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
Production	November 2, 1970
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)
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 3	Bob uses his dustmop to corral the letters E and T — the ET family.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot: ET Family Part 1 — WET (First: Episode 0138)
	Celebrity	As Brynne catches, Carlos calls "strike three" on a player from the New York Mets, who throws his hat down in disgust.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot: ET Family Part 2 — SET (First: Episode 0138)
	Cast	In sped-up tape, Gordon and some kids sort chairs by size.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot: ET Family Part 3 — MET (First: Episode 0138)
	SCENE 4	Bob and two kids observe that "escuela" means "school" in Spanish.
	Muppets	Pick Your Pet — Contestants wear a blindfold while questioning three different animals. (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	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Balls and Boxes — Gordon asks Ernie to put three balls and a balloon into four small boxes. (First: Episode 0008)
	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.
	Celebrity	As Brynne catches, Carlos 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	Anything Muppets: Tough Luck Lester — A boy explains why he is in bandages.
	Film	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0107)
	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 0096)
	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. (repeat)
	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.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds up the CTW sign at the end.