| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Visting Grandma Grace's farm | |||||||||
| Air date | January 15, 1982 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria, David, Big Bird, and the kids are waiting for the bus to take them to Grandma Grace's farm for the day. They invite Oscar along for the trip, but he has no interest in watching little kids have fun all day. Just as everyone boards the bus, he realizes the Grouchy potential a trip to the farm has (such as seeing pig stys and broken farm equipment). He misses the bus, so he makes the trip on foot (while in his can). |
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Cartoon | A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770) |
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Film | A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | José Carreras sings "He Lost His Duckie" as Ernie acts out the opera. |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
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SCENE 2 | Grace does some sweeping outside the farmhouse when her dog begins to howl. She finds that he's signaling the arrival of the gang from Sesame Street who have come via a tractor driven by David. She sends most of the group inside for some fresh cider while Big Bird goes to dine with his country cousins in the chicken coop, having brought them some special treats form home. Oscar, having run the entire trip, has also just arrived and Grace leads him to the barn where there's a nice, big mess. |
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Muppets | Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse-and-cart works. (First: Episode 0590) |
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Cartoon | How many legs does a horse have? (First: Episode 1523) |
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Film | Kids put together a scarecrow. (First: Episode 1577) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | Four construction workers build a number 4. (First: Episode 0507) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria rests in the hay, assuming the farm life is one of perpetual relaxation. She starts to sing about it ("On the Farm"), while David interjects with his own verses about the many chores one does on the farm. |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Cast | "Theater Without Words" presents Linda enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Seed" with some voice-over by Bob. (First: Episode 1030) |
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Song | "Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Part 1 of 2 The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city. (First: Episode 0314) |
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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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SCENE 4 | Maria observes Grace and the kids as they milk her pet goat April. Maria is hesitant to give it a try but gets the hang of it with some help. Grace reminds her to save some milk for Lizzie, April's kid. |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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Muppets | The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Part 2 of 2 The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Film | Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Brian talk about loud and soft. (First: Episode 0126) |
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Celebrity | The Deadly Nightshade plays "Shuffle Intro" using kazoos and a variety of other instruments. (First: Episode 1501) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (balloons and blackbirds). (First: Episode 1393) |
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Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0506) |
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Film | Kids identify a piece of cabbage in close-up. (First: Episode 0368) |
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SCENE 5 | David and the kids look for Oscar in the barn. They find his trash can, where he says (from inside) that he's hanging with a new friend. He describes her, and reveals that his friend is a chicken who happens to be sitting on his head. The grouchy-looking chicken flies out when they open the lid and find it's laid an egg on Oscar's head, which Oscar intends to eat. |
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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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Cartoon | Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. (First: Episode 1487) |
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Muppets | "City-Country Song" (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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SCENE 6 | Grandma provides the gang with plenty of produce as they begin their pilgrimage back to Sesame Street. Oscar, following behind the tractor in his trash can, announces the sponsors. The credits roll over the gang's trip, accompanied by a country version of the theme (previously used in the New Mexico episodes from season 7). |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
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