| Sesame Street | |||||
| Oscar, the photographer (repeat of 1217) | |||||
| Air date | March 9, 1981 | ||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar has interest in becoming a photographer and asks Olivia for her professional opinion of his pictures. Despite the poor quality of the printing and unconventional subject matter (rusted cars and a trash basket, among others), Olivia thinks he has real potential, which discourages him from going professional. |
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Cartoon | A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas. |
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Film | How a steel drum is made (First: Episode 0828) |
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Muppets | "Near Far Monsters" |
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Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495) |
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SCENE 2 | Linda practices signing for her role in an upcoming play. Big Bird, observing from afar, thinks she's talking to an imaginary friend. Bob gives him a proper explanation, then Big Bird delivers the same spiel to Gordon when he sees him watching too. |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round." (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | "Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0570) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 2. |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar wants to know why siblings Olivia and Gordon never argue. They soon find themselves in an argument over whether this is true. |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 3. (First: Episode 1463) |
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Cartoon | G is for Glue Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | On a boat to Hawaii, a Muppet girl is surprised to see a fish jump out of the water, but a Muppet boy isn't as thrilled and continues to be sad in response to the girl's various emotions. She asks why (Hawaii is so beautiful) and he says it's because he was supposed to be on a boat to Alaska. (First: Episode 1487) |
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Film | A hand tickles another with a feather. When it tries again, the ticklish hand growls and frightens the other away. (First: Episode 0699) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Dr. Nobel Price captures a rabbit. |
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Film | Things that begin with G (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar is annoyed having Linda reading her newspaper by his trash can. He tries yelling at her, only to remember she can't hear him. He swipes her newspaper and she begins signing angrily at him, which he considers better than her leaving. |
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Cartoon | A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. (First: Episode 0542) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cast / Celebrity | Judy Collins sings a "Water Cantata" with Susan, Maria, Bob, David, and Gordon. (First: Episode 1000) |
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Cartoon | A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds. (First: Episode 1476) |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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Muppets | "(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation" |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird prepares for his nap and pulls out the various items he needs, such as his blanket, toys and books. Bob drops in and points out that there's no room in Big Bird's nest for himself. Big Bird decides to take his nap at Bob's apartment instead and begins collecting his many things. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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Cast | David tries to close a window and a door, but they open by themselves. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | A box rolling along a tightrope demonstrates "open" and "closed" in various ways. Artist: Tee Collins |
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Film | You can't see the wind. (First: Episode 0775) |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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Transition | Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob's hands are full of Big Bird's things, yet he still needs some more. He sends Bob off to his apartment for a head start as he starts collecting the rest of his things and announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign. |
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