| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Alarms in Hooper's Store | |||||||
| Air date | March 25, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Hooper is about to install a new smoke detector for Hooper's Store when D.D. Dragon comes by to test it out (by breathing smoke on it). |
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Cartoon | A red man tries to think of words that begin with H, but a yellow man keeps spewing them out until Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells "HELP!!" (First: Episode 0020) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: H on TV — Ernie attempts to fix the TV after Bert complains there's a big H on it. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon / Film | A Scanimate/live-action hybrid segment in which an off-camera child and Luis name words that begin with H. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Cast | Linda stars in the Theater Without Words production of "The Batter and the Ball." (First: Episode 1031) |
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Cartoon | An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO." (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper now has another alarm for the store, a burglar alarm. He asks Bob and the kids to pretend to be intruders to test it out. The alarm instead makes the sounds of a cat, then a rooster and finally, a cow. Mr. Hooper adjusts it to make the sound of an alarm at last, getting the attention of a Muppet police officer (Brian Muehl) who puts them all under arrest for breaking and entering. |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about imagination. (First: Episode 0353) |
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Muppets | Old West: Forming the Posse — Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart. (First: Episode 0554) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342) |
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Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rumplestiltskin — Kermit helps the miller's daughter guess Rumpelstiltskin's name. (First: Episode 0724) |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Insert | Maria sings "Scream." (First: Episode 1018) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: Sandwich Cooperation — Ingredients argue about which of them should be eaten. (First: Episode 1204) |
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Cartoon | Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0977) |
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Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
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Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | A boy talks about what his little sister can do now that she's not a baby anymore. |
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Cartoon | A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Guess What I Am Game — After Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck, Bert's train impression works a little too well. (First: Episode 0645) |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets | Same Sound Brown shows Farley that "That's What Reading's All About." (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird imagines being an airplane pilot when he grows up, acting as if he's flying a plane around the yard. Bob comes by and claims Big Bird looks a little silly acting like that. Big Bird's actions remind him of when he wanted to be a conductor growing up and mimes being one. Soon, Mr. Hooper, Susan, and Gordon act out the jobs they wished to have as kids (a baseball player, a race car driver, and a tap dancer, respectively). Big Bird returns to observe them all pretending and remarks, "And Bob said I looked silly?" |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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Muppets | Marshal Grover: Big, Bigger, Biggest — Marshal Grover and Fred pop by the cafe for a glass of milk. (First: Episode 0683) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: A man rearranges a LIMK sign to make the word "MILK". (First: Episode 1116) |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) |
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Cartoon | Letter I (Beep Beep) (First: Episode 0427) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob, Susan, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper continue acting out their childhood aspirations, instructing the kids on their potential careers. Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign. |
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