| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon and Susan's wedding anniversary | |||||||
| Air date | December 29, 1982 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar shows the Grouchketeers a Grouch's favorite word: "No." He teaches them how to say "no" whenever someone asks any question. When Luis invites them to Hooper's Store for some ice cream and apple pie, they say "Yes!" instead and follow him, leaving Oscar behind. "Where did I go wrong?" Oscar frets. |
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Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. Ernie replies "Oh no you can't!" and eventually gets the joke. He tries it on Bert, but the gag backfires when Bert bets he can get Ernie to read the sign. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | A boy and girl pretend to be the parents of a constantly-crying baby doll. The "father" proceeds to feed the baby and change its diaper. (First: Episode 1388) |
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Cartoon | Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats. (First: Episode 1148) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a sandwich. (First: Episode 1479) |
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Cartoon | Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow." (First: Episode 1715) |
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Film | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Cast | Bob sings "Follow the Leader" to the kids. (First: Episode 0903) |
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Film | Close-up shots of a car and a frog are shown side-by-side. (First: Episode 1530) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster showcases eight skating penguins. (First: Episode 1291) |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich. (First: Episode 0890) |
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Cartoon | Eight legs on an octopus Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1446) |
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Muppets | Hard Head Henry Harris plays "Headball" at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium, where he must answer this question: where is bread made? (First: Episode 0887) |
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Cartoon | A needle and spool of thread cooperate to fix the king's torn pants. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1485) |
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Cast | Linda shows Damion how to sign "WET PAINT." (First: Episode 1073) |
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Cartoon | A painter pops out of a box and paints a lion, then hangs a "wet paint" sign on it. (First: Episode 1397) |
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Film | A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Cast | "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots. (music underscore muted) (First: Episode 0435) |
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Cartoon | "Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon and Susan receive a card congratulating them on their 14th wedding anniversary. They explain to Big Bird what an anniversary means, and recall the day they got married... |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | In a flashback, we see Gordon and Susan's wedding held in the yard (Susan refers to it as "the arbor"). Among those present are Maria, Mr. Macintosh, Willy, Biff (who weeps through the ceremony), and Oscar (constantly heckling the proceedings), with Sully supplying organ music. Gordon and Susan exchange their vows and kiss, and everybody celebrates the happy occasion - except for Oscar. ("I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it!") |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | In the present, Big Bird asks if Gordon and Susan still need permission from a justice of the peace in order to kiss. The couple proves that's not the case. |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler asks the Wise Man to demonstrate "here" and "there." He does so by throwing his household items off the cliff. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppet cowpokes sing about the difference between here and there. (First: Episode 1384) |
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Cartoon | A girl trains her dog on here and there. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Film | Footage of wolves. (First: Episode 0982) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive: After Bad News Barton fails to make the swimming team, Billy and Smart Suzie teach him to eat healthier. (First: Episode 1437) |
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Insert | Olivia comes across Big Bird practicing on his toy piano and she remarks how she used to dream of being a concert pianist. She and Big Bird imagine her playing a Sonatina by Muzio Clementi for a live audience in concert. (First: Episode 1349) |
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Cartoon | "Three Waltzing Chickens" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1183) |
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Film | To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156) |
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Animation | Sand D/d (First: Episode 0640) |
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Muppets | Bushman Bill introduces Didi O'Day and the Dew Drops performing "D Duah Duah." (First: Episode 1449) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book. (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a parrot. (First: Episode 0601) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar finds the shoes and cans he tied to the back of Gordon and Susan's car after their wedding. He starts thinking it's about time he and Grundgetta consider getting hitched. They debate as to whether they'd even want to, as Grundgetta begins to imagine what such a wedding would be like... |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Grundgetta imagines their wedding taking place at the city dump, where their neighbors jeer from the crowd. Gordon this time fills the function Biff did, getting sentimental and sobbing throughout. The Grouch justice of the peace reminds them of what a Grouch marriage entails and has them secure their vows. Instead of kissing, the couple gets to argue as the crowd bombards them with trash. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Oscar thinks getting wed would be a good idea (especially because they'd get to keep the trash they're pelted with), and the two begin to argue about getting married again. |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot," and "Friday." (First: Episode 1162) |
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Film | The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: F for Fly (First: Episode 0781) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria comes across the Grouches, still arguing about marriage. However, neither of them can state which one actually wants to go through with it. They argue some more as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Poco Loco holds the Sesame Street sign, while Barkley lies next to the CTW sign. |
Supporting cast[]
Human
- James Harder as Justice of the Peace
- Grouchketeers: Peter Cancilla, Danielle Knox, Angelina Velez, Brian Wallen, Kenny Gee
- The Kids (wedding flashback extras): Rashida Jones, Christopher Valez, Jane Ayello, Elijah Irby, Rachel Bailey
Muppets
- Jerry Nelson as Grouch Justice of the Peace
- Richard Hunt as purple Grouch guest
- Cheryl Blaylock as red Grouch guest
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 16 as Episode 1984.
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