Wed, Dec 31, 1975
Oscar the Grouch paints a sign in which all the words are pushed together ("GOAWAYLEAVEMEALONE"). Gordon, Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper each annoy Oscar when they give their opinions about how the sign should look. Sand Y/y. Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey. Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl.
Thu, Jan 1, 1976
At Hooper's Store, Luis accidentally spills grape juice all over his shirt. Noticing this, Herry Monster tries to cheer him up by giving him a slap on the back, but Luis reacts angrily to this and storms off. Bob and Maria notice Herry starting to cry, but he denies it. They reassure him that it's okay to cry, that even grownups cry, so Herry lets it all out. The letter X. Herry, holding an ice cream cone, now feels mad at Luis. Luis comes over and apologizes to Herry for yelling at him, then they shake hands and make up, but in doing so, Herry spills his ice cream on Luis' shirt. People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo.
Sun, Jan 4, 1976
In the arbor, a bespectacled monster wearing a hat reads a letter from his brother Herry Monster who has invited him to visit on Sesame Street. The letter is addressed to Jerry who explains that he's not much like his brother, except in the way he looks. Indeed, a number of locals mistake him for Herry, and ask Jerry to assist in activities that his much stronger brother could handle with ease. Gordon asks him to lift a large crate onto a wagon, Maria asks him to cheer on the kids with his loud voice, and Luis wants him to chop a plank in half with his bare hand. Jerry laments over everyone expecting him to act like his brother, insisting instead that he's not Herry, "I'm me!" Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey.
Mon, Jan 5, 1976
Mr. Hooper accuses Oscar of littering all over Sesame Street, but he later apologizes when Oscar tells him the story of how the Street actually got dirty: David gave him a bag of rusty cans, then spilled them as he rushed over to the phone; Maria gave him a box of dirt which broke at the bottom, then rushed off to fetch a shovel; Gordon left his newspapers and trash by Oscar's can while he tended to his roast in the oven. Back in the present, when Maria and Gordon and David arrive to clean up their messes, Mr. Hooper realizes his assumption was wrong. R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake - Artist: Fred Calvert. Mr. Hooper accuses Oscar of littering all over Sesame Street, but he later apologizes when Oscar tells him the story of how the Street actually got dirty: David gave him a bag of rusty cans, then spilled them as he rushed over to the phone; Maria gave him a box of dirt which broke at the bottom, then rushed off to fetch a shovel; Gordon left his newspapers and trash by Oscar's can while he tended to his roast in the oven. Back in the present, when Maria and Gordon and David arrive to clean up their messes, Mr. Hooper realizes his assumption was wrong. R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake.
Thu, Jan 8, 1976
Count von Count plans to count all the people going into Hooper's Store. Since it's lunchtime, he assumes there will be many. However, everyone passing by (Big Bird, Bob and the kids) have other plans. The Count shifts gears and plans to count people not going into Hooper's. Maria defies this when she has to run errands inside the store. Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. Joe's Lap (limerick). Baby animals nurse. Music by Joe Raposo. On a snowy day, a cold man desires firewood. He carries a huge log up the hill multiple times, but it rolls down each time. Using his "wits", he pushes his house down to the bottom of the hill to be closer to the giant log.
Sun, Jan 11, 1976
The Count counts early in the morning. Gordon and Maria both warn him not to wake everyone up, so he tries counting more quietly - but his thunderclaps wake everybody up. A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. P is for Pillow . The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down.
Mon, Jan 12, 1976
Grover greets the viewer from atop the Sesame Street sign post, and drops down to talk about circles. He points out a bicycle tire, the clock Bob is carrying, and the frisbee Angela is playing with. To show one more, he climbs up the sign post again and points out the street light's globe at the top of the post. A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard.
