Season 9 (1977-1978)

Sesame Street Season 9 aired from November 28, 1977 to May 26, 1978.

Season Overview

This season will focus on cultural diversity as the cast visits Buffy Sainte-Marie at her home on the island of Kauai of Hawaii. Jon Stone said, "Going to Hawaii was very good for us because it is a multi-ethnic society and one that provides an ocean-oriented milieu that we have never had on the series."^[1] Three of the children who participated in the Hawaii shows are direct descendants of King Kaumualii, and two are descendants of King Kamehameha.^[2]

The curriculum will also emphasis on higher-order reading skills, such as verbal blending and letter sounds. In addition, this season will introduce basic principles of health and nutrition, dental care, personal hygiene, pre-science, and the environment.

Episodes

Episodes 1056 - 1185 (130 episodes)

Episode 1056 -- 9th season premiere, Bert leads a marching band
Episode 1057 -- Big Bird and Snuffy wash dishes
Episode 1058 -- Mr. Hooper wants to be young
Episode 1059 -- The Count exercises
Episode 1060 -- Oscar tells a story
Episode 1061 -- Noisy Poetry
Episode 1062 -- Big Bird gives Mr. Hooper a present
Episode 1063 -- Children help Big Bird feed his bird friends
Episode 1064
Episode 1065 -- Oscar wants to take pictures
Episode 1066 -- Oscar has a sale
Episode 1067 -- The Count runs Hooper's Store
Episode 1068
Episode 1069 -- Oscar writes a love poem
Episode 1070 -- Oscar falls in love
Episode 1071 -- Big Bird and Luis build a birdhouse
Episode 1072 -- Linda calls her father
Episode 1073 -- Herry Monster's sister visits
Episode 1074 -- Count von Count counts milk
Episode 1075 -- Mr. Hooper goes to a discotheque
Episode 1076 -- The cast plans a trip to Hawaii
Episode 1077 -- Snuffy reveals his origins
Episode 1078 -- Mr. Hooper invents "hooperburgers"
Episode 1079 -- Big Bird wins a trip to Hawaii
Episode 1080 -- Bob learns to express emotions through sign language
Episode 1081 -- Susan and Gordon have an argument
Episode 1082 -- Big Bird packs for his trip to Hawaii
Episode 1083 -- Gordon tries to start his car
Episode 1084 -- Oscar's total grouch exercises
Episode 1085
Episode 1086 -- Big Bird pretends to be a fireman
Episode 1087 -- The bookmobile stops at Sesame Street
Episode 1088
Episode 1089 -- Preparing for Hawaii
Episode 1090 -- Hawaii, Day 1
Episode 1091 -- Hawaii, Day 2
Episode 1092 -- Hawaii, Day 3
Episode 1093 -- Hawaii, Day 4
Episode 1094 -- Hawaii, Day 5
Episode 1095 -- Hawaii, Day 6
Episode 1096 -- Returning from Hawaii
Episode 1097 -- Oscar launches a rocket
Episode 1098 -- Mr. Hooper hires Mr. Ortiz, a Spanish-speaking helper
Episode 1099
Episode 1100 -- Gordon and Big Bird use a telescope
Episode 1101 -- Big Bird makes snowflakes
Episode 1102 -- Big Bird plans for snow
Episode 1103 -- A Muppet is hired to shovel snow
Episode 1104 -- David puts up a bulletin board
Episode 1105 -- Oscar gets mail
Episode 1106 -- Headline Howie gets the scoop on Snuffy
Episode 1107 -- Big Bird runs for president
Episode 1108 -- The Mummenschanz perform
Episode 1109 -- Mr. Hooper gets a check-up
Episode 1110 -- Luis yells at Herry Monster
Episode 1111 -- The Count forgets a number
Episode 1112 -- The Amazing Mumford makes Sesame Street disappear
Episode 1113 -- Sam the Machine tries to prove he has feelings
Episode 1114 -- Cookie Monster assembles a radio
Episode 1115 -- Mr. Hooper goes back to school
Episode 1116
Episode 1117 -- Big Bird gets a library card
Episode 1118 -- Susan tells Oscar that grouches need to eat
Episode 1119 -- Luis trades junk with Oscar
Episode 1120 -- Woodrow Woodpecker visits Big Bird
Episode 1121 -- Mr. Snuffleupagus cleans his pajamas
Episode 1122 -- Luis teaches Herry how to use tools
Episode 1123 -- Mr. Hooper's new frying pan
Episode 1124 -- Cody keeps making a mess
Episode 1125 -- Buffy and Oscar disagree about Cody's behavior
Episode 1126 -- David delivers a sandwich to Maria
Episode 1127 -- Cody receives a teddy bear and a sweater
Episode 1128
Episode 1129 -- Susan babyproofs her apartment for Cody
Episode 1130 -- Maria dislikes David's new moustache
Episode 1131
Episode 1132 -- Big Bird learns about child care
Episode 1133 -- Bob's piano playing disturbs Mr. Hooper
Episode 1134 -- Bob and Luis prepare cereal
Episode 1135 -- Oscar buys every cleaning item in Hooper's Store
Episode 1136 -- Mr. Hooper babysits Cody
Episode 1137 -- Oscar's important message
Episode 1138 -- Big Bird tries to amuse Cody
Episode 1139 -- A day at the subway
Episode 1140 -- Children pretend to ride in different types of transportation
Episode 1141 -- Big Bird's insomnia
Episode 1142 -- Herry gives Cody unusual toys
Episode 1143 -- Buffy and Cody leave Sesame Street
Episode 1144 -- David and Oscar's ventriloquist dummies
Episode 1145 -- Mumford works at Hooper's Store
Episode 1146
Episode 1147 -- Gordon tries to start his car
Episode 1148 -- A movie star visits Sesame Street
Episode 1149 -- Oscar calls a veterinarian for his pet worm
Episode 1150 -- Maria and Olivia repair a bike
Episode 1151 -- Oscar sells fresh fruit
Episode 1152
Episode 1153
Episode 1154 -- Up on the roof
Episode 1155 -- Mr. Ortiz stays with Mr. Hooper
Episode 1156 -- Oscar ruins Susan's newly-washed car
Episode 1157 -- The Mirror Game
Episode 1158
Episode 1159 -- Big Bird tries to use a washing machine
Episode 1160 -- Leaving for New Mexico
Episode 1161 -- Arrival in New Mexico
Episode 1162 -- Oscar tries to move into the hot oven
Episode 1163 -- Big Bird calls Mr. Snuffleupagus at home
Episode 1164 -- Trip to the Pueblo with Buffy
Episode 1165 -- Last day in New Mexico
Episode 1166 -- Big Bird wants to know what he's best at
Episode 1167 -- Big Bird tries to run away
Episode 1168 -- David remembers a childhood dance
Episode 1169
Episode 1170

