| Sesame Street | |||||||
| A visit from the President | |||||||
| Air date | May 12, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 8 (1976-1977) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss[1] | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper alerts everyone that the President of the United States is going to be detouring through Sesame Street today. While everyone cleans up the messy street, Big Bird decides to write a poem for the President. |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (First: Episode 0071) |
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Muppets / Cast | A blank Anything Muppet approaches Bob, not feeling anything at the moment. Bob changes his feelings by giving him various new facial features. (First: Episode 0662) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Purple Hand — Bert can't go to the beach with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. (First: Episode 0386) |
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Cartoon | Bolt and Nut show how they work together. (First: Episode 0569) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Cartoon | The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird shows Olivia his new welcome mat for the President, and they both sing "Walkin' Down My Street." |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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Film | A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (First: Episode 0522) |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10. (First: Episode 0328) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Cartoon | Hats (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | "The AN Family Song" (First: Episode 0181) |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
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Film | Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar displays his outdated flag, and demonstrates his 11-gun salute ("Why 11? He only got 53% of the vote!"). The last shot propels him into the air. |
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Cartoon | C - Cake (First: Episode 0153) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Counting Sheep — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0212) |
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Film | Kids draw various things on a blackboard. The drawings animate themselves and make their respective sounds. (First: Episode 0822) |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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Cast | Bob sings "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday" with the kids. (First: Episode 0982) |
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Film | A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small. (First: Episode 0519) |
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SCENE 4 | Sesame Street is now decorated with signs and banners welcoming the President. Everyone keeps an eye out for the prez and watches a bus go by, then Mr. Macintosh. When the President finally does pass with his motorcade, Big Bird fails to notice while reading his poem. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | A lost man (voiced by Jim Thurman) describes what a city is to a man who turns out to be an alien. (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "This Frog." (First: Episode 0944) |
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Cartoon | I've got a mind: squares make a box. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0191) |
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Song | "Hello, Scale," a film about measuring weight. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Edith Ann talks to Herry about being proud. (First: Episode 0913) |
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Cartoon | A cartoon man (Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird reads a letter he just wrote to the President, asking for him to ride down Sesame Street every day just so that everyone will be motivated to keep their street clean. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign. |
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