| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Osvaldo falls for Maria | |||||||
| Air date | March 19, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird finds it fun to talk loud and decides to spend the day doing so. He makes his way to Hooper's Store, drowning out everyone else's conversations with his loud talking. Big Bird thinks everyone can compensate by talking just as loudly, but David has him imagine how poorly things would go if they did. Big Bird realizes how chaotic it can be and decides to speak at a whisper now, which David can barely hear. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Radio Knob — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cartoon | Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1473) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371) |
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Cartoon | L for Lion (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly's poem on the letter L ends in chaos as usual. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | Hats (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | What would happen if I popped this balloon? (First: Episode 1312) |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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SCENE 2 | Osvaldo, el Gruñón falls in love with Maria after she emerges from the back room of the Fix-It Shop, covered in sawdust from doing some work. At first he's not convinced it's Maria as she's usually so nice-looking, but once Oscar calls her over, Osvaldo seemingly changes his attitude and starts yelling at and insulting her before storming off. "How does it feel to have a Latin Grouch in love with you?" Oscar asks, explaining that's how Grouches show their affection. Maria is flattered, while Osvaldo is equally as enamored outside the shop. |
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Cartoon | "Love" word animation (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Ernie asks Bert, "Do You Like Me?" (ending dialogue cut) (First: Episode 1234) |
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Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1503) |
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Cartoon | Stop-motion NUTS (First: Episode 1178) |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" #6 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0983) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a bathtub and help each other get clean. They are discouraged when they are finished and drain the tub, but find joy in drying. (First: Episode 1449) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Film | Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line (First: Episode 0419) |
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Animation | Six spaceships are counted, then subtracted. (First: Episode 1245) |
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Celebrity | Two members of the Canadian Brass learn how to cooperate. (First: Episode 1272) |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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Cartoon | Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207) |
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Film | The celebration of Chinese New Year (First: Episode 0495) |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Muppets | Some fruits in a bowl sing a "Bilingual Fruit Song" about their Spanish names, and agree that two names are better than one. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar, Osvaldo, and Grundgetta eagerly wait for Susan to get the Sloppy Jalopy running so they can take a trip to the dump. The engine now works fine, but it sounds much more pleasant than Oscar likes. He tells Susan to take the items from his trunk (an old chain, bucket of dirt, and some nuts and bolts) and stick them under the hood, creating a terrible sound and jostling the car around, which is more to the Grouches' liking. |
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Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Song | "Spring Song" (First: Episode 1295) |
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Cartoon | A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes. (First: Episode 1465) |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) |
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Cartoon | These Are Your Parts: The host interviews a hand. (First: Episode 1359) |
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Muppets | Count von Count sings about what hands can do. (First: Episode 1392) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies. (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird has a sure-fire way to prove the existence of Mr. Snuffleupagus now - by calling the Hooper's Store phone. Big Bird strolls over to the store, where Maria and David are ready to lock up and head to the movies. Big Bird tells them to wait until the phone rings and sure enough, it does. The call is instead from Mr. Hooper. Meanwhile, Snuffy gets a busy signal as he makes his call. This happens again when Grace calls her grandson David, which Big Bird mocks in frustration. David and Maria finally lock up, despite Big Bird's protests to wait for Snuffy's call. The phone starts ringing, but David insists whatever the call is about can wait until tomorrow. Snuffy decides to stay on the line, hoping someone picks up eventually. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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