| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Timi works for WORM-TV | |||||||
| Air date | April 6, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly assumes the letter Linda has received from Timi is bad news, until they read it together with Olivia: Timi will be coming to Sesame Street for a television gig, performing sign language translations on air. They then see Timi in the Sloppy Jalopy with Oscar the Grouch, when it's revealed that she'll be working for him on WORM-TV! |
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Cartoon | An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests. (First: Episode 1481) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Muppets | "Just Around the Corner" (First: Episode 1036) |
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SCENE 2 | Linda helps Timi get ready to be on air by gussying her up to look more appealing for a Grouch audience. Together they frazzle her hair, give her a Chaplin-esque moustache, find the right costume, and top everything with a frown. |
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Song | "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved... until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room. (First: Episode 1208) |
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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 bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) |
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Cartoon | A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. (First: Episode 0799) |
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SCENE 3 | "The Oscar the Grouch Show" is almost ready for broadcast, when Timi rushes down. Oscar finds her new look very appealing and cancels the opening "Swamp Mushy Muddy" number for something else. As the show begins, Oscar tries to serenade Timi by singing "The Way You Look Tonight," but she's too focused on signing his every word to pay attention to his advances. |
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Cartoon | A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1389) |
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Film | A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Animation | Sand L/l (First: Episode 0632) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster says RUN! (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147) |
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Insert | Gordon happens by a newsstand run by Oscar (filling in for Sid Sourpuss). The newsstand carries various Grouch reading materials, so Oscar sells Gordon with a magazine with absolutely no grouchy words in it at all - the pages are all blank. (First: Episode 1204) |
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Muppets | "The Dirtiest Town in the West" (First: Episode 1461) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates over and under. (First: Episode 0230) |
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Cast | Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards). (First: Episode 0443) |
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Cartoon | 8 Bats Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1552) |
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Film | Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0212) |
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SCENE 4 | Forgetful Jones asks Linda and Timi to teach him the sign for "forget." He manages to remember it, but immediately forgets what the sign means. |
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Cartoon | A man introduces the word YO while trying to take a photo of the viewer, but takes one of himself instead. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes a distorted version of the "Sesame Street Theme." (First: Episode 1310) |
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Cartoon | A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (First: Episode 0399) |
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Animation | Pieces of fruit make their way out of a basket and arrange themselves into groups. (First: Episode 1464) |
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Cartoon | Round and angled pegs fit into their respective holes. (First: Episode 1452) |
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Muppets | Grover asks The Amazing Mumford if he could make his carrot disappear, provided that some smoke appears. Mumford performs the trick and Grover is impressed by the puff of smoke, however he fails to notice Mumford chomping on his carrot. When Grover asks Mumford to make the carrot reappear, he replies that he can't because he ate it ("You didn't say anything about magic!"). (First: Episode 1210) |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar begs Timi to come back tomorrow for another day of broadcast work. Timi doesn't want to, noting how unpleasant Oscar is to work with. Oscar shows her all the fan mail he's received after her appearance. Timi tells him the only way she'll come back is if he asks nicely. He can't bring himself to say "please," but manages to sign it. Timi agrees to return, when Oscar starts giving her notes on how to dress. Telly announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Linda hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Cheryl Blaylock as the unseen stage manager for WORM-TV.
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