| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | March 25, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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Insert | Guy Smiley hosts "The Anything-in-the-World Prize Game" and asks questions to random people on the street. The winner gets to choose the prize. His guest is Oscar the Grouch, who doesn't want to be bothered by Guy Smiley and accidentally gets every answer right. Since Oscar gets to have whatever he wants for a prize, he asks Guy to get lost. (First: Episode 0915) |
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Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Animation | Apples fall from a tree, which bothers the hill beneath it, as Irish music underscores the segment. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0628) |
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Muppets | "At the Bus Stop Sign" (First: Episode 1392) |
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Cartoon | Bus Stop (First: Episode 1396) |
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Cast | Olivia and a boy visit a butcher's shop to learn how a butcher does his job. (First: Episode 1638) |
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Cartoon | A boy observes a mother bird feeding her babies, and remembers to run home to dinner. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Film | Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks. (First: Episode 0981) |
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Insert | Big Bird finds out how many feet Mr. Snuffleupagus has. (First: Episode 1544) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of cows being fed hay during winter. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0787) |
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Cartoon | Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last. (First: Episode 0666) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Cast | Gordon and Luis cooperate to clean up a pile of litter with a dustpan and broom. (First: Episode 1452) |
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Cartoon | Jive Five |
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Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 1041) |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird brings Ralphie a quart of milk from Hooper's Store. He offers to help him carry it home, since it may be difficult in his wheelchair. Ralphie insists he'll be fine on his own and puts the quart in a special bag attached to the chair, freeing his hands to push the wheels. |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X. (First: Episode 0560) |
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Cartoon | What would happen if I popped this balloon? (First: Episode 1312) |
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Film | Marching band forms a square (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | Olga the lonesome robot (First: Episode 1446) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis can't find his hammer, cueing the arrival of Sherlock Hemlock. He observes the clues - a stray yellow feather, Radar has been left behind, and a note reading "I borrowed your hammer - B.B." Luis believes Big Bird is the answer, but Sherlock has his own conclusion - the hammer was taken by Borrowing Bertha to make a bookcase, and she also borrowed Radar for company. Sure enough, Sherlock's hunch is correct, as Bertha (wearing a hat decorated with yellow feathers) brings over the bookcase she made for Sherlock and asks Luis to return Radar to Big Bird for her. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil. (First: Episode 0497) |
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Cartoon | A woman orders five tall things. |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Film | Animals fight. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0567) |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. Bert is excited, but Ernie is afraid. They see statues that look like them. Bert decides to explore a tunnel while Ernie looks at the statues, and then the Ernie statue starts tapping and talking to Ernie. But when Ernie calls Bert back to the room, the statue doesn't move. Ernie is scared until the statue starts singing Rubber Duckie with him. Bert doesn't believe Ernie, until he says "Bye-bye, statue," and the statue replies "Bye-bye!" and laughs... just like Ernie. (First: Episode 1621) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389) |
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Cartoon | A green man demonstrates dark and light. (First: Episode 1129) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to fly kites in the park with Maria and the kids, but has already made plans with the Count to be counted. The Count promises to go quickly as he counts Big Bird's various body parts. Counting his feathers, however, proves to be a long task... |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Celebrity | Helen Reddy sings "Wonder Child." (First: Episode 0774) |
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Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) |
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Muppets | Ernie tries to find another cookie with a criss-cross of icing. He has trouble matching cookies, but Cookie Monster knows a better way to match them. (First: Episode 0169) |
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Cartoon | Five Swans Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1460) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird rushes out with his kite, only to be told that Maria and the kids have already finished. Big Bird explains his situation, which the Count begins to re-enact. Big Bird says goodbye to the viewer before any more heavy counting is done. The Count turns his attention to the viewer, saying that he might count them next time. Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Linda hold the CTW sign. |
Supporting cast[]
- The Kids: Rafael Figureroa (as Ralphie), Merter Mert, Nicole Hennessy, Daniel Carabello
- Cheryl Blaylock as Borrowing Bertha
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