Episode 0014
Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | After stumbling through the door yet again, Big Bird finds some mysterious yellow footprints on the ground, and thinks they came from a monster. Doubtful about this theory, Gordon and Susan confirm that their feet don't fit in the footprints, and point out that Big Bird's feet do fit, since he stepped in some paint earlier. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Susan leaves for the store, and Gordon sits down to show Big Bird and the kids some pictures of different kinds of footprints (and tire tracks). | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Just then, they hear a plane in the sky, and witness a pilot (Alphabet Bates) skywriting the letter R. | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: R for rabbit | |
Cartoon | R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011) | |
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) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's R Collection — Bert convinces Ernie to throw away his R collection. | |
Cartoon | "The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug." Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0009) | |
SCENE 2 | In the dining room, Susan and the kids sing "The Alphabet Song" while pointing to some blocks. | |
Celebrity | Actor James Earl Jones recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 0002) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
Susan reads a book, Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats, about a boy who wants to whistle for his dog. She then says goodbye to the kids, and introduces the next segment. | |
Cast | Buddy and Jim try to play checkers, but they can't get their chairs facing the right direction. | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) | |
Celebrity | James Earl Jones counts to 10. (First: Episode 0005) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red (First: Episode 0001) | |
SCENE 3 | Gordon shows Mauricio and Greg two different sized glasses, and asks them which one would fit more milk. He reveals that the glasses can both hold the same amount of milk. | |
Film | How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (First: Episode 0001) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing Jellybeans — Ernie divides jellybeans among himself and Bert. | |
Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red (First: Episode 0001) | |
SCENE 4 | Susan and Bob sing "One of These Things" with a picture of glasses. Susan points out that the top of a glass looks like the letter O. | |
Cartoon | "O Imagination" Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0011) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open | |
Muppets | Mahna Mahna and two Anything Muppet girls sing "Mah Na Mah Na". | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | A voice narrates a film about how things begin – including roosters, buildings, lakes, cups, birthday cakes, trees, and babies. (First: Episode 0003) Portions of this film were later re-edited into "A Little Bit (at the Beginning)". | |
SCENE 5 | Gordon agrees that a baby is the best beginning of them all. He then narrates some film footage (First: Episode 0003) of a baby reindeer taking its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo) | |
SCENE 5 cont'd |
Gordon signs off, and he and Susan watch the kids play horseshoes. Bob announces the sponsors, and the books featured on today's program. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | A group of Muppet hippies (including a bearded hippie) holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper and Bob hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign. |