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From 1979, Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) is bored of being a bird and wants to try living as other animals on another full episode of the best darn kids show ever! Aired on April 23, 1979, Episode 1291 is from Season 10. Big hugs to @Sesame Maniac who knows exactly who he is. A Sesame Maniac, natch! Keep reading as we unwrap this pressie from the past.
NEW MUPPETS: "Eight Beautiful Notes" with The Count (Jerry Nelson); The Amazing Mumford (Jerry Nelson) "helps" Oscar (Caroll Spinney) with his Grouch magic tricks; Big Bird telephones Mr. Snuffleupagus (Michael Earl), who is still unseen by others, from Chinatown telling him about a big dragon puppet next to him. Snuffy chuckles and compliments Big Bird's imagination. "Et tu, Snuffy?" Such delightful irony.
NEW CARTOON: The Ringmaster #8.
OTHER NEW STUFF: Bob (Bob McGrath) and Linda (Linda Bove) perform a song about saying "Hello"; live-action film of kids playing "Pat-a-Cake" in the park.
MUPPET REPEATS: A five-part sketch with a weird-looking purple monster known behind-the-scenes as Snitch Whistle (Jerry Nelson); Sesame Street News Flash: Jack Be Nimble; Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) at the library; Ernie (Jim Henson) and Bert's (Frank Oz) Rhyming Game.
CARTOON REPEATS: Jenny, Jeff, and a disobedient jacket illustrate J words; a boy helps a baby bird back to its nest, the mother bird then saves the boy from embarrassment; old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today (Bruce Cayard); boy acts out his feelings as animals ("There's a zoo in me!"); a wizard walks through a door and a boy tries to imitate him; "Candy Man" (Bud Luckey); The J Train; a girl runs home to her CASA; J for Jaguar; Fruta Manzana, spoof of Carmen Miranda (the lady with the fruit on her head) by Irra Verbitsky; Sand Art V/v; Speech Balloon: V for Violin; Today's Secret Drawing: Astronaut (voiced by Gary Owens).
OTHER REPEATS: Three Joe Raposo goodies: Eating (animals eating), I'm an Aardvark, and Things You Can Carry; legendary drummer Ray Barretto and his group play for the cast and kids as they dance; George the Farmer (Arril Johnson): Over and Under; trapeze artist addition and subtraction (version "B"); a panda tries to scratch an itch.
PLAYLIST: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Episodes
Shameless Amazon Plugs! (Does not include this ep)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2 DVDs) amzn.to/35A4eoP
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration! (DVD) amzn.to/34yzQcU
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From 1979, Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) is bored of being a bird and wants to try living as other animals on another full episode of the best darn kids show ever! Aired on April 23, 1979, Episode 1291 is from Season 10. Big hugs to @Sesame Maniac who knows exactly who he is. A Sesame Maniac, natch! Keep reading as we unwrap this pressie from the past.
NEW MUPPETS: "Eight Beautiful Notes" with The Count (Jerry Nelson); The Amazing Mumford (Jerry Nelson) "helps" Oscar (Caroll Spinney) with his Grouch magic tricks; Big Bird telephones Mr. Snuffleupagus (Michael Earl), who is still unseen by others, from Chinatown telling him about a big dragon puppet next to him. Snuffy chuckles and compliments Big Bird's imagination. "Et tu, Snuffy?" Such delightful irony.
NEW CARTOON: The Ringmaster #8.
OTHER NEW STUFF: Bob (Bob McGrath) and Linda (Linda Bove) perform a song about saying "Hello"; live-action film of kids playing "Pat-a-Cake" in the park.
MUPPET REPEATS: A five-part sketch with a weird-looking purple monster known behind-the-scenes as Snitch Whistle (Jerry Nelson); Sesame Street News Flash: Jack Be Nimble; Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) at the library; Ernie (Jim Henson) and Bert's (Frank Oz) Rhyming Game.
CARTOON REPEATS: Jenny, Jeff, and a disobedient jacket illustrate J words; a boy helps a baby bird back to its nest, the mother bird then saves the boy from embarrassment; old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today (Bruce Cayard); boy acts out his feelings as animals ("There's a zoo in me!"); a wizard walks through a door and a boy tries to imitate him; "Candy Man" (Bud Luckey); The J Train; a girl runs home to her CASA; J for Jaguar; Fruta Manzana, spoof of Carmen Miranda (the lady with the fruit on her head) by Irra Verbitsky; Sand Art V/v; Speech Balloon: V for Violin; Today's Secret Drawing: Astronaut (voiced by Gary Owens).
OTHER REPEATS: Three Joe Raposo goodies: Eating (animals eating), I'm an Aardvark, and Things You Can Carry; legendary drummer Ray Barretto and his group play for the cast and kids as they dance; George the Farmer (Arril Johnson): Over and Under; trapeze artist addition and subtraction (version "B"); a panda tries to scratch an itch.
PLAYLIST: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Episodes
Shameless Amazon Plugs! (Does not include this ep)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2 DVDs) amzn.to/35A4eoP
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration! (DVD) amzn.to/34yzQcU
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1291
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Snitch_Whistle
arril-johnson-sidesalad.weebly.com
people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/ArrilJohnson
Twitter: twitter.com/TinyDancer500
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Web: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Lyrics_Archive
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