Unique New York (season 8)

Season 8
No. of episodes	130
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	October 12, 1977 –; March 24, 1978
Season chronology
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Search Unique New York (season 8) on Amazon.The following is a list of episodes from the eighth season of the PBS series, Unique New York that was aired from 1977 to 1978.

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
911	1	"Episode 911"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 12, 1977 (1977-10-12)
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912	2	"Episode 912"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 13, 1977 (1977-10-13)
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913	3	"Episode 913"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 14, 1977 (1977-10-14)
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914	4	"Episode 914"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)
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915	5	"Episode 915"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 16, 1977 (1977-10-16)
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916	6	"Episode 916"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 17, 1977 (1977-10-17)
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917	7	"Episode 917"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 18, 1977 (1977-10-18)
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919	9	"Episode 919"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 18, 1977 (1977-10-18)
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920	10	"Episode 920"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 19, 1977 (1977-10-19)
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921	11	"Episode 921"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 20, 1977 (1977-10-20)
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922	12	"Episode 922"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23)
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923	13	"Episode 923"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 26, 1977 (1977-10-26)
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924	14	"Episode 924"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)
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925	15	"Episode 925"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 3, 1977 (1977-11-03)
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925	15	"Episode 925"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 3, 1977 (1977-11-03)
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926	16	"Episode 926"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06)
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927	17	"Episode 927"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)
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928	18	"Episode 928"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 11, 1977 (1977-11-11)
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929	19	"Episode 929"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)
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930	20	"Episode 930"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13)
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931	21	"Episode 931"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 14, 1977 (1977-11-14)
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932	22	"Episode 932"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15)
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933	23	"Episode 933"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)
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934	24	"Episode 934"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 17, 1977 (1977-11-17)
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935	25	"Episode 935"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 18, 1977 (1977-11-18)
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936	26	"Episode 936"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)
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937	27	"Episode 937"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
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938	28	"Episode 938"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 25, 1977 (1977-11-25)
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939	29	"Episode 939"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	November 28, 1977 (1977-11-28)
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940	30	"Episode 940"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 1, 1977 (1977-12-01)
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941	31	"Episode 941"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 2, 1977 (1977-12-02)
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942	32	"Episode 942"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 2, 1977 (1977-12-02)
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943	33	"Episode 943"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)
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944	34	"Episode 944"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04)
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944	34	"Episode 944"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 5, 1977 (1977-12-05)
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945	35	"Episode 945"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 6, 1977 (1977-12-06)
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946	36	"Episode 946"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 7, 1977 (1977-12-07)
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947	37	"Episode 947"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 8, 1977 (1977-12-08)
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948	38	"Episode 948"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 9, 1977 (1977-12-09)
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949	39	"Episode 949"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)
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950	40	"Episode 950"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 14, 1977 (1977-12-14)
Sophie meets Mister M while singing his song. after singing his song, Mister M and Sophie goes to the market and starts munching away on all the food that begins with his sound, however, when it comes time to pay for everything, he comes up short. Later, Sam Gump from Lucky Day Enterprises visits Mister M and quizzes him on words that start with his sound. Songs: Notes: Mister M's first appearance
951	41	"Episode 951"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 14, 1977 (1977-12-14)
Mister T sings his song, then meets Sophie and Mister M. Mister T tells some tall tales about his tall teeth, then visits the dentist for a toothache. The dentist then quizzes him on words that start with his sound to take his mind off his toothache. There's also a cute live-action segment with some little kids and instruments that begin with the letter T. Songs: Notes: Mister T's first appearance
952	42	"Episode 952"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 14, 1977 (1977-12-14)
After meeting Sophie, Mister M and Mister T and introducing himself in song, Mister F does some shopping. First he tries to find a pair of shoes that will fit his funny feet (but doesn't), then he and Sophie goes to Ferguson's General Store to get some flowers, but he can't remember which kind. There's also a brief interlude where Mister F makes a commercial-type reminder about capital F and lowercase F where he's interrupted by a monster who steals his frisbee. Songs: Notes: Mister F's first appearance
953	43	"Episode 953"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 15, 1977 (1977-12-15)
Mister H accompanies his new friends Sophie and Harold to Hairless Herbert's barbershop, so Harold can convince Mister H that haircuts don't hurt. While Mister H sees that nothing bad can happen during a haircut, he still doesn't get one anyway. Later, Sam Gump returns to visit Mister H and Sophie for a quiz on words that start with his sound. Mister H and Sophie gets them all right and wins a hippo! Songs: Notes: Mister H's first appearance
