| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar writes Grouch poems | |||||||||
| Air date | January 17, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets / Cast | "Singing in the Shower" - Olivia, Ernie, Oscar, and Big Bird sing about how they like to sing in their various modes of cleaning (shower, bathtub, mudbath, and birdbath). (First: Episode 1834) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old King Cole — Old King Cole calls for his pipe, etc. (First: Episode 0922) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328) |
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to play football with Slimey, but Oscar thinks the size difference will make the game unfair to Slimey; he suggests hide and seek instead. Snuffy looks everywhere on Sesame Street and can't find Slimey. Oscar shows Snuffy that Slimey has been hiding in Snuffy's fur the whole time, and says the joke is on him. Instead of getting angry, Snuffy thinks it's funny and leaves to tell Big Bird that the joke was (literally) on him. |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | T for treasure (Jim Thurman VO) (First: Episode 1990) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas. (First: Episode 1521) |
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Celebrity | Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe and Malcolm-Jamal Warner notice Telly and Keshia Knight Pulliam pretending to look sad, which escalates into the three of them arguing over what's more sad: losing a purple pen with a picture of Prince on it, not making the football team, or a best friend moving away. Telly and Keshia then pretend to look angry, and then notice that they look just like them. (First: Episode 2127) |
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Animation | A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause. (First: Episode 2021) |
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Cast | (Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2) (First: Episode 0335) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990) |
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Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out why there is a mess outside. He speculates that the Twiddlebugs made a mess after a Twiddlebug dance. (First: Episode 0178) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon comes across Oscar reading his book of Grouch Rhymes to Irvine. As Oscar recites "Twinkle Twinkle Little Can" Gordon notices that none of the words in Oscar's book rhyme, which is just how Grouches like it. |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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Film | A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Cartoon | Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1185) |
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Muppets | A Muppet girl (Ivy Austin) approaches a sad Herry and asks him what's wrong. He laments about being left out of the baseball game, and she offers to cheer him up by taking him to the zoo. (First: Episode 2105) |
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Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar reads a love "trash poem" to Maria, which involves him tossing the items from his trash can that are mentioned as he recites it. Maria gathers all of the junk and tries to return it, but becomes flattered when Oscar says she can keep it, seeing how important trash is to someone like him. When Maria leaves, Oscar is relieved as he now has made room for new trash. He begins to write a poem for Luis hoping he can pull the same trick. |
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Cartoon | T is for Television (First: Episode 0024) |
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Film | Kids learn how to use a computer at a public school. (First: Episode 1853) |
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Muppets / Cast | In a grid, Big Bird, Herry Monster, David, Olivia, Gladys the Cow, The Count and two kids rhyme the word "Hi." (First: Episode 1348) |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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Transition | Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (First: Episode 0287) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria, Luis, and Gordon meet up holding piles of trash, finding out that Oscar has written poems for all of them just to lighten his spring cleaning. They go over to unload the trash back on Oscar as Irvine announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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