The Letter People (Season 4)
| Season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | June 12 – December 31, 1978 |
| Season chronology | |
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The following is a list of episodes from the fourth season of the PBS series, The Letter People, which aired in June 12, 1978 and December 31, 1978.
Cast[edit]
Humans (Color People)[edit]
| Name | Actor/Actress | Characteristics | Color |
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| Mister Maroon | Frank Cheever | Red Rodeo | #800000 |
| Miss Rose | Debbie Colgate | Rose Garden | #FF33CC |
| Miss Red | Wanda Cheever | Red Rodeo | #FF0000 |
| Miss Vermilion | Drusilla Gonzalez | Red Rodeo and Orange Fiesta | #E34234 |
| Miss Orange | Lolita López de Lacalle | Orange Fiesta | #FF8000 |
| Miss Amber | Lucia Magdaleno | Yellow Garden and Orange Fiesta | #FFBF00 |
| Mister Aureolin | Chadwick Dodgson | Yellow Garden | #FDEE00 |
| Miss Yellow | Melanie Verrill | Yellow Garden | #FFFF00 |
| Miss Chartreuse | Linda Jinkins | Green Garden and Yellow Garden | #7FFF00 |
| Mister Green | Andrew Sickler | Green Garden | #00FF00 |
| Miss Aquamarine | Patsy Hyde-White | Cyan Beach and Green Garden | #7FFFD4 |
| Mister Cyan | Connor Newcomen | Cyan Beach | #00FFFF |
| Miss Cerulean | Rebecca Fanshawe | Blue Eyes and Cyan Beach | #007BA7 |
| 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, Indigo Jewelry, Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #CCCCFF |
| Miss Blue-Violet | Lorelei Bowell | Blue Eyes, Indigo Jewelry, Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #8A2BE2 |
| Miss Iris | Lucy Jinkinson | Blue Eyes, Indigo Jewelry, Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #5D3FD3 |
| Miss Indigo | Marilyn Jennings | Blue Eyes, Indigo Jewelry, Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #4B0082 |
| Miss Violet | Lorinda Every | Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #7F00FF |
| Miss Purple | Davina Proudfoot | Violet Jewelry and Purple Jewelry | #800080 |
| Miss Magenta | Gloria Taylor-Johnson | Magenta Blush | #FF00FF |
| Miss Pink | Elektra Lanoil | Pink Hearts | #FFC0CB |
Humans (Non-Color People)[edit]
Puppeteers (Letter People)[edit]
| 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 | Michael 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 | Wendy Lazarescu |
| 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 |
| Mister J | Jumbled Junk | Buddy Clear |
| Mister Y | Yawning | Benjamin Mendelson |
| Mister R | Ripping Rubberbands | David Clear |
| Mister Q | Quiet | Billy Lazarescu |
| Mister X | Mixed-Up/All Wrong | Ernest Ramsay |
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | |
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| 67 | 1 | "Meet The Purple Children" | William Bailey, Patrick McCreary | Thomas McDonough, Gary Twitchell | June 12, 1978 | |
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Miss Purple and her family will make a family reunion. Starring: Miss Purple and her family | ||||||
| 68 | 2 | "The OY/OI Sounds" | Ralph DiGuglielmo | Thomas McDonough | June 23, 1978 | |
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Miss O is sitting poolside, watching Sophie and David swimming in the pool and looking for more Letter People to make sounds with. She finds Miss I, but she refuses to make sounds with her. Miss O talks Miss I into making a sound by saying it would make Mister Y happy. This way, she stands in a divided catching clue box with Miss I, and with Mister Y when Miss I can't make it. So, Sophie and David gets out of the pool. Starring: Sophie, David, Miss O, Miss I, and Mister Y | ||||||
| 69 | 3 | "WH and SH" | Thomas McDonough | Jeffrey Jones | July 5, 1978 | |
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Mister H gets to make two new non-squoosh sounds! This time, he's passing by Mister W, who's working on a magic act. Mister W is able to blow a whistle dangling around Mister H's neck without using his hands, so they agree to make a sound together. One small problem: Mister S's Sock Cave is nearby and they're waking him up, so he suggests making a nice, quiet sound with Mister H. "SHHHH!!!!" The new sound is used on the Catching Game, with Captain Zemo (who is quite the sleepyhead in his own right) as the contestant. Later, Monty Swell sings a song about Mister H and his two new sounds. Starring: Mister H, Misterr W, Mister S, Miss E, Mister D, Captain Zemo, and Monty Swell. | ||||||
| 70 | 4 | "Double O (OO)" | Ralph DiGuglielmo | Thomas McDonough | July 24, 1978 | |
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Miss O tries her hand as a door-to-door cosmetics salesperson, and comes across a secluded house in the chocolate factory, belonging to Zelda the chocolate woman and Zero the owl. Zelda's invented a new chocolate potion that makes two of whatever drinks it...and Miss O is her guinea pig! However, Miss O discovers she can make new sounds when there are two of her! Starring: Miss O, Zelda, and Zero the Owl. | ||||||
| 71 | 5 | "Orange Fiesta" | William Bailey, Patrick McCreary | William Bailey, Patrick McCreary | October 6, 1978 | |
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The Orange family are having a fiesta. Starring: Miss Orange and her family | ||||||
| 72 | 6 | "The Story of Mister Q and Mister K" | Patrick McCreary | Gary Twitchell | October 11, 1978 | |
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Miss U and Mister Z are on vacation, but Mister Q needs to make lots of words for a project. So Mister K and Miss A lets Mister Q have his sound (the same sound that starts "Kicking") whenever he has to make a word without Miss U, like qat, qanun, qiana, qipao, qiviut, qorma and souq (mostly non-English words), as well as proper nouns like Iraq and Qatar. It will also make Mister Q safe from the Genius Gem. He can even use his new sound when standing next to Miss U, in words such as quiche, unique, antique and barbeque. Mister C, Mister K and Mister Q could even be a backup trio for Miss Pink! (That is if Mister C can be nice to Mister K this time). So, She sings a song “It’s Our Time to Shine”. Starring: Mister Q, Miss A, Mister J, Mister C, Mister K, Miss Pink, Sally Zook Parody: West Side Story (1961) | ||||||