Tue, Jan 13, 1976
Bob encounters Big Bird, watching the season change to Fall. He looks through his binoculars at the birds flying south, then waits for the leaves to change colors, but Bob tells him that will take awhile - three months, to be exact. Big Bird is worried that he'll miss Fall like he did last year, but Bob assures him he won't. A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
Wed, Jan 14, 1976
At Hooper's Store, Debo asks David for 100 marbles, which he'll pick up later. David asks The Count to count them, but the Count is taking the day off today, because tomorrow he's going to the country to count grass (and grasshoppers). David tries counting them multiple times, but loses count each time. The Count points out that the quantity of marbles is listed on the jar he has, so there's no need to count them. An Anything Muppet teaches another to count by singing "Beep." A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end. A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo.
Thu, Jan 15, 1976
Mr. Hooper is angry when Big Bird mispronounces his name for the umpteenth time. He tells Big Bird to imagine how he would feel if everyone mispronounced his name. After Big Bird visualizes everyone calling him names like "Rig Rurd" and "Fig Furd", he loudly reminds everyone of his name. Sesame Street News Flash. Kermit stands by a grandfather clock waiting for a mouse to run up it, acting out "Hickory Dickory Dock". Gladys the Cow and a duck show up instead. Finally, a horse comes in and explains that the mouse can't make it. The horse runs through the clock, breaking it.
Fri, Jan 16, 1976
Big Bird wakes up to a cold morning in his nest where he's greeted by Juan Toucan who hails from a tropical country. Big Bird offers him some birdseed, but Juan is used to eating fruit off the trees. Big Bird explains that they don't have any fruit trees, but he might be able to buy some at Hooper's Store when it opens. When Juan tries to drink some water, he hits his beak against something solid prompting Big Bird to explain what ice is. Elephants have 4 legs. A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz. Scanimate Films #4. Juan convinces Big Bird to move to the jungle where it's always warm and the food is free.
Mon, Jan 19, 1976
Mr. Hooper asks Luis to help him get into his store when he forgets his keys. As Luis begins to work on the door, Rodeo Rosie lassos him to thwart his breaking and entering. Mr. Hooper explains the situation, Luis finishes his work, and heads to the Fix-It Shop where he discovers he's also misplaced his keys. While trying to get the door open, Rosie lassos him again for making another break-in attempt. A cartoon man (Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses.
Mon, Jan 12, 1976
Big Bird, David, and the kids play a game where they match the bottom and top halves of pictures of Big Bird, Mr. Hooper, and Ernie. They match the Big Bird and Ernie pictures, so Big Bird asks David to match the last one. He puts them together and Big Bird gets him to admit that it's a picture of Mr. Snuffleupagus. When Maria comes by and hears what's been going on, she gives David a look of disbelief. A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom.
Wed, Jan 21, 1976
Kermit at Home: Grover is outside in the snow, freezing. He keeps knocking on Kermit's door, asking how to get warm, and Kermit keeps telling him to come inside. Grover, missing the point, tries ideas of his own to get warm, but they don't work. Finally, Kermit tells Grover that if he wants to get warm, he should come inside. Excited, Grover pulls Kermit aside and slams the door, locking Kermit outside. Grover goes to sleep in Kermit's armchair while the frozen frog scrapes at the window. "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
Thu, Jan 22, 1976
Big Bird wakes up in his nest and looks at all the smooth, untouched snow around him. When Bob comes by, Big Bird wonders how he could have gotten into his nest last night without leaving footprints, so he guesses he either flew (Bob reminds him that he can't) or hired a helicopter to parachute him into his nest. Bob begins shovelling snow over the footprints he made on the way in to give him a hint. Big Bird is impressed that he spent all night going around Sesame Street filling in everyone's footprints. Guy Smiley hosts The Weather Show.
Thu, Jan 22, 1976
Big Bird lures Maria to his nest to show her the snowman he's built. Maria says that it's upside down and that he should have looked at a picture of a snowman to see what one looks like. Big Bird produces a book called "World's Great Snowmen" and says it looks just alike a picture in the book - which Maria notes is upside down. She offers to help fix it, placing the head on the top, etc. Big Bird says he liked it better his first way, and Maria assures him that's fine: he's invented a new way to build a snowman. A mad scientist (voice of Arnold Stang) puts together a capital H.
