The Letter People (Season 2)

Season 2
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	28
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 3 (1978-01-03) – March 24, 1978 (1978-03-24)
Season chronology

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The following is a list of episodes from the season season of the PBS series, The Letter People, which aired in January 3 and March 24, 1978. This season since each episode has its parodies.

Cast

Humans (Color People)

Name	Actor/Actress	Characteristics	Color
Miss Red	Wanda Cheever	Red Rodeo	#FF0000
Miss Orange	Lolita López de Lacalle	Orange Fiesta	#FF8000
Miss Yellow	Melanie Verrill	Yellow Garden	#FFFF00
Mister Green	Andrew Sickler	Green Garden	#00FF00
Mister Cyan	Connor Newcomen	Cyan Beach	#00FFFF
Miss Azure	Lydia Edwards	Blue Eyes and Cyan Beach	#007FFF
Miss Blue	Kimberly Rathbone	Blue Eyes	#0000FF
Mister Savoy blue	Sid Witherspoon	Blue Eyes	#4B61D1
Miss Periwinkle	Annie Newnham	Blue Eyes and Purple Jewelry	#CCCCFF
Miss Purple	Davina Proudfoot	Purple Jewelry	#800080
Miss Magenta	Gloria Taylor-Johnson	Magenta Blush	#FF00FF
Miss Pink	Elektra Lanoil	Pink Hearts	#FFC0CB

Humans (Non-Color People)

Name	Actor/Actress
Sophie	Andrea McArdle
Bob Orton	Bruce Hlibok
Sonia Quinn	Jill O'Hara
Virginia Pennington	Priscilla Lopez
Eleanor Hines	Donna McKechnie
Abigail Stiles	Wim Bilroe and Jeannie Russell
Kathryn O'Dell	Bonnie Scott
Simon Hines	Sammy Williams
Edward Charmer	Lee Roy Reams
Christabel Powell	Cheryl Barnes
Alexis Fairchild	Anita Morris
Eugene Glover	Mel Winkler
Tyrone the Terrific	Doug Henning
Travis Tune	Tommy Tune

Puppeteers (Letter People)

Name	Characteristics	Voice and Puppeteer
Mister M	Munching Mouth	Jerry Lambson
Mister T	Tall Teeth	Michael Martin
Mister F	Funny Feet	Andy Hollingsworth
Mister H	Horrible Hair	Patrick Clear
Mister N	Noisy Nose	Randall Arkwright
Mister B	Beautiful Buttons	Waldo Powell
Miss A	A'choo	Tallulah O'Brien
Mister Z	Zipping Zippers	Franklin Wilson
Mister P	Pointy Patches	Orlando Rowlandson
Mister S	Super Socks	Joneal Joplin (
Miss E	Exercise	Patsy Merriman
Miss I	Itchy Itch	Nikki Flanders
Miss O	Obstinate	Tatiana Motomura
Mister V	Violet Velvet Vest	Gordon Martin
Miss U	Upsy-Daisy Umbrella	Genevieve Bierman (puppeteer born 195
Mister L	Lemon Lollipops	Sylvester Quantrill
Mister D	Delicious Doughnuts	Maurice Bankert
Mister G	Gooey Gum	Joneal Joplin
Mister C	Cotton Candy	Gene Vachell
Mister K	Kicking/Kicking King	Troy Newcomen
Mister W	Wonderful Wink	Ernie Moore

