Episode 0334

Sesame Street
Mr. Hooper asks Oscar to take care of the trash in his basement
Air date	February 3, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
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• Mr. Hooper tells Oscar that he had a lot of trash in the basement of his store. He asks if Oscar will take care of it for him. Oscar is delighted -- and when Mr. Hooper leaves, Oscar spreads the junk all over the store as if he were a decorator. He thinks the store looks great now! When Mr. Hooper returns, he insists that Oscar take all the trash away, and put it in his trash can. Again, Oscar is delighted.

• Maria sings and teaches her friends the Verbena game -- it's like a Spanish "London Bridge".

• Japanese Stories: The Young Son has until midnight to find the four mysterious dragons hidden in the royal throne room. (First: Episode 0299)

• Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284)

• Michael Landon and the cast of Bonanza say the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 0171)

• Grover is carrying the word "HELP". The word is very heavy. He asks Herbert Birdsfoot to help him carry the word. Instead, Herbert gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry.

• The People in Your Neighborhood: Dentist and Bus Driver. (First: Episode 0106)

• Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Loren count to twenty. (EKA: Episode 0317)

• Kermit's Lectures: Cookie Monster helps Kermit to demonstrate 'through.' Originally, Kermit plans for Cookie Monster to run through a sheet of tissue paper in a frame, but Cookie stops short. When Kermit tells Cookie that he's trying to demonstrate 'through,' Cookie demonstrates the concept differently - by smashing the tissue paper frame over Kermit's head. (First: Episode 0289)

• The Muppets sing "Five People in My Family". (First: Episode 0008)

• Mr. Hooper shows that k is for kettle; David demonstrates that k is for kick; Maria shows that k is for ketchup.

• Batman teaches the spatial concepts of up, around and through. (First: Episode 0096)

• Film: Two kids, Kim and David, help each other put on their smocks before painting a picture.

• Speech Balloon: "K" - Key (First: Episode 0040)

• Cartoon: "K" - Kangaroo. A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (EKA: Episode 0142)

• Cartoon: "K" -- A kitten knits a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten.

• Bob throws a ball over Mr. Hooper's head. David throws one through his arms.

• Bob sings the Classifying Song. Maria later sings it in Spanish.

• Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about how a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a a square with a triangle. And then starts to ponder about how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep just as Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, and ends up not being able to sleep. (EKA: Episode 0239)

• George the Farmer demonstrates "over" and "under". (EKA: Episode 0270)

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