| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 14, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Olivia learns that Grundgetta is a fellow photographer, and sees that she also uses lights and a camera similar to hers (albeit both are shabby-looking). Grundgetta shows her the key difference when a Grouch takes photos as she snaps pictures of Oscar in his smoking jacket and pipe - they do it without any film. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps up onto an UP. (First: Episode 0546) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Cartoon | Rocks aren't alive, so it must be a turtle. (First: Episode 1519) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues." (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Tooth (First: Episode 1160) |
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Cast | Bob and Linda musically show the signs for "Hat, Coat, and Pants." (First: Episode 1031) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl tells two different monster marching bands to play the same song and march together. (First: Episode 1450) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Suzie Sunset help Wrong Way Willie find his missing house keys. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Film | A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Edith Ann talks to Herry about being proud. (First: Episode 0913) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry. (First: Episode 0876) |
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SCENE 2 | Ferlinghetti Donizetti strolls into Hooper's Store (drumming on the counter) and instead of making a straight order, he says various words and has David find a food to rhyme with them. David ends up filling the counter with various dishes and wonders what Ferlinghetti will settle on, but the beatnik poet concludes that he'll eat later since he's "filled up on rhyme!" |
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Film | A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Radio Knob — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cast | A Howard Cosell-type announcer narrates as athlete Maria subtracts a chair from a group of three. (First: Episode 0431) |
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Cartoon | A captain and a first mate think they have planned ahead well for their trip at sea, but they forgot to take in the anchor. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl exercises in preparation for coaching her team as they play. The team turns out to be three string musicians and she's their conductor. (First: Episode 1510) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly tries to talk about the letter U, who insists that he's supposed to be talking about Telly instead. |
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Cartoon | Letter U salesman (First: Episode 0202) |
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Film | Kids put together a scarecrow. (First: Episode 1577) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Telly now tries to talk about the letter R, but the letter in question would rather do the talking for himself. |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm. (First: Episode 0815) |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Frog on the Street: John-John — Kermit interviews John-John on the street. (First: Episode 1016) |
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Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1503) |
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Film | "It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — David says he can count to twelve hundred, but Farley would prefer just hearing him count to twelve. (First: Episode 0291) |
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Cartoon | A magician tries to make six circles disappear. (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cast | Maria plays a flamboyant salesperson peddling human hands in a commercial. Throughout her pitch, various uses for hands are shown including scratching, poking, chopping, tickling, and playing the piano. After her spiel, she adds that this offer is not available to elephants. |
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Animation | Seis flores |
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SCENE 4 | Sabrina teaches Big Bird and the kids an Italian spinning game (similar to "Ring Around the Rosie"). Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, and two kids hold the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes[]
- Richard Hunt performs the Muppet letters U and R during Telly's lectures.
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