| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Silly walking / Oscar's birthday | |||||||||
| Air date | May 8, 1981 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | On the stoop of 123 Sesame Street, Gordon shows everybody a WALK sign (which Big Bird misreads as "Constantinople"). Maria and Linda state how one would say the word in Spanish and ASL. After Big Bird asks how they'd describe a silly, duck-like walk he does, everyone takes the opportunity to do their own types of silly walks (with Linda imitating Charlie Chaplin and Maria imitating Groucho Marx). Big Bird wants everyone to see Mr. Snuffleupagus do a silly walk and darts off to retrieve him. Rather than wait around, the grown-ups and kids silly-walk their way to Hooper's Store. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird brings Snuffy back to 123, only to find everyone is gone; "That's the story of my life," remarks Big Bird. He asks Snuffy to do his silly walk just for his viewing eyes, which involves Snuffy hopping around and shaking his four legs. Big Bird is very amused and invites him to silly-walk over to his nest for a cup of tea. |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Muppets | At a library, Cookie Monster asks an Anything Muppet librarian for a box of cookies. The librarian becomes extremely frustrated because Cookie Monster doesn't understand the library doesn't have cookies! (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Swimming and flying pelicans. (First: Episode 0322) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cast | Big Bird conducts a choir of Susan, Mr. Hooper, Gordon and Mr. Macintosh, who say the "S" sound in "SONG." (First: Episode 0932) |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: S for spring (First: Episode 0792) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Snuffy arrive at the doors to Big Bird's nest, but they politely disagree over who will go in first. They struggle going in at the same time, when Snuffy suggests they go to his place instead. Although this quarrel is settled, they find themselves arguing once again on the way there about who will be the "rotten egg" upon arrival. |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | The Martians examine a grandfather clock. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | A boy uses his pet inchworm to measure his toy car and toy truck. Afterward, the inchworm wants to measure the Empire State Building. (First: Episode 1512) |
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Film | A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing at a recital. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tells Bert about his so-called "boring" day at the zoo. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Insert | Olivia sings "Children of the World." (First: Episode 1012) |
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Animation | A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. (First: Episode 1488) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) |
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Animation | See the lion walk. (First: Episode 0993) |
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Film | The WALK sign flashes in a montage of people (and even dogs) walking in the city. (First: Episode 0498) |
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Cartoon | A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Muppets | Ernie watches the Twiddlebugs, who are about to head for Hooper's Store in the rain, but they notice that they need something to keep themselves dry. Tessie remembers that an umbrella helps, so they take one. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Cartoon | Moonlight count to 20 (First: Episode 1456) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and the kids are all making individual drawings in his nest area. He gets tired of drawing all by himself and recruits the kids to make a collaborative drawing. They all draw a person together by each drawing a different part of the body. Big Bird then leads them all to show it to Mr. Hooper. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster shows all, some and none using a bag of cookies: he pours all the cookies on the plate, eats some of them, but leaves none for Ernie. (First: Episode 1437) |
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Cartoon | Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990) |
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Cast / Celebrity | Bob tries to sing "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" from Die lustige Witwe, accompanied by Victor Borge. (First: Episode 1175) |
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Song | "Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Tanya talk about the word "HELP." (First: Episode 1435) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar the Grouch lets the viewer in on a secret - today is his birthday. But, he doesn't want anyone around to know and try throwing him a celebration. Thus, he's hung a sign on his can reading "It is NOT My Birthday." He shouts this very loud to make sure the message gets across, when the rest of the cast inexplicably surround him with tons of birthday items. Oscar remarks, "I don't know what a Grouch has to do to keep a secret around here." |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Muppets | "The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks. (First: Episode 1149) |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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SCENE 5 | Everyone sings "Grouchy Birthday" to Oscar, who is displeased with the proceedings at first. However, he brightens up when he receives some presents - a stinkweed plant (the Grouch national flower), old shoes, and a spring-loaded can of snakes, plus a fishcake with mud frosting. As Oscar starts to celebrate by himself, Maria announces the sponsors and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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