Episode 1370

	Sesame Street
	Oscar goes to the dump
Air date	February 8, 1980
Season	Season 11 (1979-1980)
Sponsors	D, J, 8
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar and the kids sing "Ta da dump" (to the tune of The Lone Ranger theme) for a trick, making others think they're actually going to the dump. They try it on Luis, who points out that tricks can backfire sometimes. Luis takes the kids to play ball, when Oscar now tries pulling the trick on Bruno the Trashman. Bruno picks up Oscar's trash can and starts heading for the dump.
	Animation	The King of Eight (EKA: Episode 0270)
	Muppets	Maria reads the story of "The King's Nose." (First: Episode 0537)
	Cartoon	Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through. (First: Episode 0096)
	Insert	Snuffy's Pajamas I (First: Episode 1121)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998)
	Film	Sea Horse Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0183)
	Muppets	Three polyester-clad Anything Muppets sing "Disco D." (First: Episode 1186)
	Cartoon	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406)
	SCENE 2	At the city dump, Oscar moans about how his trick has backfired, until he realizes the golden oppertunity that lays before him. He declares the dump a grouch paradise and vows to never return to Sesame Street.
	Cartoon	Small B, Small D Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1186)
	Film	A kid marching band forms a triangle. (First: Episode 0531)
	Cast	"Theater Without Words" presents Linda enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Seed" with some voice-over by Bob. (First: Episode 1030)
	Cartoon	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433)
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot demonstrates "over" and "under" by having Grover lie over a mattress. Then Grover lies under the mattress, and Herbert drives the point home by adding more objects over Grover. (First: Episode 0198)
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (EKA: Episode 1210)
	Film	A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294)
	SCENE 3	Oscar (in his can still) relaxes in a lawn chair, taking in the atmosphere of the dump. It slowly dawns on him that he has nobody to annoy and starts calling for Bruno to take him back home.
	Cartoon	An old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today. Through the clues she gives, he soon finds out she's referring to him. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798)
	Celebrity	Alvin Ailey Blues - Tina and Clive (First: Episode 0851)
	Film	George the Farmer puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn. (EKA: Episode 1042)
	Cartoon	Thelma Thumb: A ship is about to crash on the rocks: there's a bolt missing from the helm. Thelma flies inside the engine to find it and repairs the ship. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1312)
	Muppets	Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed, but he already has a scale at home. However, he wants to buy some of the apples and bananas. (First: Episode 0449)
	Cartoon	A letter for "me" (First: Episode 0781)
	SCENE 4	The adults all search for Oscar's whereabouts, when Oscar comes strolling back to the street. They put his can in its place and he tells them what happened. He insists he only came back because he missed annoying everyone and tells them all to scram.
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford's Suspension Act (First: Episode 0292)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149)
	Cast	Olivia sings "Everything Grows." (First: Episode 0998)
	Film	D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367)
	SCENE 5	Bob sings "Thought I'd Take a Walk."
	Cartoon	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0268)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty has fallen off a wall, and Kermit interviews one of the king's horses. Humpty is put together again, but then Kermit gives him a congratulatory slap on the back, and he falls off the wall again. (First: Episode 0657)
	Cartoon	The 'J' Train (First: Episode 1169)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests. (First: Episode 0449)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Transition	Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge (0:42)
	SCENE 6	David, Bruno (holding Oscar's can) and the kids skate around in the yard. Oscar starts singing "ta da dump" again, prompting Bruno to start skating toward the dump, despite Oscar's protests.