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| Oscar's horn | |||||||
| Air date | March 19, 1979 | ||||||
| Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Big Bird and the kids play Blind Man's Bluff, with Gordon being blindfolded. Mr. Snuffleupagus stops by on his way to his Granny's house for tea and joins the game. Gordon finds Snuffy and feels him, noting how he doesn't feel like anyone else playing. He assumes it's Big Bird wearing a rug, but Big Bird calls out from the other side of the yard. Snuffy scatters as Big Bird starts a new round, leaving Gordon bewildered. |
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Cartoon | B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (First: Episode 0355) |
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Film | Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (Spanish remake) (First: Episode 0355) |
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Cast | While reading the paper outside the Lincoln Center (near Henry Moore's Reclining Figure), Bob's attention shifts to three musicians. They play the recorder, bassoon, and guitar as Bob vocalizes from their sheet music. |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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Cartoon | B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Life Without Bert — After Bert gets mad at Ernie, Ernie imagines what life would be like without Bert. (First: Episode 1034) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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Cartoon | The secret drawing is a mailman. (First: Episode 0220) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Scottie read a "Don't Walk" sign. (First: Episode 0994) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096) |
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Muppets | "Five People in My Family" (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis walks by Oscar's trash can when he hears an unusual amount of water sloshing from inside. Oscar explains that he's "walking" his pet whale Moby Richard around his swimming pool. Luis knows how big whales can get and doesn't quite believe him, but Oscar says that Richard is only about 60 ft. long at his young age. Luis eventually takes Oscar's word on this, but having never seen a real whale before he peeks inside the can, receiving a face full of water. ("Thar she blows!") The camera then cuts to Moby Richard swimming around (via film footage). |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Suzie Sunset are hired to find a missing rope needed for the 10th Street Olympics' round of tug-o-war. (First: Episode 1170) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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Film | A woman holds a painting of five chickens. (First: Episode 0769) |
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SCENE 3 | Olivia finds Biff and Sully arguing over who's taller while they try to get a hammer from a high shelf. She measures the two and finds that they're both the same size, but neither of them are tall enough to reach the hammer. Olivia gives it to them with no problem, which impresses Biff enough to ask if she considered playing basketball. |
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Cartoon | A nutty dragon blows 5 puffs of smoke, which are blown away by a fan-hatted man. (First: Episode 0980) |
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Film | Kids count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cast | David and Maria cooperate to reach the top of the mountain. (First: Episode 0901) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." (First: Episode 0655) |
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Celebrity | Stevie Wonder performs his hit single "Superstition". (First: Episode 0514) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Painting of Bert — Ernie modifies Bert to match his painting of him. (First: Episode 0365) |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis, Olivia and Gordon hear honking sounds coming over near Oscar's can. They find Oscar in his Sloppy Jalopy, with the Count parked in his Countmobile ahead of him. Oscar complains about wanting to move ahead, but the Count is blocking his way. Thus, he honks the horn and yells, which the Count then counts. The others tell Oscar that there's plenty of room for him to back up and leave, but neither Oscar nor the Count want a solution to their predicament, both having a great time. The grown-ups' interruption causes the Count to lose count, and he and Oscar start the process all over again. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: V for Vacuum (First: Episode 0774) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar drives his car over to the Fix-It Shop to have the horn fixed, but Luis happily tells him that he's closing up shop for the evening and will have to wait tomorrow. He brags about getting a good night's sleep as Oscar complains about the service. The Count announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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