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| Oscar decides to move away from Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 4, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon and Bob observe Oscar emptying out his trash can, saying that he's moving away from Sesame Street once and for all because everyone is always laughing and playing. Bob believes he really means it this time, and he, Gordon, and Maria whisper a plan to keep him. |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (First: Episode 0286) |
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SCENE 2 | The group decides to pretend that Oscar has already left, and Gordon hangs a “Grouch wanted” sign on Oscar's can. To give it a more welcoming, grouchy atmosphere, the gang spreads paper and trash around his can, plays ancient scratchy music on the radio, and act mean to each other. Oscar overhears and sees all this and is so pleased that he decides not to move away. He asks that everybody starts putting his stuff back in his can. |
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Song | "1-2-3-4-5!" (First: Episode 0144) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster asks a girl the instructions of creating an egg sandwich; which is by combining - slices of bread, butter, a hard boiled egg, and salt together. Cookie literally follows the instructions by placing the ingredients in his mouth, much to the chagrin of the girl. (First: Episode 0156) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates the letter O. (First: Episode 0228) |
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Film | A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up! (First: Episode 0149) |
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SCENE 3 | It's time to play "What Happens Next?" Tom is carrying a big load of groceries and can't see too well in front of him. He's about to step on a roller skate. What do you think will happen next? |
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Cartoon | Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167) |
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Film | Seals make noise. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin spells his name. (First: Episode 0182) |
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SCENE 4 | How to keep warm when it's cold: since he can't fly very well, Big Bird moves close to his radiator. Tom wears a heavy coat, mittens, muffler, and hat. Oscar does nothing - he loves the discomfort of the cold. |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (shown in English, then in Spanish) (First: Episode 0268) |
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Muppets | "Five People in My Family" (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria plays two rounds of "Three of These Things." She plays the first game using a hammer and different kinds of shovels. She does the next round in Spanish as she sorts a tie and things that tell time. |
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Muppets | Ernie has four apples, and wants to draw the number 4, showing that he has four apples. However, Cookie Monster wants to eat an apple, so Ernie crosses out the 4 and draws a 3. Then Cookie Monster decides not to eat the apple, causing Ernie to have to cross out the 4 again and draw another 3, over and over again. (First: Episode 0140) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a large O with two separate pieces. (First: Episode 0111) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the word "Taxi." After describing how a taxi works, a small Muppet calls "taxi!" and the word drives up to him. He enters through the X, which opens like a door, and then the word TAXI takes off down the line. |
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Animation | An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cast | Gordon demonstrates the different kind of outfit he might wear if were a farmer rather than a school teacher. (First: Episode 0244) |
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Muppets | Twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cast | Because the lid of a box won't stay open by itself, Gordon can't put a large beach ball in it alone, and Bob can't put a large inflated beach animal toy in it alone. They discover that if one of them holds the lid the other can easily put his article in the box. (First: Episode 0296) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | In limbo, Tom demonstrates the many ways one can say "O" (sad, skeptical, interestingly, and surprised). |
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Cartoon | A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat) |
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Celebrity | Flip Wilson counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 7 | Gordon talks with Big Bird and twins Todd and Corey about how some baby animals are fed by their mother (like Big Bird), and others are fed from bottles. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Baby animals are fed milk. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Cartoon | Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #1) (First: Episode 0300) |
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SCENE 8 | Tom introduces Big Bird to a helper that will assist him in bringing five large boxes into the store. Big Bird doesn't see anybody, but learns that Tom is referring to his hand-cart. Tom even takes a kid for a ride on it, and Big Bird asks for a ride himself. |
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Cartoon | Small v (repeat) |
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Cast | Bob is dressed for the snow, but is on the beach. Gordon is dressed for the beach, but is out in the snow. The two switch places in the split-screen. (First: Episode 0206) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: V for Violin (repeat) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #9: Dot can't stop coughing, and next dot leaves (First: Episode 0295) |
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SCENE 9 | Tom shows a toy kayak, and explains how the two ends of one - just like the word - are exactly the same. |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0297) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #10: Eighth dot is small, but receives a kiss (First: Episode 0295) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (repeat) |
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Muppets | A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players. (First: Episode 0298) |
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SCENE 10 | Tom sits and reads in the middle of the yard as the kids play around him; Tom says a simple "Bye," and Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Tom and Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, and Bob and Gordon hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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