| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Forgetful forgets how to read signs | |||||||
| Air date | April 9, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Forgetful Jones happens by Oscar's trash can and spots a sign on the can, but he doesn't know what it says. Oscar tells him it says "KEEP AWAY." He's continuously bothered by Forgetful, who keeps forgetting what the sign says. Oscar eventually removes the sign in frustration, when Forgetful knocks on his can, now asking if there was a sign there a moment ago. |
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Cartoon | F - Face Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162) |
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Muppets | Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize. (First: Episode 0629) |
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Animation | A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar now recruits Telly to make sure people keep away from his can. Telly can't think of the best way to do this, so he calls everyone out to tell them to keep away, only this has just brought more people into Oscar's orbit. He hands Telly the sign and tells him to keep away as well. |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand) (First: Episode 0147) |
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Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tall Hat at the Movies — A lady with a very tall hat sits in front of Ernie, blocking his view of the movie. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cartoon | A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0243) |
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SCENE 3 | Forgetful finds another sign, this time reading "COLD," which he forgets the meaning of. Big Bird comes by and gives him clues as to what the word could mean, as Forgetful envisions the different clues. He pictures himself standing out in the snow with no coat and when prompted by Big Bird as to what he is in that situation, Forgetful claims he's "silly" to forget his coat. |
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Film | Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | A man circles the number 1, draws a line to the number 2, follows the arrows to the number 3 (and crosses it out), underlines the number 4, draws a door, and goes through it. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball. (First: Episode 0107) |
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Film | Circles in everyday objects. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Loretta Lynn and Count von Count sing "Count on Me." (First: Episode 2026) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770) |
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Film | Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424) |
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Cast | The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work. (First: Episode 1937) |
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Cartoon | Four plus one makes five. (First: Episode 0568) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cartoon | A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky |
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SCENE 4 | As Big Bird plays checkers against Radar, he's startled when Gordon and Susan swing by and invite him to the park. He doesn't appreciate that people can just barge in like that whenever they like. Gordon and Susan apologize and suggest he put a sign on the door telling people to alert their presence by knocking, thus making a "Please Knock" sign. The sign doesn't work on Forgetful Jones, who comes right in to ask what it means. |
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Cartoon | It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736) |
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Muppets | A Japanese storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room. (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) |
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Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cast | Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows. |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414) |
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Cartoon | Capital I, he's quite a guy (First: Episode 0368) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria claps her hands, and the kids repeat while counting the claps. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Hand (First: Episode 1179) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover informs Mr. Johnson that the restaurant is out of a lot of items that are on the menu. The only thing still at the restaurant is milk... but there are no glasses. (First: Episode 0976) |
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Cartoon | The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria now sings "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" with the kids and they do the hand gestures that go with it. Susan announces the sponsors. |
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