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| Dr. Nobel Price "discovers" the law of gravity | |||||||||
| Air date | December 2, 1983 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | When Oscar discovers a letter B next to his trash can, Gilbert and Sullivan pop up to sing "The Letter B" with cameos by Maria, Olivia, Bob, and Barkley. |
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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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Celebrity | The Hines Brothers, Gregory and Maurice, demonstrate near and far. (First: Episode 1347) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Planning Ahead at the Beach — Bert and Ernie have planned ahead for their day at the beach. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | A man uses a wheelbarrow to carry blocks needed to make a staircase. Artist: Tom Gabbay (First: Episode 1335) |
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SCENE 2 | Ask Oscar Bob fills in for Telly as Oscar shows how he would plan for a vacation. Oscar packs a suitcase with Grouch-oriented clothes and things for the beach, roughly exactly as Bob would. The big difference is that when Bob lifts the suitcase, everything falls out though a torn side. |
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Cartoon | Two pirates plan a voyage. (First: Episode 1591) |
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Film | A bearded skier walks in the snow to create the word "ME." Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music writes a distorted version of the "Sesame Street Theme." (First: Episode 1310) |
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Cartoon | Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. |
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Cast | Big Bird talks about noses and beaks, and what his beak can do. He tells Olivia, "I'm awful sorry about your nose." (music button changed) (First: Episode 1246) |
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Film | A car assembles itself. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | Beat the Time: Count von Count — The Count has to bring in two items that come from the sky. (First: Episode 1698) |
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Film | A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0690) |
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Cast | Gordon and Luis cooperate to clean up a pile of litter with a dustpan and broom. (First: Episode 1452) |
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Cartoon | An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274) |
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Film | A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts. (First: Episode 1710) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and two kids eat apples. (First: Episode 1018) |
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Cartoon | Nine sheep (Swedish) (First: Episode 1501) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Special of the Day No. 9 — Grover recites to Mr. Johnson all the items on the menu, which are numbered. (First: Episode 1377) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L--Loud (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Buys a Newspaper — Ernie buys a newspaper after hearing the newsboy yell out the headline, "Four People Fooled!" (First: Episode 1164) |
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Cartoon | "L Look Around Song" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1483) |
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Film | A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen. (First: Episode 1802) |
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Cartoon | A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. (First: Episode 1121) |
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SCENE 3 | Dr. Nobel Price is playing with his teddy bear Newton until he drops it, and notices something interesting; instead of falling up, it falls down. Olivia tries to tell him that gravity is responsible by dropping her book and pencil to demonstrate, but Dr. Price is determined to fully explore his "discovery" by dropping his teddy bear over and over again. |
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Cartoon | A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature. Artists: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B". (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (Spanish remake) (First: Episode 0355) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: BUG — A lady reads the word BUG. (First: Episode 1423) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings Everybody Sleeps. (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 4 | Late at night, Olivia finds Dr. Price after dropping his bear 10,963 times. Dr. Price has made another discovery: if you drop your teddy bear 10,963 times it will also make you very tired. He curls up with Newton and falls asleep as Bob reads the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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