Mon, Jan 26, 1976
The Count greets Bob while he's talking to the audience about near and far. He's a little sad and comments on how there are no footprints in the freshly fallen snow yet. Bob excuses himself to continue the lesson, but the Count offers to help. Once he's shown that he's "near" Bob, he asks him to walk away from him to demonstrate "far". They repeat this a few times until the Count says that should be enough. When Bob asks what he means, the Count explains that he now has plenty of footprints in the snow to count. A little horse gets near and far from the camera.
Wed, Jan 28, 1976
Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus see that the snow on the sidewalk has been shoveled, and it has frozen over with ice, so they decide it would be fun to slide on it. Big Bird goes first, but when Snuffy tries, he falls shaking the street with him. Big Bird can't get him back up by himself, so he recruits the help of some kids. With much pushing and pulling, Snuffy is back on his feet again. When he tries to slide a second time, he falls again. Big Bird suggests he just try sliding on his tummy - it would be easier for everyone. A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble.
Thu, Jan 29, 1976
Maria sings "Snow". Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor). C is for clipper - and captain, crew, cargo, cookies, cantaloupe, cabbage, candy, cake, and corks that the crew eats (some by mistake).
Sun, Feb 1, 1976
Maria encounters Oscar bouncing on a trampoline inside his trash can. He's showing his hippopotamus friend Seymour how to jump, so he can redecorate his can by having Seymour mess everything up. A girl imagines herself as a car that rescues fire victims. Song: "I'm Not a Baby Anymore"
Mon, Feb 2, 1976
Big Bird has a surprise for Gordon, Luis and Maria. He gives them clues: it makes music, it travels a lot, and wears feathers. The surprise is - Buffy. Everyone gathers around and hugs her. A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale. Ernie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep: he remembers things with his brain, which is in his head; his head is round, and so is the basketball. His plan works the first time, but not when Bert wants to go to sleep.
Tue, Feb 3, 1976
Bob encounters Sam the Robot, who is sad because his happiness functions are affected by poor circuitry. Bob tries patting Sam's side to get him working again, but Sam switches to being afraid. David and Maria join Bob in helping, and Sam switches to being angry. Big Bird rides on a unicycle, but accidentally crashes into Sam, making him switch to being happy again. Sand X/x. A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing at a recital.
Wed, Feb 4, 1976
Big Bird, Susan, Gordon and Buffy compare the size of their sandwiches during lunch. Susan's is big, Buffy's is bigger, and Gordon's is the biggest - but he's saving his sandwich for a party tonight, and having cottage cheese for lunch instead. Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. He tries to guess what it is so as not to spoil the surprise. After a few wrong guesses, he unwraps it before Bert can stop him. It is indeed a surprise, a lady's hat with flowers. Bert had wrapped the gift for his Aunt Matilda.
Thu, Feb 5, 1976
A girl runs home to her CASA. Tina and Clive Thompson of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform a Juba dance together. A girl demonstrates that she is scary-looking to a sleeping monster. Artist: Bruce Cayard. "Five Onstage Dancers". Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead.
Thu, Feb 5, 1976
Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus try to see if they can sneak down the block without anyone noticing them. They crouch past the Hooper's window to avoid being seen, and pass by Mr. Hooper with his nose in a book. By the time they reach Big Bird's nest, they erupt with laughter over how well it went (even though they've noisily knocked over a trash can). Snuffy goes home, when the adults come by asking what's the deal with the loud laughter. "They'll never know," Big Bird quips to the camera. David arrives for work at Hooper's Store, but doesn't see Mr. Hooper around. He finally sees him out in the arbor with some reading materials, but Mr. Hooper tries to keep them hidden. He does the same when Big Bird arrives before finally admitting the truth. As a youth, he never graduated from high school due to having to work, and he's now taken up night courses to earn his diploma, though he feels foolish being such an old student. Contrary to his belief, David and Big Bird are very proud and supportive of him.
