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| Big Bird, Grundgetta, and Gordon go to the department store | |||||||||
| Air date | January 13, 1984 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | On his way to the department store, Gordon runs into Big Bird who asks to go with him. Grundgetta (poking out of Oscar's trash can) overhears them and attempts to guess what Gordon’s buying today. Gordon’s clues are: something to wear, something to put feet in, and made out of cloth. Grundgetta offers him Oscar’s yucky galoshes and socks, but she and Big Bird eventually guess correctly that he’s shopping for pants. Grundgetta offers him a pair of Oscar's yucky ones, but Gordon would rather buy a new pair since he and Susan are going to a party tonight. Grundgetta insists on going to the store with them. |
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Cartoon | Three turtles present the letter T. (First: Episode 1666) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Goin' for a Ride", while traveling in a car, train, and boat. (First: Episode 0037) |
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Cartoon | T es para telefono (First: Episode 0362) |
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Song | "Garbageman's Blues Song" |
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Muppets | The Amazing Mumford: Disappearing Carrot (First: Episode 1210) |
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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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SCENE 2 | At the department store, Big Bird and Grundgetta wait for Gordon to park the car. A salesman, François, approaches them and thinks they’re mother and son at first, but Big Bird corrects him. Big Bird selects a pair of jogging shorts, then imagines how Gordon would look if he were to wear them to his party. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Grundgetta tries to score some pants with ketchup and mustard stains. Gordon arrives in the store, and François informs him they don’t have any stained pants, which Gordon says is fine. |
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Cartoon | A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot. Artist: Irra Verbitsky |
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Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | 8 cows Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1531) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imagine Ice Skating — When Bert can't sleep, Ernie suggests that he imagine himself doing something he likes... like ice skating. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Various letter Ts have a T party. (First: Episode 1544) |
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Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) |
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Film | T is for toes. (First: Episode 0506) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon finds the right pants for him. François takes Gordon’s measurements using a tape measure, then shows Big Bird why this process is necessary by having Gordon try on pants that are too small and too big. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
François leads Gordon to the changing room, and Grundgetta goes to wait in the car. Snuffy runs into Big Bird at the store, also here to buy pants – the very pants that were too big to fit Gordon! As Snuffy leaves to try them on, Gordon and François return and don’t believe Big Bird’s claim about his “imaginary friend.” They leave so Gordon can change back and check out at the counter. Snuffy returns and shows Big Bird how well the large pants fit him, and immediately leaves again to pay for them, causing Gordon to miss him a second time. François muses about the odd day he’s had. |
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Cartoon | The 8 Brothers Circus displays 8 elephants. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1645) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Harry Belafonte sings about the "Coconut Counting Man," who is actually The Count. (First: Episode 1692) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Old West: Big, Bigger, Biggest — Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Can you see the car, frog and bird in the picture? (First: Episode 1479) |
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Muppets | Count's Castle: Rocket Countdown — The Count has built a rocket with Dr. Reinbrein. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | An apple, an orange and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Insert | Holly asks the kids if they want to hear any songs. Oscar immediately chimes in and asks to hear Holly's own song, "Water Come Down." The song ends with Oscar pouring water over Holly, Timi and Linda. (First: Episode 1571) |
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Cartoon | K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess Chooses a Prince — A princess selects Kermit as her prince. (First: Episode 0859) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A crane is shown, with a shovel and a wrecking ball. (First: Episode 1164) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and Sherlock Hemlock ask John-John if he wants to count, and John-John enthusiastically rises to the occasion. (First: Episode 1474) |
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Cartoon | A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc. (First: Episode 0358) |
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SCENE 4 | Back home Grundgetta tells Big Bird a grouchy riddle, which Big Bird doesn't understand. Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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