Episode
Sesame Street: Gladys jumps over the moon
Overview
Snuffleupagus shows Big Bird his outfit for a pageant about the alphabet at Snufflegarden, where he's playing the letter X. He sings his part in the show, then heads off. Sponsors: C, X, 11
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1985-12-20
Episode context
Gladys jumps over the moon is Episode 25 in Season 17 of Sesame Street. It aired on 1985-12-20.
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Episode 24: Grouch diving contest
At today's Grouchketeer meeting, Oscar presents a lesson on the letter S. On his Grouch computer, he's loaded a program that shows grouchy images of S words when the S key is pressed.
Sponsors: O, S, 3
Episode 26: Piri gets a job at Hooper's
Piri wants to ask David for a part-time job at Hooper's Store. Oscar demonstrates how he should make the ask, with Telly's help. He gets face-to-face with Telly and loudly demands a job.
Sponsors: J, O, 7
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Episode 22: Teaching a baby Honker the alphabet.
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Episode 20: Oscar and the butterfly
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Episode 19: Luis' birthday
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Episode 31: A piano on Sesame Street
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