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Episode 0728

Sesame Street
Bob and Big Bird discuss which is better to have, a beak or a nose.
Air date January 29, 1975
Season Season 6 (1974-1975)
Production October 9, 1974
Sponsors Q, U, 9


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 Bob sings "Like/Dislike" to Worthington.
Cartoon U for uniform.
(First: Episode 0702)
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
Cartoon A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
(First: Episode 0416)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Weather ReportSimon Soundman reports on the weather.
(First: Episode 0631)
Cartoon Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter.
(First: Episode 0619)
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
(First: Episode 0468)
Cartoon A man jumps up onto an UP.
(First: Episode 0546)
Cast In a circus routine, Luis the ringmaster demonstrates "before" and "after". Freeze-frame technology allows his assistant, Linda, to show each action as she jumps through a hoop, slips on a banana peel, and gets a bucket of water thrown at her face.
Cartoon A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
(First: Episode 0416)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie CounterCookie Monster uses a device to count cookies with Ernie.
(First: Episode 0481)
Cartoon A girl talks about imagination.
(First: Episode 0353)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Otters in the zoo
(First: Episode 0487)
Cartoon Jack-in-the-Box School
(First: Episode 0284)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Noisy BedroomBert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping.
(First: Episode 0131)
Cartoon U for Ugly: A man removes his mask, revealing a hideous monster face.
(First: Episode 0468)
Film At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
(First: Episode 0619)

SCENE 2 Big Bird glumly looks at himself in the mirror, observing that he has a beak where mostly everyone he knows (including Mr. Snuffleupagus) has a nose instead. Big Bird thinks he'd rather have a nose, but Bob helps him remember that his beak can still be used to smell things (like Susan and Gordon's pot roast), breathe, and sneeze. Big Bird feels better when he realizes that he can also crack walnuts, dig holes, and peck a tree with his beak... but he reassures Bob not to feel too bad about just having a nose.
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)
Cartoon Tiger likes going to school.
(First: Episode 0549)
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
Cartoon Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.
Artist: Abe Levitow
(First: Episode 0528)
Muppets / Cast Bob reads "The Monster's Three Wishes," starring Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0634)
Cartoon Q - quarter
(First: Episode 0046)
Cast Maria and David look for each other in the park, but have trouble finding one another. The concepts of above and below are demonstrated.
(First: Episode 0567)
Cartoon Speech Balloon: U for UP
(First: Episode 0624)
Celebrity Zero Mostel demonstrates open and closed with a big yawn.
Muppets Professor Grover talks about parts of the head, with help from a reluctant Maria.
Cartoon Capital letter U for up
(First: Episode 0401)
Cast David and Luis assemble a fractured letter U.
(First: Episode 0468)
Celebrity Zero Mostel demonstrates happy and sad.
SCENE 3 Mr. Snuffleupagus sings "Nobody" as he strolls down Sesame Street.
Celebrity Zero Mostel demonstrates up and down in a boxing match with himself.
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0501)
Cartoon "Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
(First: Episode 0048)
Film Kids ride horses.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0541)
Transition Bridge #9 - Rectangle Bridge C
(First: Episode 0290)
SCENE 4 Big Bird invites Snuffy over to play and have some spaghetti as Bob announces the sponsors

CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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