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Sesame Street
Air date February 19, 1971
Season Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth
Production December 18, 1970
Sponsors M, 10

0205


StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0205a
SCENE 1 Gordon introduces the letter M, which starts such words as "man, "motorcycle," and "mailbox."
M-Mail
Cartoon Speech Balloon: M for Mail
(First: Episode 0013)
0205b
SCENE 1 cont'd Susan talks M some more as she mixes some eggs. She says it begins names like "Miguel" and "Martha..."
1092-06
Cartoon M is for Marvelous Martha
(First: Episode 0013)
Secretdrawingm
Cartoon Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M
(First: Episode 0131)
0205c
SCENE 1 cont'd Mr. Hooper ends the talk on M by eating a marshmallow, cueing some music, and presenting the most important M word - ME.
ErnieLefty-ME
Muppets Lefty attempts to sell a "ME" sign to Ernie for a nickel. Ernie buys the sign, which two Anything Muppets then try to buy from him for a much higher price.
GroverYellsMe
Muppets Grover sees the word "me" and shouts the word.
0205d
SCENE 2 Susan starts a guessing game with Big Bird, Gordon, and the kids. She acts out getting a glass of milk from the fridge (complete with audible sound effects). Gordon then acts out diving into a pool. Big Bird then acts out driving a car.
Goinforaride
Muppets Anything Muppets sing "Goin' for a Ride", while traveling in a car, train, and boat.
(First: Episode 0037)
Film-CarFactory
Film Kids narrate a visit to an automobile factory, and watch a taxi being made.
(First: Episode 0186)
0205-Bridge no5 Bounce
Film New Bridge #5 - Bounce
(First: Episode 0105)
LarryPhyllis-TV
Cast Larry and Phyllis: Phyllis wants to watch a TV show about cowboys, while Larry wants to watch a music and dance show. They decide to cooperate and watch a game show instead.
(First: Episode 0181)
Michael-landon
Celebrity The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20.
(First: Episode 0131)
Jazz10
Cartoon Jazz #10
(First: Episode 0193)
0205e
SCENE 3 Susan finds a bill in the mail that she remembers writing a check out for. Gordon realizes he was given the check, but forgot to mail it. Big Bird comforts the couple by singing "Everyone Makes Mistakes."
CookieHeavyLight
Muppets An Anything Muppet man uses feathers and rocks to teach the difference between heavy and light. During the lecture, Cookie Monster comes along, mistakes the rocks for cookies, and eats them all. The rocks weigh Cookie down, so the monster proceeds to eat the feathers to "balance it out."
(First: Episode 0175)
1092-06
Cartoon M is for Marvelous Martha (repeat)
HerbertMW
Muppets Herbert Birdsfoot explains what the letters M and W look like with a very uncooperative letter that keeps switching itself. The letter eventually stops switching, and Herb solves the problem by rotating the camera angle, turning the letter upside down.
(First: Episode 0155)
0205f
SCENE 4 Mr. Hooper plays a rhyming game with the kids in Hooper's Store. He recites a short poem and the kids find the rhyme in each one. Oscar finds his poems dumb and comes up with grouchy ones for the kids to complete.
HubleyFishing
Cartoon A bear has trouble adding and subtracting fish as he fishes at a lake; the number of fish keeps changing.
Animation: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0187)
Cookiecoat
Muppets Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact).
(First: Episode 0145)
Stopwater
Film "Stop and Go" — film footage plays forward, freezes, and runs backward on command.
(First: Episode 0047)
0205g
SCENE 5 Gordon and the kids meet a Muppet boy named Fernando, who speaks English and Spanish. He describes his new school in both languages, as the others figure out what each Spanish word means.
Film-AnimalMoves
Film Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0098)
PIYN-0106
Muppets Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Dentist and Bus Driver.
(First: Episode 0106)
PuzzleFilmTitle

HeadToToePuzzle
Film "Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body.
(First: Episode 0024)
Henson Scanimate 10
Insert Scanimate Films #10
(First: Episode 0134)
0205h
SCENE 6 Big Bird is reluctant to say goodbye, but says that those who tuned in late missed a good show. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors and the credits follow.
0179k

RooseveltBettyLouCTWsign
CLOSING SIGNS Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, while Roosevelt Franklin and Betty Lou hold the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • This episode is one of the earliest examples of Big Bird becoming more childlike (opposed to his goofy adult persona the year before), as in scene 2 he comments that he's not old enough to drive.


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