954	44	"Episode 954"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 18, 1977 (1977-12-18)
Sophie meets Mister N and he sings his song. Mister N causes a disturbance during story hour at a library because every time the librarian reads a word that begins with the letter N, his noisy nose makes a noise. Later, Mister N and Sophie assists Nardo the detective in sedating a Nasty with words that begin with N, turning him into a nice Nasty (who ends up singing "Me and My Gal" off-key). Songs: You Had Your Chance Notes: Mister N's first appearance
955	45	"Episode 955"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21)
It's Mister B's birthday, and he meets lots of new friends. First he meets Boris the Bulletin Board, who shows him some puppets with human heads engaging in activities that begin with the letter B. Later, Mister B meets the five Letter People and two Live-action people we've met thus far, as well as a capital B and lowercase B who argue about being invited to Mister B's party. All is settled and Mister B's birthday goes off without a hitch. Songs: You Had Your Chance Notes: Mister B's first appearance
956	46	"Episode 956"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21)
Dr. Alice Antler overhears Miss A's song (and sneeze) and tries to cure Miss A's sneezing, with no results. Later, Miss A and Sophie goes to a carnival and plays the game "Wheel of Fortune" (where she has to spot her sound at the beginning or in the middle of a word). She wins a goldfish that she names Alfalfa. Songs: Notes: Miss A's first appearance
957	47	"Episode 957"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)
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958	48	"Episode 958"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29)
A new TV station is open for business in Letter People Land, and Mister H is busy recruiting new talent. Mister T sings country music, Mister N blows some serious jazz on his noisy nose, Mister M attempts to sing calypso, Mister F tries his feet at juggling, and Miss A tries to tell jokes. Mister M criticizes Miss A's comedy and she gets upset, and the two argue over who has the better sound. When the two of them bump into each other and make their sounds at the same time, Mister H likes what he sees and agrees that "sound catching" should be the Letter People's ticket to stardom, but Mister M angers Miss A (who needs to be in all the sound catches), and has to find her after she walks out. He and Sophie subsequently does find her and there is a reconciliation, and the Letter People are on their way to fame and fortune. Songs: Notes:
959	49	"Episode 959"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 30, 1977 (1977-12-30)
The gang goes to the TV studio, where they meet TV star Monty Swell. Monty likes the sound catches, but thinks something is missing...but soon the Letter People figure it out. Instead of one sound catch, they do two at a time and make words. Monty goes ga-ga over it and decides to make a game show out of it, thus "The Catching Game" is born. Songs: Notes:
960	50	"Episode 960"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 31, 1977 (1977-12-31)
"The Catching Game" is about to go on the air! Miss A gives Monty Swell and Mister H her blueprint for the set, which includes a starting clue box, a catching clue box (which is the largest) and an ending clue box to let people know which sounds are where in a word. The show debuts successfully because of this design scheme. Songs: Notes:The first "The Catching Game" starring Monty Swell on this episode.
961	51	"Episode 961"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	January 3, 1978 (1978-01-03)
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. Songs: Notes: Little Deedee and Mister Z's first appearance
962	52	"Episode 962"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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. Songs: Notes: Mister P's first appearance and Jeannie Russell’s last appearance before her retirement.
963	53	"Episode 963"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: Notes: Mister S's first appearance Ever since, Sophie has two pigtails
964	54	"Episode 964"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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. Songs: Notes: Miss E's first appearance
965	55	"Episode 965"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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. Songs: Notes: Miss I's first appearance Ever since, Mister F wear a yellow hat
966	56	"Episode 966"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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 and Sophie in this episode, he's a hoot. He, Sophie and Miss O play well off of each other.) Songs: Scarecrow Dance Notes: Miss O's first appearance
967	57	"Episode 967"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: Notes: Mister V's first appearance
968	58	"Episode 968"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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? Songs: Notes: Miss U's first appearance
969	59	"Episode 969"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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. Songs: Notes: Mister L's first appearance
970	60	"Episode 970"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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 Songs: Notes:
971	61	"Episode 971"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: The Squoosh Notes:
972	62	"Episode 972"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	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! Songs: Notes: Mister D's first appearance
973	63	"Episode 973"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: Notes: Mister G's first appearance
974	64	"Episode 974"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: Notes: Mister C's first appearance
975	65	"Episode 975"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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 they realizes why Mister C is so mad at Mister K! Do YOU know why? Songs: Notes: Mister K's first appearance
976	66	"Episode 976"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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. Songs: Notes:
977	67	"Episode 977"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	January 23, 1978 (1978-01-23)
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 Songs: Notes: Mister W's first appearance
978	68	"Episode 978"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28)
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979	69	"Episode 979"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 2, 1978 (1978-02-02)
Buddy, 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. Songs: Notes: The Long Sounds
980	70	"Episode 980"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 3, 1978 (1978-02-03)
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. Songs: Notes:
981	71	"Episode 981"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 4, 1978 (1978-02-04)
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982	72	"Episode 982"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 5, 1978 (1978-02-05)
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983	73	"Episode 983"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 6, 1978 (1978-02-06)
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984	74	"Episode 984"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 7, 1978 (1978-02-07)
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985	75	"Episode 985"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	February 8, 1978 (1978-02-08)
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1040	130	"Episode 1040"	Tom McDonough	Tom 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! Songs: Notes:

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The First Catching Game"	Tom McDonough	Tom McDonough	December 30, 1977 (1977-12-30)
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