Episode 0161

Sesame Street
Gordon tries to cure Oscar's hiccups
Air date	December 21, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum Sponsors E, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan greets Farley, Big Bird, and the kids playing on the barrels in the construction area near Big Bird's nest and says it's such a nice day to have fun.
	Film	Apes play at the zoo. (First: Episode 0045)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 4 hits in a row, but miss on the 5th.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird runs around playing Road Runner when Miguel asks him and the kids to guess what he's been doing. He has paint-stained coveralls, has a paintbrush and bucket, and a drop cloth. Big Bird assumes he's either pitching a tent, or has eaten a jelly sandwich.
	Cartoon	E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001)
	Cast	Gordon and Bob assemble an E. (First: Episode 0005)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 3	Bob displays the letters E and T — the ET family.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters E and T, mentioning that they're the ET family. He calls on Grover to add a heavy letter W to the letters, making the word WET. Grover rests for a minute after carrying the heavy W away. (First: Episode 0138)
	Celebrity	A kid calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets who appears disgusted.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot calls on Grover to add a heavy letter S to the letters, making the word SET. Grover rests for a minute after carrying the heavy S away. (First: Episode 0138)
	Cast	In sped-up tape, Gordon and some kids sort chairs by size.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot calls on Grover to add a heavy letter M to the letters, making the word MET. Grover faints after being told to put the ET letters away. (First: Episode 0138)
	SCENE 4	Bob and two kids observe that "escuela" means "school" in Spanish.
	Muppets	Game Show: Pick Your Pet Lucy Jones insists upon a pet that purrs, has silky hair, and likes milk... the Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0067)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th. (First: Episode 0135)
	SCENE 5	Bob acts like a carnival barker, playing a "shell game" using a ball and some boxes.
	Muppets	Gordon asks Ernie to put three balls and a balloon into four small boxes. When Ernie learns the trick, he tries to play the game with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0008)
	SCENE 6	Oscar the Grouch sings "If You're Grouchy and You Know It" and has some kids follow along.
	Celebrity	A kid calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets who frowns.
	Film	"In the Woods": Two kids go out into the woods. (title screen cut) (First: Episode 0026)
	Muppets	Tough Luck Lester, a little boy, explains why he is in bandages; he is never cautious about what he does. With his friends' help, Lester is able to stay away from dangerous items like matches and broken glass.
	Film	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096)
	Celebrity	Lorne Greene from Bonanza demonstrates near and far on his horse.
	Muppets	Grover demonstrates the difference between "near" and "far" by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion. (First: Episode 0057)
	Film	Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0116)
	SCENE 7	Oscar has the hiccups. Gordon tries to cure them by scaring him with a mask, but nothing scares a grouch.
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 7 cont'd	Gordon tries to scare Oscar by popping a balloon, but Oscar's hiccups are still there.
	Cartoon	E Imagination (repeat)
	SCENE 7 cont'd	Gordon has run out of ideas on scaring Oscar. Just then, Granny Grouch appears and gives Oscar a big kiss, which disgusts him so much that his hiccups disappear.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: E for egg (repeat)
	Celebrity	Tim Conway cheers, "Gimme an E!" and someone hands him one.
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs. (First: Episode 0103)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 13 hits in a row, but miss on the 14th.
	SCENE 8	Mr. Hooper counts five gingerbread men. He gives Bob two, which leaves three. He gives Farley another two, leaving one. He eats the last one, leaving none.
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Kids play "Miss Mary Mack" while Oscar shouts goodbye. Bob announces the sponsors.

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