| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar is afraid of Tough Eddie | |||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar retreats back into his can upon seeing the viewer has arrived. A large Muppet youngster carries in a sack of bricks past, when he notices part of a discarded trike in Oscar's trash pile. He sets down the bricks, creating a loud thump. Oscar pops out and asks who's responsible. The boy introduces himself as Tough Eddie and asks who the trike wheel belongs to. Oscar tells him to buzz off and get rid of these bricks, which he can't move himself. Eddie lifts them up with ease and takes umbrage to the rude way Oscar speaks to him. He promises to return after he delivers the bricks. Oscar begins to panic, seeing how tough Eddie really is. Oscar tries to get Mr. Hooper to stay with him when Eddie returns, but when Oscar denies that he's afraid, Mr. Hooper goes back to work. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Farley are about to eat peppermint stick candy, but Cookie Monster passes by and points out that Ernie's is longer than Farley's, and Farley's is shorter. Cookie solves the problem by eating each stick, each time making the other one longer. He finally gets them the right size--but they are now eaten down to small stubs. (First: Episode 0260) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar tries to get David and Luis to stay with him, but since he says he's not afraid once again, they leave. He decides to leave for the time being and starts to pack. Molly comes by at that moment to retrieve the suitcase she lent him. She has caught word of his encounter with Tough Eddie, but Oscar still denies being afraid. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 |
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Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, everyone discusses their encounter with Oscar and agree to help him out in his time of need. Oscar trembles as Tough Eddie finally returns to the block. The adults arrive too, just as Tough Eddie tells Oscar what he's been wanting to say: "Do you need this tricycle wheel? Because if you don't, I could sure use it." Oscar lets him have it and Tough Eddie rips it from the trike on his own, commenting that Oscar isn't such a Grouch after all. Oscar tells the adults how he didn't need them after all, but musters up a thanks anyhow: "It's nice to have friends sometimes." |
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Cartoon | Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters E and T, mentioning that they're the ET family. He calls on Grover to add a heavy letter W to the letters, making the word WET. Grover rests for a minute after carrying the heavy W away. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! (First: Episode 0090) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot calls on Grover to add a heavy letter S to the letters, making the word SET. Grover rests for a minute after carrying the heavy S away. (First: Episode 0138) |
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SCENE 4 | A child is short and Big Bird is tall. Molly leans in above Big Bird, wishing she were as tall as he is. It is revealed she's on the carriage house steps hanging up her wash. |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot calls on Grover to add a heavy letter M to the letters, making the word MET. Grover faints after being told to put the ET letters away. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (First: Episode 0286) |
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Cast | Bob and Gordon assemble a large O with two separate pieces. (First: Episode 0111) |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) |
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Transition | Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (First: Episode 0287) |
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SCENE 5 | David sings "Three of These Things" using three winter items and a set of summer wear. David shows the kids the two potentially correct answers of the game. |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph: Wally sits alone in a room holding a giant key while Ralph tries to come in through a locked door. Wally suggests using the giant key to break the door down, but Ralph climbs in through the window to show him how a key is used to unlock a door. Ralph can now come in. |
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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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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Cartoon | Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311) |
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Celebrity | Lorne Greene and the Bonanza cast add two horses and one horse to make three horses. (First: Episode 0150) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis finishes counting his nine screwdrivers in Spanish. Gordon drops by and the two count them in English. |
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Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0305) |
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Film | Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo |
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Cartoon | La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes. |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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SCENE 7 | Luis is busy working at the Fix-It Shop and asks Big Bird to get him some lunch from Hooper's. He doesn't specify what he wants, just asking for "something that tastes really good." He hears Big Bird placing an order for birdseed, corn kernels, and lettuce. He realizes he should have been more specific and darts to the store to correct Big Bird, who is now ordering a tuna fish sandwich for Luis. |
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Film | Swimming and flying pelicans. (First: Episode 0322) |
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Muppets | The Miss Muffet Play (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is tall, Bert taller, and Big Bird is the tallest (and he also breaks the ceiling). (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | Ten zebras walk slow, while 10 other zebras walk fast. |
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SCENE 8 | Luis and the kids play in the yard as Molly announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Molly holds the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper and Oscar hold the CTW sign. |
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