| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 20, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Today on Ask Oscar, Oscar answers a query from Elvira Nasty from Sludge Falls, IL, who wants to know what the word "important" means. Oscar explains it's important for him to be a Grouch, so he starts listing all the important (and terrible) things he wants to happen to Elvira. Telly quickly cues for a break. |
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Cartoon | Ivy Austin sings about a rabbit's day of eating grapes and swimming with pals. (First: Episode 2314) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 0776) |
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Cartoon | Teeny Little Super Guy explains to Eugene why going to school is important. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1966) |
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Muppets | The Hands count to 11. (First: Episode 0217) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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Cartoon | An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 1877) |
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SCENE 2 | "Ask Oscar" resumes, as Telly now reads fan mail asking if Oscar can name any words that rhyme with the letter O. Oscar replies, "No," unwittingly giving an answer. He then wants Telly to "go," providing another example; Telly commends him on his helpfulness. |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Mirrors — The monster looks at himself in a mirror. (First: Episode 1769) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy adds two different herds of cows. (First: Episode 2255) |
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Film | Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover) (First: Episode 0434) |
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Insert | Gordon reads the kids the story of "Numberella". In the story, Numberella does not have a number to wear to the Prince's party, as numbers 1 through 20 have already been taken. The Count shows up as Numberella's Fairy Countfather and gives her the number 21, which amazes everybody at the party, particularly the Prince, as they have never seen such a number before. (First: Episode 2316) |
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Film | College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2227) |
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Cartoon | The Bridgekeeper: Square (First: Episode 1618) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob, Luis, Olivia, Elmo, and the kids sing nursery rhymes (including "Old Mother Hubbard," "Old King Cole," and "Little Bo Peep"), all with new endings where the characters throw their items out the window. When Elmo gets a turn, he prefers to sing about "Little Miss Muppet" as opposed to "Little Miss Muffet." |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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Celebrity | Richard Pryor plays all the parts in a scenario of two kids meeting a new kid who wants to play. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Cartoon | A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Song | Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and Snuffy talk about the two sounds of the letter O, though Snuffy is worried he won't be able to remember the sounds. He ends up making the sounds as he tries to think of them. Big Bird declares, "Yes sir, when you want speedy letter sounds, go right to your friendly neighborhood Snuffleupagus! No muss, no fuss, just perfect letter sounds every single time!" |
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Cartoon | "O Imagination" Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Elves and the Shoemaker — The elves gift the Shoemaker with items that rhyme with shoe. (First: Episode 1249) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo admits that sometimes he forgets what the word "important" means. This prompts an appearance by Gilbert and Sullivan, who lead a song about the word (with a verse from Big Bird in the Fix-It Shop). Afterwards, Elmo wants to learn the song and follows the two around as they try to leave for an important engagement at the club. |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover R/r (First: Episode 2195) |
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Muppets | While standing next to a tree being cut down, Professor Grover talks about the importance about listening... especially if the sound indicates some kind of danger. (First: Episode 1789) |
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Cartoon | A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0914) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog, Shola, and Fanny demonstrate "next to." (First: Episode 0553) |
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Cartoon | Animals walk. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 6 | Three hours later, Elmo is still trying to learn the song from the two singers. They agree to meet up again tomorrow, when Big Bird arrives. He wants to learn the song and sits down for a lesson; Gilbert and Sullivan begrudgingly continue to help as Bob announces the sponsors. |
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