
(First: Episode 1134)
1259-Dots
Cartoon Dot Bridge #4: The third dot wants to be red.
(First: Episode 0001)
1259f
SCENE 5 Big Bird declares that he's finally taught Barkley a circus trick - commanding him to lay down (which he's already doing). Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors.
1259g

1259h
CLOSING SIGNS Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Linda hold the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • The episode was originally scripted to have a full storyline in which Oscar and Bruno get acquainted as Oscar decides where to relocate his can. The episode was to also have an original song, "Cans, Cans, Cans."[1]

Sources[]

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