| Sesame Street | |||||||
| David and Oscar's ventriloquist dummies | |||||||
| Air date | March 30, 1978 | ||||||
| Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David demonstrates ventriloquism to Gordon, Olivia, Maria, and the kids with Victor the dummy, an act he used to do in high school. Oscar gets inspired to do the same after finding out that dummies can say anything the ventriloquist makes them say, especially when "Victor" tells him to scram. |
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Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Film | The Steam Shovel |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Gets Thirsty — Ernie keeps saying "Boy, am I thirsty" even when Bert brings him water. |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Don't You Know You're Beautiful?" over footage of a girl figure skating. (First: Episode 0607) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints. (First: Episode 0547) |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Celebrity | A montage of kids at various ages are shown practicing tennis, who eventually turn out to be Arthur Ashe. Footage from one of his matches is shown. (First: Episode 0969) |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | The word BUS (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack) (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up. (First: Episode 0455) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar opens a package from the Grouch Novelty Co. containing a Grouch ventriloquist dummy named “Crummy,” which looks just like him. ("He is so ugly!" Oscar remarks.) He reads from the instruction booklet how to make Crummy work, and strikes up an insult-filled conversation with him. |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pied Piper of Hamelin — Kermit takes over for the Pied Piper. (First: Episode 0519) |
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Cast | Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Song | "Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 3 | Olivia and the others aren't fooled by Oscar's dummy act, knowing Oscar's using it as an excuse to be rude. Gordon wonders if all Crummy will do is be mean to them, but Oscar has other plans: "I'm not gonna spend $1.98 for something like this and only insult people!" Oscar gives them a preview of the act he’s going to perform with Crummy at the Grouch Club Smoker, telling Grouch versions of old jokes. The others don't care for it, but Oscar finds it more fun to argue with Crummy and sticks with that instead, driving the others away. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | "Sing After Me" by Grover and Madeline Kahn (First: Episode 1112) |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Muppets | Outside his castle, The Count asks The Countess Natasha to marry him. He counts her replies, all of which are "no." (First: Episode 1015) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar and Crummy play "breakable words" in which they sound out “AT” words onscreen, then watch them fall down and break apart. |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. Voices: Hal Smith (First: Episode 0538) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Cartoon | Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Puts Toys Into Groups — Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging toys. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Animation | Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631) |
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SCENE 5 | At night, Oscar and Crummy argue with each other, keeping the neighbors awake. David announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign. |
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