| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sam the Robot counts to 10 when he's mad | |||||||
| Air date | November 27, 1973 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Big Bird minds David’s number 8 sign that he finished painting to advertise a sale on bananas. Big Bird decides to blow on it to speed up the paint drying, but the top of the number 8 blows away. Big Bird tries to coax it back, eventually getting it back to its proper place. David returns to check his sign, thinking he could speed up the drying by blowing on it; Big Bird immediately clamps his wing onto David's mouth, warning not to do it. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Lefty the Salesman: 8 — Lefty wants to sell a number 8 to Ernie. (First: Episode 0079) |
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Film | An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot: M Sound — Grover makes a sound that Herbert Birdsfoot thinks is a letter. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | M for Mail (First: Episode 0013) |
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Film | A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan plays "Here Are Some Things" using pictures of cups with handles and a glass. |
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Cartoon | "Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: What Happens Next Machine — Kermit's machine is supposed to turn on the radio. (First: Episode 0089) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between." |
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SCENE 3 | Between quickies:
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates between. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Song | "Eight Song (Song of Eight)" (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert & Ingrid count backwards from ten to one. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Cartoon | A man instructs someone on how to use a wrench to tighten a pipe. (First: Episode 0530) |
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Cartoon | Marvelous Martha knows many words that start with the letter "M." (First: Episode 0013) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria displays her "magic board," which reveals three hidden letter M's via a telestrator. |
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Muppets | "M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380) |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley (First: Episode 0516) |
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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 man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. |
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SCENE 5 | Sam the Robot is having a bad day today, but David, Susan, and Maria don't have the time to hear him vent. He starts to shake in anger as he blares his sirens, flashes his lights, and blows out some steam. The others are concerned and gather around him, suggesting they count to 10 with him to help calm him down. It works and Sam feels much better as he leaves, bumping into Oscar's trash can. Oscar becomes very cross with Sam, who suggests he count to settle his nerves; needless to say, it doesn't work. |
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Muppets | Grover: Alphabet Secret — Herry Monster tells Grover a secret, which is the alphabet. (First: Episode 0360) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2) (First: Episode 0101) |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #8 (repeat) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Bacon and Eggs — Grover prolongs Mr. Johnson's breakfast order into lunch time. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cartoon | La letra M es para Miguel, musica, mariposa, marinero, molino, marciano, maroma y mono (First: Episode 0464) |
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SCENE 6 | David and the kids overhear Oscar playing with a friend's pet that he's taking care of. They try to figure out what kind of animal that the pet, named Herman, could be. Based on the clues, Oscar claims that Herman is an elephant. The others don't believe him as an elephant couldn't fit inside his trash can. To prove it, Oscar has Herman climb up on top of his piano so he can stick his trunk out, which he uses to slurp up David and the kids' popcorn. |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Elephant (instrumental) (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees (First: Episode 0083) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | David and Jay play some basketball around the kids in the yard as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and David and Maria hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes
- The idea of an elephant in Oscar's trash can would become common in later years as Oscar would have many different kinds of pets, including several elephants such as Fluffy (who, like Herman, would only be represented by their trunk).
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