| 73 | 7 | "Meet The Thing" | Ralph St. William | Jeffrey Jones | October 31, 1978 | |
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Sophie, Andrew, Mister T and Miss U walk into a haunted theatre, where The Thing lives. Mister T flashes back to 1930, where "Grandpa T" and "Grandpa H" were about to include The Thing in their song-and-dance act in THAT VERY THEATRE, but the theatre closed down before the Thing could make his debut. Officer Jabberwocky arrives on the scene and says the theatre is reopening and captures the Thing by agreeing to give him a part in the reopening gala. The Thing then sings "I'm The Thing" for an appreciative audience. Starring: Andrew, Sophie, Mister T, Miss U, Officer Jabberwocky, Grandpa T, Grandpa H, and The Thing. Parody: | ||||||
| 74 | 8 | "The OU/OW Sounds" | Ralph DiGuglielmo | Jeffrey Jones | December 9, 1978 | |
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Miss O is rejected from Monty Swell's talent show because she's been using the same five old sounds. While walking through the park, she accidentally bumps into the pointy end of Miss U's umbrella and screams (OW!), and the two of them decide to make their new OU sound for Monty's talent show. However, on the night of the show, Miss U gets sick and her toes can't tap, but Mister W is around to help out (actually, the guy's hiding outside her dressing room window) and Miss O goes on with the show. Starring: Bob, Sophie, Miss O, Miss U, Mister W, Monty Swell, and a standup comic. | ||||||
| 75 | 9 | "Double E (EE)" | Ralph DiGuglielmo | Thomas McDonough | December 10, 1978 | |
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Miss E tries her hand as a door-to-door cosmetics salesperson, and comes across a secluded house in the chocolate factory, belonging to Zelda the chocolate woman and Zero the owl. Zelda's invented a new chocolate potion that makes two of whatever drinks it...and Miss E! However, Miss E discovers she can make one sound when there are two of her! Starring: Miss E, Zelda, and Zero the Owl. | ||||||
| 76 | 10 | "The Story of Mister P and Mister H" | Ralph DiGuglielmo | Thomas McDonough | December 13, 1978 | |
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Mister P and Mister H wants to make a phone call. Starring: Mister P, Mister H, Miss O, Mister N, Miss E, Mister F, Miss I, Mister G Miss Purple | ||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Meet The Green Children" | Ralph St. William | Ralph St. William | December 13, 1978 | |
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Mister Green and Miss Yellow and their family will make a family reunion. Starring: Mister Green and his family and Miss Yellow and her family | ||||||
| 78 | 12 | "Meet The Orange Children" | Ralph St. William | Ralph St. William | December 16, 1978 | |
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Miss Orange and her family will make a family reunion. Starring: Miss Orange and her family | ||||||
| 79 | 13 | "Meet The Pink Children" | Ralph St. William | Ralph St. William | December 19, 1978 | |
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Miss Pink and their family will make a family reunion. Starring: Miss Pink and her family | ||||||
| 80 | 14 | "The Story of Mister Z and Mister X" | Harry John Luecke | Harry John Luecke | December 21, 1978 | |
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Mister Z lets Mister X have his sound (the same sound that starts "Zipping Zippers"), so Mister X can finally start words like xylophone, xerus and xenops. It can even be a Christmas episode, where Mister Z wants to give Mister X something special. It could also have a musical number called “Zipping On Your Side”. Starring: Blue Family, Red Family, Yellow Family, Green Family, Orange Family, Purple Family, Pink Family, Mister Z, Mister X, Mister S, Miss A, Miss E, Miss I, Miss O, Miss U, Mister B, Mister C, Mister D, Mister F, Mister G, Mister H, Mister J, Mister K, Mister L, Mister M, Mister N, Mister P, Mister Q, Mister R, Mister T, Mister V, Mister W and Mister Y | ||||||
| 81 | 15 | "The ING Sound 1" | Ralph St. William | Jeffrey Jones | December 30, 1978 | |
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Cindy dreams about going to Frantic Freddie's dance party on television, but her evil stepsisters have locked her in her room. However, Mister S arrives on the scene and flies her to the dance party, where they win a dance contest. The Letter Girls are also on hand, performing their new song, "The ING Sound". Starring: Mister S, Miss A, Miss E, Miss I, Miss O, Miss U, Frantic Freddie, and Cindy. Featuring: Mister B, Mister C, Mister D, Mister F, Mister G, Mister H, Mister J, Mister K, Mister L, Mister M, Mister N, Mister P, Mister Q, Mister R, Mister T, Mister V, Mister W, Mister X, Mister Y and Mister Z (dancing with the Letter Girls during the TV show). Parody: | ||||||
| 82 | 16 | "The ING Sound 2" | Ralph St. William | Jeffrey Jones | December 30, 1978 | |
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The Letter Girls reprise their song "The ING Sound" as Frantic Freddie tries to stay awake for an entire week. Starring: Mister S, Miss A, Miss E, Miss I, Miss O, Miss U, Frantic Freddie, Mister B, Mister C, Mister D, Mister F, Mister G, Mister H, Mister J, Mister K, Mister L, Mister M, Mister N, Mister P, Mister Q, Mister R, Mister T, Mister V, Mister W, Mister X, Mister Y and Mister Z | ||||||
