| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar tries out for a mudball team | |||||||
| Air date | February 21, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird stands at the bus stop holding a package and some flowers. He tells Luis that he's going to the post office, then visiting a sick friend in the hospital. As the bus stops at the sign, Big Bird remembers various other items he needs - his dirty laundry for the laundromat, some books to go back to the library, and his unicycle in need of a new tire. Luis darts back and forth from the nest to get them, making the bus driver very impatient. When he's finally ready to go, Big Bird remembers one more thing he's forgotten - bus fare. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Divide Licorice — Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to share with Bert. (First: Episode 0461) |
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Cartoon | Kids wait for the bus to arrive. (First: Episode 0632) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Cartoon | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0955) |
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Muppets | Fred the Wonder Horse bets Marshal Grover that he can't count backwards from ten. Grover tries standing with his back to him and counting up to ten. Since he can't do it, Grover has to let Fred ride on his back. (First: Episode 1066) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Fish Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0195) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob has David, Mike, and Janice pretend to be fish. Sandy and Rafael join them as they go for a "swim" and snack on pretend fish food. |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: A couple of cowboy Muppets meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than any man alive. To prove it, he quickly draws his crayon and speedily writes out the whole alphabet. (First: Episode 0307) |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) |
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Cartoon | Only one of the two footprints can belong. (First: Episode 0509) |
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Celebrity | Lily Tomlin, dressed as a cheerleader, gives a cheer for the parts of the body. (First: Episode 0885) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Muppets | The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends. (First: Episode 0545) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob sings "Wiggle Your Fingers" as the kids play along. |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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Song | Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Noisy Bedroom — Bert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Cast | Luis and the kids put together a fractured letter "n." (First: Episode 0938) |
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Film | "Noises" A boy named Julio uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including a train, a cat, a fire engine, a saw, and a man whistling. Can you make those noises? (First: Episode 0004) |
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Film | Addition and subtraction using three trapeze artists (version "A") (First: Episode 1036) |
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Muppets | Hard Head Henry Harris plays "Headball" at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium, where he must answer this question: where is bread made? (First: Episode 0887) |
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Cartoon | A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0247) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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Insert | Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing short and long. (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Frog on the Street: Julia — Kermit interviews Julia on the street. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173) |
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Film | The Great Chango, man of one thousand costumes, puts on outfits of various professions. (First: Episode 0518) |
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Cartoon | Two men hammer a stake into a hole. (First: Episode 0785) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob, Luis and Susan are going to play baseball in the park with the kids. Oscar is wearing his own baseball cap, as he's going to try out for the Trashville Tornadoes mudball team. The Grouch team captain (Bob Payne) comes by and suggests Oscar try out for a catcher, so Oscar heads in his can to prepare. |
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Cartoon | M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) |
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Muppets | "The AN Family Song" (First: Episode 0181) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar returns with his catcher's gear as the Grouch captain pitches some mudballs to him. Oscar fails to catch a single one, getting covered with mud instead. The captain tells him he's of no use to the team, and Oscar begins to rant in protest, desperate to join. The captain is impressed with his voice, so he secures him the perfect position: the umpire! |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289) |
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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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SCENE 6 | Oscar practices yelling at the team captain for his umpire role as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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