| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 8, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob and Luis encounter Oscar training some live dogs in his Grouch dog training school; he’s training them to disobey his commands. Bob questions this whole concept, and Oscar reminds him of the difference between Grouches and humans. |
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Song | "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano, violet, and violin (First: Episode 1762) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game, which leads him to the main camera, looking at the TV viewer. (First: Episode 1697) |
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Animation | Sand V/v (First: Episode 0637) |
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Film | The walrus (First: Episode 0296) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry. (First: Episode 1084) |
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Cartoon | A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first. (First: Episode 0954) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan encounters Oscar trying to train Barkley to disobey him, which isn’t working out so far. Oscar then decides to add “don’t” to each of his commands, which pleases him. Susan makes Barkley kiss Oscar. |
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Cartoon | Small v... (Spanish version) Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit." (First: Episode 0992) |
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Cartoon | Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167) |
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Film | A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Cast | David, Luis and Maria illustrate between while ballet dancing. (First: Episode 1223) |
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Cartoon | Passengers on a crowded subway illustrate between. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: At a library, Cookie Monster asks an Anything Muppet librarian for a box of cookies. The librarian becomes extremely frustrated because Cookie Monster doesn't understand the library doesn't have cookies! (First: Episode 0926) |
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Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 3 | Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy confirms with Mika that he's real and not imaginary. |
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Animation | Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Muppets | The Count sings about bones. (First: Episode 1386) |
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Cartoon | Funny 4. (First: Episode 1653) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby tries to count 4 kids. (First: Episode 0176) |
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Cartoon | How many legs does a horse have? (First: Episode 1523) |
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Muppets | Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece. (First: Episode 0911) |
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Cartoon | The word "YES" follows a man. (First: Episode 0875) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit demonstrates between by using a ping-pong ball, a doughnut, and a Beatles record sitting on a table, with the donut between the record and the ball. Beautiful Day Monster comes along and proceeds to eat everything. Kermit fears he will also get eaten, but the monster thanks him with a kiss. (First: Episode 0070) |
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Cartoon | A man shows the viewers his "YES" machine. (First: Episode 0822) |
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Film | A farmer takes care of baby calves. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between". (First: Episode 0542) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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SCENE 4 | While Gordon practices his flute, Snuffy practices playing his own flute in Big Bird’s nest area. Gordon thinks Big Bird is learning the flute, and plays a duet with Snuffy. He is surprised when he sees Big Bird, thinking Big Bird was playing. |
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Film | Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at different shapes. (First: Episode 1629) |
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Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird tells Snuffy it’s time to say goodbye. Snuffy plays the Sesame Street Theme on his flute as Gordon announces the sponsors. "Gee, I wonder who's playing that flute." |
Notes[]
- This episode was re-aired in season 17 as Episode 2109. The repeat omitted scene 3, as Snuffy has since been officially revealed to the cast.
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