| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Luis tries to learn sign language | |||||||
| Air date | December 30, 1977 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | In the morning, Bob and Linda meet at Hooper's Store for breakfast, when Bob realizes that he forgot to wake up Big Bird so he can join them. He goes over to Big Bird's nest and wakes him. At first Big Bird is irritated because he was having a great dream about eating a big bowl of hot birdseed until Bob tells him that Mr. Hooper has a real bowl of birdseed ready to serve him. Big Bird perks up, but becomes upset again wishing that Bob had told him sooner; now his food's going to get cold! |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Muppets | Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS. (First: Episode 0194) |
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Animation | Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish) (First: Episode 0451) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: A couple of cowboy Muppets meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than any man alive. To prove it, he quickly draws his crayon and speedily writes out the whole alphabet. (First: Episode 0307) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis tries to learn the signs for "happy," "sad," "scared," and "angry" from Linda. However, Linda points out that just doing the signs isn't enough - a lot can be expressed through the face. Luis tries the signs again using the appropriate expressions. |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines she's a rock, which becomes a statue. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A hand makes an ocean landscape, then turns it into a bustling city, which surprises a scuba diver. (First: Episode 0940) |
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Film | Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music) (First: Episode 0084) |
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Cartoon | The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Film | A group of kids enter a door marked ENTRADA. (First: Episode 0939) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis sings “¿Como Estas?” as he walks down Sesame Street. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Animal camouflage (kid VO's) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What Is it?," with panelists Grover, Biff and Prairie Dawn. They must guess what mystery object Little Sammy Pottle has brought to the studio (a red rubber ball). (First: Episode 1042) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cast | Maria assembles an R, which is broken in several parts. (First: Episode 0936) |
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Cartoon | A man nearly falls down a chasm, but the word HELP saves him and helps him across. (First: Episode 0788) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon. (First: Episode 0358) |
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Film | A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661) |
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Insert | David (in voice-over) spots shapes in and around the Fix-It Shop. (First: Episode 0399) |
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Cartoon | A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates “close to” and “away from”. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Prince Sleeps — Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Film | A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between near and far. (edited) (First: Episode 0111) |
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Celebrity | Richie Havens sings "Here Comes the Sun." (First: Episode 0777) |
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Cartoon | A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away. (First: Episode 0617) |
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Film | Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cast | Luis, dressed as a magician, demonstrates addition by conjuring up the correct numeral when David and Maria arrive. As each person leaves, Luis switches the numerals to present subtraction. (First: Episode 0485) |
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Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Counter — Cookie Monster uses a device to count cookies with Ernie. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | A cat tries to teach the alley cats to play music in harmony. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 4 | With assistance from Linda, Luis asks the kids about any words they know in sign language. He shows what Linda taught him about the different signs and expressions for conveying emotions as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, and Kermit and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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