Sesame Street 
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| Oscar has a wall built around his trash can | |||||||||
| Air date | April 8, 1971 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar is not fazed when Gordon knocks on his can, claiming this will be the last time anyone does that again. Oscar also tells him all the lumber surrounding his can will be used to build something to achieve this effect. Carpenter John (Christopher Lofton) arrives and starts to get to work. |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The spectators take off. (First: Episode 0022) |
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SCENE 2 | John hammers the wall together, though the noise bothers Oscar. John says the wall would get done faster if he had some help. Oscar at first offers until John accidentally hits his finger with the hammer. John then assembles Brynne, Jay, and another kid to help get the job done faster, but they produce an even louder, more annoying sound (to Oscar's dismay). John gets the kids to hammer in rhythmic unison, which still gives Oscar a headache. |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The rocket doesn't go off until a few seconds after the countdown commences. (First: Episode 0148) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble." (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar's wall is completed and everyone leaves, muttering about how it won't be the same without Oscar's complaining. Oscar quickly discovers the drawbacks the wall has - the Anything Muppet mailman can't deliver his mail, assuming that Oscar has movied away. When his newspaper, The Daily Grouch, is tossed over the wall, Oscar can't find it because the wall has made everything too dark. He can't even reach his delivery of sour milk from the milkman (represented by only a hand). He also realizes he can't escape from the space as well to get a pickle sundae from Hooper's Store or go to the movies. He calls everyone over to dismantle it. |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The director's hat blasts off instead. (First: Episode 0148) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | B for butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about what a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. He then starts to ponder how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep. Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, but ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140) |
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SCENE 4 | On the stoop, John shows the kids his folding rulers and they use them to make the forms of some numbers. He asks the kids to make an 11, and shows it's impossible unless someone has a second ruler. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon erect an 11. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Ernie, having set up shop as a barber, gives Bert a haircut, but he ends up removing all of his hair. (First: Episode 0068) |
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Cartoon | With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0237) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 2: Ernie tries to disguise Bert until his hair grows back, but a monster (later known as Grover) mistakes Bert for his father and lugs him away. (First: Episode 0068) |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 3: Bert has quickly grown his hair back, but his brief time amongst monsters has resulted in his speaking like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0068) |
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Animation | Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. |
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SCENE 5 | A Muppet girl cries because her schoolmates said she wasn't beautiful, and that her clothes weren't as nice as theirs. Bob sings "Don't You Know You're Beautiful?" to her to show how it's what's on the inside that matters more. At the song's end, a Muppet boy comes by. He lives on the same block as the girl, and asks if he can walk her home. She happily accepts, and the two leave. |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | E ... see me eating a peach (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon plays a round of "Here Are Some Things" with some cleaning tools. John plays a second round using tools. |
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Muppets | Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it. (First: Episode 0189) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster explains the purpose of the Bus Stop sign, however the bus zooms pasts him. Resulting in Cookie Monster ripping the part of the sign mentioning STOP. (First: Episode 0192) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Fish Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0195) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down". (First: Episode 0154) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates up/down with two ladders. |
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Muppets | Professor Hastings uses a pogo stick to demonstrate "up" and "down", and ends up jumping into a pond. (First: Episode 0216) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob teaches the kids that arriba is Spanish for "up," and abajo is Spanish for "down" as the kids use the railings of 123 Sesame Street to demonstrate. |
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Cartoon | A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys |
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Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032) |
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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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Song | "Where the Garbage Goes," a song film which explains what happens to garbage after it gets thrown away. (edited) Music by Peter Schickele (First: Episode 0077) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin spells his name. (First: Episode 0182) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | By Oscar's can, John shows the kids about subtraction using five nails. Oscar furthers the lesson by having them leave a few at a time. He admits to liking the idea of subtraction as he signs off. |
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