Sesame Street | |||||||||
Oscar's worm circus | |||||||||
Air date | April 6, 1979 | ||||||||
Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still | |
Insert | Everyone gathers to see Bert's theatrical presentation - Pigeons on Parade! The crowd is much less enthused about the experience. (First: Episode 1154) | |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Hickory Dickory Dock — Kermit witnesses various animals attempting to run up the clock. (First: Episode 0710) | |
Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) | |
Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. (First: Episode 0236) | |
Film | Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) | |
Cartoon | A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772) | |
Film | Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars. (First: Episode 0410) | |
SCENE 1 | As rousing march music plays, Oscar calls out for his neighbors to see "the creepiest, crawliest show on Earth!" David, Olivia, Mr. Hooper, and the kids gather around Oscar's trash can as Slimey the Great makes his entrance from a miniature circus tent. Oscar introduces three tricks Slimey will do - a somersault, climbing up to a high diving board, and jumping into a bowl of mud. The last trick is Oscar's favorite, as it results in everyone receiving a face full of mud when Slimey lands. | |
Song | "I'm Not a Baby Anymore" (First: Episode 0652) | |
Cartoon | A red man tries to think of words that begin with H, but a yellow man keeps spewing them out until Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells "HELP!!" (First: Episode 0020) | |
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) | |
Cartoon / Film | A Scanimate/live-action hybrid segment in which an off-camera child and Luis name words that begin with H. (First: Episode 0771) | |
Film | Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack. (First: Episode 0968) | |
Cartoon | A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162) | |
Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals have tails. (First: Episode 0017) | |
SCENE 2 | Oscar and Slimey practice Slimey's new trick - being shot from a cannon. Oscar fires the cannon, and Slimey flies past Olivia, David, and Mr. Hooper into a basket of apples on the counter of Hooper's Store, which makes David reconsider his dessert order. ("On second thought, make it the cherries jubilee.") | |
Cartoon | H - Horse (First: Episode 0474) | |
Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all. (First: Episode 0615) | |
Cartoon | The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges. (First: Episode 0939) | |
Film | Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) | |
Insert | Buffy sings "Ground Hog" to the kids. (First: Episode 0844) | |
Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) | |
Film | The celebration of Chinese New Year (First: Episode 0495) | |
Animation | Sand H/h (First: Episode 0630) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird recites a poem entitled "The Turtle," leading to... | |
Film | Baby turtles swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) | |
Cartoon | A boy points to himself and says, "ME." (First: Episode 0857) | |
Celebrity | Kids narrate as they watch the Mummenschanz performers act as an angular being, trying to figure out which piece is actually the head. (First: Episode 1108) | |
Cartoon | Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them. (First: Episode 0793) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Cookie Monster name the things they eat at "Breakfast Time." | |
Cartoon | A letter for "me" (First: Episode 0781) | |
SCENE 4 | Oscar is feeling very ill and believes he's come down with the Grouch Grippe. His friends dote on him and do what they can to help - David fetches a blanket, Olivia checks his temperature (150 degrees when it should be 148), and Mr. Hooper brings over a bowl of chicken soup. Oscar doesn't care for the hospitality and wants a second opinion; "You're ugly," Mr. Hooper and Olivia respond. "If I was feelin' better, I'd tell them all to get lost," Oscar tells the viewer. "If I was feelin' worse, I'd feel better... I wonder what I mean by that." | |
Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a so-called "magic" chain which can form into any shape he wants. Bert is dismissive of the chain's magic properties. And yet, when Bert asks for the chain to provide a sandwich, it does. (First: Episode 0617) | |
Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) | |
SCENE 5 | Mr. Hooper and Olivia stand by as Oscar sleeps, planning to continue helping him. Oscar awakens and is back to his old grouchy self. He demands everybody get away from his can (including the viewer) as David announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
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