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01x19 - Thesaurus Day

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Sooty Show". Aired: July 30, 1968.*
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Children's slapstick show with the little bear glove puppet and his friends.

01x19 - Thesaurus Day

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oh hello there hello Mr Slater's told us to tidy up his office and I'll tell you something it could certainly do with it

[Music] be careful

phone brain strikes again [Music]

it's sweet we're supposed to be tidying the mess not making it but where's

gone to now

Sonny will you come up here please I said study will you come up here please

[Music]

never mind about the waving to everybody what are you doing down there

[Music] what's all this oh

lots of letters what's that City you can actually spell

your own name with the letters you can really do that really right now

well come on then [Music]

well less of the Bowing big head get on with it go and fetch the white board that's over there

this is going to be interesting right on my head give me that

right get on with it then clever clog see if you can spell your own name

sooty's name begins with us just like a snake so what letter makes a

sound like a snake a can of beans a can of beans

a can of beans does not make us sound like a snake it does if you open it

all right then I'll open it

all right all right very funny ha ha ha come on stop it now get rid of this

snake we don't need it for learning about letters it could be useful for learning about

numbers why it's an adder

all right you're up to go you have to go oh you loppy lugs take your snake and

hop it go get out of it go on oh look it's everybody

he has spelled out his name with the magnetic letters wow

sutty yeah you've done well he's spelled his own name look at this here's the first letter it's the letter s that makes the

S sound the next letter is the letter O which makes an o sound but when you put

two o's together they make an ooh sound look that sound is the letter called T

and with the letter Y on the end that makes an e sound so you have

well done [Music] it's all right thank you very much

we've had quite enough bowing for one day don't milk it I bet that was thirsty

work City would you like a cup of tea so you'd like me to fetch you a tea

[Applause] [Music] there's your teeth

[Music] that's very funny look the letter T can

you remember what the letter T sounds like can you study yes you're right the letter T makes a

sound like a now now we can make my

[Music] mind there you go oh how clever you are

can you see what Sue's done she spelled her name look there it is s and the two o's

well done Sue Anyway come on we've got to get Mr Slater's office tied it up

Richard there's a bee on your head what did you do that for

Sue said there was a B on my head oh

sweep that is the letter b and it makes a bus sound it is not a bumblebee you

nitwit don't you know anything about letters

oh not these kind of letters oh sweet I'm

talking about the letters in the alphabet you haven't got a clue have you no he hasn't got a clue about anything

he's just a sausage praying yes you are you've always had sausages

for brain Sweep come on all right all right stop squabbling you two sweep

learning about letters can be easy peasy lemon squeezy in fact I tell you what

we'll finish tidying up and then I'll take you all to a magical place where we can teach Sweep All About the letters in

the alphabet but come on g*ng first of all we've got to tidy up Mr Slater's office what's

that Susie we could tidy up the office super fast if we use the magic wand

I wonder if the boys and girls at home know the magic spells I'm sure their mums and dads do and in case you don't

it's Izzy wizzy let's get busy so if we all say it together after three we'll see if we can tidy up Mr Slater's office

by Magic ready game here we go one two three easy whizzy Let's Get Busy

[Music] oh look at this is all speakers oh

well done and well done to your Hope by helping with the magic but all we need to do now is get these leaflet Staples

together we can head off right City I'll do the stapling and you can do the stacking action stations oh

just think sweep an exciting day out where we can all learn about the alphabet what's the name of this magical

place Richard it's called

Wookie hole

[Music]

come on then g*ng come on come on come on here we are Wookie hole the perfect

place to learn all the letters of the alphabet well hang on a minute wait for me

oh no it's a wishing well I read in a fairy tale if you found a

magic wishing well you could make a wish and your wish would come true if only

this well were Magic you'll make the world Magic

come on then let's get

[Music] there you are I've been looking for you

three everywhere hey do I believe in magic wishing wells ah no I do not

Richard if you did believe in magic wishing wells oh what would you wish for well right now I'd wish for a nice cold

drink [Music] [Applause]

