| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Phone books | |||||||||
| Air date | April 11, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||||
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Insert | After an encounter with Forgetful Jones, Maria imagines what it would be like to be just as forgetful as he is. Back in the present, David arrives to remind Maria about their lunch date, to which Maria responds, "Well golly, I guess I forgot!" (First: Episode 1877) |
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Cartoon | What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0422) |
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Song | "Old Button Hole" (First: Episode 1727) |
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Cartoon | "Magic Pig" Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 0772)
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Miami Mice — Kermit interviews Tito and J.P., the Miami Mice. |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Film | Cat block structure. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Insert | Alaina Deleon does some speed jump-roping with the Double Dutch Jumpers. (music added) (First: Episode 1424) |
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Cartoon | Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990) |
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Film | A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes. (First: Episode 0987) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Vincent Van Grouch (Danny DeVito), curator of the Museum of Trash, has a look at Oscar the Grouch's pieces of Grouch art, and is always finding reasons why they are not grouchy or rotten enough for the museum. (First: Episode 2156) |
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Cartoon | A trash can in the park dictates a letter about the scenery that surrounds her. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1486) |
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Cast | Luis tosses and turns in bed. Gordon hawks a sure-fire method of getting to sleep - counting. Luis orders Gordon to leave the bedroom in ten seconds, then falls asleep after counting. (First: Episode 1487) |
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Cartoon | Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | George the Farmer uses barrels to count to ten. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Cartoon | A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0526) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389)
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | Some kids have a bike race by the river. (First: Episode 1419) |
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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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Muppets | While building a doghouse with Sully, Biff sings "We Coulda," listing all the jobs they could've done outside the world of construction. (First: Episode 1782) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) |
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Insert | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Cartoon | "Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Quiet Time Song" while sitting under an apple tree, and is joined by a squirrel, a bird, a hornet's nest, a cat, and Gladys the Cow. (First: Episode 2091) |
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Cartoon | W is for Worm (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 1 | Forgetful Jones can't remember Buster the Horse's telephone number, so Luis (taking a break from repairing the window of Gordon and Susan's apartment) looks it up in a telephone book. He calls Buster for Forgetful, who wants to ask Buster something important... his telephone number. |
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Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 1: Harvey Kneeslapper hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Animation | A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. (First: Episode 1488) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | What would happen if I popped this balloon? (First: Episode 1312) |
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Muppets | OPEN the Door: Part 3: Harvey has refilled the closet again. The boy and girl come by again and open the door. Instead of toys falling, the closet leads to another place. After the two of them have gone through and closed the door behind them, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys fall on him. (First: Episode 0552) |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a rabbit. (First: Episode 0614) |
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SCENE 2 | Daniella goes to Hooper's Store and wants to call someone, so David shows her how a phone book works. It turns out she only needed the book as a footstool... she knew the number already. Luis announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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