| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar imagines being alone (repeat of 1225) | |||||||
| Air date | March 6, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Herry Monster calls everyone over to witness a never-before-seen feat - he will lift a 4,000 ton weight! He struggles immensely to even move it, but with encouragement from his friends, Herry finds the strength to lift the weight. |
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Cartoon | A young circle bonds with a square at a baseball game. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator: Only five people are allowed on the elevator at one time, so Grover counts out five passengers. But then he's not allowed on the elevator himself; he would make six. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Cartoon | Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others. (First: Episode 1480) |
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Song | "Song of Eight" (First: Episode 0016) |
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Cartoon | E for Eel (First: Episode 0408) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon blends together the parts of Barkley's name. |
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Cartoon | Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1452) |
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Celebrity | Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. (onscreen highlights removed) (First: Episode 0236) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppet kids "fix" an upside-down 8. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | A toymaker makes an airplane out of wood. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Insert | A group of children put together a scooter following a model. (First: Episode 0922) |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday." (First: Episode 1162) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Sick — Ernie consults a medical book to discover that Bert is sick. (First: Episode 0435) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird dons some fake facial hair and glasses in an attempt to fool Mr. Snuffleupagus into thinking he's somebody else. Sure enough, when Snuffy arrives, he believes the disguised Big Bird as an entirely different bird. He notes the similarities and differences between the two until Big Bird reveals himself. Snuffy is glad to see his friend - "Things just aren't the same when you're not around." |
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Cartoon | A man shows the difference between a regular slice of bread and a toasted one. (First: Episode 1497) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Feels Sad — Ernie notices that Bert is feeling sad, but Bert doesn't know why. |
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Film | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984) |
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Cartoon | "Mi casa es su casa." (First: Episode 0794) |
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Muppets | Leslie Mostly has a brief interview with the word CASA. (First: Episode 1457) |
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Animation | Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? |
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Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria sits out on the stoop with her newspaper and a carrot. The Count happens by and starts counting the bites she takes. She asks that he not do this and he conceals himself behind the railing, still able to count the loud crunches. His thunder-and-lightning tips off his location. |
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Song | Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings about his youth, or as he calls it, "My Polliwog Ways." (First: Episode 1443) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Cartoon | Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy. Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482) |
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SCENE 5 | Everyone plays ball around Oscar's trash can. Oscar gets upset and wishes he were all alone. He imagines being the only one on Sesame Street and soon finds it's not as appealing as he thought. When his fantasy ends, he's glad his friends are still around so he can tell them to scram. |
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Cartoon | E for Erase (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones sings "Who Could Forget the Day That We Met" to Clementine. (First: Episode 1497) |
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Film | Traffic lights (First: Episode 0131) |
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Celebrity | Victor Borge explains that the keys on a piano aren't perfectly white because the elephant whose tusks were used to make them didn't brush after each meal. (First: Episode 1178) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Film | Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" (First: Episode 0291) |
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Muppets | Old West: A saloon full of horses try to figure out what is making Weepin' Willie cry. |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar confesses that he likes watching his neighbors play, as long as they're away from his can. He then announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
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