Sesame Street | |||||||
Oscar's important message | |||||||
Air date | March 21, 1978 | ||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Snuffleupagus sneaks up on Big Bird and surprises him. Big Bird thinks he and Snuffy should try the same to everyone else on Sesame Street. They sneak about the block, but all the grown-ups they encounter (Olivia, Gordon, and Luis) all leave their reach before they can contact them. After Snuffy goes off, Luis comes back out of the Fix-It Shop and surprises Big Bird. "That's easy for you to say!" he huffs. | |
Cartoon | Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills. (First: Episode 0773) | |
Muppets | Two Anything Muppets sing "Me" in both English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0372) | |
Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) | |
Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman — Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman chase the Big Bad Wolf. (First: Episode 0621) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) | |
Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2) (First: Episode 0101) | |
Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) | |
SCENE 2 | Count von Count encounters Marlena playing with blocks. They agree another fun thing to do with them is to count them. Marlena counts the three blocks in the same fashion as he does, complete with thunder and lightning. The Count beams with pride. | |
Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425) | |
Cartoon | Stop! (Moving Colored STOP signs in fast-motion) (First: Episode 0776) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly demonstrate five fingers. (First: Episode 0279) | |
Film | Five Song (Song of Five) (First: Episode 0006) | |
Muppets | "The Subway" (First: Episode 0762) | |
Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) | |
SCENE 3 | Luis asks Herry Monster to help him move some heavy crates to his friend's new apartment, but Herry claims he has something else very important to do. Luis thinks he's going to do something like play football or karate, when Gordon comes in with a small tub of hot, soapy water. Herry reveals the important thing he's going to do is give his doll a bath. | |
Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) | |
Film | "There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0416) | |
Muppets | Maria reads "The Boy Who Cried Monster." A terrible, cookie-stealing monster helps to teach a mischievous Anything Muppet boy an important lesson. (First: Episode 0412) | |
Cartoon | 5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (First: Episode 0973) | |
Celebrity | Paul Simon sings "El Condor Pasa." (First: Episode 1036) | |
Film | A conductor yells "STOP" to his off-key violinist trying to play Vittorio Monti's "Czardas". (First: Episode 0516) | |
Cast | The Lovers of Five (David, Luis, Gordon and Bob) sing "Gimme Five." | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 1 — Bert demands that Ernie cleans up, or he's moving out. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Cartoon | Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 2 — Ernie has made the place spotless, as promised, but he still has his toybox to go through. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Cartoon | zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo. (First: Episode 0359) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola demonstrate "big," "small," "smaller, and "smallest" with four balls. (First: Episode 0544) | |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) | |
SCENE 4 | Oscar calls everyone (including Olivia, Luis, Gordon, the Count, Sully, and the kids) together for an announcement, then tells them to go away. | |
Song | "Five Onstage Dancers" (First: Episode 0539) | |
Cast | Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Little Miss Muffet". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces some tools and a tricycle while Bob sings "Three of These Things" with a British accent. (First: Episode 0593) | |
Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) | |
Transition | Bridge #10 - Bricks Bridge A (First: Episode 0286) | |
Cast | Buffy and Mr. Macintosh perform a song and dance about the letter K. (First: Episode 0912) | |
Muppets | Lefty wants to sell Ernie a snowman, but it starts to melt, growing smaller and smaller. (First: Episode 0368) | |
SCENE 5 | Oscar tries to make another important announcement, but everyone is wise to his trick this time. Luis announces the sponsors. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
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