| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Forgetful Jones and the paper bag | |||||||||
| Air date | December 10, 1982 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Forgetful Jones strolls out on the street at the crack of dawn, carrying a paper bag. He can't remember what to call this time of day and listens to the various sounds around him (such as Maria's alarm clock and Ernie's bath) to deduce that it's morning. Only now, he can't remember what he got up bright and early to do. |
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Cartoon | Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1483) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. (First: Episode 0342) |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
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Muppets | Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Animation | 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool. (First: Episode 0910) |
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SCENE 2 | Forgetful still doesn't remember what he was going to do, so Gordon helps him figure out the clues. Inside the bag they find pieces of a broken lamp and he's heading towards the Fix-It Shop. Oscar thinks he's bringing it to the dump, which is in the same direction (and hopes he can get it instead). Gordon convinces Forgetful that he's bringing the lamp to the Fix-It Shop to be repaired. After Forgetful leaves, Clementine comes by looking for him. She reveals the lamp was indeed intended to go to the dump, having been up in the attic for ages. She goes after Forgetful, wondering where he could've gotten such an idea from. Oscar is annoyed with Gordon's "assistance," to which Gordon responds, "Nobody's perfect." |
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Cartoon | The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees. (First: Episode 1653) |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1378) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Feels Sad — Ernie notices that Bert is feeling sad, but Bert doesn't know why. (First: Episode 1520) |
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Film | A kid narrates footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Insert | In the rain, Maria goes to get some pizza. Oscar asks her to get him a slice and describes the various toppings he wants. Maria suddenly loses her appetite. (First: Episode 1194) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Danger." (First: Episode 0704) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Hiccups — The monster tries to cure himself of the hiccups. (First: Episode 1318) |
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Film | A wall painter on a high-rise spells and paints the word "WET PAINT" in red, but accidentally puts his hand on one of the painted letters and looks at his hand, all painted red, and shouts, "WET PAINT!" (First: Episode 1036) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly Monster panics when he sees Linda coming his way. He admits to the viewer that he always feels embarrassed being around her because he doesn't know any sign language, thus can't talk to her. He hides from sight, then runs into Bob and explains his problem. As Linda comes by, they teach him some simple signs to start a conversation. Telly is pleased to see how quickly he's caught on, but starts to worry about not having anything to talk about when signing. |
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Celebrity | The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet." (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it. (First: Episode 1488) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Gadget — Grover watches as Ernie loads various things into a machine that start with M and N. (First: Episode 1201) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: M for Mail (First: Episode 0013) |
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Film | A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop. (First: Episode 1112) |
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Muppets | Big Bird sings "I Just Adore Four" with The Happy Squares. (First: Episode 0734) |
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Film | Exploring on the ocean rocks (First: Episode 1414) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: BINGO (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted. (First: Episode 1641) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: M for magic (First: Episode 0841) |
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Muppets | Some fruits in a bowl sing a "Bilingual Fruit Song" about their Spanish names, and agree that two names are better than one. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477) |
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SCENE 4 | Linda tries doing some work, when Barkley bounds over with a stick in his mouth, eager for a game of fetch. Linda quickly grows tired of the game and being bothered, so she pretends to toss the stick away. Barkley goes after the imaginary stick and when he can't seem to find it, he returns with a broom instead. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign. |
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