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Episode 1276

Sesame Street
Barkley stays with David
Air date April 2, 1979
Season Season 10 (1978-1979)
Production January 24, 1979
Sponsors O, Z, 4


Picture Segment Description
COLD OPEN 10th Season Intro Still
Muppets / Celebrity Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets.
(First: Episode 0796)
Film / Cartoon The letter O introduces many words he starts.
(First: Episode 0621)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Waking Bert — Early in the morning, Ernie sees some pigeons through the window, and wonders if he should wake Bert.
(First: Episode 1187)
Cartoon O limerick
(First: Episode 0146)
Insert Luis plays "Giant Steps" with the kids in the park. Oscar can't tolerate hearing them say "May I?" over and over and starts up his own game of "Grouch Steps." Luis and the kids take several steps backwards away from Oscar's can, giving him enough space to be left alone.
Cartoon Olga y la letra O
(First: Episode 0338)
Film Hippos
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0415)
Cartoon A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up.
(First: Episode 1121)
SCENE 1 Big Bird gathers the kids together in the yard. He's in need of four kids of the same height, so he and Maria have them line up to compare sizes. Big Bird leaves with the four kids, and Maria wonders what they're going to do...
Cast Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square.
Cartoon Pinball Number Count #4
(First: Episode 0984)
Muppets Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball.
(First: Episode 0267)
Cartoon Billy Jo Jive investigates the case of the missing guitar strings.
(First: Episode 1234)
Film The Mad Painter #4
(First: Episode 0344)
SCENE 2 Big Bird and the taller kids return, but now he needs four different-sized kids: two tall and two short. Maria thinks she knows what Big Bird is planning as the group heads out...
Cast Big Bird watches the shape dancers form a rectangle.
Cartoon A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign.
(First: Episode 1114)
Muppets Mr. Johnson has been served a bowl of soup, but flags down his waiter to make a complaint. He asks Grover to inspect the fly that's in his soup, but Grover looks under, next to, and on the soup before he agrees to bring out a new bowl. The kitchen is all out of what Mr. Johnson ordered, so he brings him Cream of Mosquito.
(First: Episode 1134)
Cartoon O for orange
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0673)
SCENE 3 The group returns and Big Bird now needs three more kids of any size. Maria assumes that since they already formed two shapes, they'll be forming a triangle next. Big Bird instead wants three kids so they can all play jump rope together.
Cartoon Billy Jo Jive and Susie Sunset help Wrong Way Willie find four landmarks for a school assignment.
(First: Episode 1233)
Film "There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo)
(First: Episode 0416)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the BallKermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball.
(First: Episode 0516)
Cast Luis and Gordon play roommates. On a chilly night, Luis wants to keep the window CLOSED, but Gordon prefers having it OPEN. Gordon finally agrees to keep it shut, then smashes up the surrounding walls.
(First: Episode 1220)
Cartoon An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0173)

SCENE 4 David closes up Hooper's Store on a dark and stormy evening. He thinks it would be best if Barkley comes and spends the night with him instead of out in the rain, so he calls out to him. When the dog doesn't respond quickly, David finds Barkley cowering behind the crates in the yard, afraid of the thunder and lightning. David calms him down as he leads him to his home.
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Tough Eddie at the BeachErnie and Bert think they're being threatened by Tough Eddie.
(First: Episode 0482)
Film Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
(First: Episode 0003)

SCENE 5 The rainstorm has settled into an easy rain as David and Barkley get ready for bed. Barkley hops onto David's bed, but David instructs him to sleep on the rug instead. Barkley at first gets under it, then on the armchair before he begins to howl and whine. David shows Barkley how to sleep on the rug, but finally gives up and permits the dog to sleep wherever he'd like. Barkley rushes over and flops down on David's bed.
Cartoon Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
(First: Episode 0281)
Film Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0516)
Cartoon Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0977)
Film A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0486)
Cartoon "Uncle Gus and all of us went for a ride to Ho-Ho-Kus". Features a Snuffleupagus cameo.
(First: Episode 0926)
Film A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm.
(First: Episode 0815)
SCENE 6 Barkley and David sleep together in bed as Maria announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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