| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 16, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar the Grouch loves the early morning because there are a multitude of sounds he gets to enjoy (such as garbage trucks, street construction, radios, barking, etc.). |
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Animation | A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Fish Call — To Bert's astonishment, Ernie catches fish by yelling, "Here fishy, fishy, fishy!" (First: Episode 1641) |
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Cartoon | Nine Striped Cats Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1564) |
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Cast | Susan, Bob, and Maria give a lesson on addition and subtraction. (First: Episode 0633) |
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Film | Human and animal babies learn to walk. (First: Episode 1728) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: E-Ear (First: Episode 0807) |
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SCENE 2 | Dr. Nobel Price witnesses Gordon performing an experiment with Daniella and Chris. He has two glass containers - one is a tall and thin bottle, the other is a short and wide pitcher filled with water. He asks the kids which of the two items can hold more water. They see that the pitcher can already hold enough water, and Gordon proceeds to pour it into the bottle, showing that they both can hold the same amount. The experiment has given Dr. Price an idea for a new invention - the See-Through-Water-Holder! |
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Cartoon | "Measuring, Measuring" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1822) |
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Muppets | Instead of cookies, Cookie Monster recites a poem about galoshes -- or at least he tries. (First: Episode 1626) |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar is peddling signs with the word "NO" on them. He hawks them to Telly Monster, who doesn't think he'd need a NO... until Oscar offers to share some Grouch ice cream with him. Telly asks for a NO, but Oscar rescinds the offer, realizing nobody needs the word NO more than himself. |
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Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Trumpet Practice or Sleep — One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Forgetful Jones asks Daniela to read his NO sign, which she does. (First: Episode 2031) |
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Animation | Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494) |
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Cartoon | "Dinner for Nine" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1658) |
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Muppets | "Come Join Us" (First: Episode 1470) |
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Animation | A car drives through blocks. (First: Episode 1446) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and David settle down to have lunch out in the yard, but Barkley keeps bothering David as he tries to eat his sandwich. Big Bird believes Barkley might be hungry too. David starts to take a piece from his sandwich to give to him, but Barkley snatches the whole sandwich instead. David decides to have his lunch inside Hooper's Store where it's safe, only to find Barkley waiting at the window and barking. |
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Cartoon | A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Insert | Jerry Nelson narrates three letters coming together to form the word FUN. The letters celebrate with confetti and streamers. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Film | A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. (First: Episode 1172) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Celebrity | Loretta Lynn sings "Songs Are For Singing" to some kids. (First: Episode 2010) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | Grover applies to be a lifeguard, demonstrating to the employer that he has what it takes. He soon learns that there's only one thing he needs: swimming lessons. (First: Episode 1951) |
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Film | Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive." (First: Episode 2029) |
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Cartoon | A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle. (First: Episode 1834) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird explains how one can tell how someone is feeling by how they look, using Barkley as a visual example. Barkley doesn't end up following Big Bird's commands for different feelings, but Big Bird does a decent imitation whenever trying to prompt him. |
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Cartoon | A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!") (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | Count von Count works as an elevator operator, with Kermit the Frog as his customer. (First: Episode 1970) |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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SCENE 6 | Everyone is gathered on the stoop for Olivia to take a picture. She sets the ten-second timer so she can get it in. While she counts down, everyone is distracted and doesn't strike a pose. She resets the timer, but Big Bird sneezes just as it flashes. She tries it once more and they get a perfect group shot. Olivia then announces the sponsors over a still of the photo. |
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