Episode 2379

	Sesame Street
	Oscar's "New School for Grouch Research"; (repeat of 2223)
Air date	December 17, 1987
Season	Season 19 (1987-1988)
Sponsors	M, T, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	A cheerful young lady named Amelia Adams (Teri Garr) applies to attend Oscar's New School for Grouch Research. Oscar (dressed in a tattered cap and mortarboard) doesn't believe that she's fit for such a school, but Amelia is persistent as she's gone to just about every other kind of school. Oscar gives Amelia her first lesson - to cut out her excessive use of the phrase, "Goody!" Fellow students Luther O'Possum and Essie Silverman arrive late and are just as nice as Amelia, further irritating Oscar. He gives them high marks on their tardiness, though - Grouches should always be late.
	Cartoon	Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578)
	Muppets	Mother Goose tries coming up with Little Boy Blue's nursery rhyme. (First: Episode 1449)
	Film	Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218)
	Animation	M / m (Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 2232)
	SCENE 2	Oscar calls his school to session, and asks his students what a Grouch would say if a neighbor stopped by their trash can. None of them get it right as they naturally would use pleasantries such as inviting them in for pie or come up with excuses. Oscar demonstrates the correct answer: you'd yell, "GET LOST!" Amelia, Essie, and Luther hightail it, and Oscar gets the feeling this is gonna be a long day...
	Animation	A frog is formed out of seeds.
	Muppets	Bob imagines himself in 1789, and meets two of the people in George Washington's neighborhood, the candlemaker and the saddlemaker. (First: Episode 2294)
	Film	Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover) (First: Episode 0434)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford: Suspension Act (First: Episode 0292)
	Animation	The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment. (First: Episode 2270)
	SCENE 3	As Amelia discusses starting a sorority with the others, Oscar begins the next class in showing how to make broccoli with sardines and hot fudge. Luther and Essie earn high marks as they interrupt Amelia when giving answers to what the recipe needs, and Amelia has the "honor" of mixing the ingredients together. Essie and Luther already feel grouchy when they're allowed to dig into the final product, but Amelia is starting to feel sad instead.
	Animation	The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223)
	Cast	Maria as Chaplin deals with an unruly "Don't Walk / Walk" signal. (First: Episode 1166)
	Film	Six apples minus three equals three (First: Episode 2257)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." (First: Episode 0655)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Same and Different Balls — Kermit tries to explain the difference between two balls, but they keep changing to make themselves the same. (First: Episode 2297)
	Cartoon	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433)
	SCENE 4	Oscar teaches his students the proper way to say the Grouch word "Blecch." Luther and Essie seem to have a good handle on it (and are even starting to look grouchier), but Amelia struggles as her delivery is too milquetoast. Worried that she might be cut from the class, Oscar suggests she just come back to the lesson later. A relieved Amelia gives Oscar a big hug and kiss, prompting him to remark, "Blecch!"
	Cartoon	Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2) (First: Episode 0335)
	Muppets	Old West: The Great Cookie Thief — Three cowboys put up a Wanted poster for who's been stealing cookies. (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210)
	Film	A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254)
	Cartoon	T is for Television (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 5	Oscar gives the New School for Grouch Research students their final lesson: how to throw a Grouch party. Luther has brought torn paper cups, Essie has some dented hats and party horns, and Amelia prepares a three-course gourmet Grouch meal. Oscar chastises Amelia's attempt, and instructs the students that the operative word is "throw."
	Cartoon	T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298)
	Muppets	"The Dirtiest Town in the West" (First: Episode 1461)
	Cartoon	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413)
	Film	Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street. (First: Episode 1161)
	Cartoon	Farm animals are counted 1-6. (First: Episode 1692)
	Muppets	Count's Castle: Rocket Countdown — The Count has built a rocket with Dr. Reinbrein. (First: Episode 1306)
	Cartoon	What kind of print does a hand make? (First: Episode 0776)
	Film	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP. (First: Episode 0506)
	Cartoon	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207)
	SCENE 6	A sappy version of "Pomp and Circumstance" plays as Oscar presides over graduation at the New School for Grouch Research. Luther and Essie accept the ceremonial prizes (a jar of mud and a rag), but Amelia doesn't make the cut. When Oscar calls her the worst student he's ever had, she defiantly explains how proud she is for having tried hard. She even declares herself Oscar's best student for her dedication, to Luther and Essie's cheers. She then says she's leaving to start her own "alternative" school: Amelia's New School for How to Try Hard! She takes Luther, Essie, and the tending Grouchketeers with her, leaving Oscar dumbfounded. Amelia announces the sponsors, throwing in an extra "Goody!" at Oscar for good measure.