| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Sesame Street 500 | |||||||
| Air date | December 6, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Olivia, Bob, Maria and David are surprised to see that Forgetful Jones actually remembers not only their names, but what he’s supposed to do today. When Maria reminds him that he usually forgets these things, he turns back into his old forgetful self. |
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Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tells Bert that he has a note for him, but he can't remember where it is. He thinks maybe he put it in the toybox, so he digs through the box, throwing toys everywhere. It's not in the toybox, so Ernie looks in the clothes hamper, scattering clothes all over. He finally finds the note, which tells Bert that it's his turn to clean up the apartment. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | "Hey, let's make a road!" Kids do so at the beach, while a construction crew does the real thing. (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | In song, an ostrich, frog, mole and bee change lifestyles, which alters which one is over, under, around and through. Artist: Michael Sporn |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Trey if he's seen a letter Q before. At first Trey denies it, but eventually draws one in the air with his finger. (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | Q - quarter (First: Episode 0046) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird leads Snuffy and the kids in playing school, and teaches them about raising your hand. He then goes on to quiz his students with some math problems, but notices Snuffy is having difficulty in trying to answer. They realize that Snuffy doesn't have a hand to raise, so they solve the problem by putting Big Bird's baseball mitt onto the end of his snuffle. Once Snuffy's able to answer properly, he realizes he doesn't know how to add well. |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 3 + 1 = 4. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cast | Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Cartoon | A pirate gives a girl a treasure map, where X marks the spot. (First: Episode 1578) |
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Film | A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. |
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Cartoon | A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0914) |
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Film | George the Farmer uses barrels to count to ten. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Celebrity | George Benson sings "The Greatest Love of All" (with Michael Masser on piano) to some children. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Animation | Seis flores (First: Episode 1591) |
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Muppets | Mr. Johnson has been served a bowl of soup, but flags down his waiter to make a complaint. He asks Grover to inspect the fly that's in his soup, but Grover looks under; next to; and above the soup before he agrees to bring out a new bowl. The kitchen is all out of what Mr. Johnson ordered, so he brings him Cream of Mosquito. (First: Episode 1134) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011) |
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Film | Counting six oryx (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: L for lion (First: Episode 0762) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again." (First: Episode 0631) |
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Cartoon | L for locomotive, letter, lamp, light, lion, lettuce, lips |
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Song | "Spring Song" (First: Episode 1295) |
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Muppets | Oscar reads Irvine the story of "The Three Little Grouches." In the story, three Grouches build a house of sticks and think it could be messier. They phone the Big Bad Wolf and he comes over to blow their house in, much to their delight. (First: Episode 1684) |
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Cartoon | The ET family is demonstrated in a story of the zet, a quick-witted bird. (First: Episode 0236) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates around. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (First: Episode 1580) |
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Film | Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" (First: Episode 0291) |
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Cartoon | Pick the right ET word (featuring the Zet) (First: Episode 1454) |
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SCENE 3 | Everyone gathers to watch Oscar and the Count participate in the “Sesame Street 500”. Telly acts as referee, and the Count, sitting in his Countmobile, counts the number of times Oscar starts his Sloppy Jalopy. |
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Cartoon | Pick the right picture (featuring the Zet) (First: Episode 0260) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster follows the arrows. (First: Episode 1627) |
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Cartoon | Pick the right letter (featuring the Zet) (First: Episode 0236) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #6: Dot blows raspberry (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count continues counting Oscar’s false starts, even though Oscar has lost interest in the race. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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