| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Scary Street | |||||||
| Air date | May 7, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 5 (1973-1974) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | It's nighttime on Sesame Street and the locals (Gordon, Bob, Maria, Mr. Hooper, and the kids) are engaging in evening social activities. Some of them are dancing to some rock music near the stoop, and when they get on his nerves, Oscar decides he's going to have to scare everyone in order to make them go away. Donning a demon mask, he begins making monster noises, but his behavior is interpreted as a performance by the others and they applaud him for it. Oscar concedes he'll have to come up with another idea to make everyone disperse. |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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Animation | Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar has set up a loudspeaker outside his can where he starts to project spooky sounds to scare off his neighbors. Everyone instead approaches closer to find out how he's making the creaky door, cackling, thunder, and owl sounds from inside his can. |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar has decorated the street in the macabre, changing its name to Scary Street and his trash can to Creepy Castle, with cobwebs littered about and boxes rigged to spring with fun house creatures. (The script instructs art director Alan Compton to "use the Vincent Price side of his talent.") Everyone is still on to him, but they decide to fake their fright to humor him. With the flip of a switch Oscar starts the lights and special effects, but as they are being chased by objects flying around on wires, listening to spooky howling, and flashes of thunder and lightning, they all mockingly huddle up to Oscar and ask him to protect them from all the scariness. Oscar reveals his gag and assures everyone it's all fake, giving up his charade and going to bed. |
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Cartoon | Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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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 | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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Muppets | Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon". (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) |
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Cast | "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots. (First: Episode 0435) |
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Film | Js appear in a junkyard. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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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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SCENE 4 | Bob sings "One of These Things" for three large round lightbulbs and one flame-shaped lightbulb. |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (Shark fishing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Cartoon | A male voice narrates a story of a jazzy triangle who loved to dance, and a square square. The triangle likes being flexible, but the square would rather be stiff and *square*. Music: "Waltz in Mean Time," David Lee (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cast | Surgeons Maria, David, Susan and Luis "operate" on a motorcycle. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Film | A showcase of J words (First: Episode 0631) |
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Muppets | Part 1: The Count withdraws all his money from the bank to count it. (First: Episode 0602) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Part 2: The Count deposits his money again, but not before counting it one more time. (First: Episode 0602) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's) (First: Episode 0467) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids (upside-down girl) (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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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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SCENE 5 | Gordon, Bob, Maria, and Mr. Hooper play cards in the yard. It's dark out, so they turn on the light while rhyming with the words "light" and "okay." |
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Cartoon | A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162) |
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Cast | Wally and Ralph buy a large jar of glue. The jar was unlabeled, so they get a label reading "Glue". But they cannot figure out how to get the label to stick to the jar. At one point, they accidentally spill some glue on the table; they use the label to wipe it up. Still with no solution, they decide to go out to dinner. So they put the label somewhere (on the jar!) and leave. (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | A square is fit into many different things, such as a truck, window, television, etc. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Song | "Sawmill" - Folk singers detail how lumber is made into usable wood. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty — Kermit doesn't help Humpty Dumpty's situation. |
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Cartoon | Madrigal Alphabet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0615) |
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SCENE 6 | Mr. Hooper, Gordon, Bob, and Maria finish their card game with some more rhymes. Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob, Gordon and Grover hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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