Episode 0588

Sesame Street
Oscar is blown up a tree
Air date	January 30, 1974
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production August 28, 1973 Sponsors D, W, 10 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Mr. Hooper has heard something important on the radio and Big Bird wants to guess what it is. Mr. Hooper provides him with clues - it's something coming to Sesame Street, but can't be seen, and it blows and moves things all over the block. The answer is the wind, but Big Bird (still not getting it) can't hear the answer over the sound of the wind outside.
	Cartoon	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449)
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193)
	SCENE 2	Gordon inspects the street, littered with items after the windstorm. He discovers Oscar's trash can is missing and has been blown to the top of the tree. Oscar wants to come down at first, but then realizes nobody can bother him as long as he's up in the tree.
	Cartoon	"Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367)
	SCENE 3	A Muppet bird lands in the tree and mistakes Oscar for a fellow bird. Oscar is repulsed when he finds out the bird enjoys singing.
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425)
	Insert	Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book. (First: Episode 0415)
	Cartoon	A child runs through a crowd shouting for MAMA. (First: Episode 0458)
	SCENE 4	Still up the tree, Oscar hears the arrival of the Mudman. He can't reach Oscar, but tries tossing the jars of mud up, but they mostly fall and smash on the ground. As he continues this, a Muppet newsboy comes by peddling "The Daily Grouch." He doesn't think he can toss the paper up so high, so he starts reading it aloud instead.
	Cartoon	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings. (First: Episode 0454)
	Cartoon	A small man and his assistant, Dudley, attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D. (First: Episode 0016)
	Film	A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504)
	SCENE 5	Gordon gets a ladder to help Oscar down, but Oscar insists he shake the tree and let his can fall.
	Cartoon	Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime." (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert 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)
	Cartoon	"Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!" (First: Episode 0406)
	Muppets	Twin Anything Muppets find they're identical, except for their voices. (First: Episode 0277)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Cartoon	D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed. (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Bob reads the story of "The Diamond D and the Dangerous Dragon" acted out by the Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 0025)
	Film	D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367)
	Film	Circles in everyday objects. (First: Episode 0464)
	Muppets	Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different. (First: Episode 0018)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062)
	Song	"Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537)
	Muppets	Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work.
	Cartoon	W for Wilhelmina (First: Episode 0512)
	Film	Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415)
	Muppets	Muppets cheer on a rocket launch. (First: Episode 0567)
	Cartoon	Things that are same and different. (First: Episode 0300)
	Cast	Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room. (First: Episode 0407)
	Cartoon	A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA. (First: Episode 0500)
	Film	A kid marching band forms a circle. (First: Episode 0517)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley sings "Gone with the Wind" to a young woman. During the song, a very strong wind blows – making the leaves fly off the tree, causing the woman's house to collapse, and finally ripping Guy's clothes off. (First: Episode 0034)
	Film	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — When it's Ernie's turn to get a newspaper from Hooper's Store, Ernie decides to plan everything he may need. He gets his scarf and hat and earmuffs in case it snows, his umbrella if it starts to rain, sunglasses and suntan cream if it's a sunny day, and a flashlight if it gets dark. (First: Episode 0093)
	Cartoon	D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed. (repeat)
	Cast	Luis is dressed for snow, but is stuck at the beach. David dresses for the beach, but finds himself in the snow. They happily switch places. (First: Episode 0497)
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (repeat)
	Cartoon	The word SALIDA exits through a white square.
	Cartoon	SALIDA (train) (First: Episode 0537)
	SCENE 6	Goodbye

Previous episode:	Next episode:
Episode 0587	Episode 0589