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| Oscar mistakes his reflection in the mirror for another Grouch | |||||||
| Air date | December 12, 1972 | ||||||
| Season | Season 4 (1972-1973) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird encounters Mr. MacIntosh's produce cart, which is unattended. He wonders if he could try and ride it; since Mr. Mac is so nice, he probably wouldn't mind. He tries to clear some of the fruit to make room, but ends up dumping all of the apples onto the ground. He doesn't think he'll be able to pick up all the apples before Mr. MacIntosh returns, so he decides to sneak away from Sesame Street. Once he leaves, the kids return all the apples to their carton so Big Bird won't get in trouble. |
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Cartoon | "I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Big Bird disguises himself underneath a bedsheet and starts to sneak away, but Mr. Hooper recognizes him. He confesses what he did, and Mr. Hooper tells him it was only an accident, and the best thing to do is to go apologize to Mr. MacIntosh and put the apples back on the cart. Big Bird does so, but to his surprise, the apples are already on the cart! Mr. Mac glances at the kids nearby snacking on some apples, and gives a wink to the camera. |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: A couple of cowboy Muppets meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than any man alive. To prove it, he quickly draws his crayon and speedily writes out the whole alphabet. (First: Episode 0307) |
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Film | Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo |
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Cartoon | Letter I (Beep Beep) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I for Island. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon has placed his broken mirror into the pile near Oscar's trash can. Oscar spots it, but mistakes his reflection for an identical rival Grouch who he believes might take all the trash for himself. He tries to get rid of the rival by scaring him while wearing different disguises, but it doesn't work. He becomes embarrassed when Gordon notices him having fun with the mirror. |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Someone has eaten Ernie's cookies. Sherlock Hemlock investigates the case. He is asking Ernie questions about the cookies, when Cookie Monster comes by with cookie crumbs on his fur. Sherlock interrogate Cookie Monster, and he comes to the conclusion that Cookie Monster is the thief. Cookie Monster admits it, saying that he is full now and gives Ernie the last cookie, however Sherlock ends up taking it as payment. (First: Episode 0142) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird tries to set up a clothesline, but doesn't know how much rope he needs. Maria stops by with her tools and gives him her folding ruler to help out. Big Bird tries putting the ruler up as a clothesline, but it falls after one piece of laundry is placed onto it. Mr. Hooper shows him how to use the ruler to measure the rope, not noticing that Big Bird has fallen asleep. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon - I: An iron irons the word. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies. (First: Episode 0033) |
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Film | "Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body. (First: Episode 0024) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different. (First: Episode 0018) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon, Shola, and Trey play "Here Are Some Things" with musical instruments and a banana. |
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Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (First: Episode 0004) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads "The Story of Ira and Inez." (First: Episode 0034) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria and the kids play "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish using items of clothing and a pot. |
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Film | A baby monkey Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Film | A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: P - pin (First: Episode 0054) |
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Cartoon | Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2) (First: Episode 0335) |
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Film | A baker draws a kitchen and utensils to bake a birthday cake. |
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Muppets | Twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices. (First: Episode 0277) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird wonders what it would be like in a world where everyone looked the same. In his fantasy, he meets up with Susan several times, but (going by their voices) they turn out to be Gordon, Oscar, and Mr. Hooper. Back in reality, he makes sure that the real Susan is who he sees at the window of Hooper's Store. |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Cartoon | "I in the Sky" (repeat) |
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Muppets | A female Anything Muppet discusses the concept of "same" using her reflection in the mirror. The reflection begins speaking on its own. The girl faints and the reflection decides to do the same. (First: Episode 0376) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (repeat) |
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SCENE 7 | The kids do some jogging as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, and Big Bird holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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