Season 8 (1976-1977)

Sesame Street
Season premiere	November 29, 1976 (0926)
Season finale	May 27, 1977 (1055)
No. of episodes	130

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Sesame Street Season 8 aired from November 29, 1976 to May 27, 1977.

Season Overview

This season will focus on female roles. Dulcy Singer says, "the changes are being made in response to criticism of not enough women in the cast and showing women in stereotyped roles. ^[1]

This season introduces singer and actress, Alaina Reed, as Olivia, a professional photographer.

Episodes

Episodes 0926 - 1055 (130 episodes)

Episode 0926 -- 8th season premiere, Hooper's Store Anniversary Party
Episode 0927 -- Oscar takes guitar lessons.
Episode 0928 -- Bob dresses the kids for the rain.
Episode 0929 -- Big Bird and David switch beds.
Episode 0930 -- Maria and the kids put together a letter B.
Episode 0931 -- Everybody tries to cool off.
Episode 0932 -- Big Bird explains to Mr. Hooper what happened to a bucket of water.
Episode 0933
Episode 0934 -- Gordon tries to guess what Susan has bought.
Episode 0935 -- Luis and Maria demonstrate musical instruments from Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Episode 0936 -- Cookie Monster needs a chisel and hammer to cut a concrete cookie.
Episode 0937 -- A macaw bird asks Big Bird to sit on his egg.
Episode 0938 -- Mr. Snuffleupagus has a drink before bedtime.
Episode 0939 -- Luis describes the sounds of tools in the Fix-It Shop.
Episode 0940 -- Big Bird tries to surprise Maria and Susan.
Episode 0941 -- Oscar learns some Grouch phrases in Spanish.
Episode 0942 -- Susan feels depressed about her patients.
Episode 0943 -- Big Bird learns about how trees grow.
Episode 0944 -- Mr. Hooper counts Herry Monster's sneezes.
Episode 0945
Episode 0946 -- Maria, David and Big Bird go fishing.
Episode 0947 -- Oscar, Big Bird and Snuffy deal with the winter weather.
Episode 0948 -- David listens to Big Bird read his plans.
Episode 0949 -- Mr. Hooper greets his customer in Spanish.
Episode 0950 -- Olivia resents Gordon looking after her
Episode 0951 -- Big Bird tries to figure out why Luis left a sign reading "Open".
Episode 0952 -- Gordon misses three buses because he took time to help his friends.
Episode 0953 -- Count von Count falls in love with a Countess who loves to count.
Episode 0954
Episode 0955 -- The Count counts all the suggestions he gives to Maria about resting.
Episode 0956
Episode 0957 -- Olivia refuses to be welcomed by Oscar
Episode 0958 -- Luis, Grover and the kids play Musical Chairs.
Episode 0959 -- Susan builds a campfire.
Episode 0960
Episode 0961
Episode 0962 -- David and Herry Monster try to figure out how to get a package to Herry's cousin.
Episode 0963 -- Mr. Hooper and the kids clean up Sesame Street.
Episode 0964
Episode 0965
Episode 0966 -- Maria repairs a tricycle.
Episode 0967 -- Luis and Maria have different opinions about a picture.
Episode 0968 -- Oscar teaches how to read the word "ROTTEN".
Episode 0969
Episode 0970
Episode 0971 -- Oscar shows a home movie.
Episode 0972 -- David's grandmother, Harriet, visits Sesame Street.
Episode 0973 -- Olivia talks about being grown up.
Episode 0974 -- Oscar names his possessions.
Episode 0975
Episode 0976 -- Oscar charges a nickel for an argument.
Episode 0977
Episode 0978 -- Oscar puts up a "PELIGRO" sign.
Episode 0979 -- Oscar has the "quiet quibbles".
Episode 0980
Episode 0981
Episode 0982 -- Big Bird takes care of another bird's eggs.
Episode 0983
Episode 0984
Episode 0985
Episode 0986 -- Big Bird tells Snuffy that he's imaginary.
Episode 0987
Episode 0988
Episode 0989
Episode 0990 -- Everyone pitches in to help Big Bird repair his nest.
Episode 0991 -- Big Bird presents a rhyming show.
Episode 0992
Episode 0993 -- Big Bird shows home movies.
Episode 0994
Episode 0995 -- Big Bird's cousin Herman visits Sesame Street.
Episode 0996 -- Oscar is grouchy at the bus stop.
Episode 0997
Episode 0998 -- Mr. Snuffleupagus ruins Big Bird's painting.
Episode 0999 -- Oscar writes a beautiful nature poem.
Episode 1000 -- The Count wants to count everybody as they wake up.
Episode 1001
Episode 1002 -- Big Bird helps Gordon cure his headache.
Episode 1003 -- The Amazing Mumford uses magic to help Maria with her chores.
Episode 1004
Episode 1005
Episode 1006 -- Mr. Hooper sells his store.
Episode 1007 -- The Count counts leaves.
Episode 1008 -- The Amazing Mumford demonstrates up and down.
Episode 1009 -- Biff and Sully fix the newsstand.
Episode 1010 -- Gordon can't start his car.
Episode 1011
Episode 1012 -- Gordon invites Mr. Hooper to a party.
Episode 1013 -- Everybody imagines that there's a carnival on Sesame Street.
Episode 1014 -- Gordon and Susan wake up too early.
Episode 1015 -- Mr. Snuffleupagus tries to ride on a gigantic skateboard.
Episode 1016
Episode 1017
Episode 1018
Episode 1019 -- Herry Monster stops all the noise on Sesame Street.
Episode 1020
Episode 1021
Episode 1022
Episode 1023
Episode 1024
Episode 1025 -- Mr. Hooper graduates.
Episode 1026 -- Ernie convinces Bert to exercise
Episode 1027
Episode 1028 -- Big Bird arranges a dinner party for Buffy and Mr. Snuffleupagus.
Episode 1029 -- David tells Cookie Monster to try eating other things.
Episode 1030 -- Big Bird wants to play with Buffy.
Episode 1031
Episode 1032 -- Wonder Bird
Episode 1033
Episode 1034 -- Big Bird plans for Buffy's visit.
Episode 1035
Episode 1036
Episode 1037 -- Buffy's New Baby
Episode 1038
Episode 1039
Episode 1040 -- Big Bird decides to become grouchy.
Episode 1041 -- Oscar's grouch club.
Episode 1042
Episode 1043
Episode 1044 -- Oscar prepares for the President's visit.
Episode 1045 -- Buffy and Sheldon leave Sesame Street.
Episode 1046
Episode 1047 -- Mr. Hooper exercises.
Episode 1048
Episode 1049
Episode 1050 -- David's grandmother visits.
Episode 1051 -- Judy Collins performs.
Episode 1052 -- Big Bird's Amateur Show
Episode 1053
Episode 1054 -- Bob learns sign language.
Episode 1055 -- Oscar's pet fly gets a job as a bus driver.

