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| Big Bird forms the Birdketeers | |||||||
| Air date | February 7, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Today is the first day of Oscar's Grouchketeer School - "where Grouchketeers can learn to become better Grouchketeers." He describes it to Susan and the first lesson begins - the alphabet. The students approach the board and write the letters with chalk, producing a loud, horrid squeak. |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson. (First: Episode 1969) |
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Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) |
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Song | "Look Around, Look Around", a song about seasons. (First: Episode 0556) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals. (First: Episode 0925) |
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Cartoon | A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Cartoon | Two men go birdwatching, while one of them tries to alert the other about the closed bridge. (First: Episode 1972) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar shows the Grouchketeers his Grouchometer, which will detect how loudly they can say the word "no." |
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Cartoon | A man chases a runaway "no." (First: Episode 0794) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film (cherry version) (First: Episode 0744) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie to make a grocery list, but Ernie can't find anything to write with ... except for chocolate pudding. (Bert: "He's improving. Last time he used spaghetti sauce.") (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | A black cat chases after a white one, until a white lion steps in. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0255) |
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Celebrity | Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'." (First: Episode 1971) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to join the Grouchketeer School, but Oscar tells him he's much too nice and declines. Big Bird gets frustrated, but David tells him he should be proud of knowing a lot about birds instead of Grouch things. Big Bird becomes inspired and decides to form his own school - The Birdketeer School! |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings "Three on Lady's Lap." Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets | Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in. (First: Episode 0722) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fannie count legs and heads. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | Various alien creatures perform in an otherworldly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature. (First: Episode 1181) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon sees Big Bird's Birdketeer school is going very well, as they all practice flapping. At Gordon's suggestion, Big Bird invites Oscar to join and tosses a set of feathers into his can. Oscar emerges, covered in plumage and unamused. |
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Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
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Film | Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover) (First: Episode 0434) |
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Muppets | The Mystery Guest is the letter X. (First: Episode 1447) |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run." (First: Episode 0372) |
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Cartoon | A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc. (First: Episode 0358) |
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Cast | David, Luis and Linda count in different languages. (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood is prepared for her trip to Grandma's. (First: Episode 1468) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird plays house with a bunch of X figures. |
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Cartoon | Kids see animals in their alphabet soup. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1976) |
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Film | "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | X for X-ray: The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird continues playing with the Birdkeeters as the sponsors are announced. |
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