| Sesame Street | |||||
| Snuffy plays his flute (repeat of 1849) | |||||
| Air date | December 5, 1985 | ||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob and Luis encounter Oscar training some live dogs in his Grouch dog training school; he’s training them to disobey his commands. Bob questions this whole concept, and Oscar reminds him of the difference between Grouches and humans. |
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Song | "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) |
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Film | A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Cast | David tries to close a window and a door, but they open by themselves. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Cartoon | A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV. (First: Episode 0771) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan encounters Oscar trying to train Barkley to disobey him, which isn’t working out so far. Oscar then decides to add “don’t” to each of his commands, which pleases him. Susan makes Barkley kiss Oscar. |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive." (First: Episode 2029) |
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Cartoon | A girl sorts everything she finds which is alive and not alive. (First: Episode 1526) |
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Film | Marching Band #4 (First: Episode 0529) |
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Cartoon | A shepherd plays hide-and-seek with his sheep. Artist: Michael Sporn |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Lefty the Salesman wants to sell Ernie a painting of a tree, which he says is a picture of four elephants. Ernie doesn't see the four elephants, so Lefty offers to show him the elephants if Ernie will buy the picture for a nickel. Lefty points out the elephants, which are actually spaces in the tree's branches. Ernie shells out for the picture. Ernie wants to pull the same trick on Bert, but Bert notices the elephants right away. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Film | Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Loretta Lynn and Count von Count sing "Count on Me." (First: Episode 2026) |
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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 | 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 | Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon. (First: Episode 0358) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311) |
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Cast | The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Film | A crane is shown, with a shovel and wrecking ball. (First: Episode 1164) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "dance" at a disco. (First: Episode 1395) |
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Animation | All, none, some and one fish swim around. |
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Cast | Maria and Olivia visit the bandshell at Lincoln Center, where Olivia admits she likes to imagine being a singer on that very stage. She envisions herself as a famous performer, singing "Filling the Air with Love." (First: Episode 1312) |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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Celebrity | Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him. (First: Episode 0154) |
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SCENE 3 | While Gordon practices his flute, Snuffy practices playing his own flute in Big Bird’s nest area. Gordon thinks Big Bird is learning the flute, and plays a duet with Snuffy. He is surprised when he sees Big Bird, thinking Big Bird was playing. |
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Cartoon | Different ways to use a string Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0916) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks a girl to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #4 (First: Episode 0984) |
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Muppets | Roosevelt Franklin leads a counting practice for his Headball team. (First: Episode 0898) |
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Cartoon | A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them. Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 1614) |
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Film | "Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others. (First: Episode 0951) |
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Transition | Triangles are made onscreen. (First: Episode 0291) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird tells Snuffy it’s time to say goodbye. Snuffy plays the Sesame Street Theme on his flute as Gordon announces the sponsors. "Gee, I wonder who's playing that flute." |
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