[Music] I don't believe it it is a magic wishing

well can the world teach you the alphabet I

doubt it's that magic sweep that's where you're wrong you silly man

I'll help anyone if I can greeting sweep and Sue it's lovely to meet the

three of you oh it's got a voice hey it's sounding well sounding well get it

well they'll suit yourselves I'll help you learn your ABC here we go one two

three foreign

words to match the alphabet search all around at the bite but finish before the

time Runs Out look it's a giant egg timer all the sand

in the top part slowly trickles into the bottom part and we've got to find words to match the alphabet before the sun

runs into the bottom quick come on let's go oh you go my friends and make haste

there really is no time to waste right g*ng the first letter of the alphabet is

the letter A A makes an a sound so what can we see around here that begins with

an ah [Music] oh what have you found City sooties

found an apple that said City you've got it this is an apple apple begins with an

A and A makes an a sound can you hear the ah in apple ah is for apple oh does

that mean we found our first letter Richard it certainly does Sue

what's the next letter the next letter is the letter B yes I had one of these

on my head earlier didn't I very funny oh [Music] the letter B makes a bus sound and B is

for bike bike I've got an idea

now we haven't got long to find the words to match these so let's split up

put some letters in my bag Richard that's a great idea suit there you go you head off with Sweep come on jump in

come on sweet K-pop

come on City with this bike we'll find words super fast see you later guys bye

does he want the Earth no I don't think so sweet get rid of it

[Music]

[Music] [Applause] [Music]

do you know sweep I think Rich has just discovered our next word it's cone Moon

starts with the letter c can you read the cuff sound in cone C is for cone

thank you boys [Music]

well that certainly gave me the giggles but don't forget the sand still trickles

right our next letter is D the letter D makes a D sound welcome we find around

here that begins with a D sound [Music] foreign

well thankfully I have look where there can't you see something

beginning with d so sweet you've to learn your letters

you're looking for something beginning with d d come on let's see if you can get it

[Music] got it yet sweet creepy

[Music]

now sweet can you see anything beginning with duh

[Music] anything beginning with duh

[Music]

now sweet concentrate have you seen anything beginning with d Dino

[Music] yes D is for dinosaur well done now the

letter D makes a D sound and D is for dinosaurs

right the next letter is the letter e which makes an e sound now what

can we see around here that begins with e H eh uh

what are you doing City what's the matter hey oh

elephant e makes an S sound an air is for elephant brilliant

let me jump you and your magic wand hey you can do other noises as well oh go on

then did you really have to do the smell as

well [Music]

so the letter s makes a f sound and F is for flower ah

oh sweet thank you very much Josie dog

come on [Music]

keep on looking don't waste time there's still not small words to find

right the next letter is the letter G which makes a g sound

hey you think there's a gorilla around here somewhere a gorilla ah don't be

silly and I don't want any Monkey Business from you but you are right G makes a gus sound a GU is for

gorilla you think you've found the gorilla oh yes and where

[Music]

[Music] thank you oh

oh quick our next letter it's the letter H which makes a h sound now what

can we see around here that begins with a ha sound hey [Music]

well I can't see anything around here that begins with a huh

oh oh [Music]

I get it h makes a ha sound and ha is for hat

[Music]

[Music]

sweet I think I've just found our next word

is for insect [Applause] oh it's not real you dozy dog

[Music]

I think I got rid of that man city now no more getting me into trouble hey you think you found our next letter

well our next letter is the letter J which makes it just sound what have you

found around here that begins with a J hey oh k*ller J makes a j sound and J is for

juggler [Music]

dog City what did you do that for

no no it wasn't me actually just a you're gonna chase me as well aren't you oh well join the club club get it Club

foreign

[Music]

[Applause]

so much trouble [Music]

look up sweetie it seems to be getting rather windy sweet

[Applause]

[Music]

you found our next word the letter L L makes a loop sound so look is for

Lake look which Richard has fallen into oh

keep looking sweep and Sue the Sands of Time Won't Wait For You

there you go thank you oh

[Music] Richard's trying off let's buy him

something nice to eat yes but we mustn't forget to look for the next words

what's our next letter our next letter is an M which makes a m sound and to buy

Richard something we need to use [Music]

funny well done M mixer sound and um is for money

now what can we get Richard to eat our next letter is the letter N which makes

a m sound could you see anything to eat beginning with um

oh those vegetables look nice but nothing beginning with

noodles well done yes and mixer

is for noodles boys perhaps we can find our next word

which begins with the letter O which makes an o sound

foreign

you're really getting the hang of this now yes the letter O makes an o sound

and O is for orange well done sweet

oh and it looks like sooties found our next letter done Richard will love that our

