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| Oscar teaches Linda to be grouchy (part 1) | |||||||
| Air date | April 14, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Linda has been cast in a play where she plays someone really grouchy, but is having trouble acting the part. When Oscar tells her and Timi to buzz off, they realize Oscar would be the perfect person to teach Linda how to be a Grouch. Oscar is glad to hear she's landed a decent role for once and agrees to help out. He tells her it won't be easy and snaps into drill sergeant mode to being their lesson. |
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Cartoon | An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO." (First: Episode 0787) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." (First: Episode 0655) |
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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) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cast | Maria accompanies Big Bird to a bandshell in Lincoln Center, where Big Bird wants to get good seats for an upcoming concert. After spending much time figuring out whether to sit near or far from the stage, he finally settles on a spot in the middle of the area...only the concert isn't starting until 8 o'clock the next evening. (First: Episode 1221) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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Film | In voice-over, Maria and a kid sing about "Platanos" (bananas). (First: Episode 1781) |
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Cartoon | Only one of the two footprints can belong. (First: Episode 0509) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.) (First: Episode 1377) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar finds it difficult to try and get Linda to look grouchy, so he provides Linda with a bag of clothes to help Linda look more like a Grouch - baggy pants, shoes that don't match (and go on the wrong foot), an inside-out wool coat, a hat from Grundgetta's collection, and finally some mud to smear on her face. |
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Cartoon | I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 1041) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | Kids paint various things that begin with the letter B on a window (edited version) Full edit--(First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to describe what kind of sandwich she wants, but her dad keeps misunderstanding her. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1715) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays a game with Bert where Ernie plays riffs on his drum set and Bert has to repeat them back. Bert is surprisingly good at the game. |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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SCENE 3 | Timi and Linda talk to the kids about her role and discuss how they would all pretend to be Grouches. |
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Film | Letters Make Words: the letter B (First: Episode 1512) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736) |
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Film | Elephants (African percussion soundtrack) (First: Episode 0389) |
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Celebrity | Harry Belafonte sings "Mo' Yet" to some kids. (First: Episode 1700) |
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Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a sandwich. (First: Episode 1479) |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar runs Linda and Timi through some Grouch exercises. One such is "scram-slamming," which involves pretending someone is bothering you in your can. Linda first tries it by popping in and out of her own imaginary can, but takes her place in Oscar's trash can for a better idea on how to do it. David comes by to drop off some trash and is surprised to see Linda in the can instead. He finds it funny and walks off with the trash, which Oscar takes to mean that Linda needs more practice. |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375) |
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Film | A crane is shown, with a shovel and a wrecking ball. (First: Episode 1164) |
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Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | The Amazing Mumford sounds out the word MAGIC, then makes himself disappear. (First: Episode 1075) |
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Cartoon | Nine Striped Cats Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1564) |
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SCENE 5 | Linda is getting discouraged and frets she just can't be as grouchy as Oscar. Oscar feels the same, likening her need for politeness to Cookie Monster and his obsession. Timi suddenly gets the idea for Linda to spend the night in Oscar's can to get the full, Grouch experience. Linda begins to move in, but drags Timi with her to help translate! (Timi: "Me and my big mouth!") David and a child announce the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
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