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| Oscar vacations at Camp Killjoy (repeat of 1661) | |||||
| Air date | January 30, 1984 | ||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||
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Insert | Mr. Snuffleupagus is competing in the Great Snuffleupagus Derby, named such because the winner gets a derby hat. He wears a sheet with the number 9, indicating his spot in the race. He asks Big Bird to watch his bucket of orange juice so he can have a refreshing drink as he passes by mid-race. The derby begins and Snuffy takes off. Big Bird sees other Snuffleupaguses pass by, thinking they're Snuffy, until he sees they're not wearing his number. Big Bird eventually drifts off to sleep, just before Snuffy arrives and slurps down the juice. Big Bird stirs and thinks someone else has drank it all, when Snuffy returns, wearing his victory derby and sets things straight. The two both take a nap together. (First: Episode 1130) |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Game Shows: The Count is a contestant on Beat the Time, where today's wacky stunt is to bring back two things that come from the sky before the time runs out. The Count has too much fun counting the seconds, but ends up bringing his thunder and lightning. (First: Episode 1698) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | Kids comment as they see how corn grows in a field. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | Two Elephants Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1457) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Too Much TV — On a rainy day, Ernie watches TV, when Bert suggests he do something else, like write a story. (First: Episode 1293) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar is going on vacation to Camp Killjoy near Swamp Mushy Muddy. Maria helps him make sure he has all his various items he'll need (such as mud skis and boxing gloves to use while feeding porcupines). He's also recruited Telly Monster to look after his pets while he's gone. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cast | Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354) |
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Cartoon | A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Film | Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424) |
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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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SCENE 2 | Bob and David reluctantly help move Oscar's things into his car, looking forward to having some peace around the street. They then point out that with all his heavy luggage (including an anvil), the car won't be able to move. Oscar turns on the ignition and sure enough, it fails to move forward. Oscar now instructs David and Bob to push it all the way to camp. |
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Animation | Three rocks use different methods to get across a lake. (First: Episode 1459) |
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Muppets | "Ladies and gentlemen, the Starlight Hotel takes great pride in presenting the world's favorite six-year-old entertainer, Miss Prairie Dawn!" Prairie sings "All By Myself" with a backup group of monsters. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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Celebrity | Victor Borge explains that the keys on a piano aren't perfectly white because the elephant whose tusks were used to make them didn't brush after each meal. (First: Episode 1178) |
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Cartoon | A gorilla names "G" words. (First: Episode 1831) |
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SCENE 3 | In addition to watching Oscar's pets, Telly is also going to take Oscar's place as the resident Grouch on the block. He has a list of various grouchy things Oscar wants him to do. He tries his best to act grouchy towards Susan and Olivia and plays the “snake-in-the-can” trick on Susan, but his good nature dampens the effect. He frets that he'll never be a Grouch like he promised, but the others tell him that he's still a Grouch - just a nice, gentle one. |
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Cartoon | Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859) |
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Film | With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Katie think of rhymes. (First: Episode 1644) |
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Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and David wonder what Oscar is up to at camp right now... |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Oscar, Grundgetta and Osvaldo are gathered around their campfire, when a rainstorm begins. They sing an a capella ode to "Dear Camp Killjoy," then recite the camp cheer. They then celebrate when their tent collapses and the rain turns into snow. |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Cookie Monster name the things they eat at "Breakfast Time." (First: Episode 1280) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental) (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | A Rube Goldberg device is used to turn on a television as the numbers one through twenty are featured. (First: Episode 1869) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob has received a postcard from Oscar (despite him just leaving this morning). David and Bob remark about how the street feels without him and recall some of Oscar's many pranks he's pulled on them and the kids (including an incident with an electric spoon). A postman (Richard Hunt) arrives with a piece of mail for David, but because it was sent with insufficient postage, he has to pay ten cents to receive it. It reads: "Dear Bright-Eyes, Reading this letter is gonna cost ya ten cents. Ha-ha-ha!" |
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Cartoon | A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Film | Olivia (in voice-over) identifies different vegetables. (First: Episode 1612) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert and Betty Lou Ice Skate — Full-body versions of Bert and Betty Lou ice skate together. (First: Episode 0847) |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals (repeat) |
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SCENE 6 | The grown-ups enjoy the calm and serenity of the street, when Oscar pulls up on the curb. He explains that Camp Killjoy is only a day camp, so his vacation is over. He's brought back souvenirs (a porcupine and a skunk) and is glad to see Telly has ensured the commotion in his can continues. Olivia announces the sponsors as everyone starts to help Oscar unpack. |
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