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| Snow — Maria tries to get her hat back from Oscar | |||||||
| Air date | February 20, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob is not a fan of the cold weather and tells the viewer that when he's cold, he imagines being warm. He starts to picture a warm, sunny day at the beach... |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Luis sees Bob lying out in the yard and is baffled when he hears Bob discuss getting a suntan. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings "I'm Cold" in the middle of a blizzard. (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343) |
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Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (version 1) (First: Episode 0092) |
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Transition | Bridge #1 - Zipper (First: Episode 0291) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria and Luis pass by Oscar the Grouch, who's glaring out of his trash can. Maria notices that he's wearing her hat, but he refuses to give it back. Luis tells her he thinks he knows how to get it back. |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria and Luis return with a fan which they use in an attempt to blow the hat off of Oscar's head, but Oscar catches it saying he'll never take it off his head. |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) |
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SCENE 4 | As the adults plot at Hooper's Store, the local barber Mr. Rocco (Caroll Spinney) comes by looking for Oscar. He claims Oscar was at his establishment earlier and when he saw the exquisite haircut he received, he darted out of the shop screaming. The adults go over to the can and convince Oscar to remove Maria's hat, revealing a pleasant haircut underneath. Oscar can't stand it, so Maria and the others muss it up to make him look like his old self again. |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Kermit plans to talk about the letter F, but Beautiful Day Monster delivers an E instead, so he fixes it by using an ax and chopping off the bottom line of the E to make it look like an F. (First: Episode 0033) |
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Film | A Stool For Me (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs. (First: Episode 0103) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird wants to play with the kids, but can't decide how to divide the group into teams. After trying to split the group based on gender, then on who's wearing hats, the other kids run down to the corner to watch a passing firetruck. Big Bird is left alone, trying to come up with more ways to divide the group evenly. |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0364) |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. In subsequent airings, an underscore is added throughout the segment, as well as a small part of Ernie's dialogue being dubbed over. |
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Cartoon | A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: TELEPHONE. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | Grover uses a telephone booth to explain how a telephone is used. When he enters the booth, however, he finds that there is no phone in sight. An Anything Muppet boy arrives to use the telephone, and thinks that Grover is the telephone since he is the only thing he found in the booth. The boy proceeds and talks into Grover's mouth. (First: Episode 0146) |
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Film | Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor. Singer: "¡Linda paloma!" (First: Episode 0426) |
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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. (First: Episode 0459) |
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Song | "Five Onstage Dancers" (First: Episode 0539) |
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Cartoon | A football player talks about his favorite sport. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppets cheer on a rocket launch. (First: Episode 0567) |
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Cartoon | A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE) (First: Episode 0602) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates between. (First: Episode 0542) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between". (First: Episode 0542) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Celebrity | Flip Wilson counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Cheers: F Cheer #1 (Spanish soundtrack) (First: Episode 0387) |
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Film | F for Factory (First: Episode 0447) |
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Insert | Cookie Monster explains the purpose of a telephone. Then, Maria and Luis tease Cookie by eating the telephone! (First: Episode 0562) |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (repeat) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings "Three on Lady's Lap." (repeat) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Chris, with his sister Stephanie, counts to 20 for Kermit. (First: Episode 0424) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar admires himself in the mirror. He catches the viewer watching him and tells them to get lost. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the CTW sign. |
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