| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | May 20, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | The Count is in distress - one of his seven bats, Cynthia, has gone missing! While he goes to contact the Bureau of Missing Bats, Maria and Big Bird search for her on the block. They hear some batty bat sounds coming from inside the mailbox and sure enough, they find Cynthia inside. Maria suspects she got trapped inside while David was mailing a letter. The Count is pleased his bat family is whole once again. |
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Cartoon | Seven animals in a tree. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1530) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Flying Fingers — Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do. (First: Episode 0617) |
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Cartoon | A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Film | Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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Animation | Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? (First: Episode 1520) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | David, Big Bird, and the kids play a game in the yard where they try to keep a giant balloon up in the air. |
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Cartoon | K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160) |
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Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #4) (First: Episode 0102) |
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Film | A film shows parts of an elephant. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive looks for the missing batch of strawberry shortcakes. (First: Episode 1261) |
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SCENE 3 | David, Maria, and Big Bird throw a surprise party at Hooper's Store for the Two-Headed Monster's birthday. Maria gifts them new hats, David gives them a pair of mittens, and Big Bird gives them a book of bedtime stories. They squabble over who gets the one book, until they're told it's for them to share. The monster reads the book together, putting themselves to sleep. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Muppets | The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. (First: Episode 0453) |
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Film | Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics (First: Episode 0898) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) |
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Cartoon | S - Serpiente (First: Episode 0382) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551) |
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Cartoon | How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!" Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1232) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon sings "El Condor Pasa." (First: Episode 1036) |
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Film | Six children go down a slide. (First: Episode 0600) |
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Song | Luis sings "Three of These Things" with three kids with umbrellas and one unlucky kid without one. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Get Moving — Bert joins Ernie in listening to a radio exercise program. (First: Episode 1025) |
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Cartoon | A man chases a runaway "no." (First: Episode 0794) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count fills in for Telly Monster on today's edition of Ask Oscar. However, the Count counts the questions and reads more letters before Oscar can give a full answer to any of them. |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | Kids count 20 penguins going down a slide. (First: Episode 0232) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with. (First: Episode 0118) |
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Cast | In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Film | Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny. (First: Episode 1295) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria wraps up reading the story of Cinderella to Herry Monster, but as dusk begins and the street gets darker, Maria finds it harder to read when Herry insists on another story. He brings something over to provide light - the lamppost (which he's ripped from the pole)! |
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Muppets | Grover sings "I Am Proud of Me" while admiring his block tower. (First: Episode 1212) |
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Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Maria works on reinstalling the lamppost back into place. Herry apologizes and sees how dark it's getting, then offers to get her another lamppost from another block to provide some light. Maria talks him out of the idea, as David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Gallery
Behind the scenes footage, as seen in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street:
Jon Stone consults Caroll Spinney and the cast during rehearsal for scene 1. In the background, Brian Muehl has Cynthia at the ready.
The Count puppet in repose, waiting to be brought to life by Jerry Nelson.
Nelson as the Count with Sonia Manzano (Maria) and Big Bird. Richard Hunt can be seen operating some of the marionette bats.
A view of one of the backstage monitors during taping of scene 5.
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