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original air date
17	1	"Meet Mister Z"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)
Mister Z and Miss Pink wants to get to Captain Zemo and his zeppelin so he can go to Letter People Land, but first he has to get through the Zigzag Forest. After meeting some of the Forest's odd inhabitants, Mister Z and Miss Pink finally gets to Captain Zemo, whose zeppelin is having problems starting, but Mister Z and Miss Pink helps him jump-start the zeppelin with words that begin with Z, and finally gets to Letter People Land. Starring: Sophie, Mister Z, Miss Pink, Zero the Owl, Zelda the forest woman, Zeke Zapper, Captain Zemo, Mister M, and Miss A
18	2	"Meet Mister P"	Thomas McDonough	Gary Twitchell	January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)
Mister P is riding the range when his prize pizza gets stolen by the Purple Peekaboo Palookas. Mister P, along with Mister T and Miss Red, outsmart the Palookas to get his pizza back by playing the Catching Game. Starring: Sophie, Mister P, Miss Red, Mister T, the Purple Peekaboo Palookas, Mister N, and Miss A Note: This episode is a last appearance of Bonnie Scott before her retirement.
19	3	"Meet Mister S"	Thomas McDonough , William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 5, 1978 (1978-01-05)
Mister S and his cowboy buddy Slaw Hammerfill are on their way to the Catching Game, but first they have to find the starter for Mister S's Sockmobile. They finally do, and Slaw (who sounds a bit like John Wayne) is a success on the Catching Game. Starring: Sophie, Mister S, Slaw Hammerfill, Miss A, Mister P, Mister T, and Monty Swell.
20	4	"Meet Miss E"	Thomas McDonough	William Bailey	January 6, 1978 (1978-01-06)
Mister Z is trying to take a nap while Sophie shines Mister Z's shoes in his apartment, but Miss E's exercising wakes him up. In fact, she works out so hard she crashes through Mister Z's ceiling. Later, Miss E makes her debut on the Catching Game. Starring: Sophie, Miss E, Mister Z, Monty Swell, Mister S, Mister T, Mister P, Mister N, and Edna. Note: This episode is a last appearance of Jeannie Russell before her retirement.
21	5	"Meet Miss I"	William Bailey	Gary Twitchell	January 7, 1978 (1978-01-07)
Nardo the Detective meets the very exotic and clever Miss I at her Itsy-Witsy Ice Cream Club, enlisting her for assistance in capturing Ingrid the Indigo Ink Keeper, who's stolen all the indigo ink in Letter People Land. After apprehending Ingrid, it turns out that all she wanted to do was be an artist. Miss I and Mister F promises her all the indigo ink she'll need. Starring: Miss I, Mister F, Nardo the Detective, Sam the piano player (who looks and sounds like Elton John), Ingrid the Indigo Ink Keeper, Mister P, and Mister T.
22	6	"Meet Miss O"	William Bailey	Gary Twitchell	January 8, 1978 (1978-01-08)
Miss O is putting on an Obstinate Opera, "The Ostrich's Olive Omelet", and none of the Letter People in the show want to play the roles she assigns them, yet she doesn't care, because she's so obstinate. However, a crisis arises when Miss O, the lead, is needed in the clue boxes, but Sophie is excited to be a Scarecrow for her opera, so Mister F helps out by wearing Miss O's costume during the show. (Keep an eye on Mister F Sophie in this episode, he's a hoot. He, Sophie and Miss O play well off of each other.) Starring: Molly Linton, Sophie, Miss O, Miss E, Miss A, Miss I, Mister B, Mister F, Mister H, Mister T, Mister P, Oscar Obligato, Otto the stagehand, and the Philharmonic Hall hostess.
23	7	"Meet Mister V"	Thomas McDonough	Thomas McDonough	January 9, 1978 (1978-01-09)
Mister V finds out that a Very Very Villainous Vandal is going around Letter People Land tagging items that begin with V with...well, lowercase V's. The Vandal comes on the radio and says that if he tags something that doesn't begin with a V, he'll retire. Mister B assists Mister V in tracking down the vandal, and Mister B tricks him into signing a baseball...which DOESN'T begin with V, thus running the vandal out of business. Starring: Sophie, Mister V, Mister B, the Very Very Villainous Vandal, Miss A, and Mister N.
24	8	"Meet Miss U"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10)