next letter is the letter P P sounds like is

hey pie

better our next letter is Q which sounds like can anybody spot anything beginning

with I can see it can't you sweep remember

it's a cross sound what can see that begins with a qua sound

look closely here's a clue someone very important a nice old lady that everybody

loves you've got it old mother Harvard why does everyone

love her [Music] because she gave her poor doggy a bone

though give me straight no look it's qua the queen on such as mummy look there's

a picture of the queen makes a cross sound and qua is for Queen

thank you sir see you in a minute [Music]

oh our next letter is R which makes a ER sound any idea sweep

[Music] you've got it

[Music] Richard oh makes a purr sound an ER is

for Richard but as Richard is a proper name it should start with a capital r

oh don't sweep hey we've made loads of words we're going to beat that magic

well for sure [Music]

oh there you are now no more getting me into trouble I've already been chased by a cross-cranky clown and

a baldy boss hey you bought me something to eat oh that's that's very kind of you sweetie

thank you oh hello you two you've found loads of words oh brilliant

so where are we up to we're right up to the letter s which makes us s sound oh

you're right and the sound is also the sound at the beginning of your names Sue and sweeper but can anyone

else find anything beginning with a hmm

you can [Music]

go [Music]

s is for speaking you are absolutely right sweep stick begins with the letter

s s makes a s sound and S is for stick

stick sweep where did you get this from over there

I suppose I'll have to go and apologize and give him mine now oh sweep you bone

brain now what's our next letter yes the letter t which makes a D sound now what word

begins with a T sound oh this is your stick sir I'm so sorry my friend took it

by mistake he didn't realize so I thought I'd give you mine [Applause] [Music]

the next letter is you which makes an a sound

[Music]

oh perfect sweep the letter U makes an uh

sound and uh it's an umbrella now sweep take the umbrella back to the lady

quickly please [Music]

I'm so sorry go to sleep now I'm in double trouble

[Music] you think the next word could save

Richard well the next letter is V that makes a v sound what

yes on the counter vegetables the bits

of the sound and the is for vegetables so what are you going to do

easy whizzy let's get busy

[Music]

[Music] thank you

[Music] let's stop her

[Music] phew that was close hello my friends the

sands of time have near completed finish Fast or you'll be defeated just four

more letters to go honey now you can't be snow

our next letter is W which makes a worse sound now what can we see around here

that begins with a were what's that City hey well of course Well

w makes a worse sound and were is for well the next letter is x which makes X

sound let's look around for a word beginning with x uh

oh this is tricky yes it is difficult Richard hardly any words begin with X so

X is just X ah wait a minute Sue I know that you're right hardly any words begin

with an X but lots of words end with an X I'm sure okay so what words end in an

s [Music]

answer to your right fox fox ends in an x and x makes a sound Fox

you find a word that begins with an X that sort of egg sweep X begins with the

letter e eggs

come on we need the letter Y or ya sound any ideas hey of course yolk the

yellow part of an egg is called a yolk why makes a your sound and yeah is for yolk

yes we only need one more letter but quick the egg timers on its last few grains of sand oh

we need to find our last word which begins with the letter Z which makes a z sound

oh that's a hard one

who do you think you are causing all this confusion you're like an animal you

belong in Zoom oh thank you sir you found our last word Z Sounds like sir

answer is oh

my God we're done g*ng you passed the test learning's easy when you try your

best and now you know your alphabet I'll make this Angry Crowd forget

when they awake they'll be hail and Hearty come on it's time to party

we hope you enjoyed learning your ABC and if you did clap along and sing with us

foreign [Music]

but is for bike [Music]

is for dinosaur elephant [Music]

is for flower [Music]

is for hot [Music]

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t

u v w x y and z now I know my abc next

time won't you sing with thirteen [Music]

J is for jugular [Music]

La is for Lake [Music] it's for money

is for noodles

oppa is for pie

now I know my age [Music]

is for [Music]

Richard it's for stick

sportray ah is for umbrella the is for vegetables

what is for well is it in Fox

yeah it's for you sir for Zoo

clap your hands everybody we hope you've had a great time learning there's only one thing left to say and it begins with

bur bye bye everybody bye bye

bye-bye everybody [Music]

foreign

[Applause]