| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 2, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar objects to Gordon sweeping in front of his trash can. Gordon says Oscar doesn't own the sidewalk, so he won't stop sweeping. Oscar tries to reach a compromise with Gordon, telling him not to whistle, hum, and not look so cheerful as he works, and to complain throughout. When Oscar instructs Gordon on how to complain about the trash on the sidewalk, Grundgetta arrives and thinks Oscar has the Grouch flu and goes to fetch Dr. Kvetch. |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Cartoon | What's missing? (parrot) (First: Episode 2103) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird, Piri, and some kids make a tower out of some boxes, stacking them in order of size. Big Bird thinks it looks like the "Umpire State Building," and puts the last piece on top - a small wooden block. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L--Loud (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: The town doctor ("Doc") comes to a saloon to meet Mean Manny and his gang, even though Manny is the toughest guy in town and plans to have a "shootin' party." Manny and his posse arrive on time and meet with Doc and his medicine...he gives them all measles shots. (First: Episode 1166) |
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Cartoon | Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342) |
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Film | Kids with special needs do gymnastics at the Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp. (First: Episode 0953) |
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SCENE 3 | On today's Ask Oscar, Telly reads a letter from Barbie Dull, who asks what Grouches like to imagine. Oscar claims he never learned how to imagine, so Telly answers for him. He covers his eyes and imagines pleasant settings like a field of flowers, while Oscar rebuts with more grouchy settings such as a rainy swamp. |
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Song | "Rainy Day Song" (First: Episode 1644) |
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Cartoon | “Dinner and dessert” (first half only) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | "It is I, Captain Vegetable!" (First: Episode 1741) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Forgetful Jones has gathered Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, and Keshia Knight Pulliam to help him with something, but he can't remember what it is. One by one, each kid has to leave, leaving Forgetful alone. At the last minute, Forgetful remembers what he wanted the kids to help him with: to explain what subtraction is. (First: Episode 2165) |
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Cartoon | Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0528) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | Two kids wonder where some mysterious tracks on the ground come from. (First: Episode 1029) |
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Song | Olivia sings "The Riddle." (First: Episode 1721) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Special Day — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. (First: Episode 0352) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, blocks stack and arrange themselves to form zoo cages, arches, and a whole city. Artist: Al Jarnow (First: Episode 1459) |
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SCENE 4 | Piri watches as Dr. Nobel Price struggles to come up with a new invention. Luis and Maria converse in Spanish as they carry some wood planks out of the garage, and say “Hola” to Dr. Price. He asks why they speak Spanish, and the three discuss how they were raised to speak it and continue speaking it to each other. Dr. Price is intrigued, and suddenly gets inspired to invent something. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates above and below. (First: Episode 0262) |
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Muppets | Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him. (First: Episode 1791) |
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Cartoon | A girl sorts everything she finds which is alive and not alive. (First: Episode 1526) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!" (First: Episode 1907) |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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SCENE 5 | At the Fix-it Shop, Dr. Price displays his latest invention: the “Understanding Spanish Kit.” He tries to listen to its translations through headphones, but only gets static. When Maria says “That’s ridiculous,” Dr. Price thinks the machine is helping him understand them. He runs off without taking his headphones off, and ends up breaking the machine. Luis and Maria offer to teach him Spanish instead, motivating him to repair his machine for the sake of his non-Spanish speaking friends. |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: it has four legs, a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. (First: Episode 2081) |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | Es un perro (First: Episode 1969) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0773) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon relaxes in the yard. As Maria announces the sponsors, Barkley plops down and relaxes with him. |
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