| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 6, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon notices Oscar acting grouchier than usual. Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper recall that Oscar asked Susan for a suitcase, asked Bob about directions to the bus depot, and bought a "for rent" sign from Mr. Hooper. They put the clues together and conclude that Oscar is moving away, which is exactly what Oscar is planning to do. |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar reveals to Susan and Bob that he's tired of all the happy feelings and learning around Sesame Street. He's moving into a cardboard box in Gunk Alley, just across a junkyard and a garbage dump, and he won't have any neighbors to bother him. Upon Oscar's request, Bob and Susan decide to throw him a farewell party. |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O. (First: Episode 0075) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore |
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SCENE 3 | At the farewell party, a banner is put up which reads "Goodbye, old friend." Susan presents a cake with sardine frosting, and the letter O formed in pickles. They also give him a dirty rag, a jar of mud and a worn-out broom as going-away presents. Once Oscar arrives, he breaks the news to everyone that he's decided to stay on Sesame Street, because in a cardboard box on Gunk Alley, there's nothing to complain about — and grouches love complaining. |
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Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O. (repeat) The segment briefly ends after Taminella says "Oh!" |
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Film | Kids use shapes to make a train. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar". (First: Episode 0005) |
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SCENE 4 | Do you know what's round? Gordon displays a ball. Mr. Hooper displays an orange. Cookie Monster displays a cookie. Susan displays the top of a flowerpot. Big Bird displays a balloon, but forgets what shape it is. |
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Film | "Round": A live-action film set to a lively soundtrack shows circles in every-day life, including Coca-Cola bottle caps, moving wheels, yo-yos, bubbles, and balloons. (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster tells Ernie that he is going on a diet and won't take his cookies, until Grover tells Cookie that he looks sick. (First: Episode 0153) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob and Susan play "One of These Things": Bob with different sized chairs, and Susan with different sized umbrellas. |
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Film | A little boy narrates the various activities his family partakes in on a typical Monday. (First: Episode 0127) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop". (First: Episode 0148) |
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SCENE 6 | Susan digs in her flower box. Cookie Monster digs for a cookie, but finds a worm (Fran Brill) instead. Bob digs into a sundae at Hooper's Store. |
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Film | A steam shovel picks up debris. (First: Episode 0004) |
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Muppets | Little Bird plays an imagination game, closing his eyes and imagining he hears sounds. At the end of the game, he imagines that he hears a scary monster -- and when he opens his eyes, Herry Monster is there, growling at him. (First: Episode 0148) |
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SCENE 7 | Counting to 12: Gordon counts his eyes and fingers. Mr. Hooper displays an egg carton with a dozen (12) eggs. Susan and the kids fill cardboard containers with 12 empty soda bottles. Herry Monster lets out a booming laughing fit at the number 12 after each scenario. |
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Cast | Bob assembles a large number 12. |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
After laughing so much at the number 12, Herry Monster doesn't find it funny anymore and eats it in retaliation. He then finds the letter O funny. |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a large O with two separate pieces. (First: Episode 0111) |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Herry Monster continues to laugh hysterically at the letter O. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie declares that he's "the world's greatest counter of numbers". To prove it, he counts from 1 to 10, but every time Bert interrupts him, Ernie starts over again. This slowly drives Bert crazy. (First: Episode 0107) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Surprise!": A band of Anything Muppet hippies sing about the good and bad parts of surprises, and how people respond to them, with various characters demonstrating them in cutaways. |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby demonstrates what a surprised face looks like. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (repeat) |
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Celebrity | The New York Knicks make 11 shots, but miss on the 12th. (First: Episode 0154) |
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Muppets | Professor Hastings talks about big and little using piles of blocks. (First: Episode 0124) |
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SCENE 8 | Bob tells Oscar he's glad he isn't moving to Gunk Alley before joining Susan, Big Bird, and the kids to say goodbye. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the CTW sign. |
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