| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Grandma Grace surprises David | |||||||
| Air date | January 15, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird greets David at the door of Hooper's Store and says he can't tell him anything about the surprise waiting for him inside. But, through a series of unsolicited and inadvertent clues, David figures out that it's his Grandma Grace. When he opens the doors and gives her a hug, Big Bird takes to the camera, "I guess it's impossible to fool some people." |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Brings Home a Surprise — Ernie brings a puppy home as a surprise for Bert. (First: Episode 1956) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Cartoon | A man explains to a girl what a surprise is. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1358) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria finds Forgetful Jones holding a fishing rod over the basement rail of 123 Sesame Street, saying he's trying to "fish for an idea." Maria informs him that he can't use a fishing rod to get an idea, so he starts calling for them instead. After she explains how ideas come from your head, Forgetful finally gets an idea - to go fishing! |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Fish Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0195) |
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Muppets | Name That Sound: Mr. Honker — Guy Smiley can't understand Mr. Honker's honks. (First: Episode 1957) |
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Cartoon | Y is for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0036) |
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Film | Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street. (First: Episode 1161) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: Bands on Parade — A girl tells two different monster marching bands to play the same song and march together. (First: Episode 1450) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 3 | Snuffy is nervous to meet Grandma Grace because he knows she's never met a snuffleupagus before. Grace enters Big Bird's nest to find Snuffy weighing his options to go home or stay and meet David's grandma. She convinces him to stay because she'd probably love to meet him; she knows because David's grandma is already here! Snuffy is surprised that she looks nothing like his own grandmother, but Grace assures him she's like her in other ways.
Meanwhile, Big Bird meets David outside wondering where Snuffy and Grace are, hoping they don't miss the chance to meet one another. When they open the door, they find the pair have already met and are already well into reading a storybook together. |
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Cartoon | A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2058) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers! (First: Episode 1042) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) |
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Film | James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico. (First: Episode 0153) |
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Cartoon | W For Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Muppets | Grover: Walk — The word WALK accompanies Grover walking back and forth. (First: Episode 1692) |
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Cartoon | Animals walk. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Loretta Lynn and Count von Count sing "Count on Me." (First: Episode 2026) |
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Cartoon | Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | Animals fight. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0567) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Surprises — Kermit takes some guesses at what kind of a surprise he can expect. (First: Episode 1770) |
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Cartoon | Five feet stick out from a barrel, all belonging to a strange five-legged being. (First: Episode 0859) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Feet — The monster sounds out "feet." (First: Episode 1289) |
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Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) |
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SCENE 4 | Buster the Horse helps Maria spruce up her shopping list with some flashy adjectives, making it a "splendiferous" shopping list. Maria is so impressed with Buster's poetic skills that she can't wait to show it off to David. He doesn't seem very impressed, but admits that the list is "splendiferous" (Maria's not the only person Buster has been talking to today). |
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Cartoon | Five Swans Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1460) |
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Muppets | "Big Kids Cry" (First: Episode 1488) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0005) |
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Song | "Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934) |
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Cartoon | The uses of water (First: Episode 0139) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Animation | See the lion walk. (First: Episode 0993) |
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SCENE 5 | Snuffy worries that he can't remain in Oscar's club, because he's physically unable to conform with its credo: "How can you tell a Grouchketeer? He's the one with a thumb in his ear." Oscar offers Snuffy an alternate solution, allowing him to place his snuffle in his ear. "You know, I got a feeling that these meetings will never be the same now that he's around," Oscar remarks. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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