| Sesame Street | |||||
| Mr. Hooper goes to the hospital for a checkup | |||||
| Air date | January 7, 1976 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper, dressed in a suit, finishes checking his overnight bag while at his store. Big Bird wonders where he’s going and wants to learn in the form of a game, so Mr. Hooper gives him clues: it’s got beds, it’s a place where tests are taken, it's where he’ll find out about his health, and most of the people there dress in white clothes. Susan says he’s going with him to the hospital for a checkup, which confuses Big Bird since he believes that the hospital is where people either go to be born or when they're very sick. Mr. Hooper explains that he is going for a checkup and says that it's important for a person his age to see how well they are doing. After Mr. Hooper and David give some final advice to each other, Mr. Hooper leaves with Susan. |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Planning Ahead at the Beach — Bert and Ernie have planned ahead for their day at the beach. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Cartoon | E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 2 | Relaxing in the hospital bed, Mr. Hooper is visited by the lab technician who gets his blood drawn and explains some of the other procedures he will have soon. As Mr. Hooper waits to go to the x-ray room he befriends Anelle, a young girl in a wheelchair. As they chat Mr. Hooper admits to never being in a hospital before, but is glad to meet someone like her and invites her to a game of checkers. |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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Film | Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line (First: Episode 0419) |
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Cartoon | A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Dance Music — Bert and Ernie ask the Kids which music is better, march or dance music. (First: Episode 0798) |
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Cartoon | E for Erase (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Picture Menu — Mr. Johnson's order doesn't match the picture Grover showed him in the menu. (First: Episode 0332) |
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Film | Animals fight. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0567) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot: AN Family Part 1 — RAN (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot: AN Family Part 2 — CAN (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: E-Ear (First: Episode 0807) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot: AN Family Part 3 — FAN (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | Before and after: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (First: Episode 0631) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | Antes y despues: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0631) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan is ready to take a picture of Mr. Hooper and his young friends at the hospital, but Mr. Hooper keeps changing his mind on how he wants them arranged. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Count it Higher." (First: Episode 0553) |
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Cartoon | In Spanish, a man makes everything in the room cerrada, and considers making the basket abierto if only for the guitar band inside. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Cast | Luis tries to open a door marked with a "CERRADO" sign. He gets a running start, when Maria changes the sign to read "ABIERTO." She opens the door and Luis runs right through it, crashing. (First: Episode 0596) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cast / Muppets | Cookie Monster: E is for Egg — Cookie Monster demonstrates that egg starts with the letter E. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt has Baby Breeze teach the class about traffic. Smart Tina thinks all one has to do is look at the traffic lights, but Baby Breeze tells her one should also look out for cars. (First: Episode 0517) |
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SCENE 4 | Back at Hooper’s Store, David, Debo, and another kid are building a toy house from a kit. David receives a call from Mr. Hooper checking up on the store, but as David coaches the kids to continue putting the toy house together Mr. Hooper is haunted by the idea that David is referring to his store instead and thinks the whole building is coming apart. |
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Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Blows a Fuse — Ernie and Bert are watching TV, but Bert gets bored and decides to play a record. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Cartoon | A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Film | There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cartoon | E Imagination (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan brings Mr. Hooper home from the hospital, where he is welcomed by David with a hug. Big Bird notices the suitcase in Mr. Hooper's hand, and having forgotten what it was for he wonders if Mr. Hooper is going on a trip. The grown-ups begin to discuss his visit as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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