Sun, Feb 8, 1976
Susan hears a knock on the door. When she answers it, she finds a gift box with a love poem attached. The gift turns out to be a hat. She walks over to Hooper's Store, wondering who the hat came from. Bob and Maria give her more gifts from the secret admirer, which are a cake and a barbell. They figure out that the secret admirer is Herry Monster, who comes in with a photo of Susan, sheepishly asking her to sign it "for a friend". A salesman tries to sell a Z. His customer stops the hard sell by locking the salesman in a zoo. Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is. Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit interviews Christopher Columbus before he begins his voyage to discover America. Kermit tries to tell him that the third ship is tied to the dock, but it's too late -- the dock breaks free, and takes Kermit along with the ship.
Tue, Feb 10, 1976
Mr. Macintosh, the fruit vendor, and Willy, the hot dog man, don't like to work close to each other, so they set up their stands on opposite sides of the street. Susan asks Mr. Macintosh for an apple cut in half, but he needs a knife, which Willy has. Bob asks Willy for two pounds of hot dogs, but Willy needs a scale, which Mr. Macintosh has. Mr. Macintosh and Willy soon work out a compromise. Letter G drawing with kid voice-over.
Wed, Feb 11, 1976
David tells Cookie Monster that he's not getting any free cookies today, but Cookie Monster says he's collecting money for endangered species. Buffy notes how there are only a few wolves left in the world and Maria mentions killer whales. Cookie Monster adds the whooping crane and polar bears, not to the mention yellow-bellied tomato worm ("I told you not to mention it!"). Maria says they're very proud of him, and they all chip in some change. Cookie Monster subsequently asks David for twenty cents worth of cookies, citing himself as the last living member of his species. He's kicked out of Hooper's Store shouting, "save the cookie monster!" An osprey flies around. Music: Joe Raposo. Roosevelt Franklin demonstrates high and low. An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky. A turtle walks slowly. Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod.
Thu, Feb 12, 1976
At Hooper's Store, there is a small handful of cookies on a plate. Big Bird allows only one per customer, and cuts off Cookie Monster after he takes one. Cookie is hungry for more cookies, understands that the next person also gets one cookie, and gets an idea. A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. Cookie Monster pretends to be Bert, fooling Big Bird into giving him a another cookie. When he pretends to be Susan, the real Susan enters, Cookie makes a run for it, and Susan asks what's been going on. Big Bird tells Susan to take her one cookie, and don't ask. Helen Reddy sings "Grow".
Sun, Feb 15, 1976
David shows Maria and the kids how a tape recorder works by sampling some audio of their voices and playing it back. He flips the tape over to side B to hear what else he's recorded, thinking maybe it's some notes he took for class. After a moment, his voice is heard in a poetic cadence, "Just a few thoughts I'd like to say about Maria..." He immediately switches it off, but Maria wants to hear the rest after hearing her name. David insists the Maria he's talking about is his sister's new cat, but she convinces him to play the rest back anyway. Finally he admits that the poem was about her, which Maria says was very nice. A rhino and her baby. Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills. David and Maria use the recorder to capture audio of Oscar the Grouch inside his can telling them to leave him alone. Oscar eventually emerges and they play back the tape out of view on the 123 Sesame Street steps. The resulting exchange with his own voice recording convinces Oscar that he's quarreling with another grouch.
Mon, Feb 16, 1976
The Count counts while David tries to study. To shut him up, David suggests that the Count find words that rhyme with tree. He comes to regret this request, as the Count thinks of endless rhyming words. A baby rescues a ball from on top of a column. Artist: The Hubleys. Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie talks about what happens next when he throws a rubber ball, a glass and a watermelon over the wall. When he throws the ball, it bounces. When he throws the glass, it breaks. When he throws the watermelon, Cookie Monster catches it in his mouth and thanks Ernie. A guru counts to twenty. Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the moving man and hot dog vendor. A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version)
Tue, Feb 17, 1976
Maria asks Big Bird to do two favors for her: give a dollar bill to David, and place a letter in the mailbox. Big Bird gets the two mixed up - On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. The Mad Painter #8. Big Bird and the mailman try to figure out how a dollar bill got into the mailbox. David asks Big Bird why he gave him a letter that's addressed to Maria's mother in Puerto Rico. 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.
