| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | March 26, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Bo Kaprall and Mark Zelenovich | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar shows Gordon a box he has, which when opened produces a number of grouchy sounds. Each sound comes with a physical element, such as sawdust flying when a saw is heard or water squirting with a fire siren. Eventually, Oscar reveals Fluffy was responsible for all the sounds. Impressed, Gordon takes the box and asks Fluffy to make some pleasant noises, to Oscar's dismay. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) |
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Cartoon | "Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Cartoon | Crayon Animation Letter D (First: Episode 1705) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird sings a song about crying "Tears of Joy." |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon / Film | A Scanimate/live-action hybrid segment in which an off-camera child and Luis name words that begin with H. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert search for Dr. Livingstone. (First: Episode 1736) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: H for Hand (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) |
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Cartoon | "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird tells Olivia he's all prepared for an upcoming basketball game. Olivia doesn't agree, as he has no sneakers, players, or even a ball. Big Bird then points out he's preparing to listen to a game on the radio. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Sesame Street News Flash: Ballet Jumping — Suzanne Farrell performs a series of jumps. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Cartoon | Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks. (First: Episode 0478) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 1 Counting to 2 is not very exciting. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Cartoon | The Sesame Street Vaudeville Theater presents "Near and Far," two performers, one of which is always near and the other is far. When the two switch places so "Far" can be more recognized, the act becomes "Wet and Dry" and "Far" gets doused with water. (First: Episode 1185) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 2 Nobody's favorite number is 2. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's) (First: Episode 0467) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 3 The huge visual aid falls on Grover. (First: Episode 1156) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Insert | Bob, Linda and Timi show some kids how to say "butterfly" in sign language. They sing a song about it. (First: Episode 1064) |
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Cartoon | Sign language: Morning, noon, night (First: Episode 1173) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Arkansas Traveler — Bert urges Ernie to close the window while it's raining. (First: Episode 0344) |
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Cartoon | The uses of water (First: Episode 0139) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob reads the story of "King Digitus." The king presides over the Kingdom of Addition, where everyone loves to add things. However, King Digitus and his subjects soon find there's nothing left to add in the kingdom. He thinks they'll have to shut down the kingdom, when a young girl teaches them how to subtract instead. |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria leaves her new house plant in Oscar's care for a moment. Oscar pulls out an umbrella to block at the sunshine for himself, then the plant suddenly begins to talk and requests Oscar put the umbrella away; he needs the sunlight to grow and stay healthy. Oscar obliges, but is unable to convince Maria the plant can talk. |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (First: Episode 1789) |
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Film | A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Cartoon | A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant. (First: Episode 1828) |
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Film | Kids identify broccoli through close-ups. (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar phones Maria's apartment and asks her to put the plant on the phone. She finds his request ridiculous and hangs up, then announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- In addition to performing the talking plant, Martin P. Robinson voices the sportscaster heard on Big Bird's radio.
- At the beginning of scene 4, Oscar can be heard singing a version of "Penthouse Serenade" to himself, replacing the titular penthouse to a junkyard.
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