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| P.T. Bunkum looks for an act (repeat of 1451) | |||||
| Air date | January 31, 1983 | ||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||
| Written by | Ray Sipherd | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird asks Maria, Luis, Gordon and Olivia to hold some random items as he fetches others. Maria figures out that all the items are circus-related. Big Bird explains that P. T. Bunkum, of the Bunkum and Ballyhoo Circus, is in town. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Sure enough, Bunkum arrives and tells them he's looking for a new and unique act to include in his circus. Everyone immediately wants to join, but he makes them form a line and starts auditioning. |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Lisa complement each other's noses. Lisa also likes Grover's (big) mouth. (First: Episode 1415) |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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Muppets | Polly Darton sings "I'm Under the Weather Over You." (First: Episode 1702) |
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Cartoon | Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0483) |
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Film | Lions (instrumental, with occasional lion growls) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0018) |
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Muppets | Clementine hears water running, which reminds Forgetful Jones that he was about to do something. Using the clues at hand (a bar of soap, a backbrush, and a towel), Forgetful remembers that it's bath time. Buster's bath, that is... (First: Episode 1666) |
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Cartoon | I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird shows Bunkum his wild animal act - Simba the kitten, who they pretend is a large, ferocious animal. However, Simba refuses to jump through a hoop and jump over a book. He can roar ferociously, though. |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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Muppets | "J Friends" (First: Episode 0339) |
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Animation | Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631) |
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Film | Kenneth sees how his dad's shirts is pressed at Mr. Cooper's dry cleaners. (First: Episode 1403) |
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Cartoon | "Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cuppycakes — Cookie Monster keeps stealing the "cuppycakes" that Ernie is trying to photograph. (First: Episode 0136) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis practices juggling for Bunkum's circus, though he manages to drop all his bags when he juggles more than two. Bunkum catches part of his act and considers it for his circus; he already has people who can juggle, but no one who can't. |
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Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rainy Day — Kermit visits Telly Monster in his home. (First: Episode 1681) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates over and under. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover opens a menu and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of the special sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and olive stuck in with a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu -- it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle or an olive. (First: Episode 0332) |
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SCENE 4 | Bunkum and Gordon come by Oscar's trash can, where Oscar shows off his pet flea, Fernando, who does his over, around and through trick that none of them can see. They don't believe there's even a flea there, so Oscar sics Fernando on them and he climbs all over their bodies. |
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Cartoon | The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Film | A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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Film | A panda tries to scratch an itch. (First: Episode 0931) |
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Cartoon | Thelma Thumb: During a baseball game, a kid's baseball falls into a rabbit's hole. Thelma travels through the hole to get it back. (First: Episode 1465) |
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SCENE 5 | P. T. Bunkum introduces everyone on the street, as they sing about their imaginary circus ("If We Had a Circus"). |
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Cartoon | A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1389) |
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Muppets | Pageant: "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" — Cookie Monster, playing the heroine in this year's pageant, can't seem to grasp the concept of going "around" until Prairie Dawn lures him with a—guess what? (First: Episode 0907) |
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Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580) |
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Film | A male voiceover sings about "Platanos" (bananas). |
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Cartoon | Seven piglets Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1546) |
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SCENE 6 | Bunkum is sad to report that nobody's acts are unique enough to make it into his circus. Big Bird goes to tell his bird friends in the park about his day, riding off on his unicycle...an act perfect for Bunkum's circus! He yells for Big Bird to return, while Luis announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the CTW sign. |
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