Season 8 Cast

Actors

Northern Calloway, Emilio Delgado, Alaina Reed Hall, Will Lee, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman

Muppets of Sesame Street

Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Peter Friedman, Caroly Wilcox, Fran Brill, and Jim Henson.

Guest Stars

Anne Revere, Paul Simon, Clarice Taylor^[1]

Notes

After a six year absence, Dick Maitland returns to producing sound effects, and stays with the show ever since.
Starting with this season, the closing signs would take place outside.

Season 8 Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Producer: Dulcy Singer
Directed by: Robert Myhrum
Writers: Judy Freudberg, Ray Sipherd, Emily Perl Kingsley, Joseph A. Bailey, David Korr, Tony Geiss
Music Director: Sam Pottle
Muppets made by: Donald Sahlin, Kermit Love, Caroly Wilcox
Supervising Film Producer: Edith Zornow
Associate Producer: Lisa Simon
Director of Operations: Ronald L. Weaver
Production Supervisor: Freida Lipp
Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
Post Production Supervisor: Ozzie Alfonso
Associate Director: Emily Squires
Assistant to the Producer: Amy Hutchings
Production Assistants: Joseph Catalano, Selvin Evans, Peggy Fulton, Brenda Huggins, Diane Mitchell, Thelma Moses
Art Director: Alan J. Compton
Production Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien
Stage Manager: Jimmy Baylor
Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
Costume Designer: Domingo Rodriguez
Graphics: Gerri Brioso
Senior Scenic Artist: Victor DiNapoli
Film Editor: Mike Breddan
Technical Advisor: Walt Rauffer
Unit Manager: Glenda Jones
Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
Lighting Director: George Riesenberger
Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
Audio: Jay Judell
Video: Rolf Wahl
Videotape Editors: John Hutchinson, Vincent Sims, Jack Langan
Make-up: Mickey Scott
Hair Stylist: Mickey Lawrence
Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
Curriculum Coordinator: Robert Emerick
Vice President for Research: Edward L. Palmer, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Research: Lewis Bernstein
Chairman, Board of Advisors: Gerald S. Lesser, Ph.D.
Vice President for Production: David D. Connell

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star-News: Female roles on Sesame Street

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