It was two and a half decades ago that Mr. They soon learn its not easy to run a shop successfully even while using the letters W,E,S and the numbers 2 and 3 as the sponsors.Īs Sesame Street enters its eighth year, Hooper's Store enters its twenty-fifth. Which lead to the decision of having Gordon, Bob, and Susan take turns as the clerk of the shop. As the three substitute clerks reopen the shop, each of them had a different way of running things.

Hooper didn't object to the idea as long as it means he can spend time at a park that is far away from the construction. Hooper that he, Bob, and Susan can run the shop during Hooper's day off. Gordon, Susan, and Bob didn't want the local neighborhood shop closed, so Gordon suggests to Mr. So he announces that his shop will remain closed for the day while he takes a peaceful break at the park. Due to the noise level, he isn't able to tend his shop at peace. The only resident in Sesame Street who isn't too thrilled by the construction is Mr. Bob, Gordon, Susan, and some of the neighborhood kids watch in amazement at the development in progress. The neighborhood is more noisy than its suppose to as a construction group is currently digging a hole where a new building will be built. A boy talks about the 'zoo' inside of him, an old woman sets up a picnic of P foods, unaware of the activity displayed by the ants, and a disembodied hand draws a telephone booth, which a man doesn't reach in time to answer the ringing phone. There are a few memorable cartoons in this as well. Judy Collins sings about the life of a fisherman, and Herry and his friend John-John demonstrate the difference between loud and soft. Kermit reports on yet another fast-breaking news story, this one involving the putting together of Humpty Dumpty. Meanwhile, a cow dog sings a song about his job, while practical joker Harvey Kneeslapper is up to another of his tricks, this one involving a pogo stick. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the number two and the letter P. Later on, a journalist visits the street with the scoop on Snuffy, coming up with a few rhyming headlines in the process. Snuffleupagus walks down the street, counting the people who fail to glimpse him (yet again). The sponsors today are the letter E and the number 2.Īs the show's seventh season begins, Mr. Finally, a tree frog struggles to make it to the top of his tree (it's a long, hard climb, but he'll get there). Three pencils dancing the Rumba show first, last, and Crazy Melvin (don't ask!). Beetle Bailey tries to figure out a way to be first in line for chow, while Kermit and Farmer Grover demonstrate how one uses a horse-and-cart. Ernie gets overly emotional during a movie, which subsequently gets Bert in trouble with the other viewers in the theater. In his elementary school, Roosevelt Franklin teaches his class about Africa, showing them that there's more to the continent than just jungles. While all this is going on, a cartoon man talks about how the letter E begins the words 'enter' and 'exit'.

Also on the street that day, the cast sings about a song which they can't seem to figure out the name of. He ignores Luis's advice to go home to bed- he wants to sleep on the lamppost so he can count that light going off in the morning. Later that night, he counts them again going out. As Sesame Street begins another year, we find Count von Count up on the street lamppost, counting all the lights on the street as they come on.

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