| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar helps at the Fix-It Shop | |||||||||
| Air date | April 14, 1972 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 3 (1971-1972) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Kid voiceovers observe that activities on the street (Molly dropping her mailbag onto the sidewalk, kids riding bikes, Big Bird running, David and Rafael wildly playing basketball, and Tom getting a letter and ripping it up to put in the litter basket) are all happening in reverse. They stop everything and correct the footage so it runs properly. |
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Cartoon | Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes demonstrates forward and backward using a wind-up toy. (First: Episode 0157) |
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Cartoon | zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo. (First: Episode 0359) |
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Cast | Gordon and Bob assemble a letter Z. (First: Episode 0150) |
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Celebrity | The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job. (First: Episode 0311) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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SCENE 2 | Rafael needs to step out and places Oscar (who loves all the broken items around) in charge of the Fix-It Shop. He tells Oscar to put any important items into the shop's middle locker. After Oscar remarks that Rafael should "get a haircut and beautify America" before he leaves, he admires the items in need of repair on the counter, as well as the shop's trash bin. Since it's important to him, Oscar thinks all of it should stay safe in the locker, and begins storing the items away. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar finishes stuffing all the trash into the locker, when Molly comes in with some important mail. She suggests Oscar put it somewhere safe. He approaches the lockers, but can't remember which one contains the trash and could spill out if he opens the door. He picks one at random, which happens to have the trash, and it spills all over the floor as he feared. Oscar thinks of a better way to know which locker has the trash, and finds a fixed radio. It's tuned to Grouch Music of the Air, so Oscar will enjoy the music from the trash-filled locker as he starts re-stocking it. |
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Muppets | Grover is going to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. He sees Ernie sitting in his chair -- and he knows that it's Ernie, because he can see Ernie's shirt and Ernie's hair. Grover sneaks up to surprise Ernie -- but then it turns out to be Herry Monster, disguised as Ernie. (First: Episode 0183) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar enjoys the Grouch music program, until the station changes to Nice Music of the Air and starts playing pleasant music. Oscar hesitates opening the locker to shut the radio off, but feels all the work will be worth it just to get rid of the sweet music. |
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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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SCENE 5 | Oscar puts all the trash back and this time hangs a picture frame on the locker to mark it. He starts to nap on the desk, when David comes in to pick up his repaired item. Oscar is too tired and grumpy to notice David remove his frame from the locker. David gives him the money and tells Oscar to put it somewhere safe. Oscar is taken aback to see the frame is now gone and he opens the trash-filled door once again. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. (First: Episode 0069) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar has marked the locker door with an X made of tape. Tom stops by with an apron he borrowed and Oscar's system finally works as he stashes it in an empty locker. When Rafael returns, Oscar expresses how exhausting the job was, especially the lockers. Rafael says they've never given him trouble and starts opening them, including the one filled with trash. Oscar quits on the spot and tells Rafael to stash the trash away himself. |
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Transition | Bridge #5 - Four Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Cast | Bob assembles a number 12. (First: Episode 0173) |
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Film | A man takes a group of blindfolded kids around the city and a construction site so they can feel around to guess what things are. They feel items like a parking meter, a rabbit, some fruits and vegetables, and a trench digger. |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 7 | David sings "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using images of girls holding balloons. |
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Film | A very busy man is asked by a voice what "forwards" and "backwards" means, but the man doesn't have time to listen. Instead, he is shown what "backwards" means by watching everything around him go in reverse motion! (First: Episode 0166) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts The Weather Show. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. (Spanish version) |
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SCENE 8 | Rafael sings "Here are Some Things" in Spanish with different kinds of lightbulb fixtures. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch. (First: Episode 0200) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #12: Square remains in corner, and third dot changes color (First: Episode 0296) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert goes out to mail a letter, and depends on Ernie to let him in when he knocks. Instead of letting Bert in, Ernie repeats his knocks on the drums. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 9 | The kids hop around in the yard as Molly announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Molly and Tom hold the Sesame Street sign, while Sherlock Hemlock observes the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Larry Block voices the DJs heard on the radio.
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