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Episode 1569

Sesame Street
Teaching Barkley Spanish commands
Air date May 14, 1981
Season Season 12 (1980-1981)
Production February 4, 1981
Sponsors L, Y, 3


Picture Segment Description
SCENE 1 Gordon phones the Hooper's Store, ordering a big meal to be ready in just three minutes. Big Bird doesn't think David can prepare the food in a short amount of time. David sings "There's Nothin' You Can't Do" as he gets everything ready. The store then gets another call from Grover, ordering an even bigger meal that needs to be ready in two minutes.
Cartoon An aviator and his son cooperate to start their plane.
(First: Episode 1476)
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Holiday Mix-UpKermit interviews a witch, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus.
(First: Episode 0711)
Film Animals and children bathe in water.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0615)
Cartoon Sign Sounds: STOP.
After the man reads the sign, two cars screech to a stop, one on each side of him.
(First: Episode 1163)
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Pop" and blows up a balloon so they can pop it.
Cartoon Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others.
(First: Episode 1480)
Film Kids count 5 racehorses.
(First: Episode 0433)
Muppets The Count finds three Honkers and counts 20 of their honks. They then want him to honk his nose, but he ends up hurting it.
Cartoon A woman looks at a line-up of shapes to find her purse.
(First: Episode 1453)
Film Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
(First: Episode 0455)
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie Copies Bert's PictureErnie plans on copying Bert's felt board consisting of cookies on a plate in a room with a window.
(First: Episode 1439)
Cartoon A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn.
(First: Episode 0353)
Film "On the Farm"
(First: Episode 0138)
Cartoon The Carrot
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1132)
Insert David finds shapes in the area surrounding Big Bird's nest entrance and Oscar's trash can.
(First: Episode 0404)
Cartoon "L Look Around Song"
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1483)
Muppets Mrs. Winthrop wants the exact same outfit as the mannequin (which turns out to be alive).
(First: Episode 1523)
Film A panda tries to scratch an itch.
(First: Episode 0931)
Cartoon Kids hear an L poem.
(First: Episode 0198)
Cast While shopping in the city, Gordon and Susan sing "Six of One."
(First: Episode 1278)
Cartoon A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.
Artist: Cathryn Aison
(First: Episode 0778)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentCookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET.
(First: Episode 0423)
Film Pizza is made.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit and Kimberly talk about how they're "different" and the "same."
(First: Episode 1453)
Cartoon A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely.
(First: Episode 0781)
Film Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0501)
Cartoon L is for Lips
(First: Episode 0147)
Celebrity The Canadian Brass plays "Flight of the Bumblebee." Tuba player Chuck's fingers get sore very quickly, so a bandmate helps him out.
(First: Episode 1264)
Cartoon Three cannonball men switch spotlights as they dance.
(First: Episode 1469)
Muppets Fred the Wonder Horse bets Marshal Grover that he can't count backwards from ten. Grover tries standing with his back to him and counting up to ten. Since he can't do it, Grover has to let Fred ride on his back.
(First: Episode 1066)
Film Kids compete in a speed skating competition. (version one)
(First: Episode 0412)
Cartoon The One Two Three Dogs do circus stunts.
(First: Episode 1480)
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word.
Cartoon The Typewriter: L for lion
(First: Episode 0762)
Film A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse.
(First: Episode 0484)
SCENE 2 Maria tries teaching Barkley some commands in Spanish. David smoothly intervenes and claims he has a better way with animals. However, he's no better at getting Barkley to follow the commands either. Big Bird notes that while Barkley isn't very responsive, David has been trained very well to learn the Spanish phrases.
Cartoon The life of a Yellow Yahoo
(First: Episode 0043)
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "Cookie Disco."
(First: Episode 1054)
Cartoon Three penguins dance.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1480)
SCENE 3 Maria keeps trying to command Barkley to sit in Spanish. The kids succeed where she fails. David announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.


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