| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Barkley meets a cat | |||||||
| Air date | December 22, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar the Grouch greets the viewer very early in the morning and explains that it's his favorite time of day because no one else is awake yet to ask him to play games or sing songs. He revels in the sound of a passing garbage truck, but cringes at the tweets of birds waking up... which makes him grouchy. When Big Bird wakes up in his nest and states how beautiful the morning is, Oscar retreats to the depths of his trash can, knowing that soon the street will be filled with more happy people. |
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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 | Pearl's sick in bed, and Deena tries to help her as much as she can. She dresses up as a fireman and a cowboy before dressing up as her father to take care of her. |
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Film | "Indian Baby Bath" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (First: Episode 0158) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (First: Episode 1189) |
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Film | A man talks about his working horses. |
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SCENE 2 | Susan stands at the steps of 123 Sesame Street looking through a box of books a friend has given her. She's going to put them on the bookshelf in her apartment, but Telly Monster thinks that lifting the heavy box might hurt Susan, even though she claims to have moved them earlier. For her safety, he empties the box out and makes it light as a feather. Except, now he has an even bigger problem: how will they move the books? |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0945) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola discuss the difference between "heavy" and "light". (First: Episode 0549) |
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Cartoon | An elephant counts to 20. Artist: Owe Gustafson |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues". (First: Episode 0277) |
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Celebrity | The Fonz has a message - "A." (First: Episode 1152) |
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Film | "Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | A girl and elephant show heavy and light. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, but Ernie can't make up his mind. What would happen if Ernie bought a balloon, but then lost it when he gets frightened by a buffalo? Then he remembers that the zoo is closed on Wednesdays. (First: Episode 0137) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar is in his can reading about a new dump opening soon in the Grouch News when Maria and Susan sneak up on him and kiss him on each side of his face. Oscar is horrified and reminds them how he doesn't like to be touched, much less kissed. "Don't I have any rights around here? It's my body, you know, and my face! And if I don't wanna be touched or, or kissed, well, I shouldn't have to be, so hands off, huh?!" Maria and Susan apologize and recognize their wrongdoing; Oscar has every right not to be touched and they'll respect his wishes. When they promise never to do it again, Oscar adds maybe when he says they can... but not now! |
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Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) |
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Muppets | Game Show: Mystery Mix-up Game (First: Episode 0834) |
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Cartoon | "Five Bears in the Bed" get subtracted as they fall off the bed. (First: Episode 1231) |
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Cast | Bob asks Janice to to identify the letter A and the corresponding picture of an apple. (First: Episode 1107) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130) |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) |
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Film | Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. (First: Episode 0362) |
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Transition | Bridge #10 - Bricks A (First: Episode 0286) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and the kids play "Simon Says" when they suddenly hear some sad meowing. They find they're coming from a small cat (Karen Prell) who's stuck in the tree in front of the construction doors. They hold a sheet taken from Susan's clothesline hoping to catch it, but the cat won't jump down. Big Bird also isn't tall enough to reach the kitten, so Maria arrives with a ladder and carries the cat down safely. Big Bird wonders what the cat was doing up there in the first place when Barkley comes storming in, frightening the cat back up into the tree. |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb — A friend of Marcia's is in danger: he's riding his bike at night without lights. Thelma asks the fireflies for help. (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | "Do the Wash" (First: Episode 1309) |
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SCENE 5 | Barkley chases the cat into Big Bird's nest area where she's taken up hiding inside of the playground barrels. Big Bird believes that Barkley wants to play with the cat, but it's too scared since Barkley is much bigger and louder. He tries talking some sense into Barkley while softly coaxing the cat to come out. Slowly the cat edges closer to the end of the barrel and Big Bird leaves them alone so they can become acquainted. The two start to hit it off, and Barkley gives the cat a big sloppy lick. |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck. Bert then pretends to be a train, and does it so well that a train conductor and passengers come through the apartment. (First: Episode 0645) |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 6 | In the yard, Big Bird tells Maria about how he got Barkley and the cat to be friends, but Maria is concerned if what he did was the right thing to do. A teriffied Barkley suddenly comes running to them; now he is the one being chased by the cat! Barkley manages to run up a tree, and Maria goes to fetch a ladder as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while the Count holds the CTW sign. |
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