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Episode 1690

Sesame Street
David and the fragile glass
Air date April 30, 1982
Season Season 13 (1981-1982)
Directed by Ozzie Alfonso
Production January 25, 1982
Sponsors F, K, 12


Picture Segment Description


SCENE 1 David deals with several cases of very fragile glassware in Hooper's Store. He must keep them safe from Maria (whose groceries can potentially bump into the boxes), Barkley (playing with his ball) and Big Bird (who skates through the store). David finally resolves to charge the store's sign to "CLOSED," keeping anybody else out. He then accidentally knocks the cases over with his broom handle.
Film The sign CLOSED spins around.
(First: Episode 0955)
Muppets A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet closes everything.
(First: Episode 1270)
Cartoon A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F.
(First: Episode 0309)
Cast Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again.
(First: Episode 0549)
Film Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
(First: Episode 0768)
Cartoon A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT.
(First: Episode 0304)
Muppets Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (introduction edited)
(First: Episode 0588)
SCENE 2 Maria sounds out the word "bug" while Oscar heckles. She tells him to quit bugging her.
Muppets Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light!
Cartoon K is for kitten.
(First: Episode 0040)
Muppets Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2)
(First: Episode 0101)
Cartoon A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away.
(First: Episode 0617)
Film How a steel drum is made
(First: Episode 0828)
Cartoon K is for kiss.
Animation: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0131)

Muppets Cookie Monster encounters a green napkin. Every time he squeezes the napkin, a new number appears, allowing Cookie to count up to twenty. This creeps him out, but what's even more creepy is when Kermit shows up inside the napkin at the end of the bit -- he's also green, after all.
(First: Episode 0619)
Insert Various things in a kitchen become CLOSED.
(First: Episode 1337)
Film Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
(First: Episode 0045)
Cartoon A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end.
(First: Episode 0337)
Celebrity Paul Simon and the kids make up a song together and then sing a portion of "Get Back" by the Beatles. (edited)
(First: Episode 1088)
Cartoon Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain.
(First: Episode 1477)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Planning for the FloodErnie makes an elaborate plan for his trip to the library.
(First: Episode 1148)
Cartoon K - Kangaroo
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1160)
Song "Sawmill" - Folk singers detail how lumber is made into usable wood. (beginning edited)
(First: Episode 0657)
Cartoon The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
(First: Episode 0939)
Film A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse.
(First: Episode 0484)
Muppets Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize.
(First: Episode 0629)
Cartoon A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining armor leads the dragon away.
(First: Episode 0932)
Insert Professor Grover teaches Luis, Mr. Hooper, and some children how to breathe.
(First: Episode 1148)
Cartoon A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
(First: Episode 0782)
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster sounds out "feet," and then the camera pans back to reveal a pair of live feet on some grass.
(First: Episode 1289)
Cartoon The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches.
(First: Episode 1295)
Muppets Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Fireman and Postman.
(First: Episode 0023)
Cartoon A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
(First: Episode 0493)
Cast / Celebrity Judy Collins sings "The Sun Shines" with Gordon, Susan, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper and the kids.
(First: Episode 0993)
Film Geese and their goslings swim in the water.
(First: Episode 0388)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Puts Toys Into GroupsBert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging toys.
(First: Episode 0281)
Transition Triangles are made onscreen.
(First: Episode 0291)
SCENE 3 The kids play in the yard as David announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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