Episode
Sesame Street: Big Bird, Grundgetta, and Gordon go to the department store
Overview
Big Bird, Grundgetta, and Gordon explore a department store, learning how different sections are organized and how to find what they need. Sponsors: K, T, 8
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 1984-01-13
Episode context
Big Bird, Grundgetta, and Gordon go to the department store is Episode 40 in Season 15 of Sesame Street. It aired on 1984-01-13.
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