| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Another visit from David's grandmother | |||||||||
| Air date | May 26, 1978 (season finale) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | In the first light of the morning, David groggily makes his way to Hooper's Store. He tells the viewer his grandmother, Grace, is visiting and they spent half the night talking. He smells something delicious cooking inside the store and suspects Mr. Hooper is making breakfast, but Mr. Hooper is also outside with David. They find Grace inside making breakfast, having gotten the key from David earlier when he was half-asleep. They don't think the two of them can eat all the food she's prepared, but as Grace correctly assumes, the smell attracts others (namely Maria) to the store to eat. |
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Cartoon | Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Seven Balloons — Ernie tries to count his balloons. (First: Episode 0133) |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) |
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Muppets | "The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359) |
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Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Celebrity | A montage of kids at various ages are shown practicing tennis, who eventually turn out to be Arthur Ashe. Footage from one of his matches is shown. (First: Episode 0969) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Film | Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast. (First: Episode 0338) |
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Cartoon | The Sesame Street Vaudeville Theater presents "Near and Far," two performers, one of which is always near and the other is far. When the two switch places so "Far" can be more recognized, the act becomes "Wet and Dry" and "Far" gets doused with water. |
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SCENE 2 | David and Maria protest Grace going to visit Oscar's trash can, assuming she'll stumble around in the darkness and get all dirty, or fall for one of Oscar's tricks. A neatly-dressed Oscar tries giving her a tour anyway while Maria and David hear all manner of sounds coming from within, from splashing in the pool to falling in mud puddles. Grace emerges from the can just as clean as she entered; the sounds were all Oscar, who ended up getting completely filthy from head to toe stumbling into the various messes he set up for her. He doesn't mind, though - he thinks he's never looked better and goes back for another trip through the darkness. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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Muppets | At the Ice Follies, Grover is asked by Kermit (in voiceover) to demonstrate Near and Far. (First: Episode 0904) |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | Big Bird sings “Admiral Bird”. (First: Episode 0946) |
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Cartoon | Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale |
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Film | A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing at a recital. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | The word "YES" follows a man. (First: Episode 0875) |
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Celebrity | Arthur Ashe counts to 20. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Film | A girl catches a lobster. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Cartoon | A dog answers "Yes" to every question. (First: Episode 0783) |
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SCENE 3 | David blends the parts of the word "GRANDMA," and receives a loving embrace from his own. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: MONEY |
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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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Cartoon | A girl draws her version of a (stick-figure) man. A boy draws his version of a woman - the Mona Lisa. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Film | George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) |
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Cartoon | “Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056) |
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Film | The making of a jumpsuit, from the initial design to the finished product. (First: Episode 0927) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Plays Doctor — Ernie uses Bert as his patient while he practices being a doctor. (First: Episode 0937) |
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SCENE 4 | Grace stops by Big Bird's nest, where Big Bird is moping. Her presence makes him think of his own Granny Bird and how much he misses her. Grace admits she feels sad sometimes too, as David is so grown up now, she misses being able to read to him and take care of him. The two find they both fill the void missing in each other's lives, and Grace climbs into his nest to read him a story. |
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Film | Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cartoon | He, She and It: The IT knows how harmonicas work. |
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Celebrity | Richie Cunningham sees Fonzie brushing his teeth, even though he hadn't eaten anything. Fonzie explains to Richie the importance of dental care, and then gives Richie a toothbrush of his own. |
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Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
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Film | A girl puts on her coat all by herself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0622) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032) |
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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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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | David narrates some films showing the homes of animals. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 5 | David, Maria, Grace, and Mr. Hooper are all dressed to have an evening out on the town together. They begin to dance down the block to a funky version of the closing theme, as Big Bird announces the sponsors. So ends the 9th season of Sesame Street. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, and Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, and two kids hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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