| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 14, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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Cast | David sings "Name That Game" as Susan and the kids play Hide and Seek at a Central Park playground. |
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Cartoon | Ten little Greeblies (bug-like creatures) keep getting separated from their group, teaching a lesson in counting backward. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Animation | The word ICE is formed with ice cubes, which melt. (First: Episode 1177) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (First: Episode 0588) |
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Cartoon | A for Acrobats (First: Episode 0797) |
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Insert | The Count (in voiceover) counts three kids who arrange themselves in different configurations with three boxes. (First: Episode 1352) |
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Animation | A car drives through blocks. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird learns about disabilities from Itzhak Perlman and Rafael. |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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Muppets / Cast | After hearing a fairy tale from Maria, Cookie Monster imagines himself as a king who wants the biggest cookie his servants can get. Back in reality, he finds himself munching down on the book instead. (First: Episode 1393) |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cast | "Hot Lips Hooper," "Second Wind Susan" and "Great Lungs Gordon" compete in The Big Blowout to see who can blow up a balloon the biggest. (First: Episode 1204) |
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Cartoon | A boy witness a snake slither in and out of some holes. His imagination likens the sight to a train going through a tunnel. (First: Episode 0373) |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | The word AGUA fills up with water. (First: Episode 0523) |
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Celebrity | George Benson and the kids sing "London Bridge." (First: Episode 1357) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314) |
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Film | "Three Song (Song of Three)." (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | Three owls blink. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1469) |
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Muppets | The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to. (First: Episode 1329) |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Film | A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (balloons and blackbirds). (First: Episode 1393) |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar asks Telly Monster to watch his can while he goes out grocery shopping. Buffy emerges sobbing, and vents to Telly about the terrible living conditions inside while she and Cody are staying with Oscar. She says there's dust covering everything, her pillow is filled with rocks, and the toaster she tries to use for breakfast always turns the bread to charcoal. As she goes to Maria's for a nice clean shower, Telly begins thinking of a way he can help Buffy out. |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 1 — Bert asks Ernie if he's aware of the fact that he's got a banana in his ear. (First: Episode 0258) |
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Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 2 — Ernie claims he still has the banana in his ear to keep the alligators away. (First: Episode 0258) |
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Cartoon | Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and the kids hear a series of unusual sounds coming from inside Oscar's can - hammering, vacuuming, scrubbing, etc. They're surprised to see Telly emerge from within, wearing a frilly apron and brandishing a feather duster. He reveals his plan to clean up Oscar's can to help Buffy feel better. He rebuffs Big Bird's claim that Oscar will be mad, thinking Oscar will love it when he sees it. |
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Cartoon | How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!" Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1232) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0096) |
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Cartoon | A boy has fun with his wood plank. (First: Episode 1503) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Heather talk about rhyming. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) |
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SCENE 3 | Buffy returns to the can with Maria, and Telly reveals his big surprise. Bob and Linda join them as Telly shows off his efforts, such as repairing a broken stool, restoring the kitchen curtains, and even fixing the broken toaster. Buffy appreciates the effort, but is certain Oscar won't like it. The others agree and explain to Telly that he should've thought about Oscar's interests instead since it's his home. Telly realizes he's in big trouble, but everyone volunteers to restore the can to its original condition before Oscar gets back. |
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Muppets | "Disco Toothbrush" (First: Episode 1314) |
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Cartoon | A caterpillar escapes a hungry bird by turning into a butterfly. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0639) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar returns and suspects something is up by the way everyone acts and looks. He goes into the can to check on things, while Buffy tries to console Telly that things will be okay. To Telly's fear, Oscar has found something out of the ordinary - someone has shined up his living room doorknob! Oscar demands a confession from the guilty party as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
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