| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar's automated Grouch | |||||||
| Air date | April 11, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Susan has a sign with her name on it, which she uses to point out the two letter Ss for the kids. |
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Muppets | "Sammy the Snake" (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | S - Serpiente |
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SCENE 2 | Luis sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish, classifying either a big or small triangle with the other small shapes. |
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Film | Two boys tickle their faces with a flower and feathers. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 3 | Tom traces noisy building sounds to Oscar's trash can, where Oscar is hard at work on a new invention. Although it's not finished yet, he presents his new creation - an Automatic Grouch that can take his place on the street should he not be present. Tom tests it by asking a question about ice cream and the machine gives him a typical, grouchy reply. |
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Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 4 | Molly, Susan, and Luis experience first-hand how Oscar's automated Grouch functions while he steps out. They are taken aback by the experience, as the machine refuses to take mail from Molly, turns down an invite to lunch from Susan (having already had a motor oil and mud sandwich), and won't take back the radio Luis repaired. |
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Cartoon | Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289) |
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SCENE 5 | The adults convene at Hooper's Store to talk about how awful Oscar's automatic Grouch acts, even compared to a Grouch like Oscar. Luis gets an idea and they return to the trash can. When the robot emerges, Luis is able to reprogram it to act nice and kind. The Automatic Grouch even accepts a date to the flower shop with Molly. |
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Cartoon | "Birds Count 1-20" Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar returns home and is appalled to hear his creation talking about how lovely his day was. Luis admits to tinkering with the robot. Oscar tries to undo Luis' work by ripping out some wires, which cause it to smoke, pop, and ultimately break down. Oscar isn't deterred, as he now has a new piece of junk to put on his mantle. |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #9: Dot can't stop coughing, and next dot leaves (First: Episode 0295) |
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Muppets | Tony sings "Windy" to his girlfriend, Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0074) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #10: Eighth dot is small, but receives a kiss (First: Episode 0295) |
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Muppets | Story: Bob reads "The King and the Fireman", a story about a king who becomes so grateful for being saved by a fireman that he decides to make everyone in the kingdom a firefighter... and soon realizes what a mistake he's made. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cast | A man with a British accent narrates a limbo sketch in which Gordon and Bob share bubbles and a book. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 7 | The cast shows S words. Luis uses his skates. Molly rides on the tire swing. Tom pours salt on his sandwich, but the top of the shaker falls off and covers the whole thing in salt; now, he's sad. |
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Cartoon | A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | The Answer Lady: Telephone - Granny Fanny Nesselrode proves what she does and doesn't know about answering a telephone. |
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Animation | Kids narrate a variety of shapes that come together to form an ice cream cone, a bird, a clown, a mouse, a carriage, a man, a sailboat, a lady, a dog, an umbrella, a cat, a face, a train, a see-saw, and a lollipop. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with teachers and a newsdealer. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Things that are same and different. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Special Day — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. (First: Episode 0352) |
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SCENE 8 | Molly and the kids look at themselves in funhouse mirrors. One mirror gives them long necks, like giraffes... |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) |
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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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SCENE 9 | Susan and the kids play "One of These Things" using pictures of books of different sizes, then go the library. |
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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 | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl adds 4 galletitas (cookies) in Spanish. Cookie Monster interrupts, then eats all the cookies when he learns the Spanish meaning. (First: Episode 0327) |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (repeat) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 10 | The kids play in front of the mirrors as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Oscar and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign while Molly and Tom hold the CTW sign. |
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