| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 9, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 1 | Telly introduces another episode of "Shape Up with Slimey," an exercise program. Slimey leads the kids in various exercises, until Oscar tells them to keep down the noise. |
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Muppets | "The Ten Commandments of Health" (First: Episode 1139) |
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Cartoon | A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Insert | Maria joins the kids' stickball game in the park. Up at bat is a Muppet boy named Frankie, who's afraid of wearing his glasses because the other kids make fun of him. She shows him how important glasses can be and wearing them improves his swing. (First: Episode 1313) |
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Cartoon | A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1389) |
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Celebrity | The Fonz points out his body parts. (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Film | Apes play at the zoo. (edited) (First: Episode 0045) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird hears the phone ringing inside his nest area, where Dr. Nobel Price is waiting to unveil his latest invention - the Ringy-Dingy Thingy. As Dr. Price describes it, Big Bird notices it fits the description of his own telephone (which he uses to field calls from Grover and Cookie Monster). Sure enough, Dr. Price pulls away the cloth to reveal his invention and Big Bird breaks the bad news to him. Dr. Price uses the device to call his mommy for some consoling. |
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Muppets | "Do the Wash" (First: Episode 1309) |
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Cartoon | Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578) |
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Animation | An opened egg is put back together. (First: Episode 1454) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between." (First: Episode 0542) |
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Cartoon | Several circles try to get past a large square. (First: Episode 1486) |
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Insert | Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus reminisce about the day they first met, but they can't quite remember exactly how it happened. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Cartoon | The story of sheep, or where wool comes from. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1524) |
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Cast | Olivia sings a disco song about the "Don't Walk" sign with Susan and Maria as backup. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly is supposed to talk about all, some and none, but worries he'll mess up the lecture. Mr. Hooper assures him he'll be fine and provides him some apples to use for examples. Some kids come by and diminish his apple supply until they're all gone. Telly moans that he failed, until Mr. Hooper points out how he was able to teach the lesson. Telly is pleased, until he sees there's no apple left for him. Fortunately, Mr. Hooper has one saved. |
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Film | SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Cast / Muppets | Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk." (First: Episode 0464) |
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Animation | Sand M/m (First: Episode 0620) |
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Cast | Gordon, Maria, Luis and Bob explain how they cooperated to catch a fish for eat (a la "This is House That Jack Built"). (First: Episode 1449) |
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Cartoon | A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962) |
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Muppets | A Honker counts to 3. Part 1 (First: Episode 1458) |
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Cartoon | Three owls blink. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1469) |
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Muppets | The Honker returns with two more and they all count to 3. Part 2 (First: Episode 1458) |
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Film | Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets | The Honkers count to 3. Part 3 (First: Episode 1458) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon sings "One of These Things" using the sponsors and the letter D. |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog describes a black rotary dial telephone that is skinny in the middle, has a round base, and a big circle with a lot of little circles, and has cords at the back. Cookie Monster describes the same telephone and adds that it is delicious. He eats the receiver, and it rings inside him. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Insert | The Count counts three children as they rearrange their positions. (First: Episode 1352) |
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Cartoon | The One Two Three Dogs do circus stunts. (First: Episode 1480) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414) |
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Muppets | A group of Anything Muppet children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. They lift up their desks and find the letters forming "SCHOOL" on them. (First: Episode 1391) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon tosses a balloon to the kids and instructs them to send it back using a different part of their body. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Linda holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign. |
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