| Sesame Street | |||||
| How Oscar came to Sesame Street (repeat of 2089) | |||||
| Air date | November 24, 1986 | ||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Susan, Bob, Telly Monster, and the kids gather around Oscar's trash can to hear Oscar tell them a story, particularly the day he first arrived on Sesame Street. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Many years ago (seen in a sepia tone filter), Oscar wanders onto Sesame Street, where he looks for a new place to live. He spots an empty space next to the stoop of 123 Sesame Street and decides that this would be the perfect spot for his home. He meets his first potential neighbor, Gordon, who receives some insults about his bald head and gets tricked by Oscar's "snake in a can" prank. Back in the present, Oscar takes a break before moving on with the story. |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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Muppets | "Readers of the Open Range" (First: Episode 2141) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) |
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Film | Apes play at the zoo. (edited) (First: Episode 0045) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: V for Vacuum (First: Episode 0774) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar continues his story, where he meets Susan for the first time. She and Gordon see he's set up a tent made from used newspapers, which he comes to realize as an impractical way to live. He then pulls the snake trick again on Susan. Oscar takes another break to get some Grouch juice and to reminisce about Susan's reaction to his trick. |
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Cartoon | The One Two Three Dogs do circus stunts. (First: Episode 1480) |
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Cast | A CASA is drawn around Maria. (First: Episode 2089) |
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Cartoon | Small v... (Spanish version) Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0389) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Early in the morning, Ernie sees some pigeons through the window, and wonders if he should wake Bert. (First: Episode 1187) |
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Animation | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Film | In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it. (First: Episode 1171) |
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SCENE 3 | In the final part of Oscar's story, he sets up his living space with a metal wastebasket. He meets yet another new neighbor, Bob, who points out how the wastebasket won't make for a good home. He goes on to describe a clean-up drive he's planning, having gotten some brand-new trashcans for the occasion. Inspired, Oscar asks to have one of the old trashcans that are being replaced, and it has been his home ever since. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Telly enjoyed the story and asks to try some Grouch juice. Oscar hands him the thermos, which had spring-loaded snakes in it. "The old snake trick - just as beautiful today as it was way back then on the first day I came to Sesame Street," says Oscar. |
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Cartoon | "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0050) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music gets help writing "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 1227) |
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Cartoon | Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050) |
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Film | A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash. (First: Episode 1114) |
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Celebrity | Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love." |
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Cartoon | A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0255) |
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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 | The Two-Headed Monster tries on different pairs of shoes, but can't agree on one pair. They end up agreeing to wear shoe boxes instead. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Cartoon | A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it. (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Big Bird and Snuffy make up a story about a castle under the sea where a deep-sea diver prince lived. (First: Episode 1797) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. (First: Episode 1845) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3 (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cast | The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work. (First: Episode 1937) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to describe what kind of sandwich she wants, but her dad keeps misunderstanding her. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1715) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon. (First: Episode 0358) |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly asks if the story of Oscar's first day on Sesame Street was true. Oscar says he made it all up and will tell Telly the real story... tomorrow. To Oscar's dismay, Telly continues to hang around and wait. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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