Episode 0117

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the steps of 123 Sesame Street, Gordon, Bob, and the kids welcome Odetta Holmes, who sings "If I Had a Hammer." Gordon introduces her to each of the kids by name, then asks what would you do if you had a U...
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. Artist: Cliff Roberts
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 	SCENE 2 	Bob reads a letter from Kermit the Frog, asking for them to sing a song about frogs. In response, Odetta sings "Froggy Went A Courtin'."
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Bob says that song takes care of Kermit, but how about us? Odetta sings Woody Guthrie's "Why Oh Why?" Gordon poses a question, "Why would a dancing lizard come out of an egg?"...
 	Cartoon 	"Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges.
 	Cartoon 	A short poem about a pirate and his puppy demonstrate the letter P.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: P - Pin
 	Film 	A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass.
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon observes a brush tail porcupine in the Pet Shop window. He believes that the spikes on its back might be itchy...
 	Film 	An itchy wombat scratches its four legs. (with Gordon voiceover)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	Four Song (Song of Four)
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets sing a round of "Four Blind Mice." (beginning edited)
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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."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I - ice cream.
 	SCENE 4 	Odetta sings a game song: "You May Go 'Round the Needle" as the kids participate.
 	Film 	Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
 	SCENE 5 	Bob and Odetta do two rounds of "Three of These Things" with pictures of shapes. The first set is one full circle and three half-circles, and the next set is circles with shapes embedded in them. 
(Note: though they sing "Three of These Things," the music that plays was originally written for "One of These Things.")
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 	Film 	Five Song (Song of Five)
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 	Cartoon 	Jazz #5
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 	Film 	Counting 11 eggs and one cookie.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: After watching the "eggs and cookie" film, Cookie Monster demands a cookie. A mysterious talking hook appears from the sky, and responds by giving him a book instead. Cookie is surprised, "This not cookie...this BOOKIE!" He then exchanges the book for lots of cookies, which rain on him.
 	SCENE 6 	Everyone gathers on the steps again, and Odetta sings "Little Red Caboose." One of the kids, Tracy (who happens to be all dressed in red), leaves the steps in order to dance to the music.
 	Film 	Kids paint a picture of a porcupine on glass. (repeat)
 	SCENE 7 	Bob greets the kids in the yard with three Great Danes (Debbie, Lisa, and Cocoa).
 	Song 	Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
 	Film 	Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 8 	Odetta sings a song with lyrics from The House at Pooh Corner Chapter Four. Bob comes by again with the dogs and Odetta sings another round of "If I Had a Hammer" as Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Ernie and Bert hold up the Sesame Street sign while Cookie Monster holds up the CTW sign at the end.
==Notes==
* An excerpt from Scene 1 is featured in the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1