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| Air date | February 13, 1981 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird rushes into the yard to join Linda and the kids for some "action words." Linda shows everyone how to sign the letter J, then acts out various J words and signs for the others to imitate (jump, juggle, and jog). Mr. Hooper brings the tired participants some juice. |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Leads the Band — Bert struggles to listen to the radio while Ernie's band practices. (First: Episode 0982) |
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Cartoon | What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances? (First: Episode 0451) |
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Song | "Three of These Kids" (barbells) (First: Episode 0474) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 0078) |
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Film | A showcase of J words (First: Episode 0631) |
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Cast | Olivia and the kids spend an afternoon with Barkley in the park. By the end of it all, he's much too tired to return to Sesame Street. They situate him in the backseat of a Hansom cab as they follow along. (First: Episode 1301) |
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Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) |
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SCENE 2 | Ask Oscar Telly reads a letter from Matilda Yucchman of Chagrin Falls, whose Aunt Alice gifted her a "UD" and she doesn't know what to do with it. Oscar has also been given the same thing and shows how to make it into the word "MUD" by adding an M. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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Song | "Song of Eight" (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes." (First: Episode 1291) |
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Cartoon | Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (First: Episode 1434) |
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Film | Swimming and flying pelicans. (First: Episode 0322) |
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SCENE 3 | Deena's block tower topples over and she gets very cranky. Maria suspects Deena needs a nap and sings "What You Really Need is a Nap." Deena falls asleep in Maria's lap. |
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Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A little boy narrates the various activities his family partakes in on a typical Monday. (First: Episode 0127) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Rollerskate — Ernie imagines what would happen if Bert were to step on his roller skate. (First: Episode 1453) |
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Cartoon | A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1195) |
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Muppets | The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Film | Subway Train Empty & Full. (First: Episode 0415) |
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Celebrity | José Feliciano sings "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." (First: Episode 0763) |
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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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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | At a library, Cookie Monster asks an Anything Muppet librarian for a box of cookies. The librarian becomes extremely frustrated because Cookie Monster doesn't understand the library doesn't have cookies! (First: Episode 0926) |
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Cartoon | Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving. (First: Episode 0467) |
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Muppets | In ancient times, Grover invents the wheel to help Biff move a stone up a hill. (First: Episode 0915) |
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Film | A panda tries to scratch an itch. (First: Episode 0931) |
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Muppets | Biff sings "This Is My J." (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 4 | While the kids play ball in the yard, Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | A kid holds the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the CTW sign. |
Notes
- A summary from the Sesame Street Script Highlights for this episode includes a segment called Starship Surprise, however the piece doesn't appear in the script or in the final cut of the episode.
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