Season 11 (1979-1980)

Sesame Street Season 11 aired from November 26, 1979, to May 23, 1980.
==Overview==
The season introduces new educational goals pertaining to fire safety, introducing viewers to smoke detectors and proper fire drills.Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University One episode features Mr. Hooper testing out a new fire alarm for his store with the assistance of a Muppet dragon, while another show focuses on how the cast and Muppets react when they witness a team of firefighters battling a fire across the street.
Season 11 kicks off with a full week of shows where Big Bird and the gang join Maria on a visit to Puerto Rico, as well as repeating the saga of their trip to Hawaii from season 9. During the second half of the season, another story arc features the Sesame Street citizens helping Maria and Luis with the renovation of their Fix-it Shop after the two decide to expand their business with carpentry and woodwork. Other highlights include the Star Wars characters C-3PO and R2-D2 stopping by, Olivia getting her own darkroom to develop photos closer to home, a street fair, and Oscar going to the hospital after driving his racecar around his trash can.
==Characters and segments==
With production of The Muppet Show happening simultaneously in England (as well as development for The Dark Crystal), regular performers Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt do not appear as often to fill recurring and minor roles. As a result, other performers such as Brian Muehl, Michael Earl, and Karen Prell are given a chance to develop their own characters. In addition, Muehl makes several on-camera cameos as the previously unseen Alphabet Bates, who parachutes down and write letters via telestrator as he mimics his plane's motor.
The new Muppets that appear during season 11 include Grundgetta, a new love interest for Oscar who has an adoration for trashy hats. Oscar is also kept company by Charles the Robot, whose biggest feat is the ability to roll around and fall apart, and Puerto Rican-born Osvaldo, el Gruñón (voiced by frequent Sesame guest Norberto Kerner) who shares many of the same interests as Oscar. Two characters from previous seasons return: Telly Monster, whose original TV-watching habits have been abandoned, and Poco Loco who now resides in the Fix-it Shop and is able to do more than just repeat everything. Television host Leslie Mostly interviews Sesame Street residents via satellite from their homes or workplaces, and Deena Monster arrives with only one thing on her mind: playtime. Finally, a small, red monster (first appearing during the song "We Are All Monsters") makes several minor appearances before being formally introduced in Episode 1439 as Elmo.
New recurring segments include David and Linda demonstrating various signs in which some kind of slapstick usually befalls David, brief bits where the gang plays the "rhyme game" in a Brady Bunch-esque grid, and a series of animated inserts that emphasize the geometry of circles with music written by Philip Glass.
==Episodes==
Episodes 1316 - 1445 (130 episodes)
* Episode 1316 -- 11th season premiere; Maria celebrates her birthday in Puerto Rico
* Episode 1317 -- Day two in Puerto Rico
* Episode 1318 -- Day three in Puerto Rico
* Episode 1319 -- Day four in Puerto Rico
* Episode 1320 -- Festival in Puerto Rico
* Episode 1321 -- The cast returns home from Puerto Rico
* Episode 1322 -- A freezing cold day on Sesame Street
* Episode 1323 -- Barkley has fleas
* Episode 1324 -- Preparing for a visit from Osvaldo
* Episode 1325 -- Osvaldo visits
* Episode 1326
* Episode 1327 -- Going jogging
* Episode 1328 -- Big Bird and Snuffy go camping
* Episode 1329 -- Big Bird shares his nap with Barkley
* Episode 1330 -- Big Bird walks Barkley
* Episode 1331
* Episode 1332 -- David and the missing E
* Episode 1333
* Episode 1334
* Episode 1335
* Episode 1336 -- Big Bird learns the xylophone
* Episode 1337 -- Maria sunbathes
* Episode 1338
* Episode 1339 -- Big Bird goes to the doctor
* Episode 1340 -- Welcoming back Buffy and family
* Episode 1341
* Episode 1342 -- Show and tell at day care
* Episode 1343
* Episode 1344
* Episode 1345 -- Sesame Street fair
* Episode 1346
* Episode 1347
* Episode 1348
* Episode 1349
* Episode 1350 -- Big Bird gets Snuffy a watch
* Episode 1351 -- Big Bird sleeps over at Cody's apartment
* Episode 1352
* Episode 1353
* Episode 1354
* Episode 1355
* Episode 1356
* Episode 1357
* Episode 1358
* Episode 1359 -- Olivia's darkroom.
