| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar's Grouch formula | |||||||
| Air date | January 30, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird has noticed he's the tallest individual on Sesame Street. He encourages the viewer to use their imagination to become as tall as he is, giving them a new perspective of the street. Maria, Bob, Linda, and David are all surprised by the viewer's new size. Eventually, Big Bird suggests they stop imagining now because he likes the viewer just as they are. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0478) |
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Celebrity | Arthur Ashe illustrates fast and slow. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings "I'm Cold" in the middle of a blizzard. (First: Episode 0368) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Inspired by Linda's job as an actress, Maria sets up a small box stage in the yard. She and the kids get up one at a time and mime an action for the audience to guess. Linda's turn involves her acting like eating lunch, inspiring everyone to grab a real meal. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Fast and Slow Cookies — Ernie promises Cookie Monster that he's not going to be tricked out of his plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0989) |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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Cast | Buffy sings "Wynken, Blynken and Nod." (First: Episode 0849) |
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Cartoon | A man carves a YES and puts it on display. (First: Episode 0366) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar tries to get Charles the Robot to stop saying the word "YES." |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Christopher Columbus — Kermit catches Christopher Columbus before his historic voyage. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | "Purple Konkers" (First: Episode 0775) |
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Animation | The word ICE is formed with ice cubes, which melt. (First: Episode 1177) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Celebrity | Maurice Hines dances fast, while Gregory Hines dances slow. Maurice is left wiped out. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Scottie read a WET PAINT sign. (First: Episode 0975) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: Family Arrangement — A family classifies themselves into different groups. (First: Episode 0275) |
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Cartoon | A large bird munches on rectangle edges, forming the word "BIRD." (First: Episode 1173) |
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Film | A film of things that make sounds, including birds and farm animals. Is silence a sound? (edited) (First: Episode 0002) |
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Cartoon | What if my best friend were a gorilla? (First: Episode 0598) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob sings a song about opposites with Linda. |
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Cartoon | A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Muppets | Grover: Rowboat Part 1 — Grover and a group of monsters sink a rowboat. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Animation | Rorschach ink blob association with a funky jazz soundtrack. (First: Episode 0777) |
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Muppets | Grover: Rowboat Part 2 — The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | A flock of sheep crosses the river. (First: Episode 1165) |
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Muppets | Grover: Rowboat Part 3 — The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates fast and slow by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Julia read a WET PAINT sign. (First: Episode 0975) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Cartoon | Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together. (First: Episode 0510) |
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Film | Seals make noise. (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria and David are nearby Oscar's trash can when an explosion occurs from within. Oscar, the mad scientist "Dr. Grouch," claims to have invented a formula that can turn even the nicest person into a Grouch. David and Maria do not wish to be his test subjects and encourage him to try it instead, thinking he'll become even grouchier than ever. Oscar gulps it down and after a moment, ducks into his can clutching his throat. When he emerges, he's wearing a necktie, a slick hairpiece, and acting cordially to his neighbors (even giving a flattered Maria a kiss on the hand). |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta. (First: Episode 0443) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Oscar is still acting pleasant and tolerable, having now cleaned his entire can. Suddenly, the potion wears off and he's back to his grouchy self. He doesn't remember anything from the experience and is appalled to learn how nice he was. He vows to destroy his formula and starts re-messing up his can. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
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