Unique New York (season 9)
| Season 9 | |
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| No. of episodes | 130 |
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| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | April 2 – September 24, 1978 |
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Search Unique New York (season 9) on Amazon.The following is a list of episodes from the ninth season of the PBS series, Unique New York that was aired in 1978.
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Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1041 | 1 | "Episode 1041" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 2, 1978 | |
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Sophie sells at the Juice Stand. Judge Judith Jackpot (hey, Judge Judy!) tells Letter People Land's policeman, Officer Jasper Jabberwocky, that she wants Mister J to move his Jumbled Junkyard so she can build a new jail on his land. Officer Jabberwocky is reluctant to do so, especially once Mister J appears and sings a spirited rendition of his song. Mister J is crushed about having to move, but with the help of his friend the Joker-In-The-Box, he convinces the Judge that people can learn about the letter J and the sound it makes in his Junkyard. The Judge is convinced, and welets Mister J stay put. Songs: Notes: Mister J's first appearance | ||||||
| 1042 | 2 | "Episode 1042" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 5, 1978 | |
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| 1043 | 1 | "Episode 1043" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 8, 1978 | |
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Mister J and Sophie finds a rare gem from an art museum and displays it in his junkyard. Later, he finds out from his radio (which is quite hilarious, I might add) that it's the dangerous Genius Gem, which makes someone disappear if their sound doesn't go with their name. However, he finds this out AFTER Mister G visits him, touches the Gem, and disappears! In order to bring Mister G back, Mister J decides to let him borrow his Jumbled Junk sound before silent E. This process allows Mister G to come back and when he touches the Gem again, he doesn't disappear. Songs: Notes: | ||||||
| 1044 | 4 | "Episode 1044" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 11, 1978 | |
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| 1045 | 5 | "Episode 1045" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 13, 1978 | |
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A young girl named Yolinda is climbing a mountain and she hears the call of a mysterious bird called a Yodel. Yolinda wants the Yodel to come off the mountain and sing at the Letter People Land Outdoor Sound Festival, but the Yodel won't join her. She enlists Sohpie Miss E, Mister S, and the newly arrived Mister Y to help her convince the Yodel to join her, but the Yodel turns out to be quite the homebody. Finally, the Letter People and Yolinda trick her into saying "Yes" by playing the Catching Game, but by then Yolinda has learned to yodel herself, so there's no need for the Yodel to come down after all. Songs: Notes: Mister Y's first appearance | ||||||
| 1046 | 6 | "Episode 1046" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 14, 1978 | |
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It's the day of the Outdoor Sound Festival, and everyone's excited...except for Mister Y, who's bored stiff and needs something to do. Miss I suggests that Mister Y stand in a catching clue box and borrow her sound to alleviate his boredom. Mister B, however, still wants Mister Y to stand as a consonant, and an argument nearly starts, until Mister K and Sophie steps in and says Mister Y can be both a consonant and a vowel. Mister Y and Sophieshows his new skills at the Outdoor Sound Festival, but shortly afterward succeeds in putting the entire crowd to sleep with his yawning. Songs: Notes: | ||||||
| 1047 | 7 | "Episode 1047" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | April 16, 1978 | |
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| 1048 | 8 | "Episode 1048" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 1, 1978 | |
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Mister R is upset because his rubberbands seem to have lost their rip. He calls on Roscoe Rocker and Ringo Bebop (the same periwinkle puppets used for the Purple Peekaboo Palookas and the Unforgettable Underground Uglies), who run a rubberband repair service (as well as perform a comedy act and play electric tuba and typewriter), to fix them. Roscoe and Ringo do so, but not before reeling off a series of smart cracks that nearly drive Mister R and Sophier nuts. As it turns out, Roscoe and Ringo like the sound of Mister R's ripping rubberbands and decide to form a band with him. Miss E hears the guys rehearsing at a recreation hall and names them "The Red Rubber Band" (with Monty Swell and Roscoe playing the Catching Game with the word "red"). Rock and Roll! Songs: Notes: Mister R's first appearance | ||||||
| 1049 | 9 | "Episode 1049" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 2, 1978 | |
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Miss O is giving a gala performance for a play, Gone with the Widow, but her voice gives out! Miss U, Sophie, Mister L, and Mister T take Miss O to Mister Q's laboratory for assistance, but he can't help them because he has no sound...that is, until Miss U agrees to stand next to him in a starting clue box. With Mister Q's new-found sound and get married with Miss U afterwards, he's able to get Miss O to slowly start talking again, and she's soon able to sing--just in time for her concert play named Gone with the Widow. Also, keep an eye on Mister H in this episode, he is HILARIOUS! Songs: Notes: Mister Q's first appearance | ||||||
| 1050 | 10 | "Episode 1050" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 3, 1978 | |
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Things are going all wrong in Letter People Land, and Nardo's on the case! Mister B's voice changes into a female voice, Mister H's long, green hair changes to a short, women's hairdo, and Miss U's pet goat starts making weird noises. What do all of these have in common? An 'X' was found at the scene of each occurance. Nardo then gets a phone call from a mysterious tipster, saying to meet him in the Centeral Park. It turns out to be Mister X, who wants a sound of his own, but every time he offers his letter, something goes all wrong. Nardo brings Mister X to the rest of the Letter People, and Sophie, Mister K and Mister S agree to make a special "squoosh" sound for Mister X, but Mister X would be able to appear in words. This makes Mister X so happy, he decides to use his letter as a symbol to prevent children from getting too close to anything dangerous. Songs: Notes: Mister X's first appearance | ||||||
| 1051 | 11 | "Episode 1051" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 6, 1978 | |
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Miss O visits her new neighbor Professor Foghorn, who has invented a Word Machine. The Word Machine's purpose is to make sure all the letters in words go by the rules--using the right sounds and so forth. Miss O keeps feeding the Machine words with letters using irregular sounds--and when they don't go through, they run away, upset that the Word Machine won't accept them for what they are. After a number called "I'm The Word Machine", the Runaway Words go off into the world, with Miss O wishing them good luck and Godspeed. Hi-Ho Silver, AWAY! YEEE-HA! Songs: | ||||||
| 1052 | 12 | "Episode 1052" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 12, 1978 | |
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| 1053 | 13 | "Episode 1053" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 16, 1978 | |
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| 1054 | 14 | "Episode 1054" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 18, 1978 | |
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| 1055 | 15 | "Episode 1055" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | May 23, 1978 | |
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| 1056 | 16 | "Episode 1056" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | June 1, 1978 | |
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| 1057 | 17 | "Episode 1057" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | June 3, 1978 | |
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| 1058 | 18 | "Episode 1058" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | June 6, 1978 | |
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| 1059 | 19 | "Episode 1059" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | June 9, 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. Songs: | ||||||
| 1060 | 20 | "Episode 1060" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | June 12, 1978 | |
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| 1170 | 130 | "Episode 1170" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | September 24, 1978 | |
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Specials[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Shadow Musical" | Tom McDonough | Tom McDonough | September 12, 1978 | |
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Miss U looks a the shadow. Songs: Me and My Shadow, Satin Doll, Fabulous Feet | ||||||
