Episode 0014

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	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 1cont'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 1cont'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
 	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.
 	Muppets 	
 	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
 	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.
 	SCENE 2cont'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
 	Film 	"Six Song (Song of Six)."
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	Film 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
 	Celebrity 	James Earl Jones counts to 10.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red
 	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."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red
 	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 	A song about a rolling OArtists: The Hubleys
 	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
 	Film 	A voice narrates a film about how things begin – including roosters, buildings, lakes, cups, birthday cakes, trees, and babies. 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 of a baby reindeer taking its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo)
 	SCENE 5cont'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.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1