| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | April 5, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob meets a talking rabbit named Howie, which he finds unusual, especially when he reveals that he thinks he's a duck. He settles the matter with him comparing the features of a duck to a rabbit. Howie realizes he is a rabbit, and hops out to buy a carrot from Mr. Macintosh. Bob then meets a hopping duck (Jerry Nelson) who thinks he's a rabbit. |
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Cartoon | Casey Kasem narrates a cartoon about a frog, a fish, and a fly who are told by a fairy that the things they crave can be found within a cup in the sky. None of them can reach the cup on their own until they cooperate. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (First: Episode 0093) Version 3 |
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Cartoon | A football player talks about his favorite sport. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan talks with the kids about the capital and small letter F. |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: New Rubber Duckie Part 1 — When Ernie loses his Rubber Duckie, he describes it to Oscar the Grouch. (First: Episode 0139) |
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Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Muppets | Grover makes the sound of the letter F, which blows the letter further and further away until it flies off-screen with a loud crash. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: New Rubber Duckie Part 2 — Based on his interpretation of Ernie's Rubber Duckie description, Oscar brings him back a new one from the store. (First: Episode 0139) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan now talks with Rico, Danny, and Trudy about things they couldn't do when they were babies, then narrates the next film... |
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Film | Film footage of a baby reindeer taking its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0003) |
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster wants to go to school, but he can't tell which building the school is because he can't read. An Anything Muppet tells him to read the letters on the sign on one of the buildings. Cookie tears the sign off the building, but once he's read the sign, he still doesn't know which building the school is. (First: Episode 0184) |
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Cartoon | The ET family is demonstrated in a story of the zet, a quick-witted bird. |
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SCENE 4 | Bob talks with Mary, Judy, and Melody about getting older. He sings "Turn Around." |
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Cartoon | Pick the right letter (featuring the Zet) |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet. |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan finds a letter S, and has the kids make the sound of the letter S. Susan introduces the next segment... |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads the story of "The Princess and the Cookie". In the story, a king is looking for someone to marry his daughter, the small princess Eunice. He is having trouble, because all the princes in the kingdom keep bringing her cookies that are too big for her. Finally, the baker (Cookie Monster) enters with the smallest cookie in the kingdom, which the princess immediately wants. The baker is disinterested in marrying the princess, until the prince offers him the other three cookies that the princes brought. And they lived happily ever after. (First: Episode 0152) |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster teaches Genelle the sound of the letter S. |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan sings "Three of These Things" using Fs and a number 8. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s. (First: Episode 0079) |
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Song | “Song of Eight” (First: Episode 0016) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. |
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Muppets | "High, Middle, Low" |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Noisy Bedroom — Bert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 7 | Howie has been getting used to being a rabbit, already digging 14 holes around the area. Bob presents to him the letter F, and Howie makes the F sound. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Howie comments that the F sound nearly blew his teeth away. He then gives some more F words - "Farewell, friends!" Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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