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| Mr. Hooper asks Oscar to take care of the trash in his store | |||||||
| Air date | February 3, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria gathers Bob, Big Bird, and the kids around the yard to play a Verbena game. The game reminds Big Bird of "London Bridge," but Maria explains how it's different. Big Bird at first has trouble figuring out how to go under Maria and Bob's arms, eventually getting it right. |
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Song | "1-2-3-4-5!" (First: Episode 0144) |
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Muppets | Japanese Story: The Mystery of the Four Dragons — The Emperor's son must find four dragons in order to take the throne. (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Hooper asks Oscar for a favor, which at first Oscar refuses to do. However, he learns that it has to do with the trash that Mr. Hooper just collected from the basement of his store. He asks if Oscar will take care of it for him while he is away delivering a package. For a change, Oscar is delighted to help. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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Muppets | "K" Cheer #4 (First: Episode 0102) |
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SCENE 3 | At the store, Oscar is enamored with the five cans of junk he counts out. He joyously spreads the junk all over the store as if he were a decorator, looking forward to how great it will look once he's finished. |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Oscar shows how he's redecorated the store so far. He's strung up old burlap scraps like a window curtain, placed newspapers on the floor like a rug, and digs up a dingy tablecloth to place on the counter, with a tin can as a candle holder. He continues throwing trash everywhere, and considers replacing the stools with the empty trash barrels. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty K" - Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss. (First: Episode 0142) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
When Mr. Hooper returns, he is horrified at the job Oscar has done. He insists that Oscar take all the trash away, and put it in his trash can. Again, Oscar is delighted and begins taking stuff down as Mr. Hooper sulks, plopping down in one of the trash barrels. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Planning Ahead at the Beach — Bert and Ernie have planned ahead for their day at the beach. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | "1-2-3-4-5!" (repeat) |
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Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza appear: Hoss and Mr. Cartwright take turns saying letters of the alphabet; Little Joe rides up in time for Z. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Transition | Bridge #13 - Leaf Drop Bridge (First: Episode 0309) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and David throw a basketball over Mr. Hooper's head and through his arms. It's Mr. Hooper's turn, and he dribbles the ball and runs around David and Bob. They end by doing a little dancing around themselves. |
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Muppets | Grover is carrying the word "HELP," which is very heavy. He asks Marty to help him carry the word. Instead, Marty gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Cartoon | "K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (First: Episode 0141) |
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Cast | Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255) |
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Muppets | Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Dentist and Bus Driver. (First: Episode 0106) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (repeat) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Help — Ernie writes things down so as not to disturb Bert while he reads the newspaper. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Loren count to twenty. (First: Episode 0290) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob sings "Here Are Some Things" with circles and a triangle. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Shape Sides — Ernie lies in bed and offers up some observations about shapes and how many sides they have. (First: Episode 0132) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish with pictures of triangles and a circle, as David peeks over the display board. |
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Transition | Bridge #12 - Glass smashes (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: To demonstrate "through," Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to run through a piece of tissue paper. Instead, Cookie offers other alternatives, ultimately choosing to go around it. He helps Kermit with his demonstration by passing the tissue paper through Kermit. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Film | George the Farmer puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn. (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph drop by the laundromat to wash their clothes, but they all don't fit in the washing machine. They try the other one instead, finding the same result. They realize if they split the loads in half, they can make use of both washers. They proceed to rip all their clothing in half. |
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Muppets | "Five People in My Family" (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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SCENE 7 | Mr. Hooper shows that k is for kettle; David demonstrates that k is for kick; Maria shows that k is for (too much) ketchup. |
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Cartoon | Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through. (First: Episode 0096) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates over and under. (First: Episode 0230) |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281) |
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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 | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 8 | As a crowd roars, David, Bob, and Mr. Hooper play football with the kids. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper and Oscar hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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