Miss U and her umbrella float up to the rooftops of Letter People Land, where she meets Uncle Elmer, the umpire. Seems the ump is looking for his baseball, which was hit out of the park and down a chimney. Miss U goes down the chimney to look and encounters the Unforgettable Underground Uglies, who have an uncanny way of making Letter People appear in their hideout for the Catching Game at will. It turned out to be a dream...or was it? Starring: Sophie, Miss U, Uncle Elmer, Mister B, Mister S, and the Unforgettable Underground Uglies.
25	9	"Meet Mister L"	William Bailey	Gary Twitchell	January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11)
Sophie and Mister L wants to open his lemonade stand, but he has to overcome a few obstacles. First Lazy Laura leans on his locker filled with lemons, then the Lavender Lollapalooza comes and steals the lemons altogether. With the help of some of the other Letter People, Mister L and Sophie gets his lemons back and then offers his hand in friendship to the Lollapalooza, who readily accepts. Starring: Sophie, Mister L, Lazy Laura, the Lavender Lollapalooza, Mister H, the Lucky Leprechaun, Mister P, and Miss A
26	10	"The Story of Mister V and The Story of Mister S"	William Bailey	Gary Twitchell	January 12, 1978 (1978-01-12)
Mister V is expecting Mister B, Mister Z, and Mister P over for dinner, but the trio are more concerned about spiffing up Mr. V's favorite violet velvet vest with buttons, zippers, and patches. Mister V does not want such things on his vest, and he requests them removed. The other Letter People reluctantly remove their items, but not before accidentally ripping the left side of Mister V's vest! Mister V gets very distraught, and decides from then on in to only start or stand in the middle of a word so no one will see the rip in his vest. Undeterred, Mister B, Mister Z, and Mister P offer their "gifts" to Mister S for his super socks, but he doesn't want them either. Finally, Mister Z says that Mister S can borrow his sound (and appear in more words) if he wears one of Mister Z's zippers. Mister S tries this and is very successful, and agrees to borrow Mister Z's sound whenever he wears a zipper on his Super Socks. Starring: Mister V, Mister S, Mister B, Mister Z, Mister P, Mister H, and Miss I.
27	11	"The Squoosh"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 13, 1978 (1978-01-13)
After Mister V shows up at a Catching Game rehearsal to explain to Monty Swell about his ripped vest, Monty insists that the Letter People make the word "Vest" in the clue boxes so Mister V can illustrate his desire to only appear at the start or in the middle of words. However, a problem arises...Mister S and Mister T can't both appear in an ending clue box, and when they do, they get squooshed, prompting Miss E to invent the starting and ending "Squoosh Boxes" where more than one Letter Person can stand at the start or end of a word. Later, Miss E writes the song "The Squoosh", which Monty Swell, Sophie and the Letter People sing. Starring: Mister V, Monty Swell, Mister H, Miss E, Mister S, Mister T, Mister P, and Miss O.
28	12	"Meet Mister D"	Gayle Waxman	Gary Twitchell	January 14, 1978 (1978-01-14)
Duke and Duchess Doodlebug are in a dither...their dancing dragon, Dolly (who sounds a lot like Carol Channing), has disappeared, and she's supposed to dance at their party. Enter Mister D, who lures Dolly back to her owners with various items that begin with the same sound that start Delicious Doughnuts. Later, Dolly plays the Catching Game at the Doodlebugs' party. Numerous "Hello, Dolly!" gags appear in this episode, and Mister D's voice is not the thundering bass we've all come to know and love! Starring: Sophie, Mister D, Duke Doodlebug, Duchess Doodlebug, Dolly the dancing dragon, Mister Z, Miss U, Dash Dudley the news reporter, Miss I, and Mister M
29	13	"Meet Mister G"	Gayle Waxman	Thomas McDonough	January 15, 1978 (1978-01-15)
Godfrey the Ghost has stolen all the good green grapes from Gordon's Grocery Store, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time... Mister M and Sophie planning a picnic! Mister G arrives on the scene and along with Gordon, Mister M, Sophie and Miss U, convinces Godfrey to return the grapes after a round of the Catching Game, where Godfrey (who sounds an awful lot like Jim Nabors) wins a pet goldfish. Starring: Sophie, Mister G, Mister M, Miss U, Gordon the grocer, Granny, Godfrey the Ghost, and Gwendolyn the Goldfish
