| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon meets the Rockheads | |||||||
| Air date | January 31, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly is upset and tells Luis that he and Oscar were supposed to show today's number: 4, but Oscar isn't around. Oscar and Bruno the Trashman soon arrive with Oscar's trash can. Luis points out the lack of Grouchketeers for the demonstration until he hears their voices in the can. Bruno sets the can down and Luis helps out as three Grouchketeers emerge. Telly begins to agonize that they have the wrong amount of Grouchketeers until Oscar reminds Telly that he's also a member, making him the fourth. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #4 (First: Episode 0984) |
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Muppets | This Is Your Lunch — Construction worker Sally Smith must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly. (First: Episode 1631) |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Song | "Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird claims Barkley knows many S words, which are things dogs typically do (sniffing, sneezing, scratching and so on). He finally starts sleeping on Big Bird's foot, leaving him stuck. |
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Cartoon | A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: What's in Ernie's Clothes — Ernie is wearing winter gear, and asks Bert to guess what is in his gloves and hat. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Cartoon | Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1637) |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the florist and electrician. (First: Episode 0901) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389) |
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Insert | Olivia and Susan hear beautiful piano music (Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu") coming from Oscar's trash can. He admits that he's only just started practicing, but his teacher has assured him that with more practice, he'll be sounding awful in no time. (First: Episode 1290) |
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Cartoon | Find the Circle quiz (First: Episode 1594) |
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Film | Counting 1-20 (planes taking off) (First: Episode 0798) |
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Insert | Oscar's playing has begun to take a turn for the worse (to his delight). (First: Episode 1290) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy finds his friend Jane giving up on learning to ride the egg beater. He tells her that it takes time and practice to learn things, and gives Jane some training beaters to help her keep her balance. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1972) |
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Insert | Oscar's practice is paying off and sounds even worse than before. (First: Episode 1290) |
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Cartoon | A man laughs out loud as an alligator uses the telephone to call his wife - then he eats the phone booth. (First: Episode 1113) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Cartoon | "Uncle Gus and all of us went for a ride to Ho-Ho-Kus". Features a Snuffleupagus cameo. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant. (First: Episode 0593) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252) |
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Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon jogs past the vacant lot and meets the Rockheads, who claim to be two different rock groups based on the brightness of their bodies. They slowly shift around as they find other ways they can pair off based on their size and the letters they bear on their chests. |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty — Kermit doesn't help Humpty Dumpty's situation. (First: Episode 0657) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and Kimberly talk about things and people that they love. (First: Episode 1050) |
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Animation | Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622) |
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SCENE 4 | Two of the Rockheads ask Gordon to decide which one is the better drummer as one Rockhead drums out a beat for the other to copy. |
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Cartoon | How many legs does a horse have? (First: Episode 1523) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him. (First: Episode 0154) |
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Cartoon | A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. (First: Episode 0542) |
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Film | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is It — Ernie wants to play tag while Bert reads his book. (First: Episode 1026) |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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SCENE 5 | The two Rockheads continue rocking out to the theme music as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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