| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Bob talks to the Phone | |||||||
| Air date | March 24, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob welcomes the viewer and notices that his watch has stopped. As he wonders what time it is, the pay phone outside his apartment rings. Bob answers it, but to his shock, the voice is not another person but from the telephone itself! The phone plays a prank on Bob, who slams the receiver down and tries to explain to David about the mysterious phone call, but David is skeptical and thinks it's the work of Oscar the Grouch. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Bob confronts Oscar, who denies any involvement with the talking telephone as he and Bruno have been at the junkyard all day. Bob doesn't believe him until the phone rings again with them present. Oscar and Bruno leave, and the phone tries to make up for its misinformation by giving Bob the correct time... with four deafening chimes. A shaken Bob hangs up the phone and makes a run for it when it starts to ring again. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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Cartoon | A man laughs out loud as an alligator uses the telephone to call his wife - then he eats the phone booth. (First: Episode 1113) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Animation | A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle. (First: Episode 1184) |
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Cartoon | Letter U salesman (First: Episode 0202) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. (First: Episode 0285) |
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Cartoon | How many legs does a horse have? (First: Episode 1523) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Count von Count finds Olivia taking a picture of Patricia in the yard. He encourages her to include Brandon, then Jane and finally himself in the picture, counting everyone that joins in. Olivia makes a total of five people in the picture after setting the camera's self-timer. |
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Animation | It's a crocodile Artist: Ishu Patel |
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Muppets | A monster barbershop quartet sings "When You Cooperate." (First: Episode 1483) |
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Cartoon | A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1446) |
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Film | The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself. (First: Episode 0095) |
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Cartoon | "Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928) |
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SCENE 3 | Forgetful Jones comes to Hooper's Store, looking for a fruit... but he can't remember which one. David helps him remember that the fruit he's looking for is yellow, has a peel, and is long and skinny -- and David brings him a banana. Forgetful Jones turns to leave, and David asks if he wants the banana. Forgetful doesn't; he just needed to see a banana because it reminds him to go to the laundry and pick up his bandanas. |
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Cartoon | Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Cartoon | Elephants have 4 legs. (First: Episode 0560) |
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Muppets | A Japanese storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room. (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a triangle. (First: Episode 1265) |
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Cartoon | A small frog unveils a smaller man, who unveils the smallest elephant. (First: Episode 0786) |
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SCENE 4 | Ferlinghetti Donizetti reads a story to the kids about three pretty kitties living in a celery house. |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and two kids share a bag of apples. (First: Episode 1018) |
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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 | The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (First: Episode 0179) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob describes his old farm life in song ("That Indiana Farm Where I Was Born") to Simon Soundman, who provides the animal noises. |
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Animation | Sand W/w (First: Episode 0641) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Animation | Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks (First: Episode 1455) |
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Insert | The Count counts five children as they rearrange their positions. (First: Episode 1439) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Cartoon | One of these shoe pairs ... (First: Episode 0503) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob has Simon recreate some quieter sounds from his farmland memories. Simon then makes a dash for the bus. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | David closes up shop while wishing Bob a good night when the telephone rings again. With no one around to claim it, he's forced to answer. The telephone talks to him again, reminding him to announce the sponsors and assures him he'll be calling back tomorrow. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign. |
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