30	14	"Meet Mister C"	Harry John Luecke	Thomas McDonough	January 16, 1978 (1978-01-16)
Mister B, Sophie and Miss U find out that Miss I is holding a talent contest for a headliner at her night club while she and Mister F goes on a vacation as a honeymoon. On their way to Miss I's club, they pass a carnival where Mister C works. Mister C says he wants to sing more than anything in the world, but his boss, Cornelius Cornpole, won't let him, reducing him to tending to animals such as Claude the Camel and Clancy the Crocodile. After a round of the Catching Game with Mister B, Miss U, and Mister T, he is convinced to sign up for the talent contest, which he promptly wins. Starring: Sophie, Mister C, Mister B, Mister T, Miss U, Cornelius Cornpole, Claude the Camel, Clancy the Crocodile, a bear cub, and Monty Swell. Featuring: Miss O, Mister P (seen in the crowd when Mister C sings in the talent contest), The Color Girls (singing backup) Mister S, Mister H, and Miss E (who serve as the night club's house band).
31	15	"Meet Mister K"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17)
In the far-off kingdom of Kabob, Kernac has kidnapped the kazoo-playing King...just before he is scheduled to play his kazoo at the kindergarten! The King's daughter, Karen, the Grand Shish of Kabob, summons Mister K to assist in her father's rescue. He rescues the King after visualizing Kernac being duped by the Letter People playing the Catching Game, but soon afterwards, Kernac returns to steal the King's kazoo again. However, it's a cliffhanger ending! Before Mister K left for Kabob, he had a falling out with Mister C, who suddenly wishes to leave Letter People Land. Mister P and Sophie notices this, and suddenly he realizes why Mister C is so mad at Mister K! Do YOU know why? Starring: Sophie, Mister K, Mister P, Mister C, Miss I, Mister T, Karen (the Grand Shish of Kabob), the King of Kabob, Kernac, and a messenger.
32	16	"The Story of Mister C and Mister K"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17)
When we last left the Letter People, Mister C was planning on leaving, claiming that he was no longer needed with Mister K around. Mister K returns from Kabob and Mister C nearly explodes at him. Mister T convinces the guys to go to Miss I's nightclub so Mister H can help them solve the problem. Mister H lets the vowels decide who stands in front of which vowel....however Mister C is a bit sneaky and leaves his mark in front of Miss A. Mister K notices this and puts a lowercase K in front of Miss E and Miss I, and then Mister C claims the remaining vowels. However, another problem arises...Mister K is afraid of kicking people whenever he makes a squoosh, so the Letter Girls decide he should be the second part of the squoosh, while Mister C would only be the first part of a squoosh. Despite this resolution, Mister C still wants to stand in front of all the vowels...so Mister S intervenes and lets Mister C borrow his sound whenever he stands in front of Miss E and Miss I. After this decision, all is well again in Letter People Land. Starring: Sophie, Mister C, Mister K, Miss A, Miss E, Miss I, Miss O, Miss U, Mister T, Mister H, Mister P, Mister S, Mister M, and Mister L.
33	17	"Meet Mister W"	Gayle Waxman	Thomas McDonough	January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18)
Mister W has lost his Wonderful Wink, which is more or less his meal ticket! He turns to Willard the Wizard for help, but Willard's wand seems to have gone kaput. After revitalizing the wand with words that begin with W (usually brought along by Willard's pal Wacky Wally, who appears at odd intervals) with the help of Sophie, Mister W, Mister B, and Miss E, Willard finds one of HIS wishes being granted by playing "Monty Swell" in a round of the Catching Game with Wacky Wally as a contestant Starring: Sophie, Mister W, Mister B, Miss E, Willard the Wizard, and Wacky Wally. Parody:
34	18	"Meet Miss Pink"	Thomas McDonough	Thomas McDonough	January 19, 1978 (1978-01-19)
Miss Pink don’t gives up because she’s nervous today. Mister F can help Miss Pink can make Mister P, Miss I and Mister N and Mister K. Starring: Miss Pink, Mister Z, Miss I, Mister F, Mister P, Mister N, Mister K and Miss Yellow.
