| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar hosts a show on WORM-TV | |||||||||
| Air date | May 9, 1980 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob and Oscar the Grouch sing "I Love When It Rains." |
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Cartoon | A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Tanya talk about the word "HELP." |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Trip to the Zoo — Bert asks Ernie about his day, but Ernie doesn't think anything interesting happened. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cast | Captain Nasty (Gordon) commands his pirate crew (Olivia, Bob and Mr. Hooper) to bring him not the big or the bigger, but the biggest treasure chest. (First: Episode 1227) |
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Cartoon | A triangle wants to play catch with a group of circles, who reject the shape. When their plaything gets trapped under a ridge, the triangle is the only one able to reach it and is permitted to join the game. (First: Episode 0806) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob, Luis, David, and Olivia try counting to four, but Oscar keeps chiming in and shouting, "Five!" He claims that he's merely compelled to shout out the next number. They try to trick him by stopping at three, thinking he'll yell "Four!" Instead, he remains silent in his can, then shouts "Five!" when Olivia takes her turn again. |
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Animation | 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool. (First: Episode 0910) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (short intro) (First: Episode 0603) |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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Film | A gorilla chases a woman, who registers her protest by shouting "No." She triumphantly drags the gorilla off. (First: Episode 0546) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0671) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | A girl named Jennifer visits family friend Mrs. Wilson in the country, and together they pick food from her garden. (First: Episode 0021) |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?" (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (balloons and blackbirds). (First: Episode 1393) |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, Bob, David and Luis tune into WORM-TV, where Olivia is appearing in a cereal commercial with Oscar. Although Olivia prefers her corn flake cereal, Oscar touts the wonders of the new breakfast cereal - Greasy Grouchies, which he claims are corn flakes with various, disgusting toppings. Olivia blows up at him on air and trashes the product, which Oscar counts as a positive testimony. |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210) |
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Film | Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 0698) |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason: AT family. This airing features Jason and Ernie making six AT words, and was usually split into two segments for later airings. The first part had previously appeared in Episode 1413. |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Locked Out — Bert speculates on why Ernie has asked him to stay out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0461) |
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Film | Shopping for soup ingredients. (First: Episode 0515) |
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Muppets | "City-Country Song" (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 4 | The adults tune into the tail end of another WORM-TV program - a children's show starring Oscar called "Grouch Street," where Oscar is seen announcing the day's sponsors. As the credits roll and a discordant tune plays, the adults find the show strangely familiar... |
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CLOSING SIGNS | After the credits roll, Oscar is seen holding makeshift signs of the Sesame Street and CTW logos on the stoop and in front of the yard's fence. |
Notes[]
- Karen Prell performs WORM-TV's cameragrouch Aggie.
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