| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Barkley won't take his bath | |||||||
| Air date | March 7, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria and the kids search for Barkley, who doesn't want to take his bath. They find him hiding behind some crates in the yard and Maria tries to lure him out with a dog biscuit. It almost works, but when she reaches for the hose, Barkley grabs the treat and sprints off again. |
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Animation | El Numero Dos (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 2211) |
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Muppets | A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243) |
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Cartoon | I've got a mind: squares make a box. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0191) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Song | "Water, Wind, and Sun" (First: Episode 1711) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar has given Barkley shelter in his trash can, where only the tip of his tail can be seen wagging from the top. Oscar stuffs it down when Maria shows up looking for him, and Oscar feigns ignorance to the dog's whereabouts. She sees a bit of his tail sticking out and when she hears him barking, she demands Barkley come out right now. Oscar instructs Barkley to head for the swimming pool, and Maria ends up with a faceful of water. She's not upset, though - thanks to Oscar, Barkley finally got his bath! |
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Cartoon | "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2087) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Oak Tree — In the forest, Guy Smiley salutes the life of an Oak Tree. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | D for danger, dragon, doctor, dinner, and dessert (First: Episode 2235) |
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Muppets | Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene. (First: Episode 2298) |
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Animation | Draw a circle around the bus. Cross out the telephone. (First: Episode 2093) |
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Insert | Big Bird uses a grown-up's hand to cross the street -- don't leave home without one. (First: Episode 1595) |
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Animation | Where do the Ds fit? (First: Episode 1617) |
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Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin (joined by Linda and Luis) looks for a way to stay dry in the rain. (First: Episode 1739) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Muppets | A group of Anything Muppet children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. They lift up their desks and find the letters forming "SCHOOL" on them. (First: Episode 1391) |
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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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Muppets | The Miss Muffet Play (First: Episode 0280) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Cartoon | What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings a "Pretty Little Song" with a canary, but neither of them can figure out when it ends. (First: Episode 1298) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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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 | Footage of a leopard in the plain. (First: Episode 0364) |
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Muppets | "Movin' On" (First: Episode 2410) |
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Film | Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. Simon Soundman says that his brother always eats at that restaurant, implying that Mr. Johnson might be his brother. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
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SCENE 3 | At today's Grouchketeer meeting, Oscar starts up a lesson on subtraction. Three of the members are subtracted and re-locate to the lower wall of 123 Sesame Street, where Gordon is reading his newspaper. He believes that the meeting is over and invites them for lemonade, to Oscar's irritation. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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