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Sesame Street
Grandma Grace’s birthday
Air date March 12, 1984
Season Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by Judy Freudberg
Production November 11, 1983
Sponsors A, J, 9

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Maria and David try to catch the bus so that David can make a surprise visit to his grandma Grace on her birthday. David explains to Telly what a surprise is, and Oscar voices his displeasure of the situation. To everyone's surprise, Grace arrives on the bus herself! Telly thinks David's surprise was ruined, but David is glad to see her. Everyone then wishes Grace a happy birthday - including a reluctant Oscar, who is met with a kiss.
Squeakyshoescartoon
Cartoon A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!"
(First: Episode 0770)
Warthogfilm
Film A warthog runs around.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0406)
Gator pointing
Cartoon A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane.
(First: Episode 1586)
2477e
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
(First: Episode 0293)
3985q
Cartoon A for Acorn
(First: Episode 1626)
DavidCircle
Animation Circle In Space
(First: Episode 1441)
The A box!
Cartoon A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
(First: Episode 0781)
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1916b2
SCENE 2 Telly gives Grace a big present, agonizing over how she may not like it since it's a handmade gift. He sets it next to three smaller presents, and Olivia and the others play a “One of These Things” game with them. The kids point out that Telly's box is big and the others are small, but Telly explains that the big box was the only thing he could find to put his small gift in. His present turns out to be a small tissue paper chrysanthemum, which Grace and everybody admires.
ManLegs
Cartoon Which legs belong on the man?
(First: Episode 1691)
Listening
Muppets Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example.
(First: Episode 1767)
2477c
Cartoon The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill.
(First: Episode 1896)
1845i
Film A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
(First: Episode 1845)
Moon.cookie
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
(First: Episode 1789)
ButterflyCloud
Cartoon A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects.
Artist: Irra Verbitsky
(First: Episode 1736)
1916c
SCENE 3 Outside Hooper's Store, Mr. MacIntosh invites Grace to go dancing with him later on. She has to leave at the end of the day, so they use their imagination as he leads her in a pretend dancing date. Big Bird sees the two dancing in the yard to imaginary music, and even starts to dance along.
2125v
Cartoon "Dinner for Nine"
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1658)
Monstersgrowup
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Baby Monster Day Care CenterCookie Monster seeks Kermit's reward.
(First: Episode 1322)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
2257s
Cast Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water.
(First: Episode 1344)
BumbleArdy
Cartoon "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away.
(First: Episode 0283)
Grandma's Way
SCENE 4 Olivia watches Grandma Grace teaching David how to dance, prompting her to remember times with her own grandmother as she sings "Grandma's Way."
BJJ.MidnightVoices
Cartoon Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices.
Artist: Ray Favata
(First: Episode 1183)
1440-Rhyme
Cast / Muppets Luis, Maria, Bob, Telly Monster, Georgie and three kids make rhymes for "dash." Oscar chimes in with one last rhyme - "trash."
(First: Episode 1440)
2485d
Cartoon An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
(First: Episode 0293)
Film.EXIT
Film Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
(First: Episode 0536)
2233-GroverExit
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover asks Tanya to explain what "exit" means.
(First: Episode 1522)
2257q
Song "What Do People Do All Day?"
(First: Episode 1511)
1916d
SCENE 5 Big Bird encounters Forgetful Jones writing in a notebook so he'll remember things. Just then, Snuffy arrives and finds out it's Grace's birthday. Big Bird goes into Hooper's to fetch her, but as he's gone Snuffy decides to make Grace a card and runs off. Forgetful meanwhile transcribes everything everyone says, until Snuffy says “be right back.”
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SCENE 5
cont'd
Big Bird tries to get David and Grace outside, and Grace agrees to meet Snuffy whether he's imaginary or not; as usual, there is no sign of Snuffy. Since Forgetful has written down every word during their chat, Big Bird asks him to read back what he wrote earlier... but Forgetful can't remember where he put his notebook.
2096o
Film A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish.
(First: Episode 0429)
Jughead
Cartoon Jughead Jones's J story
(First: Episode 0231)
Grover the Messenger
Muppets Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from.
(First: Episode 1828)
2257t
Cartoon 'j' minuscula
(First: Episode 0475)
1706h
Muppets / Celebrity Harry Belafonte sings about the "Coconut Counting Man," who is actually The Count.
(First: Episode 1692)
Film-CarInMud
Film Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
(First: Episode 0619)
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SCENE 6 Forgetful finds his notebook and brings it into Hooper’s. He doesn’t remember seeing Snuffy but he remembers writing down what Snuffy said, though this does little to make David believe anything.
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SCENE 6
cont'd
Meanwhile, Snuffy leaves his birthday card for Grace out near 123 Sesame Street. He looks it over only to realize he misspelled "Snuffleupagus," but has left a footprint on it as another signature. He leaves the card and shuffles off.
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SCENE 6
cont'd
Back in the store, Forgetful reads the part about Snuffy wanting to make a card; sure enough, everyone (except Forgetful) comes outside and finds the giant card. Maria believes this is proof of the existence of a Snuffleupagus, but Olivia and David beg to differ. The group gets into a heated discussion as Snuffy announces the sponsors.


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