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Sesame Street
Basketball practice
Air date April 21, 1982
Season Season 13 (1981-1982)
Production February 1, 1982
Sponsors C, F, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1683a
SCENE 1 Maria asks a Honker about how they can express different feelings, since she's never quite sure how to interpret their honks. She paints a hypothetical situation that makes the Honker sad. The Honker makes itself happy again by honking some more, which always makes them happy.
Achicken!!
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)
Butterflies
Film A film of butterflies
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
Peligrodynamite
Cartoon A red PELI and an explosive GRO form the word PELIGRO.
(First: Episode 0787)
Wonder-child
Celebrity Richie Havens sings "Wonder Child."
(First: Episode 0742)
Madscientist.FRED
Cartoon A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday."
(First: Episode 1162)
F-Cheerleaders.2
Muppets The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F.
(First: Episode 0093)
Updownbrothersister
Cartoon A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0526)
1683b

1683c
SCENE 2 Gordon and Susan are heading out, when Gordon chides Susan for not being able to find the car keys. Susan thinks back to earlier and remembers that Gordon has the keys now, which he sheepishly confirms... except now he doesn't remember where he put them.
BreadMilkButter
Cartoon "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0408)
Ssnews-warrenwolf
Muppets Sesame Street News FlashWarren Wolf reports on Dr. Nobel Price's microphone invention.
(First: Episode 1475)
1446p
Cartoon F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic.
(First: Episode 1102)
Sleepykoala
Song Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
(First: Episode 0048)
200006
Cartoon Typewriter: F for Fly
(First: Episode 0781)
E&b-pigeonparty
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Same Old BertBert gets all dressed up for the Pigeon Lover's Party, but he looks so different that Ernie doesn't believe that it's him.
1710z
Cartoon What would happen if I popped this balloon?
(First: Episode 1312)
Bob-GoinSomewhere
Insert Bob sings "I'm Going Somewhere."
(First: Episode 1178)
1563m
Film Old paper, new paper
Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
(First: Episode 0911)
David Charmer 12
Cast David charms a 1 and a 2 out of their baskets to form a 12.
(First: Episode 0504)
Ringmaster12
Cartoon The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches.
(First: Episode 1295)
1683d
SCENE 3 Big Bird finds Gordon and teenager Donna outside his doors, where Donna is practicing for her school basketball tryouts. Big Bird wants to help, but Gordon confesses that he might just get int he way. Big Bird huffs about how this always happens and decides to just read a book on his own. Donna and Gordon observe that they need someone else around to simulate an opposing team member. They ask Big Bird if he can now get in her way, but he's too busy reading his book at the moment.
BabyRocky
Muppets Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib.
(First: Episode 1107)
ThelmaThumb-Construction
Cartoon Thelma Thumb: Thelma saves a little girl's kitten that has wandered onto a long, high beam at a construction site.
(First: Episode 1513)
Firemanreadytogo
Song "Fireman Ready to Go"
(First: Episode 0131)
Gnomes flower vase
Cartoon Three little men climb up the three flower stems.
(First: Episode 0634)
1683e
SCENE 4 Oscar wants to make use of the basketball hoop so he can practice for his own tryouts for the Grouch No Stars team. He tosses his deflated ball into the hoop and makes a perfect shot, only in Grouch basketball, one is supposed to miss. He keeps trying, even managing to send the ball bouncing all over before landing in the basket once more. Donna recommends closing his eyes, which ensures he misses the shot.
E&Bsharepaper
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Sharing a NewspaperErnie reads the newspaper over Bert's shoulder.
(First: Episode 1193)
0033.cat
Cartoon A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion.
(First: Episode 0029)
Film-TwoRhinos
Song "Me and You," over footage of rhinos in love
(First: Episode 0940)
0573d
Cartoon C - Cake
(First: Episode 0153)
VisualThink-SS Muppets Visual Thinking: A hipster and a square imagine shapes.
(First: Episode 0361)
1683f

1683g
SCENE 5 Gordon and Donna return from the tryouts, where Donna has made the team. They hear the sounds of activity coming from Oscar's can as a basketball flies out. Oscar emerges to collect it and tells them he's also made the team, which is now in the middle of a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gordon and Donna don't believe this, until Julius "Dr. J" Erving comes out of the can to reclaim another stray ball.
2head.MAD
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word.
(First: Episode 1513)
2061 crane
Film A crane is shown, with a shovel and a wrecking ball.
(First: Episode 1164)
1683h
SCENE 5 cont'd Maria and Susan find Gordon and Donna cheering into the can as the basketball game continues. The two can barely believe it until they get a look for themselves. Big Bird announces the sponsors.
KermitKid1189

TwoHeadedMonsterSign
CLOSING SIGNS Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while the Two-Headed Monster holds the CTW sign.

Notes[]

  • Additional performers include Brian Muehl, heard voicing a vendor during Oscar's basketball game.


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