Season 9 Cast

Season 9 Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Producer: Dulcy Singer
Directed by: Jon Stone, Bob Schwarz, Jimmy Baylor
Writers: Judy Freudberg, Emily Perl Kingsley, Ray Sipherd, Jeff Moss, Joseph A. Bailey, Tony Geiss
Music Director: Sam Pottle
Supervising Film Producer: Edith Zornow
Associate Producer: Lisa Simon
Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
Associate Director: Emily Squires
Post Production Supervisor: Ozzie Alfonso
Production Supervisor: Frieda Lipp
Assistant to the Producer: Amy Hutchings
Art Director: Alan J. Compton
Production Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien
Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
Graphic Artist: Gerri Brioso
Film Editor: Michael Breddan
Technical Advisor: Walt Rauffer
Unit Manager: Glenda Jones
Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
Lighting Director: George Riesberger
Sound Effects: Dick Maitland, Roy Carch
Audio: Blake Norton, Jay Judell
Video: Bryan Keen
Make-Up: Mickey Scott
Hair Stylist: Mickey Lawrence
Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
Curriculum Coordinator: Robert J. Emerick
Vice President for Research: Edward L. Palmer
Associate Research Director: Dr. Lewis Bernstein
Chairman, Board of Advisors: Gerald S. Lesser, Ph.D.
Vice President for Production: David D. Connell

Sources

↑ Sarasota Herald-Tribune: New Avenues For 'Sesame Street'
↑ "'Sesame Street' films shows in Hawaii", Boca Raton News, January 13, 1978.

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[1] "'Sesame Street' films shows in Hawaii", Boca Raton News, January 13, 1978.

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