| Sesame Street | |||||
| Oscar's taxi service / The "Muddy 500" (repeat of 1252) | |||||
| Air date | February 19, 1981 | ||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar the Grouch pulls up on the block in his new taxi, which is a ratty-looking cab that is falling apart at the seams. Gordon points out that nobody in their right mind would want a ride in his taxi - exactly what Oscar hopes. He drives off, leaving Gordon in a cloud of exhaust. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: TAXI (First: Episode 1136) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Was Bert Captured By Martians? — When Ernie doesn't find Bert in his bed, he assumes that he's been taken away by The Martians. (First: Episode 1208) |
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Cartoon | A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Film | SALIDA (word spins around) (First: Episode 0967) |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) |
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Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Cartoon | L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird has prepared some soup at Hooper's Store, based on a recipe from his Granny Bird. Mr. Hooper, Gordon and Luis give it a taste and find it delicious. Big Bird declines credit, citing that Mr. Hooper did most of the prep work for the vegetables, but boasts that he added the worms himself. The grown-ups suddenly turn green... |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | "M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380) |
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Cartoon | A boy puts together the word "MOM." His own mom comes out to thunderous applause and gives him some milk. Artist: Tom Gabbay (First: Episode 1465) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: I Can Be — A girl imagines she's a doctor, movie director, or firefighter. (First: Episode 1454) |
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Cartoon | "L Look Around Song" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1483) |
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Film | Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird, Nicolas, and "Snapper" show more and less using glasses of milk. |
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Cartoon | The Dog & The Bone (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Kermit at Home: Nose Warmer — Grover wants to sell Kermit a nose warmer, but Kermit doesn't have a nose. (First: Episode 1448) |
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Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) |
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Film | Marching band forms a square (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Celebrity | Suzanne Farrell takes small and big steps, then has a little lunch and a big lunch. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents four lions. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Life Without Bert — After Bert gets mad at Ernie, Ernie imagines what life would be like without Bert. (First: Episode 1034) |
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Insert | Maria sings "Scream." (First: Episode 1018) |
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Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby demonstrates what an angry face looks like. (First: Episode 0144) |
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Film | Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack. (First: Episode 0968) |
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Muppets | Ernie watches the Twiddlebugs, who are about to head for Hooper's Store in the rain, but they notice that they need something to keep themselves dry. Tessie remembers that an umbrella helps, so they take one. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) |
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Song | "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 1476) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon tells Luis about Oscar's nutty car, when Oscar pulls up. He's out of the taxi business and now plans on entering the car (which he's nicknamed "Josephine") into the Muddy 500 race. Gordon checks his wristwatch so they can time his trek around the block and see how quickly the car can fall apart. The car falls apart within three seconds, but Oscar thinks he can bump it down to half that. |
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Cartoon | Four elephants at the circus Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1489) |
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Film | "Four Song (Song of Four)" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | An old colonel explorer meets Simon Soundman and describes his world trip to him, dozing off several times in the process due to his lack of sleep. As the colonel talks about the bad weather, Simon provides the appropriate sounds. (First: Episode 1440) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: M for Mail (First: Episode 0013) |
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Film | A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Heather and Grover stand up, then sit back down. (First: Episode 0989) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: TAXI (repeat) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar tosses the last of the 500 jars of mud into his can for the Muddy 500 race. Luis doesn't believe that there's actually an auto race going on inside his trash can, even after hearing Oscar give the starting announcement and the vehicles racing around. After announcing the sponsors, Luis then takes a peek inside the can and receives a face full of mud. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while the kids hold the CTW sign. |
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