| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Collages at day care | |||||||
| Air date | May 13, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | David, Maria and Oscar the Grouch imagine how Gordon would look with various different hairstyles. In response, Gordon imagines them all shaved like him. (First: Episode 1176) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, blocks stack and arrange themselves to form zoo cages, arches, and a whole city. Artist: Al Jarnow (First: Episode 1459) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) |
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Film | Two birds Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | Olga the lonesome robot (First: Episode 1446) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Grover watches as Suzanne Farrell dances fast and slow. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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SCENE 1 | Bob and the kids ask Oscar for some trash. He is glad to oblige, saying, "I like spreading the trash around. It makes for a dirtier world, the goal of every Grouch." He grows concerned when he hears they're taking it to the Day Care Center. |
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Muppets | Maria reads the story of "The King's Nose." (First: Episode 0537) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro. (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | At day care, Bob observes all the string, torn paper, magazine clippings, bottle caps, paper clips, and other paraphernalia that the kids have used to make their collages. Oscar arrives and appreciates the art, but likes how messy the kids' hands are even more. |
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Animation | A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle. (First: Episode 1184) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog draws the number 2 on-screen. The Two-Headed Monster then shows up as a visual aid. (First: Episode 1479) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | Addition and subtraction using three trapeze artists (version "A") (First: Episode 1036) |
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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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Muppets | "When it's your time to relax, make it Alphabet Time!" (First: Episode 1447) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0252) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird tells the viewer about the importance of brushing one's teeth, as Ferlinghetti Donizetti rhymes along. Afterwards, the tables get turned and Big Bird starts rhyming everything Ferlinghetti says. |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Important Note for Bert — Ernie has an important note for Bert, but he can't find it. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." (First: Episode 0047) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cast | Maria plays Crazy Betty, whose warehouse is holding a clearance sale on various shapes. Susan, Gordon and Luis play her harried workers, bringing in more and more new shapes, then drag Crazy Betty out. (First: Episode 1526) |
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Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
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Muppets | It's a chilly winter day, and Forgetful Jones is freezing. Clementine tells him it's because an important piece of clothing is missing from his attire. Once Forgetful realizes that he's missing his coat, he goes inside to get it...but forgets how to open the door, and crashes through it! (First: Episode 1488) |
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SCENE 3 | Ryan asks Oscar to help him cross the street. Oscar refuses, but suggests he find a way to ask Linda instead. Oscar is certain this won't work, as the kid doesn't know sign language, but Ryan is able to communicate through other gestures and Linda happily takes him across the street. "Some days, nothing turns out wrong!" Oscar complains. |
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Cartoon | A boy looks for the telephone as it rings. (First: Episode 0684) |
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Muppets | Kermit at Home: Grover comes to Kermit's house to fix his sink. Kermit fills him in on a demonstration of "big, bigger and biggest" when it comes to wrenches. Even so, the sink repair goes awry, and the house floods. (First: Episode 0821) |
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Film | A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason do the "10-Q" bit. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quarter Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1176) |
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Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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SCENE 4 | Linda visits day care and helps everyone clean up. Ferlinghetti announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
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