Episode 0001

In the first episode of Sesame Street, Gordon takes a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street, introducing her (and the viewers) to the various characters on the show. On the street, Sally meets the human cast -- Gordon, Susan, Bob, and Mr. Hooper -- as well as two Muppet characters, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
Ernie and Bert appear for the first time and Kermit the Frog gives a lecture on the letter W, interrupted by an early version of Cookie Monster.
Also featured in this episode are the first installments of the "Number Song Series" and "Jazz" cartoons, the first appearance of a group of Anything Muppets, and the first performance of "One of These Things." Carol Burnett is the first celebrity guest to appear on the nationally broadcast show (as opposed to the test pilots). The cutaways to her reactions reflect the fact that the show was initially conceived as a children's version of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (which frequently used the same device). 
In this episode, many sketches are introduced by the characters, even within the inserts. For example, Gordon asks Kermit to give his W lecture, and when the sketch begins, Kermit says that Gordon asked him to talk about the letter W. 
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	"Sally, you've never seen a street like Sesame Street. Everything happens here. You're gonna love it," says Gordon as he introduces his new neighbor, Sally, to Sesame Street. She meets Bob, Mr. Hooper, Susan, and some kids in the yard. A crash signals the arrival of Sesame Street's tallest resident, Big Bird, who has trouble seeing Sally due to how small she is. Gordon lifts Sally up to Big Bird's height, but this alarms the large fowl, who thinks she's eight feet tall. Big Bird realizes his mistake, and claims to have gotten so nervous, he nearly laid an egg. Gordon and Sally then hear singing coming from the basement apartment in 123 Sesame Street, which Gordon explains is where Ernie and Bert live. He also tells Sally that, if she can hear Ernie singing, it most likely means that he is taking a bath.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!"
 	Film 	You can clean almost anything.Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers.
 	Song 	
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	Film 	"Three Song (Song of Three)"
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon brings Sally to the apartment where Susan has prepared some milk and cookies. Sally mentions she used to like drinking coffee, which Gordon assures was just a phase. Gordon notes how good milk is for building strong bones.
 	Film 	How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow."
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1 (repeat)
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon directs Sally to a noisy trash can, the home of Oscar the Grouch. Gordon knocks on Oscar's can so he can introduce him to Sally, but he refuses to come out. After Gordon knocks again, Oscar finally meets Sally and already takes a liking to her because, in the short time they've met, she hasn't banged on his can or "bugged me in general... which is more than I can say about some people I know!"
center 	Cartoon 	Clay animation: Sam the Snake-and other things that begin with S
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon introduces Sally to Jennie, who uses her knitting to teach about over, around and through.
 	Film 	A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on.When this episode aired as part of the Sesame Street Unpaved series, Noggin removed everything after the initial "around" part. The HBO Max release cuts the segment entirely.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
 	Muppets 	Gordon puts some features on some Anything Muppets, forming them into a family. They all sing "Consider Yourself."The song "Consider Yourself" was removed from DVD releases of the episode. As a result, the scene fades out after Gordon finishes dressing the family.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red
 	SCENE 5 	Ernie and Ronald are at Hooper's Store. Ernie enjoys a glass of milk, telling Mr. Hooper, "my compliments to the cow." Susan comes in to order two quarts of milk.
 	Film 	"Two Song (Song of Two)"
 	SCENE 6 	Susan and Ronald exit Hooper's Store looking for pairs of things, counting two girls as they pass by Sally and Jennie. They sit on the low wall of 123 Sesame Street and watch film clips featuring pairs of zoo animals.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #2"
 	SCENE 7 	Ernie cries because he loves the number 2 so much. Bert snaps Ernie out of it and introduces a letter E film...causing Ernie to cry again, since E happens to be his favorite letter.
 	Cartoon 	E ImaginationArtists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 8 	Back in the apartment, Bob hangs a picture for Gordon. Gordon mentions Buddy and Jim offered to hang it for him and they imagine the disastrous results...
 	Cast 	Buddy and Jim hang a picture.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red
 	SCENE 9 	Kermit joins Gordon and Sally as they watch Bob fold a dollar bill into a letter W. Gordon then asks Kermit to do his famous W lecture. As Kermit leaves to get ready, the others pass the time by watching the next segment...
 	Cartoon 	"Wanda the Witch"Animation by Tee Collins
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W.
 	Cartoon 	"Wanda the Witch" (repeat)
 	Celebrity 	Carol Burnett: "Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird."
 	Cartoon 	W is for Worm
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry
 	Cast 	Susan plays "One of These Things" with the number 2 and the letter W.
 	Cartoon 	W is for Worm (repeat)
 	SCENE 10 	Gordon is joined by Ernie, Bert, and Susan on the front stoop as they talk to Sally about her day, listing off the people she's met and the things she's learned. Ernie starts crying when Gordon mentions the number 2. Susan gives Ernie a 2 to console him, but he breaks down again at the mention of the letter E. Gordon tells the viewers to come back again soon. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors in voiceover.
‎ 	CLOSING SIGNS	A group of Muppet hippies (including a bearded hippie) hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Song(DVD release) 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit (at the Beginning)" along to a film of "good things growing better."This segment was not in the original broadcast of the episode. It appears on the episode's 2006 DVD release, where it replaces "You can clean almost anything." It's shown after Oscar's debut.
 	Insert(2019 YouTube livestream)	Big Bird tries to play jump-rope with the kids as the credits roll.This scene, originally from Episode 0010, was shown after Mr. Hooper announces the letter and number sponsors. Afterwards, no CTW mentions are shown.
 	Insert(HBO Max release) 	The closing scene from Episode 0005, with the book mention intact, is shown after Mr. Hooper announces the letter and number sponsors. A 1971 copyright screen replaces the funding credits.
==Notes==
* This episode can be viewed in its entirety at the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archives.
==Gallery==
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ConsiderYourselfGordonAMs.jpg|Behind the scenes of "Consider Yourself."
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1