| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Gordon tries to cure Oscar's hiccups | |||||||||
| Air date | December 21, 1970 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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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. |
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Film | Apes play at the zoo. (First: Episode 0045) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 4 hits in a row, but miss on the 5th. |
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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. |
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Cartoon | E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cast | Gordon and Bob assemble an E. (First: Episode 0005) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob uses his dustmop to corral the letters E and T — the ET family. |
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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) |
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Celebrity | As Brynne catches, Carlos calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets, who throws his hat down in disgust. |
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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) |
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Cast | In sped-up tape, Gordon and some kids sort chairs by size. |
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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) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and two kids observe that "escuela" means "school" in Spanish. |
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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) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th. (First: Episode 0135) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob acts like a carnival barker, playing a "shell game" using a ball and some boxes. |
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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) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar the Grouch is tired of hearing all of the happy noises coming from the kids as they play. He briefly sings "If You're Grouchy and You Know It" and has some kids follow along. |
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Celebrity | As Brynne catches, Carlos calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets who frowns. |
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Film | "In the Woods": Two kids go out into the woods. (title screen cut) (First: Episode 0026) |
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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. |
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096) |
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Celebrity | Lorne Greene from Bonanza demonstrates near and far on his horse. |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the difference between "near" and "far" by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion. (First: Episode 0057) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0096) |
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SCENE 7 | Oscar has the hiccups. Gordon tries to cure them by scaring him with a mask, but nothing scares a grouch. |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Gordon tries to scare Oscar by popping a balloon, but Oscar's hiccups are still there. |
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Cartoon | E Imagination (repeat) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg (repeat) |
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Celebrity | Tim Conway cheers, "Gimme an E!" and someone hands him one. |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs. (First: Episode 0103) |
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Celebrity | The New York Mets make 13 hits in a row, but miss on the 14th. |
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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. |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. (repeat) |
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SCENE 9 | Kids play "Miss Mary Mack" while Oscar shouts goodbye. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds up the CTW sign at the end. |
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