Wed, Feb 18, 1976
David watches as Big Bird cleans his nest area in preparation for the arrival of his friend from the forest, Waldo Woodpecker. When Waldo arrives, he pecks on the door, but Big Bird doesn't notice because he's vacuuming. Finally, Waldo pecks his way right through the door. A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again. Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty. Big Bird offers Waldo some birdseed, but Waldo prefers insects. He looks around for trees, and pecks on Oscar's can, thinking it's a tree trunk, but Oscar tells him to scram. He pecks on a lamppost near Maria, then finds a real tree near Bob. Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane. Artist: John Korty.
Thu, Feb 19, 1976
Oscar invites David and the kids to play a game of "Oscar Says". He tells them to do grouchy things, but doesn't say "Oscar says" when he tells them to do nice things. Finally, he tells them to walk away, then says "Stop" multiple times. David points out that he didn't say "Oscar says", and Oscar says that was intentional - he wants them to walk farther away. Muppets, "J Friends". J - Jam. Things you can carry. Music: Joe Raposo. J family jamboree. Grover attempts to sell a weather machine to Kermit the Frog.
Sun, Feb 22, 1976
Oscar the Grouch can't sleep because Biff is drilling in the street. Biff explains why drilling is helpful to the city, and Oscar decides he'd rather hear the drilling than Biff talking. Only one of the two footprints can belong. "Doll House". Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." Typewriter: M for magic. Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo. Oscar asks David, Susan and Luis to help him move into a trash can that's dirtier and has more dents in it. They take out his furniture, one by one. Marshal Grover tries mounting Fred the Wonder Horse using a "run and jump" technique. But every time he gets close, Fred moves away from him, causing onlookers in the saloon to laugh at them. Fred finally explains that he doesn't appreciate the act, as it hurts his back. Grover promises never to run and jump onto his back again, and asks him to roll over so he may do so on his belly.
Mon, Feb 23, 1976
Luis gives David back his toaster after fixing it, but it burns the bread when David slides it in. The two get into a heated argument about it, and then decide to switch jobs. Five purple konkers disappear one by one, until two of them have a yellow honker together. Luis is now running Hooper's Store, where a Muppet kid asks for a hamburger, another kid asks for a sandwich, and Susan asks for a cup of coffee. He accidentally gives them the wrong orders, then puts ketchup in the coffee and sugar on the burger, driving the customers away - but attracting Oscar. The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends.
Tue, Feb 24, 1976
At the Fix-it Shop, Luis is working hard on fixing a radio, when The Count pops up and startles him. Luis berates the count for bothering him with his counting, and The Count promises he will just sit there and not count - but he ends up counting the seconds since he counted anything. Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. A red man illustrates abierto, while an angry blue man shows cerrado. Tomatoes grow in a field. Music: Joe Raposo. Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit the Frog reports on the prince kissing Sleeping Beauty, but rather than waking her up, falls asleep himself.
Wed, Feb 25, 1976
All is fine on Sesame Street in the evening, when suddenly all the lights go out. David goes into a panic, when Biff arrives, representing the electric company. He tells David and Luis that it is only temporary. David goes to make sure Maria is fine; she's already gotten a flashlight and keeps a much calmer head. The lights return moments later. Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster helps Ernie match mittens, shoes, and gloves and put them away. Guess how he puts away two matching cookies. The life of a Yellow Yahoo. Sand Y/y. Sesame Street Animal Films: The walrus. Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards).
Thu, Feb 26, 1976
Big Bird has drawn a picture of a top and wishes to caption it with the word, but can't remember what letter makes the "tuh" sound. Alphabet Bates flies overhead and makes the letter T to remind him. The letter T is a very useful letter. Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. T is for toes. Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole. Muppet and Kid Moment: Grover asks Stephanie for a kiss because he's lonely. No one will play with him, but Stephanie says she will.
