| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | December 13, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria, David, Gordon, and Telly Monster encounter some signs leading to Oscar's trash can - "STOP, All Grouches, Do Not Pull The Rope." By the trash can is a box with a rope attached to the lid. Telly suspects the box could contain something dangerous and frets that any kids who come by that can't read the signs might be in danger. He proposes they open the box themselves to prevent any disasters, but first, Telly needs to get some things to make everyone safe. |
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Film | Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is painting a portrait of Bert, but paints Bert with curly hair, glasses and a beard. When Bert gets angry about this, Ernie takes him behind the easel and puts curly hair, glasses and a beard on Bert. (First: Episode 0365) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Transtion | Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0288) |
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SCENE 2 | To avoid any possible accidents, Telly has equipped himself and the adults with helmets, blindfolds, earmuffs and clothespins for their noses. Telly pulls the rope, unveiling what's inside the box - an adorable, harmless kitten. Oscar emerges and points out that the sign was a warning for Grouches. David and Telly head to Hooper's Store to get the kitten some milk, while Maria and Gordon put their protection to good use: blocking out Oscar's complaining. |
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Muppets | The Count's bats are upset because the Count always gets to count, but the bats don't. The Count decides to let the bats count all of the Counts, while the Count counts all the bats...but there is only one Count. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Cartoon | Seven piglets Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1546) |
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Film | Apes play at the zoo. (edited) (First: Episode 0045) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Disguised as a dentist, Guy Smiley surprises a tooth at a dentist's office. The tooth is reunited with healthy food (represented by Carl Carrot and Melvin Milk), his dentist, and toothbrush/toothpaste pair Bristly and Pastey. (First: Episode 1057) |
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Animation | Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (First: Episode 0239) |
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SCENE 3 | David feels like a snack, when Hooper's Store receives a visit from none other than Captain Vegetable! He wants to help David, but has forgotten his supplies back in his secluded New Jersey farm. He gives David clues as to what he needs - something skinny on one end and fat on the other, long, orange and you can eat it. The item is a carrot, which Captain Vegetable confirms is for David to eat instead. |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Elves and the Shoemaker — The elves gift the Shoemaker with items that rhyme with shoe. (First: Episode 1249) |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160) |
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Cartoon | P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190) |
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Celebrity | Harry Belafonte sings "Mo' Yet" to some kids. (First: Episode 1700) |
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Cartoon | "Imagination Rain" (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Cast | In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays doctor and makes Bert be the patient for his check-up. He checks Bert's heart, mouth and more. At the end, Bert wonders how he is feeling, but Ernie can't tell him that until he's a real doctor, twenty-three years from now. Bert faints after Ernie's answer and Ernie wonders if there's a doctor in the house. (ending line cut) (First: Episode 0937) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino) (First: Episode 0782) |
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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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Cartoon | "Three Waltzing Chickens" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1183) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird tells Mr. Snuffleupagus about playing follow the leader and teaches him about front and back so he knows the rules. As Big Bird leaves to fetch some kids, Snuffy practices by following Maria, who strolls around the street listening to music, completely unaware of his presence. Big Bird sees this and assumes the two have gotten acquainted. He goes inside 123 Sesame Street to get Gordon, while Snuffy heads home, believing Maria is following him now. Once Big Bird gets the group together, he realizes Maria didn't notice Snuffy at all, to his dismay. |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Cartoon | R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | "City-Country Song" (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | Two men compete to be in front. (First: Episode 0789) |
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SCENE 5 | Snuffy returns to Sesame Street and continues the game of follow the leader by trailing behind Gordon, who is too engrossed in his newspaper to see him. David announces the sponsors. |
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