* Episode 1360 -- Hide and seek with Snuffy
* Episode 1361 -- Snuffy sleeps
* Episode 1362 -- Biff and Sully fix leaks
* Episode 1363 -- Oscar's Grouch formula
* Episode 1364 -- C-3PO and R2-D2 visit Sesame Street (part 1)
* Episode 1365 -- Barkley gets sick
* Episode 1366 -- Buffy and family head back to Hawaii
* Episode 1367 -- The Small People of Sesame Street
* Episode 1368 -- Oscar in the hospital
* Episode 1369 -- A visit from David's grandmother
* Episode 1370 -- Oscar goes to the dump
* Episode 1371 -- Cabbage eating contest
* Episode 1372 -- Big Bird and Bob look after the Fix-It Shop
* Episode 1373
* Episode 1374 -- Oscar's grouch paintings; David finds a note from a mystery person
* Episode 1375 -- Big Bird orders water
* Episode 1376 -- Big Bird gives Mr. Hooper a present (repeat)
* Episode 1377 -- Big Bird's insomnia (repeat)
* Episode 1378 -- Big Bird tries to use a washing machine (repeat)
* Episode 1379 -- Playing the Mirror Game (repeat)
* Episode 1380 -- Maria and Olivia repair a bike (repeat)
* Episode 1381 -- Buffy invites her friends to visit her in Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1382 -- Mr. Snuffleupagus is homesick for Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1383 -- The Big Trip game show (repeat)
* Episode 1384 -- It rains on Sesame Street on the day before leaving for Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1385 -- Hawaii Day 1 – Big Bird and his friends take a trip to Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1386 -- Hawaii Day 2 – The gang arrives in Hawaii; Big Bird hears the legend of the Snuffleupagus Mountain (repeat)
* Episode 1387 -- Hawaii Day 3 – Big Bird and Snuffy search for the Snuffleupagus Mountain (repeat)
* Episode 1388 -- Hawaii Day 4 – Big Bird and Snuffy continue searching for the Snuffleupagus Mountain (repeat)
* Episode 1389 -- Hawaii Day 5 – Big Bird and Snuffy find the Snuffleupagus Mountain at last (repeat)
* Episode 1390 -- Hawaii Day 6 – Last day in Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1391 -- Returning from Hawaii (repeat)
* Episode 1392 -- Big Bird goes to the library (repeat)
* Episode 1393 -- Big Bird rides the subway for the first time (repeat)
* Episode 1394 -- Big Bird meets a movie star at Hooper's Store (repeat)
* Episode 1395 -- Oscar rents his can (repeat)
* Episode 1396 -- C-3PO and R2-D2 visit Sesame Street (part 2)
* Episode 1397 -- Oscar invents a trash can lid lifter
* Episode 1398 -- Oscar imagines having the "trash touch"
* Episode 1399 -- Dr. Sanchez administers shots for the children
* Episode 1400 -- Hat for Grundgetta
* Episode 1401
* Episode 1402 -- Alarms in Hooper's Store
* Episode 1403 -- Olivia wants to take a picture of fruit before anybody eats it
* Episode 1404 -- Mr. Hooper gets a visit from his brother Arnold
* Episode 1405 -- Big Bird takes ballet lessons
* Episode 1406 -- Barkley chases a bug
* Episode 1407 -- Barkley is lost
* Episode 1408 -- Big Bird makes a beach on Sesame Street
* Episode 1409 -- The Fix-It Shop closes for alterations
* Episode 1410 -- An evening at David's apartment
* Episode 1411 -- Luis announces plans to renovate the Fix-It Shop
* Episode 1412
* Episode 1413 -- Luis' friends get together to help paint the Fix-It Shop
* Episode 1414 -- Oscar's model car
* Episode 1415 -- Luis throws a party for those who helped fix the Fix-It Shop
* Episode 1416 -- More work on the Fix-It Shop
* Episode 1417 -- Maria explains what the census is
* Episode 1418 -- Last day renovating the Fix-It Shop / young Harold Hooper
* Episode 1419 -- Olivia shows a movie of how the new Fix-It Shop came to be
* Episode 1420 -- Big Bird welcomes Charlotte
* Episode 1421 -- Grandma Grace visits
* Episode 1422 -- Barkley gets in Gordon's car
* Episode 1423
* Episode 1424 -- Big Bird and Maria measure Barkley before building a new doghouse
* Episode 1425 -- Susan and Gordon prepare for a picnic
* Episode 1426 -- Oscar gets a visit from his musician cousin
* Episode 1427 -- Bob's headache
* Episode 1428 -- Rob the Drummer plays the drums
* Episode 1429 -- Oscar and Deena play "Copycat"
* Episode 1430 -- Winkle's flower nursery
* Episode 1431
* Episode 1432
* Episode 1433
* Episode 1434
* Episode 1435 -- Oscar hosts a show on WORM-TV
* Episode 1436 -- A garage sale on Sesame Street
* Episode 1437
* Episode 1438 -- Firemen on Sesame Street
* Episode 1439 -- Oscar's Spanish sign/Elmo and the letter H