35	19	"How Miss Red can be Miss Pink’s cousin"	Thomas McDonough	Thomas McDonough	January 20, 1978 (1978-01-20)
Miss Red wants to combine with Miss Pink Starring: Mister T, Mister P, Miss Red and Miss Pink
36	20	"How Miss Blue can be Mister Green and Miss Yellow’s sister"	Gayle Waxman	Gayle Waxman	January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21)
Miss Blue wants to combine with Mister Green and Miss Yellow Starring: Mister F, Miss O, Mister C, Miss Blue, Mister Green and Miss Yellow
37	21	"Long Sounds"	William Bailey	Thomas McDonough	February 2, 1978 (1978-02-02)
Andrew, Miss A, Miss E, and Miss O are griping about how they make the same old sounds every time they make a word, so Miss E, not one to rest on her laurels of discovering the Squoosh, suggests that they make a long sound--one that's the same as their name--so they won't be doing the same old thing over and over. She promptly writes a song about it (on of her song "The Squoosh", which is a big hit for the Green Gorillas) and performs the song with the Green Gorillas at Philharmonic Hall in a concert hosted by radio personality Frantic Freddie. Starring: Andrew, Miss A, Miss E, Miss I, Miss O, Miss U, and Gogo of the Green Gorillas. Featuring: Miss Blue, Mister B, Mister G, Mister V, and numerous other Letter People in the background.
38	22	"Meet Mister Savoy blue"	TBA	TBA	February 3, 1978 (1978-02-03)
Miss Blue and Mister Cyan meets their brother his name is Mister Savoy blue Starring: Mister Savoy blue, Miss Blue, Mister Cyan, Mister S, Mister C and Miss U
39	23	"Silent E"	Gayle Waxman	Thomas McDonough	February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14)
The Letter People are putting on a melodrama hosted by Monty Swell, but a problem arises--when will the Letter Girls know when to use their short or long sounds? Miss E comes up with a solution...she'll stand outside the clue boxes and remain silent whenever the Girls use a long sound, and Mister V suggests that the sheriff's badge he was going to wear in the melodrama serve as a badge of cooperation--held by the Letter Boy(s) in the ending clue box--whenever a short sound is used. The new method is premiered in the melodrama with much success. Starring: Sophie, Andrew, Miss E, Mister V, Mister K, Mister T, Miss I, Monty Swell, Mister M, Mister T, Miss A, Mister H, Miss O, Mister P, and Captain Zemo (who plays a very lethargic villain). Parody:
40	24	"Meet Miss Periwinkle"	Thomas McDonough	Harry John Luecke	February 19, 1978 (1978-02-19)
Miss Blue and Miss Purple meets their sister her name is Miss Periwinkle Starring: Miss Periwinkle, Miss Blue, Miss Purple, Miss O, Mister P, Mister T, Mister K and Miss U
41	25	"Meet Mister Cyan"	Harry John Luecke	Thomas McDonough	March 2, 1978 (1978-03-02)
Miss Blue meets her boyfriend his name is Mister Cyan Starring: Mister Cyan, Miss Blue, Mister F, Miss I and Monty Swell
42	26	"Meet Miss Magenta"	Thomas McDonough	Thomas McDonough	March 10, 1978 (1978-03-10)
Miss Pink meets her sister her name is Miss Magenta Starring: Miss Magenta, Miss Pink, Mister F, Mister B and Mister N
43	27	"Meet Miss Azure"	Harry John Luecke	Harry John Luecke	March 14, 1978 (1978-03-14)
Miss Blue and Mister Cyan meets her sister her name is Miss Azure Starring: Miss Azure, Mister Cyan, Miss Blue, Mister H, Mister M and Mister T
44	28	"Adjacent Vowels"	Gayle Waxman	Thomas McDonough	March 24, 1978 (1978-03-24)
Nardo the Detective is on the case again--this time working for Letter People Land socialite Buford "Poopsie" van Murdlesnert. Apparently Poopsie's been receiving some mysterious notes with words he can't pronounce--as it turns out, the words he can't pronounce have adjacent vowels, and the Letter People figure out that the second vowel must remain silent while the first uses her long sound. The trail ends on Poopsie's yacht...where the notes lead Poopsie to a surprise party for his birthday! Starring: Sophie, Miss A, Mister B, Miss E, Miss I, Mister L, Mister M, Miss O, Mister P, Mister S, Mister T, Nardo, and Buford van Murdlesnert. Featuring: Monty Swell and Frantic Freddie (seen in the party scene). Parody:

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