Episode 0243
Sesame Street 
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| The Little Theatre of the Deaf visits | |||||||||
| Air date | April 14, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan and Bob introduce the kids to Linda, who lives just across the street. They say she's an actress for the Little Theatre of the Deaf and explain how she uses sign language. She shows them how to sign the alphabet, then her name. Linda indicates the costume she has will be used soon when her friends from the theatre will be visiting. |
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Muppets | A baby monster sees the word "IS", and asks some other monsters to tell him what the word is. (First: Episode 0168) |
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SCENE 2 | Linda gets in her costume as her fellow performers (referred to only by first name in dialogue) - Carol Fleming, Richard Kendall, Bernard Bragg, and Mary Beth Miller - arrive. They all put on a performance of "The House That Jack Built." |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 1 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with jellybeans. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 2 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with marbles. (First: Episode 0022) |
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SCENE 3 | Carol performs a recitation about a train, as the troupe act it out. |
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Cartoon | I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 1 — A boy shares his bag of jellybeans with a girl, but now he has none. Will he get his jellybeans back? (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (First: Episode 0032) |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 2 — The girl gives the jellybeans back to the boy after she's been intimidated by a monster, but he quickly loses them again. (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143) |
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Muppets | The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jelly Beans Part 3 — The boy and girl are mad about the state of their jellybeans, but come up with a compromise that makes each of them happy. (First: Episode 0016) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob asks Gordon about the film canister he brought home from school. Gordon explains that sometimes he uses it in science class, and it's about frogs. He offers to show it to Bob, who starts gathering other people to watch the film after Gordon has set up the projector in his apartment. Once everyone is settled in, Gordon narrates over film footage of tadpoles growing into frogs, and what they eat. Afterward, Gordon considers bringing more films from school to share. |
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Cartoon | Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Film | A film of things that make sounds, including birds and farm animals. Is silence a sound? (edited) (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan has a board to which several doors are attached. She plays a game with the kids where they hear a sound (such as a train whistle, a banjo playing, and a cow mooing) and try to locate the picture of what made it behind one of the doors. |
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Muppets | Grover: Shadow — Herbert Birdsfoot teaches Grover about his shadow. (First: Episode 0221) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. |
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Cartoon | A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0227) |
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Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (repeat) |
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Insert | Susan plays the guitar and sings "Riding in My Car" with some kids. (First: Episode 0005) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "The Story of Ira and Inez." (First: Episode 0034) |
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Cartoon | I - ice cream. (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | Carol and the others prepare to leave, but stay as Linda recites her poem "How I Look and How I Feel." In her poem, Linda lists the body parts that you can see on the outside. She lists some on the inside like her brain and bones, as well as how she feels happy and nice to other people. Carol teaches everyone how to say goodbye in different ways, and they all wave goodbye to each other and the viewer. |
