| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Finding someone to watch Preposterous | |||||||||
| Air date | March 9, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | At the library, Bob has trouble concentrating on his book when Gladys the Cow enters, clanking her cowbell. Gladys would feel un-cow-like without it and refuses to take it off, so Linda stuffs it with Bob's handkerchief to prevent any more noise. Just when all is quiet again (and Gladys believes her new look is making a fashion statement), a pair of Honkers cause a ruckus while listening to a record nearby. |
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Song | "What to Do Before We Eat?" We wash our hands, not our feet. Animation: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1594) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Heavy and Light — Ernie wants to play a game with Bert about heavy and light. (First: Episode 2650) |
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Film / Animation | Lake (time-lapse) |
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Cartoon | L - shooting stars (First: Episode 2237) |
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Animation | Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494) |
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Muppets | Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Cartoon | A map of India morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2668) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar wants to go to the movies with Grundgetta, but needs someone to watch over Preposterous. He's brought the dog to the library so Linda and Bob can watch him, but they want to enjoy Linda's afternoon off in the park. Linda is much more inclined to take care of Preposterous, and the two briefly argue before agreeing to take Preposterous with them. Linda happens to find the pup very cute, but after seeing her do baby talk to Preposterous, Oscar realizes he needs to find someone else. |
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Cartoon | A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Muppets | Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!", and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch. (First: Episode 2544) |
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Cartoon | A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1736) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Christopher talk about what love is. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Film | How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (First: Episode 1579) |
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Cartoon | "The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1526) |
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SCENE 3 | Back at his trash can, Oscar now hires the services of Forgetful Jones to watch Preposterous. Oscar makes sure Forgetful remembers his duty, and even prepares a note: "Stay here and watch the puppy until Oscar comes back." Oscar goes into his can to get ready and when he emerges, Forgetful sees that Oscar's come back and thus his role is done with. |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | A boy who lives in Alaska narrates a film of himself going ice-fishing with his grandfather and sister. (First: Episode 2375) |
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Cartoon | L for lion (First: Episode 2586) |
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Cast / Celebrity | Maria interviews Martina Navratilova about her victory against Luis, but the replay tapes show she had trouble going over the net to shake hands. (First: Episode 2610) |
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Cartoon | A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (First: Episode 1737) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar now ropes Elmo into dog-watching duty, though Elmo doesn't understand the difference between "long" and "short," as Oscar claims he'll be away a long time. Elmo tries to learn about "long" and "short" by hopping and staring at Oscar for a short time. Once Elmo understands the difference, he realizes he's not good at waiting for a long time and bails out. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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Cast | Gordon hosts "What Happens Next," in which the viewer has to guess what kind of humiliation Maria as Chaplin is going to face before Gordon rings the Dinger's ding-dong bell. First, the tramp slips on a banana peel, then collapses when sitting on a three-legged bench. Finally, when a rain cloud is about to rain on him, he shifts the cloud over to the left of the screen so it rains on Gordon instead. (First: Episode 2328) |
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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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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) |
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Cartoon | Sign language: Morning, noon, night Animation: Steve Finkin (First: Episode 1173) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar makes an unwitting Hiroshi look after Preposterous by making him the subject of his latest painting. At first he's insulted that Oscar wants him to paint the dog while he's under his blanky ("I'm an artiste!") but reconsiders when he decides to paint both the dog and the blanket. |
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Film | Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0338) |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (First: Episode 0338) |
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Muppets | "Let's All Exercise" (First: Episode 1961) |
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Cartoon | Car stuck on tar (First: Episode 1732) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 6 | Hiroshi has trouble painting Preposterous while he remains under his blanket the entire time. Jonathan helps out by taking off the blanket and holding Preposterous' rubber pickle over his head like a lure. Hiroshi gets to work as Bob announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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