| Sesame Street | |||||||
| David delivers a sandwich to Maria | |||||||
| Air date | March 6, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon finds Big Bird waiting at the bus stop on the corner, humming "South of the Border" and holding a suitcase with a sign: "Southward or Bust." Big Bird wants to migrate since lots of other birds do it, but Gordon tells him the reasons why some birds migrate, and how those reasons don’t apply to him since he’s got more advantages than the other birds. Big Bird opts to go skating with Mr. Snuffleupagus instead and leaves his suitcase behind, which Gordon accidentally opens. He rummages through the contents, and David passes by to make a delivery, telling Gordon that he hopes he has a nice trip. |
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Cartoon | A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Guess What I Am Game — After Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck, Bert's train impression works a little too well. (First: Episode 0645) |
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Cartoon | What if my hair were grass? (revised) (First: Episode 0514) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007) |
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Celebrity | Rosey Grier sings "I Used To Be One of the Little Kids." (First: Episode 0795) |
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Cartoon | Numbers from 1 to 20 line up, but 17 is missing. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | "La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song) (First: Episode 0544) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan shows the kids how to tell the difference between the letters V and W by using their fingers. She then quizzes them listing various V and W words. |
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Cartoon | V in space (First: Episode 0481) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit show the number 5 using blocks, but Grover doesn't know how many to get (he can't count to 5). Kermit has him go back and forth bringing one until there is five. (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0050) |
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Cast | Linda helps a boy sign "DON'T WALK." (First: Episode 1061) |
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Muppets | Twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Cast | "Sluggo the Great" (David) puts on his baseball gear, but isn't sure which body parts to put them on. (First: Episode 0492) |
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Muppets | In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W. (First: Episode 0395) |
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Film | A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up! (First: Episode 0149) |
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Cartoon | Sand W/w (First: Episode 0641) |
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Film | A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0149) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria notices the heavy rain outside, so she decides to stay inside and order a sandwich from Hooper's Store. David can't leave the store alone, so he tries to get Mr. Hewitt, the mailman, to deliver the sandwich when he stops by for some tea. The mailman won’t accept the sandwich since he can only deliver mail, so David follows his orders and has it stamped, wrapped properly, and puts an address on it like any other parcel. When he learns that it will take two days to deliver, David attempts to get the package back. Mr. Hewitt warns him that would be a federal offense since it's now in his hands. |
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Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Debo if he knows what a W is. (First: Episode 0563) |
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Cartoon | Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Film | Kids count 5 racehorses. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Cartoon | A man weighs himself to demonstrate how a scale works. (First: Episode 0572) |
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SCENE 4 | David finishes making another sandwich, then walks outside (sheltering himself from the rain with his apron) and simply tosses the sandwich to Maria in her window. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Matching Gloves and Shoes — Cookie Monster helps Ernie match things. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | African children play in a village, and in a modern playground. (First: Episode 0159) |
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Cast | Buffy sings "My Jim Dog" with a Muppet dog. (First: Episode 0868) |
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Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Film | The sign CLOSED spins around. (First: Episode 0955) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different. (First: Episode 0018) |
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SCENE 5 | At night, Big Bird shows up at Gordon and Susan's apartment in a panic. He describes being chased by a giant cat, having to escape by climbing mountains and crossing a river. Gordon reassures him that none of it was real, and he just had a nightmare. Susan gets him something to drink before Big Bird heads back out, but Big Bird is still shaken and doesn't want to leave. They let him stay for the night, preparing a makeshift nest in the middle of the living room. They stay with him until he falls asleep, but Big Bird has nestled with Gordon and doesn't want to let go, so Gordon agrees to stay put. |
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Cartoon | A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0257) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Nap — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep. (First: Episode 0027) |
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SCENE 6 | As Big Bird and Gordon continue to sleep together, Susan quietly announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
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