Sun, Feb 29, 1976
Big Bird watches as Luis, Maria and Susan have three kids stand against a sheet of brown paper, and use markers to draw the kids' outlines. They demonstrate big, bigger and biggest with the finished result, then leave. Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up, sees the outlines, and wants one drawn from himself, so Big Bird and the kids team up to do so. "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey. Snuffy admires the outline of him that the kids have drawn. As Big Bird goes to fetch Maria, Snuffy goes home briefly to tell his mommy about it. When Big Bird shows the outline to Maria, she still doesn't believe him.
Mon, Mar 1, 1976
While walking down Sesame Street, Big Bird overhears his friends' conversations. Bob and Susan talk about someone who's "tall and cute, but awkward" and "bumps into everything". In the Fix-it Shop, Luis complains about all the feathers on the floor. In Hooper's Store, Maria talks on the phone about getting rid of a nest; she's sure no one's gonna need it. Big Bird assumes he is no longer wanted around here, and goes home to pack. Sand N / n. The adults encounter Big Bird as he runs away, dragging his nest and a suitcase. He repeats to them what he heard them saying, and they all correct him: Susan and Bob were talking about Gordon, whom Susan says can't dance; Luis was complaining about the feathers that fell out of a pillow he was trying to fix; and Maria was talking about an abandoned bird's nest in the awning above Hooper's. Big Bird is relieved. The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR.
Wed, Mar 3, 1976
Bob greets the viewer, and proceeds to talk about the letter Y, when Maria interrupts him to talk about the number 7. They bicker, until Bob gets an idea: he draws seven Ys in chalk on the sidewalk. "Seven Song (Song of Seven)". A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. Ernie answers the telephone. Bert overhears the conversation, which involves a baseball game, a rainy day, and a gorilla stealing a bologna sandwich. When Bert asks who just called, Ernie says it was a wrong number. The life of a Yellow Yahoo.
Thu, Mar 4, 1976
David and Maria explain to Big Bird what being proud means. David is proud of having just shot nineteen baskets in the arbor, while Maria is proud of being able to speak both English and Spanish. Big Bird understands now, but he's upset because he can't think of anything he's proud of. Song: "1-2-3-4-5!" Big Bird tells the viewer he has nothing to be proud of before riding his unicycle out of his nest and out onto Sesame Street. Everyone he passes by is super impressed by this feat. David asks if it took him a long time to learn, and explains that not many people can ride a unicycle. Big Bird realizes he has something to be proud of and rides his unicycle away. Off-screen, he crashes, and admits to getting a little too proud for a moment. Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves.
Sun, Mar 7, 1976
Mr. Hooper and Susan talk to the kids about what rhyming is. Sam the Robot finds endless words that rhyme with whatever they end their sentences with, to their annoyance. Muppets Sesame Street News Flash. Instead of a bone, Old Mother Hubbard brings her dog various objects which rhyme with "bone", including a stone, a throne, and finally a phone (which the dog uses to order take-out from a Chinese restaurant). Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey.
Mon, Mar 8, 1976
David uses a tape measure to measure a puppy. Oscar the Grouch claims that he dogsits for a friend whose puppy's tail measures fifteen feet four inches long. Just then, a deliveryman brings Oscar a giant, dinosaur-size bone from the meat market, and a loud bark is heard. "Watch the Dance": A calypso singer points out the body parts of a dancer. Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin instructs the class in an exercise: "Lean to the left. Lean to the right. Stand up, sit down. (That's alright!)"
Tue, Mar 9, 1976
From a long trek, Buffy finally reaches Sesame Street. She visits Hooper's Store, but it's so early in the morning that the store isn't open yet. She washes her face with a nearby hose and bucket, then fixes herself some toast and instant coffee with her little camp stove from her backpack. Gordon, Susan and Mr. Hooper smell the coffee, and decide to join Buffy for breakfast. "Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey.