| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Uncle Wally recalls his sailor days | |||||||||
| Air date | January 3, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon asks Piri, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus to watch Miles while he goes to get his dry cleaning. Big Bird and Snuffy try to find ways to keep Miles amused, but their joke telling and dog imitations don't work very well. They think dancing might do the trick and ask Piri to do some breakdancing, which Miles bops along to. |
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Cartoon | P-Pyramid (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342) |
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Song | "Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286) |
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Cartoon | A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away. (First: Episode 0617) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly notices Uncle Wally wearing a "wet paint" sign around his neck. Wally explains that he's imagining what it's like being covered in wet paint and encourages Telly to do the same. Telly is so good at it that Uncle Wally gives him his own sign, plus an extra one for someone that might touch his paint. When Big Bird happens by and sees Wally's sign, the process starts all over again. |
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Muppets | How Now Brown and the Moo Wave performs "Wet Paint." (First: Episode 2033) |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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Animation | I see a 3! Do you see a 3? (First: Episode 1611) |
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Muppets | Little Bird's CASA is drawn. (First: Episode 2095) |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria drops her garbage off at Oscar's trash can and asks Oscar what he's reading. "A cantaloupe, what's it look like?" he snarks. She looks at the cover which reads, "1001 Ways to Make Someone Go Away." She's about to leave when Oscar asks her to stay so he can try out some of the book's methods. Maria tells the viewer that she's not going to give him the satisfaction, no matter what he does. Oscar tries yelling "wubba wubba", wearing ugly disguises, and playing loud noises on his tape recorder, but Maria doesn't waver. Finally, the book suggests using the "secret weapon" when all else fails. Oscar pulls a cloth away from a cage that's been sitting next to his can, to reveal a live skunk. Maria runs off, taking her garbage with her. Oscar is annoyed that she won't bring it back, but at least the place smells better. |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Aritst: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds. (First: Episode 1476) |
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Muppets | The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Part 1 of 2 The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Cartoon | A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Muppets | The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Part 2 of 2 The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Celebrity | The Professor (Sid Caesar) talks to the kids about the nose. A Honker adds one can honk their nose. (First: Episode 2035) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Swinging Gibbon (First: Episode 0009) |
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Muppets | Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb." (First: Episode 1949) |
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Cartoon | Toothpaste March Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1446) |
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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 | The Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343) |
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SCENE 4 | Dressed in a sailor's outfit, Uncle Wally sings "The Ballad of the S.S. Forgetful," a song he learned in the merchant marines about planning to Big Bird and the kids in the yard. |
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Cartoon | A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — On the deck of The Love Boat, a uniformed Ernie expresses how much he loves this boat. "Ernest" shares his love with Amanda, a grumpy patron, a fish, and soon several passengers who join them in their love for this boat. (First: Episode 1958) |
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Film | Two kids visit the police department and watch a policeman prepare some horses for a parade happening in New York City. The kids even get to ride the horses and watch the parade. (First: Episode 1243) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 5 | Uncle Wally shows Big Bird the international maritime signal flags he used in the marines, and uses them to announce the sponsors. The credits follow, with Telly giving the CTW slogan as Wally shows the group more letter formations. |
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