| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Barkley chases a bug | |||||||
| Air date | March 31, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar returns from giving a free ride to Barkley in his Sloppy Jalopy. He calls the Crummy Cab Company dispatcher and learns he needs to pick up a Grouch located at the city dump. However, Barkley won't leave the back seat of the taxi. Oscar yells at the dog to get him to move, but David informs him that a quieter, gentler tone will get Barkley's attention. Barkley moseys over to David and Oscar takes off, leaving the two in a cloud of exhaust. |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Muppets | Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s. (First: Episode 0079) |
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Cartoon | Only one of the two footprints can belong. (First: Episode 0509) |
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Film | Baby animals nurse. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0546) |
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Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father! Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster #8 (First: Episode 1291) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird swings by Hooper's Store for a favor, but Mr. Hooper is in the middle of sweeping the sawdust off the floor. He promises to help Big Bird when the work is done and the two cooperate: Mr. Hooper sweeps and Big Bird empties the dustpan. Big Bird tells Mr. Hooper to keep hold of the broom and dustpan, since Big Bird needs help sweeping his nest. |
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Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive green GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Genelle counts to 10 for Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | What would happen if I popped this balloon? (First: Episode 1312) |
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Film | Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle: Ernie (First: Episode 0403) |
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Muppets | Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Film | Slide puzzle - truck (First: Episode 0403) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar moans over the lack of wind, which he needs for his windmill-powered grouchy-go-round. Susan eyes the peculiar-looking contraption as Oscar explains how it works. Soon enough, a stiff breeze begins and Susan watches the Grouches ride inside Oscar's trash can, leaving as soon as the horrible calliope music begins to play and the Grouches get even rowdier. |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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Cartoon | A for Acrobats (First: Episode 0797) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out "feet," and then the camera pans back to reveal a pair of live feet on some grass. (First: Episode 1289) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cast | In a circus routine, Luis the ringmaster demonstrates "before" and "after". Freeze-frame technology allows his assistant, Linda, to show each action as she jumps through a hoop, slips on a banana peel, and gets a bucket of water thrown at her face. (First: Episode 0728) |
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Cartoon | Before and after: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (First: Episode 0631) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird assumes the role of "the Question Bird" as he quizzes the kids on the letters between A and Z in the alphabet. He asks what letters come after A, then gets caught off-guard when they begin to recite the alphabet backwards in response to the letters before Z. He offers everyone some birdseed for getting the answers correct. |
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Cartoon | Antes y despues: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0631) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the sign "ONE WAY." (First: Episode 0993) |
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Film | Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie and Cookie Monster discuss hope. Ernie has something in a brown paper bag, and asks Cookie Monster what he hopes it is. Cookie Monster hopes that it is a cookie. It turns out that Ernie has ten cookies in the bag. (First: Episode 0233) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Scottie read a ONE WAY sign. (First: Episode 1051) |
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Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (tomato) (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — While Ernie looks after Hooper's Store, Bert asks him for something to drink. Ernie starts out with a glass of unflavored soda water, tastes it, and decides it's too dull for his ol' buddy Bert. To Bert's dismay, Ernie then adds some strawberry syrup to the soda water, then a scoop of ice cream, and finally, some whipped cream. Now it's an ice cream soda, which Bert doesn't want... but Ernie does. (First: Episode 0539) |
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Cartoon | Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 0770) |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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SCENE 5 | Barkley follows a bug as it scurries from the doors to Big Bird's nest and all around the block. Big Bird and the others follow Barkley in his pursuit as he bumps into David, travels through Hooper's Store, and ends up trailing the bug under the garage door. Barkley wants to continue his journey, though David doesn't think it's a good idea for him to go into the garage; Big Bird recommends that Barkley waits until the bug has finished having lunch. |
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Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | He, She and It - The IT knows all about lightbulbs. (First: Episode 1170) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | David brags to the group about his prowess at playing a tin BB game when Barkley bumps into him; his chase with the bug has resumed. He follows the bug back to Big Bird's doors as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Karen Prell (voice of grouchy-go-round rider), with Brian Muehl (Barkley and voices of cab dispatcher and grouchy-go-round rider).
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