Episode 1560

	Sesame Street
	Oscar tries to be alone
Air date	May 1, 1981
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Sponsors	B, F, 5
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Olivia will be watching over a friend's parakeet and Luis has picked it up for her. Poco Loco does not take to this strange, new bird, even when Luis encourages him to give a simple greeting. While Luis goes to get Olivia, Poco makes an attempt to break the ice and starts cracking up as the parakeet starts telling him bird jokes.
	Cartoon	Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370)
	Muppets	Telly Monster hosts "Cooking with Telly," where he demonstrates where the plate should go when serving a sandwich. (First: Episode 1450)
	Film	George the Farmer shows on top of. (First: Episode 0242)
	Cartoon	A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F. (First: Episode 0309)
	Muppets	"(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation" (First: Episode 1521)
	Cartoon	A mad scientist teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday." (First: Episode 1162)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — While Ernie looks after Hooper's Store, Bert asks him for something to drink. Ernie starts out with a glass of unflavored soda water, tastes it, and decides it's too dull for his ol' buddy Bert. To Bert's dismay, Ernie then adds some strawberry syrup to the soda water, then a scoop of ice cream, and finally, some whipped cream. Now it's an ice cream soda, which Bert doesn't want... but Ernie does. (First: Episode 0539)
	Song	"Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286)
	Cartoon	Five flies land on a kid's face. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1449)
	Film	Five Song (Song of Five) (First: Episode 0006)
	Insert	Jerry Nelson narrates three letters coming together to form the word FUN. The letters celebrate with confetti and streamers. (First: Episode 0458)
	Celebrity	Mummenschanz: The Slinky (First: Episode 1108)
	Cartoon	Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630)
	Film	Counting 20 boxes Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0510)
	SCENE 2	Buffy practices her guitar in Oscar's trash can, but Oscar can't stand the sound. Olivia allows Buffy to practice in her apartment so Oscar can listen to the Grouch Hour on WWPU undisturbed. Unfortunately, the regular program takes the week off and replaces it with none other than Buffy's own works.
	Cartoon	A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006)
	Cartoon	A boxer explains the letter "B". (Spanish remake) (First: Episode 0355)
	Film	Sheep dog (First: Episode 1056)
	Cartoon	A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. (First: Episode 1121)
	Muppets	Deena and Pearl pretend they are underwater. (First: Episode 1474)
	Cartoon	A girl draws in her entire body. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1008)
	SCENE 3	Buffy comes into the Fix-It Shop to ask if Luis has seen Oscar around. Unbeknownst to them, Oscar is hiding in the shop's trash bin. They go out looking for him, as Oscar celebrates having the quiet store to himself. Suddenly, he hears the sounds of tools and correctly suspects Poco Loco is behind them. Poco drives Oscar mad making other sounds, so Oscar tells him to make the sounds of the middle of the night. Poco starts blaring like a fire engine, which can often be heard at night.
	Insert	The Count counts five children as they rearrange their positions. (First: Episode 1439)
	Cartoon	Thelma Thumb: A giraffe in the zoo has swallowed a whistle. Thelma flies inside the giraffe's throat to find it. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1174)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit show the number 5 using blocks, but Grover doesn't know how many to get (he can't count to 5). Kermit has him go back and forth bringing one until there is five. (First: Episode 0476)
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. (First: Episode 0389)
	Muppets	The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (First: Episode 0094)
	Cartoon	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102)
	SCENE 4	Oscar now tries hiding out in the basement of 123 Sesame Street, thinking no one will find him there. Buffy and Cody do find him and Buffy mentions planning a surprise party for him as a way of thanking him for letting her stay in his can. Oscar thinks the party is now cancelled, but everyone turns up to surprise him.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032)
	Song	"What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511)
	Cartoon	B for butterfly (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster #5: Five fantastic floating fools fall from the big blue blimp. (First: Episode 1310)
	SCENE 5	Oscar really enjoys his grouchy party, especially when Buffy initiates a game of pin the head on the squid.