| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 18, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Tom Dunsmuir | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Aristotle shows Mr. Hooper the sign that Big Bird made him spelling his name out with popsicle sticks. He can't see it, but he can feel the different shapes of the letters in his name: “ARI.” Big Bird then comes in with a similar sign for Mr. Hooper as a gift – only it says “MR. POOPER.” |
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Cartoon | Two men hammer a stake into a hole. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Emotional at the Movies — Ernie runs through the gamut of emotions during a movie. (First: Episode 0627) |
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Film | A beekeeper extracts honey from honeycomb. (First: Episode 1117) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: O for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn says, "O!" in a surprised manner. (First: Episode 1174) |
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Song | Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) |
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Cartoon | La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes. (First: Episode 0338) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn observingly says, "O..." (First: Episode 1174) |
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Insert | Barkley sleeps in the Fix-It Shop. Maria and Bob wonder what he could be dreaming about. In Barkley's dream sequence (underscored by Wagner), he sleeps in a field, when he hears some kids calling for him to play frisbee with them. One of the kids throws it high up into the air, and in slow motion, Barkley chases it and catches it in mid-air. He feels so happy as the kids play with him in the grass. Bob and Maria wake up Barkley, assuring him that he was only having a dream. Barkley sighs at the loss of a nice dream. (First: Episode 1503) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn says, "O..." in an understanding manner. (First: Episode 1174) |
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Film | A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash. (First: Episode 1114) |
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Cartoon | A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1350) |
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SCENE 2 | While Telly and Mr. Hooper wait for the bus, Mr. Hooper recalls that when he was a boy people rode trolleys instead of buses. Telly tries to imagine what a trolley looked like, but has trouble. Mr. Hooper has prepared for this and calls for help. Big Bird goes by ringing a bell and leading a group of kids who hold a "Sesame Street Trolley" banner. Mr. Hooper then recalls that before trolleys, stagecoaches were the way to get around. Telly tries imagining again, being aided once more by Big Bird who leads his team of kids dressed as horses down the street. When the bus arrives, Telly imagines it's a rocket ship, and Mr. Hooper asks the offscreen driver if he's going to the Moon. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cast | The two Chaplins (Maria and Linda) find ways to balance both sides of a see-sawing park bench. (First: Episode 1181) |
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Cartoon | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn shyly says, "O..." (First: Episode 1174) |
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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. (First: Episode 0032) |
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Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn inquisitively asks, "O?" (First: Episode 1174) |
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Cartoon | More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets / Cast | Linda assists Bob in singing "The People in Your Neighborhood" about the elevator operator and pharmacist. (First: Episode 0996) |
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Cartoon | The Dog & The Bone (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 3 | While reading in the yard, David gets approached by a Honker and a Dinger with a number 7 card. They honk and ding seven times, then want David to do the same, only his way. After a few attempts of just saying the numbers, he eventually spruces it up by whistling and tapping a rhythm while counting, satisfying them. ("I guess I was a big hit.") |
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Cartoon | 7 Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473) |
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Film | A woman helps some kids write down their version of "Hickory Dickory Dock," which they then bring to the Acorn Press to have printed. (First: Episode 1456) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Muppets | Kermit demonstrates his "What Happens Next" machine, which is designed to turn on his radio. None of the parts of the machine work properly. (First: Episode 0089) |
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Film | Counting 20 boxes Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0510) |
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Cartoon | A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and the kids look at a book titled Animals That Begin with A. Oscar listens in and claims he has each one that the book mentions: an alligator, an ape, and an antelope. Bob is in disbelief when Oscar goes on to say that he also has an anteater and an aardvark. ("Doesn't everyone?" asks the Grouch.) The animals are heard but not seen inside Oscar's trash can, so Bob asks to see one of them. Oscar shows them his alley cat named Arthur, from Albany, who loves anchovies. |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Baby animals are fed milk. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Part?" The contestants are Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Professor Hastings, and the mystery part is a foot. (First: Episode 0164) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: A for Ape (First: Episode 0006) |
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Transition | Bridge #14 - Hourglass Slow/Fill (First: Episode 0303) |
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SCENE 5 | The kids pretend to be animals as Bob and the others guess. Oscar, bored by the proceedings, announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
Supporting cast[]
- The Kids: Lauren Meyrowitz, Eric Goodwin, Nyree Herrera, Jeffrey Levy, Janel Rodriguez, Michael Velez
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