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| Air date | May 10, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
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Cast | Mass Communication (Maria, Olivia, Susan and Linda) perform their hit song "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10." (First: Episode 1401) |
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Cartoon | Kids count from 1 to 10, then 10 to 1, as the numbers are displayed over colored lights. (First: Episode 0931) |
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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 | The Typewriter: P for Pencil (First: Episode 0782) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter". (First: Episode 0322) |
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Film | A boy imagines seeing everything in slow-motion Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0507) |
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Celebrity | Michael Christensen and Paul Binder demonstrate high, higher, and highest with their juggling clubs. (First: Episode 1008) |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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Song | "Llama at Dentist" (First: Episode 1241) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster asks a boy, Michael, if he can name some people that he loves. (First: Episode 1038) |
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Cartoon | Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 0698) |
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Snuffleupagus strolls down the block with the feeling that today is the day somebody on the street will see him. He discovers Slimey, who trembles with fear. Snuffy tries to make friends with the frightened worm by describing how alike they are despite their obvious differences. Snuffy points out his snuffle is similar to Slimey's body and they wiggle together. Slimey snuggles up to Snuffy's snuffle, having "wormed up" to him. |
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Cast | David pitches a slow ball to catcher Maria. He then makes fast, faster, and fastest pitches (the latter of which knocks Maria out of place). (First: Episode 0676) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #9 (First: Episode 0137) |
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Muppets | Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact). (First: Episode 0145) |
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Cartoon | "Dinner for Nine" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1658) |
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Film | A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Cartoon | Nine Striped Cats Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1564) |
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Muppets | At the saloon, Clementine asks for Forgetful Jones to sing a song. Buster plays "What's the Name of That Song?" on the piano, and the crowd (including a cow) sings along, but Forgetful keeps asking what the name of the song is. |
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Animation | Sand P/p (First: Episode 0634) |
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Muppets | Sally Sanchez can speak English and Spanish. Her pet cat, Gato, is bi-lingual too, speaking both cat and dog (with a hint of cow). (First: Episode 1437) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon jogs over to Hooper's Store, where Telly Monster is covering for Mr. Hooper and David. Gordon orders a "big lunch" to be prepared by the time he's done with his jog. Telly wonders how much will be enough for Gordon, and compares the sizes of hot dogs and milk they have. He settles on an extra-large hot dog and a whole gallon of milk by the time Gordon comes back. Slightly bewildered, Gordon takes the meal away, when Bob enters and orders a little lunch... |
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Film | A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. (First: Episode 0786) |
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SCENE 3 | Using the same logic from before, Telly takes Bob's order to heart and prepares him the littlest cup of soup and the littlest pickle... with a tiny napkin. |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Film | Footage of wolves. (First: Episode 0982) |
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Muppets | Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon and Bob share the stories of their lunch and decide to give Telly some help. In the store, they find Oscar eagerly ordering a pizza from Telly, whom he considers the best chef on the block. Telly tosses the dough in the air and it lands on Oscar, who is thrilled by the dining experience. |
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Cartoon | "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1523) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert can't go on a trip with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. Ernie puts a mitten on Bert's hand to cover it, but Bert still won't go because he looks silly wearing one mitten. So Ernie completes the outfit with another mitten, a hat, a scarf, and a sled. Ernie then reveals that they are going to the beach. (First: Episode 0386) |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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SCENE 5 | After Oscar finishes his pizza, Telly gives him a cup of his favorite hot cocoa and sardine drink. However, the cup is empty because Telly worried about not getting an even amount of each right. Oscar demands a real cup of cocoa (rejecting Telly's suggestion of imagining it) as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds both the Sesame Street and CTW signs. |
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