| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 13, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Joseph A. Bailey | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | The Two-Headed Monster wants to present the alphabet, but the heads argue over who will do it. Olivia tells them to cooperate and they take turns presenting each letter. Olivia snaps a celebratory photo, inspiring the monster to take a photo of her too. However, they again start arguing over how close she should be. |
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Cartoon | B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | B for butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something ... can you guess what it is? (First: Episode 0514) |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — While Ernie looks after Hooper's Store, Bert asks him for something to drink. Ernie starts out with a glass of unflavored soda water, tastes it, and decides it's too dull for his ol' buddy Bert. To Bert's dismay, Ernie then adds some strawberry syrup to the soda water, then a scoop of ice cream, and finally, some whipped cream. Now it's an ice cream soda, which Bert doesn't want... but Ernie does. (First: Episode 0539) |
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Cartoon | A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Celebrity | Oscar can't get an energetic Slimey to go down for his nap. James Galway plays a jig on his flute, which Slimey dances to until he gets too tired and falls asleep. "You sure have a way with worms," Oscar notes. (First: Episode 1426) |
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Cartoon | The 8 Brothers Circus displays 8 elephants. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1645) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes." (First: Episode 1291) |
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Cartoon | Seven chicks plus 1 alligator makes 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1510) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Cartoon | A boy has fun with his wood plank. (First: Episode 1503) |
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Muppets | Grover appears in a library to tell the viewers about what a library is. The librarian, however, keeps telling Grover to be quieter, until he can barely even be heard. (First: Episode 0287) |
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Song | Olivia sings "The Riddle." |
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SCENE 2 | As Gordon returns from a jog, he's baffled by a large letter E on the stoop. He sees some wires attached and follows them down the street, where Biff and Sully have set up a safety area. Biff explains this is to demonstrate how to tell the difference between an E and an F...by blasting the bottom rung of the E off. |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Caveman King Ernie wants something to drink, so he calls on the Royal Smart Person for help. The royal cow has quit, so there's no milk available. Ernie also shows that there is no liquid inside a rock or a stick. Then the Royal Smart Person suggests that Ernie should try squeezing a round orange thing (an orange), which turns out to have juice inside. (First: Episode 1385) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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Song | "The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down" (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | A boy uses his pet inchworm to measure his toy car and toy truck. Afterward, the inchworm wants to measure the Empire State Building. (First: Episode 1512) |
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SCENE 3 | Susan sings "My Little Game" with the kids. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Loren demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432) |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda. (First: Episode 1032) |
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Film | Two kids visit the police department and watch a policeman prepare some horses for a parade happening in New York City. The kids even get to ride the horses and watch the parade. (First: Episode 1243) |
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Insert | Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead. (First: Episode 1259) |
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Film | Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | Letters Make Words: the letter B (First: Episode 1512) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rapunzel — Prince Charming attempts to rescue Rapunzel from the tower. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: B for Ball (First: Episode 0829) |
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Film | A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Cartoon | SALIDA (train) (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 4 | Susan and the kids recall the difference between loudness and softness as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
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