* Episode 1440
* Episode 1441 -- Mr. Hooper and David's grandmother go to the senior citizens dance
* Episode 1442 -- A doghouse for Barkley
* Episode 1443 -- Grouch-cha Palace
* Episode 1444 -- David trains Barkley
* Episode 1445 -- 11th season finale
==Notes==
*For this season, Brian Muehl is credited along with Caroll Spinney and the human cast members instead of with the other Muppet performers. Partway into the season (starting with Episode 1405), he is credited as "Brian Wolfe." Years later, Muehl revealed in an interview that he took the name "Wolfe" from a German theater couple in his family (dating to the 1880s).Getting Felt Up podcast, episode #67 (01:14:36)
==Cast==
;Cast
:Linda Bove, Northern Calloway, Emilio Delgado, Will Lee, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Alaina Reed, Buffy Sainte-Marie
;Jim Henson's Muppets
:Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Brian Muehl, Michael Earl, Bob Payne (Uncredited: Frank Kane, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Bryant Young)
;Guest Stars
:George Benson, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2, The Canadian Brass, Carmen de Lavallade, Linda Delgado, Suzanne Farrell, James Galway, Robert Gottfried, Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines, Frances Sternhagen, Mary Wickes
===Characters===
;Humans
:Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Linda, Bob, David, Mr. Hooper, Olivia, Buffy, Mr. Macintosh, Willy
;Muppets
:AM Monsters, Anything Muppets, The Amazing Mumford, Barkley, Biff, Bert, Big Bird, Bruno the Trashman, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Deena, Elmo, Ernie, Fred the Wonder Horse, Georgie, Gladys the Cow, Grover, Grundgetta, Guy Smiley, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, Kermit the Frog, Irvine, Leslie Mostly, Little Jerry and the Monotones, Lothar the Grouch, The Martians, Oscar the Grouch, Osvaldo, el Gruñón, Poco Loco, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Sully, Telly Monster, Two-Headed Monster
==Credits==
* Executive Producer: Al Hyslop
* Producer: David Freyss
* Directors: Ozzie Alfonso, Jon Stone, Robert Myhrum
* Script Consultant: Norman Stiles
* Writers: Judy Freudberg, Ray Sipherd, Emily Perl Kingsley, Tony Geiss, Sara Compton, John Glines, Luis Santeiro, Peter Swet
* Associate Producers: Lisa Simon, Michael Cozell
* Original Muppets by: Donald Sahlin, Kermit Love
* Current Muppets by: Caroly Wilcox, Jan Rosenthal, Edward G. Christie, Cheryl Blaylock
* Supervising Film Producer: Edith Zornow
* Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
* Conductor: Dave Conner
* Post Production Supervisor: Ozzie Alfonso
* Associate Directors: Emily Squires, Selvin Evans
* Director of Operations: Ronald L. Weaver
* Production Supervisor: Frieda Lipp
* Art Director: Alan J. Compton
* Production Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien
* Stage Managers: Mortimer J. O'Brien, Hank Smith
* Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
* Costume Designer: Bill Kellard, Don Sheffield
* Graphic Artist: Gerri Brioso
* Senior Scenic Artist: Victor DiNapoli
* Assistant to the Producer: Cathi Rosenberg
* Production Coordinator: Arlene Sherman
* Production Assistants: Joseph Catalano, Thelma Moses, Mercedes Polanco, Diane Brathwaite, Lin Criesi, Danette Morganelli
* Production Secretary: Cheryl Ann Jung
* Film Editor: Mike Breddan
* Technical Advisor: Walt Rauffer
* Unit Manager: Glenda Jones
* Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
* Lighting Directors: Tony DiGirolamo, David M. Clark, William Knight
* Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
* Audio: Louis J. Bruno
* Video: Rolf Wohl
* Camera: Frank Biondo, Arnold Giordano, Richard King, Joel Lo-Re' [sic]
* Videotape Editors: Vincent Sims, John Hutchison, Ron Procaccio
* Make-Up: Mickey Scott, Michael Gemelli
* Hair Stylist: Lee Trent, Karen Specht
* Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
* Curriculum Coordinator: Robert Emerick
* Vice President for Research: Edward L. Palmer, PHd
* Director of Research: Lewis Bernstein, PHd
* Assistant Director of Research: Leona Schauble
* Researchers: Rodney Dennis, Ana Herrera, Bettina Peel, obtatala ombu, Janet Shapiro
* Chairman, Board of Advisors: Gerald Lesser, PHd
* Creative Consultant: Jon Stone
* Vice President for Production: David D. Connell
==Sources==
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