Speech Balloon

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During the first season of Sesame Street, several animated inserts were produced called Speech Balloon,^[1] in which a character says a letter and a word that begins with that letter. The word appears in a word balloon, accompanied by an image.

As part of the show's bilingual project, certain segments also aired on Sesame Street in Spanish.

Season 1 (1969-1970)

Segment	EKA	Description
A - Ape	Episode 0006 Included in This Way to Sesame Street.	An ape appears with a menacing expression. Later, the ape wears a wig and plays "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"' on his ukulele.
B - Butterfly	Episode 0006	A man catches a butterfly in a net, only to find himself captured into another net.
C - Cat	Episode 0029	After a dog trots into the balloon, a cat angrily boots him out.
D - Dog	Episode 0016 Included in Sesame Street Test Show 1.	The roles between dog and master are reversed.
E - Egg	Episode 0002 Included in This Way to Sesame Street.	A cow hatches a chick, which says, "Moo."
F - Fly	Episode 0032	A man attempts to dislodge a fly with a swatter, but ends up smacking himself in the face instead.
G - Gorilla	Episode 0085	A man appears instead of a gorilla, but then he unzips his costume, revealing himself to be a gorilla, which growls. Video: Learning About Letters
H - Hole	Episode 0080	A boy gets a pie in the face when he looks out of his speech balloon.
I - Ice cream	Episode 0033	An ice cream scoop scoops up a bowl of ice cream, runs away with the ice cream container leaving ice cream on the boy's face.
J - Jam	Episode 0012	A little boy gets jam poured all over him from within the balloon. But he doesn't mind -- it's strawberry, his favorite flavor.
K - Key	Episode 0040	A man puts a key into a keyhole, but instead of just opening a door, he opens the entire front of his house. His wife calls to him from the bathtub, "Close the house, Leonard!" Video: Learning About Letters
L - Lunchbox	Episode 0031	When the box is opened, a jack-in-the-box head pops out.
M - Mailbox	Episode 0013 Included in This Way to Sesame Street.	A hand reaches out of the mailbox, attaches a stamp to the man's forehead, and pulls him into the box.
N - Nail	Episode 0040	A man pulls a nail out of his speech balloon.
O - Open	Episode 0014	After the man steps into the bubble through a door on the side, the bubble slams shut and cannot be opened.
P - Pin	Episode 0054	An abstract woman pushes a pin into her balloon, bursting it.
R - Rabbit	Episode 0014
S - Snake	Episode 0063	A snake charmer plays a tune on his recorder; the snake doesn't enjoy the tune and decides to play another tune on the recorder. Also in Spanish (serpiente).
T - Train	Episode 0022	A railroad engineer catches a ride on a train.
U - Umbrella	Episode 0038
V - Violin	Episode 0052	A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
W - Water	Episode 0062	A man's speech balloon becomes a water cooler.
X - X-Ray	Episode 0064	A bald man steps behind an x-ray machine.
Y - Yo-Yo	Episode 0036	After snipping a boy's yo-yo with scissors, a man becomes the boy's makeshif yo-yo.
Z - Zipper	Episode 0025	The balloon unzips and falls onto the speaker.

Later Seasons

Segment	EKA	Description
B - Bug		A woman sprays an insect, which fights back with a cannon. Online: Sesame Street Video Player
C - Cap	Episode 0573	A man puts on an oversized cap.
C - Carrot	Episode 2402	Online: Sesame Street Video Player
E - End	Episode 2164
H - Horse	Episode 2682	The horse rides on the cowboy.
I - Iron	Episode 0815	An iron irons the word.
I - Island	Episode 2727	A man discovers that he is standing on the head of a crocodile.
L - Light		A man turns on a light, interrupting another man's sleep. Also in Spanish (luz).
L - Lips	Episode 0198	A large pair of lips smooches a man. Online: Sesame Street Video Player
L - Loud	Episode 1845
U - Up	Episode 2258	Two men stand on a seesaw under a low ceiling.