| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar preps for the Pork Stakes race | |||||||
| Air date | February 6, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar and the kids prepare his pet pig Spot for the Pork Stakes, a race that's about to occur in his trash can. After they make sure Spot is wearing his lucky number 2, David joins them as they watch the pigs race through mud, splattering everyone in the process. Spot comes out victorious! |
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Film | "Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572) |
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Cartoon | Two giraffes Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1468) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Hickory Dickory Dock — Kermit witnesses various animals attempting to run up the clock. (First: Episode 0710) |
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Cartoon | A bird transforms into a plane, a car, a cat, a fish, a submarine, Submarine Man, and back to a bird. (First: Episode 1616) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Film | A scuba diver swims away from. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Animation | A car drives through blocks. (First: Episode 1446) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Michelle get ready to go jogging with Mr. Snuffleupagus, who arrives on the scene with his running shoes. He confesses he can't participate, as his shoe is untied and it takes very long to tie it with a snuffle. Michelle is able to tie it quickly and they all take off, but Snuffy gets stuck in the doorway. Big Bird and Michelle stay with him and they all jog in place instead. |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food." (First: Episode 1815) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Film | Some kids have a bike race by the river. (First: Episode 1419) |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Clementine and Buster get on a train, and try to tell Forgetful Jones that he's supposed to get on the train with them, but Forgetful Jones would much rather remember on his own why he's at the train station. The train leaves just as Forgetful remembers why he's there. (First: Episode 1654) |
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Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389) |
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SCENE 3 | An Anything Muppet man (Kevin Clash) strolls onto the street to see the types of people who work there. He begins to sing "The People in Your Neighborhood," with Olivia singing about her job as a photographer and David singing about being a storekeeper. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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Song | "Fireman Ready to Go" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cast | Luis and Gordon have a hard time picking apples by themselves, but all it takes is cooperation. (First: Episode 1399) |
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Cartoon | Hats (First: Episode 0773) |
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Muppets | "When it's your time to relax, make it Alphabet Time!" (First: Episode 1447) |
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Cartoon | W is for Worm (First: Episode 0001) |
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Celebrity | Harry Belafonte tells the kids a Zulu tale about how the animals of the world got their coats. (First: Episode 1833) |
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Cartoon | What's missing? (a baby) |
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Film | Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Grover climbs a mountain and counts from one to ten with his own echo. (First: Episode 0949) |
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Film | Marching band cymbal crash #2 (First: Episode 0527) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall. (First: Episode 0753) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: HOT DOG (First: Episode 1142) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy is sleeping over at Big Bird's nest, but neither of them can fall asleep without a bedtime story. Big Bird calls out for a grown-up, with no response. He resolves to make up his own story, which puts Snuffy to sleep quickly. However, Big Bird wakes him up so he can tell him a bedtime story. A cycle soon begins... |
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Cartoon | The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island. (First: Episode 1176) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster shares a pillow. (First: Episode 1669) |
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SCENE 5 | As Big Bird finishes his latest story, he realizes this strategy isn't working. They both agree to tell each other a story at the same time, putting them both to sleep in an instant. A tired Olivia announces the sponsors. |
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