| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon tries to cure Oscar's hiccups | |||||||
| Air date | December 21, 1970 | ||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||
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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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SCENE 3 | Bob displays 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 | A kid calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets who appears disgusted. |
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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 sings "If You're Grouchy and You Know It" and has some kids follow along. |
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Celebrity | A kid 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 0116) |
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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. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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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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