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| Letter O scavenger hunt; Oscar adds three tiers to his trash can | |||||||
| Air date | January 3, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Macintosh makes his way down Sesame Street with his fruit cart, promising some rotten peaches for Oscar later and giving an apple to Shola. He stops by the Fix-It Shop, where he, Luis and the kids look up and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter O (First: Episode 0012). |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob, Big Bird, and the kids go on a scavenger hunt for objects shaped like the letter O. At first Big Bird isn't sure where to find something, but gets an idea and asks Gordon to borrow his automobile jack. The kids bring back a trash can lid, a tricycle with round wheels, and a hula hoop. Big Bird leaves with the auto jack, hoping to get an O-shaped object very soon... |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird rolls a tire back to the yard, which is also shaped like the letter O. Gordon asks where it came from, and Big Bird reveals it came from his Volkswagen Beetle. Gordon scolds him and tells him to put it back. "Even when I play really well, I don't play really well," Big Bird sighs. |
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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 | Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0338) |
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Muppets | Ernie (playing Robin Hood) auditions Anything Muppets to be his Merry Men. After screening two individuals who don't meet the requirements, Harvey Kneeslapper is sent in laughing. Ernie thinks he's found a merry man and hires him immediately, but following a string of incessant jokes, decides he's too merry after all and fires him. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Song | "Train Song" (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | "Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges. (First: Episode 0003) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis gives Bob a Spanish lesson in the form of the song "No Matter What Your Language." They dance with Mr. Macintosh at the song's end; Mr. Mac compliments their work in an exaggerated Irish accent, confusing the two. |
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Film | Shopping for soup ingredients. (First: Episode 0515) |
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Muppets | A bridge of teeth come to an employment agency, looking for a job. He's offered jobs in the smelling line and in listening, but he's unqualified for those. Teeth demonstrates his talent in biting and chewing by chomping up the desk. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Film | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Bolt and Nut show how they work together. |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar is fed up when Mr. Hooper knocks on his trash can to deliver a bag of trash. Oscar vows that things are going to be different from now on. |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper, Gordon, and Bob observe the three-story trash can (made up of smaller cans) that now occupies Oscar's old space. Luis gets a ladder to confront Oscar, who states that the hassle of climbing up a ladder just to talk with him will deter people from further visits. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Big Bird arrives, wanting to borrow Luis' ladder. In the process of taking it, Big Bird and Luis end up bumping the ladder into Oscar's cans, knocking two of the levels to the ground. Oscar believes that with someone clumsy like Big Bird around, his tower won't last much longer and resolves to put his can back to the way it was. |
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Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about front and back, but whenever Grover wants to talk about front, the camera suddenly cuts to a shot of his back, and whenever he wants to talk about back, the camera cuts to a shot of his front. (First: Episode 0139) |
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Film | David narrates some films showing the homes of animals. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph are about to play checkers at a table, but it takes awhile to dawn on them that their chairs can be turned around. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: The spectators take off. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Celebrity | Listen My Brother sings a counting song. (First: Episode 0228) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash. (First: Episode 0022) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is thirsty, and imagines that he's drinking nice cold water. Irritated, Bert tells him to go get a real glass of water. Ernie does, but then he annoys Bert by saying that now he's hungry. He then proceeds to eat an imaginary peanut butter and banana sandwich. (First: Episode 0459) |
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Cartoon | Rocket countdown: Unlike previous segments, the rocket successfully launches at the right time as everyone celebrates, and the director grins at the camera. (First: Episode 0042) |
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Transition | Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A (First: Episode 0282) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — The Count counts the Three Little Pigs. |
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Transition | Bridge #4 - 4 Corner Bridge B (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cast | Gordon builds a model airplane. He looks through his box of parts to find two wings that are the same size. After finding the right wings, the airplane sends him soaring towards the sky. (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Transition | Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) |
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SCENE 7 | At the Fix-it Shop, Luis plays "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using pictures of four birds and a turtle. |
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Transition | Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437) |
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Muppets | Three Anything Muppets (including George) individually try to sell lemons, water, and sugar. After all of their businesses fail, the three cooperate to start a lemonade stand. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O (repeat) |
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Muppets | Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (repeat) |
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SCENE 8 | Mr. Macintosh returns pushing his cart the other way down Sesame Street as the street residents mill about. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon, Grover, and Bob hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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