Episode 0284

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Everyone helps Tom clean Hooper's Store
Air date November 25, 1971
Season Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 4, 1971
Sponsors F, H, 10

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StreetScenes

Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 A boy passes by Rafael and some kids on his way to school. Rafael asks the younger kids what they know about school, and they spell the word.
Toon.school
Cartoon Jack-in-the-Box School
E&Bcircles
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Shape SidesErnie lies in bed and offers up some observations about shapes and how many sides they have.
(First: Episode 0132)
Itsanotter
Film "It's an Otter!"
Music: Joe Raposo
1037h
Cartoon F - finished
(First: Episode 0128)
Henson Scanimate 10
Insert Scanimate Films #10
(First: Episode 0134)
Cartoon f flower
Cartoon A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful.
(First: Episode 0283)
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SCENE 2 Everyone offers to help Tom clean up Hooper's Store, especially Big Bird, who jumps at any job. Bob tries calming him down and proposes they plan out everything they need to do before starting work. When the list is done, Big Bird runs out to get the things they need, neglecting to take the list with him. Tom goes after him.
Planning Ahead
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Planning Ahead at the BeachBert and Ernie have planned ahead for their day at the beach.
Toon.winduptoy
Cartoon I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy
(First: Episode 0255)
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Film To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree.
(First: Episode 0156)
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SCENE 3 Everyone cleans in the store, singing "We've Got to Work Together."
Henson Scanimate 10
Insert Scanimate Films #10 (repeat)
Film-Struggle
Film Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler.
(First: Episode 0132)
Madscientisth
Cartoon A mad scientist puts together a capital H.
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SCENE 4 Everyone is exhausted from all the cleaning they've done, but are pleased by Mr. Hooper's kind thanks upon seeing their efforts.
Hladycartoon
Cartoon H is for horseshoe.
(First: Episode 0020)
Hisforhole
Cartoon Speech Balloon: H is for hole
(First: Episode 0080)
Goldilocks-BigErEst
Muppets Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Big, Bigger, and Biggest
Toon-Tall-er-estTrees
Cartoon A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
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SCENE 5 In the yard, Maria sings two rounds of "Here Are Some Things" with some kids using circles and triangles. In the first round, a little triangle belongs with the big triangles; in the second round, the big circle belongs with the big triangles.
Film; Cut Outs 2;00
Animation Kids narrate a variety of shapes that come together to form an ice cream cone, a bird, a clown, a mouse, a carriage, a man, a sailboat, a lady, a dog, an umbrella, a cat, a face, a train, a see-saw, and a lollipop.
CMMakesaSandwich
Muppets Cookie Monster: Sandwich — A girl helps Cookie Monster make an egg sandwich.
(First: Episode 0156)
RaposoFish
Film Fish swim around.
Music: Joe Raposo
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SCENE 6 Bob and Rafael sing "Sing/Canta."
Madscientisth
Cartoon A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (repeat)
EBBigBird
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Tall, Taller, TallestErnie is tall, Bert is taller, and Big Bird is the tallest.
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SCENE 7 Mr. Hooper arranges the kids by size to find out who is the biggest.
Gloria2
Cartoon Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version).
(First: Episode 0140)
Hladycartoon
Cartoon H is for horseshoe. (repeat)
Hisforhole
Cartoon Speech Balloon: H is for hole (repeat)
Smocks
Cast Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting.
Whichcomesfirst
Song Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
(First: Episode 0276)
SSoriginalmahna
Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "Mah Na Mah Na."
(First: Episode 0014)
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SCENE 8 Maria braids a girl's hair - which starts with H.
Haroldhoward
Cartoon Harold and Howard think of H words.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
Hubley-ElephantsH
Cartoon A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0162)
Crossover 10 Bob Gordon
Cast Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10.
(First: Episode 0120)
PaddleballCount
Cartoon A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird.
(First: Episode 0152)
Pat Paulsen counts to 20
Celebrity Pat Paulsen counts from 1 to 20.
(First: Episode 0101)
Haroldhoward
Cartoon Harold and Howard think of H words. (repeat)
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SCENE 9 Goodbye