| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Winkle's flower nursery (repeat of 1430) | |||||||
| Air date | February 12, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | After being bothered by the kids, Oscar meets Winkle (Mary Wickes), a woman from upstate who claims to be in "the dirt business" and is looking to sell her wares in the big city. Oscar is immediately invested and promises to watch her bag of dirt as she gets more of her stuff to set up shop nearby. |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to guess what a voice belongs to by asking it questions, and wins a ride on a giraffe. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Ernie finds an apple on a brick wall, and wants to know who it belongs to. Sherlock Hemlock helps solve the mystery, and realizes that Ernie has a brown paper bag with a hole at the bottom, and that Ernie had an apple in the bag, therefore the apple belongs to Ernie. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0483) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Film | I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1170) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar is appalled to discover Winkle's business is actually a flower nursery. He regrets allowing her to set up by his can and starts thinking of a way out of his predicament. |
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Cartoon | The 3 Numero Brothers show addition and subtraction. (First: Episode 1182) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster presents to Ernie his new device “The Cookie Counter” which will notify him of the quantity of cookies inside the box. Cookie Monster points “The Cookie Counter” rod to the box of cookies, which rings five times representing the amount of cookies inside the box. Ernie is impressed by Cookie Monster’s device and talks about the benefits the device provides to the audience, simultaneously Cookie Monster eats Ernie’s box of cookies. Ernie tests the Cookie Counter by pointing the rod at the box of cookies, the box doesn’t ring. Cookie Monster asks Ernie to face the Cookie Counter rod to his stomach; it rings five times as proof of the location of the five cookies. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | "One to Five Counting Animals Song" (First: Episode 0780) |
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Cast | David struggles to keep a door CERRADO, as it keeps opening itself. He slams it shut, shattering the wall behind it. (First: Episode 1511) |
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Cartoon | S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134) |
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Film | A man talks about his working horses. (First: Episode 1466) |
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Cartoon | At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster in the woods. They describe its features until the feared monster looks like an elephant - who is more scared of the mice. (First: Episode 0814) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has caught word of the nursery and comes by looking for babies. Winkle corrects him and teaches him about plant care. She lets him have a seedling to take home with him, and he observes how much plant care is like infant care - "Except you don't have to change his diaper." |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U, which blows out the candle on the cake. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | A crocodile, snake, and kangaroo all cooperate to escape from the zoo and get ice cream. (First: Episode 1577) |
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Song | "Come into the Garden" (First: Episode 1357) |
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Cartoon | A child runs through a crowd shouting for MAMA. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Muppets | "The IG Family Song" (First: Episode 0141) |
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Cartoon | Two giraffes Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1468) |
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SCENE 4 | Winkle's business has been slow, which means she still hangs around Oscar's can. He brainstorms that the best way to get rid of her is to get business booming. He recruits Barkley to become "a walking billboard." |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342) |
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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 | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | "Big Sneeze" - a man destroys everything in his path when he sneezes. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1579) |
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Cast | Bob and Maria struggle to wash some dishes, when (the very loud and booming) Captain Cooperation (Luis) shows them how cooperation will ease the process. (First: Episode 1457) |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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Muppets | Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar and Winkle adorn Barkley with flowers and a sign reading "Winkle's Downtown Nursery - Next to Oscar's Can." Sure enough, he runs around the block and brings in potential customers (Olivia, Mr. Hooper and Gordon). |
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Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another. (First: Episode 0391) |
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Celebrity | Richie Havens sings "Wonder Child." (First: Episode 0742) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Weather Report — Simon Soundman reports on the weather. (First: Episode 0631) |
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Film | Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion. (First: Episode 0526) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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SCENE 6 | Winkle has cleaned out her stock. Oscar is glad that she'll be gone, until she states that she'll be coming back as soon as she can get more plants from her upstate home - business in the big city is great! Big Bird announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign, which appears by itself. |
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