| Sesame Street | |||||
| Sam the Machine wants to go to the movies (repeat of 0641) | |||||
| Air date | February 18, 1976 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria is in a hurry to get to an exam and asks Big Bird to do two favors for her: give David the dollar bill she owes him, and place her letter in the mailbox for her mother in Puerto Rico. Big Bird beams with pride that he's helping out Maria, but begins to get his instructions mixed up… |
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Cartoon | "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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SCENE 2 | An Anything Muppet mailman (Jerry Nelson) collects the mail, finding a dollar bill. He and Big Bird wonder how it got in there, and Big Bird provides several possible scenarios including someone with too much money or a chase involving big and little monsters. David comes along and asks Big Bird why he gave him a letter that’s addressed to Maria’s mother; again Big Bird struggles to come up with an answer. Maria passes through and casually switches the items as Big Bird gives an embarrassed laugh. |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. Voices: Hal Smith (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cast | Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | "Four Seasons" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Film | Slide puzzle - boy (First: Episode 0428) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids (upside-down girl) (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: W Part 1 — Kermit talks about the letter W, but Cookie Monster keeps eating pieces off of it. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, Greg, and Laura play a game of volleyball with a balloon. (First: Episode 0818) |
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Film | Lions (instrumental, with occasional lion growls) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0018) |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, David gets off the phone with someone who just canceled their sandwich order. The Count eyes the half-made sandwich, and David gets so cheered up with the unwasted food that he offers to add more ingredients to make it even more delicious for him. Once the sandwich is complete, the Count... counts the one sandwich and promptly leaves. |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: W Part 2 — The W starts to walk as Kermit talks about it. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cast | The Sesame Street Roughnecks (Maria, Gordon, Luis and Mr. Hooper) face off against Regular Kid in the Subtraction Bowl. Both competitors are poised to figure out how many four crates minus one crate equals. As the Roughnecks attempt to physically remove the crates, Regular Kid solves the math problem on the chalkboard. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Cartoon | Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cast | In Round 2 of the Subtraction Bowl, the teams must now figure out how much three crates take away one equals. Maria and Gordon discard Regular Kid's chalkboard, but she's still able to figure out the math using her fingers. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." (First: Episode 0655) |
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Cast | In the third and final round of the Subtraction Bowl, the teams must now figure out how much two crates take away one equals. The Roughnecks put boxing gloves on Regular Kid's hands to prevent her from counting with fingers, but, using visual thinking, she gets the correct final answer, and wins the trophy. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand. (First: Episode 0511) |
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Muppets | Grover the elevator operator gives a demonstration of in and out which annoys the passengers. (First: Episode 0511) |
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Cartoon | A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN (First: Episode 0337) |
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Film | Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Celebrity | Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet. (First: Episode 0775) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0795) |
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Film | Apples grow on a tree. (First: Episode 0093) |
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Film | D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367) |
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SCENE 4 | Sam the Robot plays an internal game of pinball (indicated by the noises he makes and his "TILT" sign). He encounters Maria and David on their way to the movies, and asks to join them since he's never been to one. They agree to take him as long as he promises not to flash any lights or make any noise. Sam agrees, though he makes a lot of chatter on the way there. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer". The object is a tire. (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty. (First: Episode 0099) |
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SCENE 5 | During the movie, Sam asks out loud how a movie projector works, disrupting Maria, David, and the other patrons. Just as he gets quiet, the projector breaks. David tells him that the movie won't continue until they fix the machine. Excited to hear that the projector is a fellow machine, Sam thinks he can help out and leaves. The movie starts up again and Maria and David snuggle up close to enjoy it... discovering that Sam is serving as the projector's replacement, playing the movie from his front hatch! |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | "Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359) |
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Cast | Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | SALIDA (train) (First: Episode 0537) |
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Film | Stop-motion: in a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. (Part 1) (First: Episode 0491) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Missing at the Beach — Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie find Bert at the beach. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Film | Stop-motion: in a park, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (Part 2) (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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SCENE 6 | David and Maria complain how bad the film was, but compliment Sam for his work. The couple continues to discuss the film as Sam stops to announce the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar and the Count hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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