| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Dial-a-Grouch / Slimey goes to school | |||||||||
| Air date | December 3, 1982 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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Insert | Mr. Snuffleupagus is competing in the Great Snuffleupagus Derby, named such because the winner gets a derby hat. He wears a sheet with the number 9, indicating his spot in the race. He asks Big Bird to watch his bucket of orange juice so he can have a refreshing drink as he passes by mid-race. The derby begins and Snuffy takes off. Big Bird sees other Snuffleupaguses pass by, thinking they're Snuffy, until he sees they're not wearing his number. Big Bird eventually drifts off to sleep, just before Snuffy arrives and slurps down the juice. Big Bird stirs and thinks someone else has drank it all, when Snuffy returns, wearing his victory derby and sets things straight. The two both take a nap together. (First: Episode 1130) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to describe what kind of sandwich she wants, but her dad keeps misunderstanding her. Artist: Cathryn Aison |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie purchases a straw hat for Bert, and asks Cookie Monster which box the hat will go in. (First: Episode 0438) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues." (First: Episode 0277) |
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Cartoon | Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow." |
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Muppets | Kermit sings about his youth, or as he calls it, "My Polliwog Ways." (First: Episode 1443) |
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Cartoon | A bird lays ten eggs. Artist: Tom Gabbay (First: Episode 1576) |
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SCENE 1 | Maria finds Oscar the Grouch using the payphone to operate his “Dial-a-Grouch” service. She needs to use the phone because the one at the Fix-It Shop is broken, but he refuses to let her as his own phone doesn't work as well. He continues to take calls and ignore Maria, infuriating her. She becomes so upset she grabs the phone from Oscar and yells at a caller. Oscar finds Maria a good substitute and leaves for his lunch break. |
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Cartoon | Seven piglets Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1546) |
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Film | "Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others. (First: Episode 0951) |
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Cartoon | One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs) (First: Episode 0490) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar returns from his break to find Maria still using the payphone. However, not only has she kept Oscar's business going but she is being nice to all the Grouch callers, knowing they hate it and will stop calling the payphone so that she and others can use it. Maria comments how upset the customers are, and Oscar gets inspired and commandeers the payphone again, finding new success in angering grouchy callers with kind words. |
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Cartoon | "Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656) |
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Film | A girl explains her life in a motor home. (First: Episode 1235) |
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Cartoon | Five Purple Konkers (First: Episode 0775) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: HONK (First: Episode 1653) |
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SCENE 3 | In the Fix-it Shop, Luis attempts to write a cowboy story on his typewriter, but is having trouble trying to come up with the next chapter. Susan comes in to pick up her own typewriter. Luis tests it out when he gets a flash of inspiration and starts typing up a storm on it. Since Susan doesn't want to interrupt his progress, she sneaks away with Luis’ typewriter so that she can do her work. |
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Cartoon | "Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367) |
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Film | This is the desert. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0514) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman sings to his date about the "Sounds That Remind Me of You." (First: Episode 1432) |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353) |
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Celebrity | 14 Karat Soul sings about school. (First: Episode 1665) |
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Cartoon | A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — On a rainy day, Ernie watches TV, when Bert suggests he do something else, like write a story. Thus, Ernie sets everything out on the table, including pencils, paper, a pencil sharpener, and a wastebasket (which somehow ended up on Bert's head). Ernie is now ready to write a story, but instead, he leaves everything set out for when he gets an idea. (First: Episode 1293) |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria finds Oscar waiting for Slimey to finish his day at worm school. Slimey exits the miniature schoolhouse situated next to Oscar's trash can and demonstrates what he’s learned: how to make a letter C with his body. |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends. (First: Episode 0545) |
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Film | In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647) |
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SCENE 5 | For Slimey’s homework, he attempts to shape himself into the letter D, but he needs Maria’s help to make the stem. Oscar comments that the two make a great team - Slimey is the brains, and Maria is the brawn. |
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Film | D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367) |
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Muppets | A group of Anything Muppet children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. They lift up their desks and find the letters forming "SCHOOL" on them. (First: Episode 1391) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar gathers the kids and grownups to watch Slimey form today’s sponsors as he narrates them. The credits follow. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- According to this episode, Slimey has blue eyes.
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