| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird tries to fit a big bag of birdseed in a small bucket | |||||||
| Air date | April 19, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon and the kids (including Joey) are going to talk about the letter Q until Oscar intervenes. He unknowingly helps them think of Q words: he tells them to be quiet, asks if this is a quiz, says he doesn't like questions, he wants them to leave real quick, and finally shouts, "I quit!" |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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Muppets | "The Question Song" (First: Episode 0378) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob encounters Big Bird with a bag of birdseed from his cousin Bertie. He plans on carrying it in a big bucket, but Bob shows him the bucket isn't big enough for all the birdseed. Bob proceeds to put the birdseed into a bigger bucket, then the biggest one he can find. Though it's big enough to fit all the birdseed, Big Bird points out that it also has a big hole in it. ("Bob, you made a boo-boo.") |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Which Hat Will Fit — Ernie purchases a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster which box the hat will go in. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines what would happen if she were a piece of gum. |
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Cast | Kids comment as Bob's legs, torso, and head move into place. (First: Episode 0489) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria plays "Here Are Some Things" with Joey and another kid using pictures of different kinds of trees. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Rhymes with Buy — Guy Smiley helps Cookie Monster decide what to get at the bakery. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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Film | Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line (First: Episode 0419) |
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Film | Apples grow on a tree. (First: Episode 0093) |
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SCENE 4 | Kate plays guitar and sings a folksy alphabet song with Maria. |
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Cast | David and Luis prepare to hang clothes on a high clothesline using a ladder. However, they each climb it to hang one article at a time. A voiceover instructs them to cooperate, so David climbs the ladder as Luis hands him clothes to hang up. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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Film | A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tall, Taller, Tallest — Ernie is tall, Bert is taller, and Big Bird is the tallest. (First: Episode 0284) |
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SCENE 5 | In limbo, the cast presents a series of scenes demonstrating short and tall. Kate’s plant is short, while Maria’s plant is tall; a kid's boots are short, and Gordon’s waders are tall; Bob is too tall to enter a short door - until he shrinks. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Song | "1-2-3-4-5!" (First: Episode 0144) |
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Muppets | "Five People in My Family" (First: Episode 0008) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pied Piper of Hamelin — Kermit takes over for the Pied Piper. |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Film | A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog: Draw a Q — Grover helps Kermit draw a Q. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Cartoon | "Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!" (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Country 5 (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A girl runs home to her CASA. (First: Episode 0503) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally has a new pair of pants, but they're too big for him. Ralph has a belt, but isn't quite sure how to secure it. Ralph ultimately suggests Wally eat a lot of bananas until he's big enough to fit into the pants. (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | A magnetic scrapyard baler is used to lift cars into a compacter. (First: Episode 0024) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and David display their mad and happy faces. (First: Episode 0343) |
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Cartoon | A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head. (First: Episode 0303) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird reads a poem about pelicans, leading to... |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Swimming and flying pelicans. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0322) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cast | In speed-induced footage, Maria, Luis and David put together a letter Q. (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet (repeat) |
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Film | A kid narrates footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | "Five Song (Song of Five)" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 7 | Maria joins the kids in a game of Duck-Duck-Goose as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Kate holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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