| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Slimey's birthday party | |||||||
| Air date | February 24, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | Oscar wonders what he should have for lunch, but ultimately thinks it doesn't matter what he eats. This prompts Gilbert and Sullivan to explain the importance of a healthy diet with a street-wide song about foods ("You Are What You Eat"). (First: Episode 1452) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Ernie has put a cookie on a lever, half of which is in a glass cage, diagonally, and wants to see if Cookie Monster can figure out how to get the cookie. Ernie will reward Cookie Monster with a box of cookies under two conditions - by not destroying the display and without his help. |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny. (First: Episode 1295) |
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Film | A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: G for Gorilla (in man suit) (First: Episode 0085) |
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SCENE 1 | Bob encounters Telly Monster and Oscar the Grouch preparing invitations. Oscar wants to keep their activity a secret, but Bob can figure out the plans with the clues nearby: in addition to the invitations, there's crummy decorations, broken balloons, paper plates, and broken candles. Telly confirms that Bob is correct in guessing they're preparing for a birthday party - Slimey's to be precise, who is carrying all the invitations on a small wagon to deliver to everybody. |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Cartoon | These Are Your Parts: The host interviews a hand. (First: Episode 1359) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the Ball — Kermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last. (First: Episode 0666) |
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Film | An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Animation | First leaf, last leaf (First: Episode 0794) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly delivers an invitation to Maria at the Fix-it Shop, wanting to help Slimey since he's going at a worm's pace. Telly also consults Maria in choosing the right worm-sized gift to give to Slimey - he has an umbrella, dirt bike, and a record player. Since Slimey is seven inches long, he wants to make sure his gifts are not too big. Maria measures them and only the umbrella is too long. Since she fawns over how cute it is, Telly lets her have it. |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann talks about being happy and sad. (First: Episode 0992) |
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Cartoon | Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Judy Finstermacher has broken her bag of groceries, and Super Grover tries to find a way for her to get the groceries to her home. (First: Episode 1289) |
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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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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper plans to use a hand buzzer when he asks someone to slap him five. Instead, the joker slaps a 5 on his chest. (First: Episode 0991) |
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Cartoon | Five butterflies Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1471) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria, Bob, Telly, and some kids attend the party, where Slimey appears to be missing at first but is just hidden by one of the gift boxes. He's presented with a variety of worm-sized birthday gifts, from Telly's record player and bike to a radio and tennis racket. Oscar also has a surprise for Slimey: his worm friend Slushy, who flew in from Sarasota! |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Oscar brings out the miniature cake, and everyone sings “Happy Birthday.” Slimey tries to blow out the candle, but does so with Slushy’s help (to Oscar's annoyance). |
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Cartoon | Two men debate whether or not a ladder has 5 steps. (First: Episode 1538) |
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Muppets | "The Opposite Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | In Spanish, a man makes everything in the room cerrada, and considers making the basket abierto if only for the guitar band inside. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Insert | Various things in a kitchen become CERRADO. (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 1343) |
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Animation | An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows. (First: Episode 0210) |
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SCENE 4 | After finishing the cake (which Oscar filled with sardines), a Grouch Air Mail delivery falls from the sky. The package is from Osvaldo, el Gruñón in Puerto Rico containing a birthday gift for Slimey - a worm-shaped piñata! Oscar gives Bob a stick to break it open with and instead of sweets and candies, some dirt falls out. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue." (First: Episode 0775) |
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Muppets | Two brothers, First and Last, sing about how their names affect how they do things. (First: Episode 0134) |
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SCENE 5 | While Slimey and Slushy play in the dirt, Oscar has them pause so they can wave goodbye. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the CTW sign. |
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