Episode 1789

Sesame Street
Slimey gets hurt while skydiving
Air date	March 17, 1983
Season	Season 14 (1982-1983)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Sponsors H, K, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria and Olivia happen upon Oscar, who peers into the sky with his binoculars. He tells them that Slimey is about to fly overhead in a plane, then jump out and parachute onto a circle-shaped target. They hear Slimey's plane approaching and watch as he sails down onto the spot. Oscar calls for a bow, but Slimey isn't able to move - he's hurt!
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Oscar cries out, "Worm ambulance! Worm ambulance!" Two paramedics (Richard Hunt and Brian Muehl) rush in and do a quick inspection before placing Slimey on the stretcher. They head off to the Worm Hospital, with Oscar and Maria following behind.
	Cartoon	Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "The Frogs in the Glen." (First: Episode 1786)
	Cartoon	A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER. (First: Episode 0685)
	Film	Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541)
	Cartoon	K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 2	Oscar panics in the waiting room, when wormologist Dr. Mudd (Hugh Franklin) calls them into the examination room. He checks Slimey's tiny thermometer, then his tiny x-ray. He concludes the worm has no fever or internal injury, but further examination shows Slimey as sprained the middle of his body. Dr. Mudd bandages him up and prescribes Slimey not do any movement until he's healed, as well as ordering him not to jump from any more planes. As Oscar tells Slimey he's "grounded," Maria tells Dr. Mudd to send Oscar the bill.
	Muppets	While standing next to a tree being cut down, Professor Grover talks about the importance about listening... especially if the sound indicates some kind of danger.
	Cartoon	K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160)
	Muppets	Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #4) (First: Episode 0101)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Flying." (First: Episode 0394)
	Cartoon	"Dinner for Nine" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1658)
	Film	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040)
	Film	Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
	Film	I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1170)
	SCENE 3	While talking about Slimey's injury, Olivia tells the kids about the time she broke her arm while riding her bike. The kids talk about times they visited hospitals and doctors as well.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Olivia and the kids see Maria, Oscar and Slimey return and get a status update. When Olivia asks if there's anything they can do, Oscar naturally responds by telling them to take a hike.
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1366)
	Muppets	The Count croons "Count Up to Nine." (First: Episode 1134)
	Cartoon	Nine birds land in a tree. (Maria voice-over added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1501)
	Animation	A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie wears socks on his ears and on his nose in order for Bert to guess which body part he's thinking of. (First: Episode 1640)
	SCENE 4	Slimey's worm friend Michelle keeps him company as Oscar sets out some things for Slimey - cards, a checkerboard, sandwiches and a Pac-Worm arcade game. Michelle asks Oscar to use them for a round of "Three of These Things."
	Animation	See the lion walk. (First: Episode 0993)
	Film	The crosswalk light says WALK. (First: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Grover talks about the word walk. He is accompanied by styrofoam letters that form the word walk, and they keep walking back and forth. (First: Episode 1692)
	Cartoon	A kid has a zoo in him. (First: Episode 0783)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Lena Horne and the Anything Muppets sing "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0575)
	Cartoon	H is for horseshoe. (First: Episode 0020)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — It's late at night and Bert isn't home yet. Ernie worries that he may have been abducted by monsters and is being forced to party with them... maybe even having fun. When Bert gets home, Ernie shares his stream of emotions he felt when he'd imagined something had happened to Bert: fear, sadness and anger. Bert assures him that he was fine -- he never has fun. (First: Episode 0929)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489)
	SCENE 5	Oscar puts a "Do Not Disturb" sign on Slimey's can, hoping it will steer people away from bothering him while he still recovers. Telly Monster comes by to see how Slimey is and Oscar chews him out for ignoring the sign. Telly didn't even notice it and thinks it's too small for the average person to read. Oscar concedes that Telly may be right, which Telly considers the nicest thing he's ever said to him. Oscar produces a sign with larger print, which Telly can clearly see, but he doesn't know how to read it.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: H for Hand (First: Episode 0771)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 0776)
	Cartoon	The Fox and the Grapes In the classic fable, a famished fox can't reach the grapes, and eventually gives up, assuming they're sour anyway. (First: Episode 0784)
	Cast	Luis tosses and turns in bed. Gordon hawks a sure-fire method of getting to sleep - counting. Luis orders Gordon to leave the bedroom in ten seconds, then falls asleep after counting. (First: Episode 1487)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK (First: Episode 1162)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482)
	Cartoon	In song, an ostrich, frog, mole and bee change lifestyles, which alters which one is over, under, around and through. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1716)
	Cartoon	Animated quilt patterns. (First: Episode 1470)
	SCENE 6	Telly reads the sign one word at a time, but gets stuck on the word "disturb." As he tries reading it, Oscar discovers Slimey is feeling better now, thus he won't need the sign anymore. Telly finally reads the word just as Oscar takes the sign away. Telly is distraught now, but Oscar reapplies the sign when he sees how bothersome Telly is becoming. Telly is finally able to read the whole sign now, but he doesn't know what "disturb" means. Olivia announces the sponsors.

Notes

• This episode was later repeated as Episode 1982. Years later, the entire plotline was remade as Episode 2738.

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