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Sesame Street
Gordon threatens to stop giving Oscar trash until he learns some manners
Air date March 28, 1973
Season Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production December 19, 1972
Sponsors L, N, 11

SSShowID-0503

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
0503a
SCENE 1 Kate plays guitar and sings “All Over Everything” as the kids play different kinds of games in the yard.
ErnieBertLaundryBasket
Muppets Ernie & BertBert says it's Ernie's turn to go to the laundromat. He puts numerous things in the laundry basket, including storybooks, cookies, his boots, and a radio. Before long, the basket has no room for the laundry, so he decides to go play baseball instead.
(First: Episode 0458)
NancyNannyGoat
Cartoon Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles.
Artist: Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0240)
N-Neighborhood
Film A letter N drives through a neighborhood.
(First: Episode 0450)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer
(First: Episode 0273)
KermitBDMBetween
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit demonstrates between by using a ping-pong ball, a doughnut, and a Beatles record sitting on a table, with the donut between the record and the ball. Beautiful Day Monster comes along and proceeds to eat everything. Kermit fears he will also get eaten, but the monster thanks him with a kiss.
(First: Episode 0070)
Lowercase n
Cartoon "Lowercase n"
(First: Episode 0358)
0503b

0503c
SCENE 2 Gordon knocks on Oscar's trash can, and Oscar immediately tells him to go away. Gordon has had enough of Oscar's additude, and threatens to stop providing Oscar with trash until he learns some manners when talking to others. Oscar freaks out at first, but reluctantly says hello to Kate when she walks by. Oscar agrees to Gordon's terms and shakes hands on it, admitting it won't be easy.
0110.Willisthebird-spanish
Cartoon Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never." (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0358)
0503d
SCENE 3 Oscar thinks he's found a loophole in his deal with Gordon, and asks Susan to help him write a letter. He gives her a pencil, paper and an envelope, but Gordon pressures him to tell them directly what he plans on writing, as the letter is intended for them. When Gordon learns it's the same nasty language Oscar was going to write instead of say, he continues his threat of no more trash. Oscar sadly agrees, but gets another idea...
Song.11Morning
Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0362)
0503e
SCENE 4 Luis assists Oscar in setting up his antique record player so he can play a record, especially for Gordon. The record contains a voice singing “Scram! Beat it! Leave me alone!” and other insults to a piano accompaniment. Gordon gets upset with Oscar, who admits that he wants a way to tell others to stay away from him. Susan and Luis suggest he use words like “please” in his requests, so he peppers his “scrams” and “beat its” with more kindly words. The others give up and leave.
Erniecleansup
Muppets Ernie & BertBert 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)
3958s1
Cartoon A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0413)
3181-Elephants
Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo.
(First: Episode 0283)
0110.Willisthebird
Cartoon Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never."
(First: Episode 0101)
WallyRalphSnow
Cast Wally and Ralph: The duo tries looking out a window covered with snow.
(First: Episode 0369)
Lisforladder
Cartoon L is for Ladder
(First: Episode 0036)
AddingTricycles
Cast Maria and Gordon add three tricycles.
(First: Episode 0477)
Nterview-Span
Cartoon An N-terview with an N (Spanish version)
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0477)
BrokenWindow
Muppets Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie discover how his window got broken. Ernie finds that the only evidence is a baseball, and together with Sherlock Hemlock try to find out how who broke Ernie's window. It turns out that Sherlock Hemlock, who is the number five player of the Sesame Street Sluggers, hit a home-run which caused the baseball to go through the window.
(First: Episode 0238)
Footprints3
Cartoon One of these shoe pairs ...
0503f

0040f
SCENE 5 The kids look up and watch Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter N (First: Episode 0040).
1800-22
Cartoon A girl runs home to her CASA.
MadPainter11
Film The Mad Painter #11
(First: Episode 0329)
Girldraws
Cartoon A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
(First: Episode 0454)
Somebodycomeandplay
Song Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
(First: Episode 0047)
LakeLillian
Cartoon A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.
(First: Episode 0347)
0503g

0503h
SCENE 6 At Hooper's Store, Mr. Hooper and Luis discuss business, which has been slow for the both of them. Big Bird comes in with his teddy bear Peabody, who has a big hole ripped in his leg. Mr. Hooper offers him a new one, but Luis offers to fix the old one. Big Bird decides to leave his bear with Luis, though when he leaves Mr. Hooper admits to Luis that he's a little miffed about missing a sale. Luis realizes he’ll need to buy some glue and some thread to fix Peabody, so he buys some from Mr. Hooper, helping his business as well.
NancyNannyGoat
Cartoon Nancy the nanny goat (repeat)
GoodMorningDoctor
Film A trip to the doctor's office.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0471)
1800-24
Cartoon Henson: Eleven Cheer (repeat)
Herry's ABC Secret
Muppets Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!"
(First: Episode 0360)
0503i
SCENE 7 Gordon plays “Three of These Things” with pairs of gloves, boots, and socks, and one hat.
Lowercase n
Cartoon "Lowercase n" (repeat)
Butterflies
Film A film of butterflies
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
0503j
SCENE 8 Luis plays a bilingual “Here Are Some Things” game with the kids using three unicycles and one bicycle.
Lisforlips
Cartoon L is for Lips
(First: Episode 0147)
SpeedoSkato-V1
Film Kids compete in a speed skating competition. (version one)
(First: Episode 0412)
SpeechBalloonLLight
Cartoon Speech Balloon: L for Light
(First: Episode 0147)
0503k
SCENE 9 Kate and the kids board a pretend vehicle made from crates and boxes as Luis announces the sponsors.
GordonSusan0514

ClosingSign-HooperCTW-0503
CLOSING SIGNS Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.


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