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Episode 0869

Sesame Street
Air date March 11, 1976
Season Season 7 (1975-1976)
Production January 13, 1976
Sponsors N, U, 9


Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Big Bird shows Susan the life-size photo portrait of himself he had commissioned. She points out that something's wrong - the portrait is upside down. Big Bird thinks he'll have to get it retaken, but Susan has him simply flip it right-side-up. Big Bird has gotten accustomed to the way the picture used to look, so he cocks his head upside-down when he looks at it.
Cartoon A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
(First: Episode 0416)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Letter UErnie demonstrates a ukulele; Cookie Monster plays "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on Ernie's ukulele, then eats it.
(First: Episode 0047)
Cartoon U for Ugly: A man removes his mask, revealing a hideous monster face.
(First: Episode 0468)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A turtle swims in a tank.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0283)
Cartoon The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0512)


Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: What Makes People AngryKermit loses his cool attempting to interview some passersby.
(First: Episode 0537)
Cartoon A boy talks about his various moods.
Artist: Bob Kurtz
(First: Episode 0772)
Film "Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
(First: Episode 0016)
SCENE 2 Fred the Wonder Horse encounters David and Maria, turned away from each other, having just had an argument. They’re not talking to each other, so Fred becomes the involuntary go-between. When Maria finds out why David was late to the movies (he started a new job with one of his law school professors), they begin to make up (and squish Fred between them).
Cartoon The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
(First: Episode 0433)
Muppets The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car.
(First: Episode 0603)
Film This is the desert.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0514)
Cartoon "Mad Goat Song"
Artist: Derek Lamb
(First: Episode 0771)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie MatchingCookie Monster finds an innovative way to help Ernie match his cookies.
(First: Episode 0169)
Animation A 3 looks for its house.
(First: Episode 0304)
SCENE 3 Biff and Sully are about to take away a door that serves as Big Bird's wall to use at the Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School. Biff says he knows the difference between a door and a wall (a doorknob), but Big Bird begs them not to take his door-wall, because he needs his privacy. He and Sully put the door back, then Biff begins eyeing the next door in Big Bird’s wall.
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey!
(First: Episode 0353)
Celebrity Lucky Peterson sings "1, 2, 3, 4."
(First: Episode 0620)
Cartoon Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles.
Artist: Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0240)
Muppets Grover is astonished to find that he's multiplied into four Grovers.
(First: Episode 0718)
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Green Tree Snake
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0285)
Cartoon An N-terview with an N (Spanish version)
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0477)
Insert Bob draws a face on his fist, then puppeteers it as he sings "Face Game."
(First: Episode 0562)
Cartoon A man jumps up onto an UP.
(First: Episode 0546)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0320)
Animation Sand U/u
(First: Episode 0624)
Film There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise.
(First: Episode 0007)
Cartoon A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe."
(First: Episode 0624)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Touch Your FaceErnie plays a game of "Touch Your Face" with the viewer.
Cartoon The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has.
Artist: Bob Kurtz
(First: Episode 0294)
SCENE 4 Susan sings "The 1-2-3 Waltz."
Cartoon The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. (repeat)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Dr. MonsterCookie Monster works for Ernie's apple by pretending to be a doctor.
(First: Episode 0691)
Cartoon The Dog & The Bone
(First: Episode 0772)
SCENE 5 Big Bird, Susan, David, and the kids dance to the closing music as Maria announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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