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| Oscar thinks Slimey has run away. (repeat of 2151) | |||||
| Air date | December 9, 1987 | ||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Uncle Wally and Bob are up very early to go jogging with Gordon. Bob remains groggy and falls asleep standing up as Wally and Gordon converse. Wally knows how to get Bob up and running; he places a small radio in his hands and plays the "William Tell Overture," which wakes him up. |
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Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic. (First: Episode 1972) |
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Cartoon | "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) |
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Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
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Cartoon | The numbers keep changing from 1 to 20 as corny music plays in the background. (First: Episode 1465) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria (in voiceover) subtracts the three joggers as they exit the scene (Gordon going back home, Wally taking another lap, and Bob slinking down to the ground). |
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Cartoon / Film | A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy. (First: Episode 0494) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | José Carreras sings "He Lost His Duckie" as Ernie acts out the opera. (First: Episode 1615) |
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Cartoon | King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I." (First: Episode 1077) |
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Film | The Alphabet Dancers form a capital I. (First: Episode 0462) |
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Animation | An umbrella is shaped like an octagon ... and so is a STOP sign. (First: Episode 2092) |
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Muppets | Game Show: "Say the Word" (First: Episode 1373) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face." (First: Episode 0006) |
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Insert | Snuffy shows Susan and some kids how to do "The Snuffle Shuffle." (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) |
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Muppets | The Count's main jumping-over-the-bed flock of sheep quits on him, so he calls the "24 Hour Emergency Counting Service". A reluctant deliveryman in sheep's clothing laments, "It's not an easy way to make a livin' ..." (First: Episode 2122) |
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Animation | Where does the square fit? (First: Episode 1599) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Animation | An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's) (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cast | Olivia sings "Everything Grows." (First: Episode 0998) |
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Animation | Three rocks use different methods to get across a lake. Artist: Al Jarnow (First: Episode 1459) |
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SCENE 3 | Slimey tries to get Oscar's attention, but he snaps back that he's too busy right now. Uncle Wally and Bob happen by to make a garden and make sure they have everything they need. Wally spots something else they can use - Slimey, as worms are useful in helping plants grow. Slimey agrees to help and hitches a ride on some of their flowers. Oscar pops up just in time to see them go and exclaims, "How do you like that?! My worm just ran away with a geranium!" |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060) |
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Cartoon | K for Kite (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Film | A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop. (First: Episode 1112) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria, Piri, and the kids return from a ball game and find Oscar moping over his runaway worm. He fears Slimey may never come home after the way he yelled at him earlier. Piri goes to see if Uncle Wally can help, while Maria tries to console Oscar (who refuses to be patted even in his sad state). |
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Cartoon | When a bird pops a balloon, the balls represent Sad and Happy. (First: Episode 2102) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Film | At school, a boy wants to be friends with a classmate, so he writes her a letter. |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar has set up potted geraniums all around his can, believing this will help bring Slimey back. Wally and company come over with another potted geranium, this one containing Slimey! Wally explains Slimey was just there to help them and Oscar makes sure Slimey didn't run away or was offended. Oscar is glad to have his worm back and orders everyone take the flowers away from him, then scram so he can have some alone time with Slimey. Wally announces the sponsors. |
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